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hermes-agent/tests/tools/test_delegate_toolset_scope.py
Teknium e5d14445ef fix(security): restrict subagent toolsets to parent's enabled set (#3269)
The delegate_task tool accepts a toolsets parameter directly from the
LLM's function call arguments. When provided, these toolsets are passed
through _strip_blocked_tools but never intersected with the parent
agent's enabled_toolsets. A model can request toolsets the parent does
not have (e.g., web, browser, rl), granting the subagent tools that
were explicitly disabled for the parent.

Intersect LLM-requested toolsets with the parent's enabled set before
applying the blocked-tool filter, so subagents can only receive a
subset of the parent's tools.

Co-authored-by: dieutx <dangtc94@gmail.com>
2026-03-26 14:50:26 -07:00

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"""Tests for delegate_tool toolset scoping.
Verifies that subagents cannot gain tools that the parent does not have.
The LLM controls the `toolsets` parameter — without intersection with the
parent's enabled_toolsets, it can escalate privileges by requesting
arbitrary toolsets.
"""
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
from types import SimpleNamespace
from tools.delegate_tool import _strip_blocked_tools
class TestToolsetIntersection:
"""Subagent toolsets must be a subset of parent's enabled_toolsets."""
def test_requested_toolsets_intersected_with_parent(self):
"""LLM requests toolsets parent doesn't have — extras are dropped."""
parent = SimpleNamespace(enabled_toolsets=["terminal", "file"])
# Simulate the intersection logic from _build_child_agent
parent_toolsets = set(parent.enabled_toolsets)
requested = ["terminal", "file", "web", "browser", "rl"]
scoped = [t for t in requested if t in parent_toolsets]
assert sorted(scoped) == ["file", "terminal"]
assert "web" not in scoped
assert "browser" not in scoped
assert "rl" not in scoped
def test_all_requested_toolsets_available_on_parent(self):
"""LLM requests subset of parent tools — all pass through."""
parent = SimpleNamespace(enabled_toolsets=["terminal", "file", "web", "browser"])
parent_toolsets = set(parent.enabled_toolsets)
requested = ["terminal", "web"]
scoped = [t for t in requested if t in parent_toolsets]
assert sorted(scoped) == ["terminal", "web"]
def test_no_toolsets_requested_inherits_parent(self):
"""When toolsets is None/empty, child inherits parent's set."""
parent_toolsets = ["terminal", "file", "web"]
child = _strip_blocked_tools(parent_toolsets)
assert "terminal" in child
assert "file" in child
assert "web" in child
def test_strip_blocked_removes_delegation(self):
"""Blocked toolsets (delegation, clarify, etc.) are always removed."""
child = _strip_blocked_tools(["terminal", "delegation", "clarify", "memory"])
assert "delegation" not in child
assert "clarify" not in child
assert "memory" not in child
assert "terminal" in child
def test_empty_intersection_yields_empty_toolsets(self):
"""If parent has no overlap with requested, child gets nothing extra."""
parent = SimpleNamespace(enabled_toolsets=["terminal"])
parent_toolsets = set(parent.enabled_toolsets)
requested = ["web", "browser"]
scoped = [t for t in requested if t in parent_toolsets]
assert scoped == []