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hermes-agent/tests/tools/test_local_env_blocklist.py
Teknium 1345e93393 fix: add macOS Homebrew paths to browser and terminal PATH resolution
On macOS with Homebrew (Apple Silicon), Node.js and agent-browser
binaries live under /opt/homebrew/bin/ which is not included in the
_SANE_PATH fallback used by browser_tool.py and environments/local.py.
When Hermes runs with a filtered PATH (e.g. as a systemd service),
these binaries are invisible, causing 'env: node: No such file or
directory' errors when using browser tools.

Changes:
- Add /opt/homebrew/bin and /opt/homebrew/sbin to _SANE_PATH in both
  browser_tool.py and environments/local.py
- Add _discover_homebrew_node_dirs() to find versioned Node installs
  (e.g. brew install node@24) that aren't linked into /opt/homebrew/bin
- Extend _find_agent_browser() to search Homebrew and Hermes-managed
  dirs when agent-browser isn't on the current PATH
- Include discovered Homebrew node dirs in subprocess PATH when
  launching agent-browser
- Add 11 new tests covering all Homebrew path discovery logic
2026-03-23 22:45:55 -07:00

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"""Tests for subprocess env sanitization in LocalEnvironment.
Verifies that Hermes-managed provider, tool, and gateway env vars are
stripped from subprocess environments so external CLIs are not silently
misrouted or handed Hermes secrets.
See: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1002
See: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/1264
"""
import os
import threading
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
from tools.environments.local import (
LocalEnvironment,
_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST,
_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_FORCE_PREFIX,
)
def _make_fake_popen(captured: dict):
"""Return a fake Popen constructor that records the env kwarg."""
def fake_popen(cmd, **kwargs):
captured["env"] = kwargs.get("env", {})
proc = MagicMock()
proc.poll.return_value = 0
proc.returncode = 0
proc.stdout = MagicMock(__iter__=lambda s: iter([]), __next__=lambda s: (_ for _ in ()).throw(StopIteration))
proc.stdin = MagicMock()
return proc
return fake_popen
def _run_with_env(extra_os_env=None, self_env=None):
"""Execute a command via LocalEnvironment with mocked Popen
and return the env dict passed to the subprocess."""
captured = {}
fake_interrupt = threading.Event()
test_environ = {
"PATH": "/usr/bin:/bin",
"HOME": "/home/user",
"USER": "testuser",
}
if extra_os_env:
test_environ.update(extra_os_env)
env = LocalEnvironment(cwd="/tmp", timeout=10, env=self_env)
with patch("tools.environments.local._find_bash", return_value="/bin/bash"), \
patch("subprocess.Popen", side_effect=_make_fake_popen(captured)), \
patch("tools.terminal_tool._interrupt_event", fake_interrupt), \
patch.dict(os.environ, test_environ, clear=True):
env.execute("echo hello")
return captured.get("env", {})
class TestProviderEnvBlocklist:
"""Provider env vars loaded from ~/.hermes/.env must not leak."""
def test_blocked_vars_are_stripped(self):
"""OPENAI_BASE_URL and other provider vars must not appear in subprocess env."""
leaked_vars = {
"OPENAI_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:8000/v1",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-fake-key",
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "or-fake-key",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "ant-fake-key",
"LLM_MODEL": "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6",
}
result_env = _run_with_env(extra_os_env=leaked_vars)
for var in leaked_vars:
assert var not in result_env, f"{var} leaked into subprocess env"
def test_registry_derived_vars_are_stripped(self):
"""Vars from the provider registry (ANTHROPIC_TOKEN, ZAI_API_KEY, etc.)
must also be blocked — not just the hand-written extras."""
registry_vars = {
"ANTHROPIC_TOKEN": "ant-tok",
"CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN": "cc-tok",
"ZAI_API_KEY": "zai-key",
"Z_AI_API_KEY": "z-ai-key",
"GLM_API_KEY": "glm-key",
"KIMI_API_KEY": "kimi-key",
"MINIMAX_API_KEY": "mm-key",
"MINIMAX_CN_API_KEY": "mmcn-key",
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY": "deepseek-key",
}
result_env = _run_with_env(extra_os_env=registry_vars)
for var in registry_vars:
assert var not in result_env, f"{var} leaked into subprocess env"
def test_non_registry_provider_vars_are_stripped(self):
"""Extra provider vars not in PROVIDER_REGISTRY must also be blocked."""
extra_provider_vars = {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "google-key",
"MISTRAL_API_KEY": "mistral-key",
"GROQ_API_KEY": "groq-key",
"TOGETHER_API_KEY": "together-key",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "perplexity-key",
"COHERE_API_KEY": "cohere-key",
"FIREWORKS_API_KEY": "fireworks-key",
"XAI_API_KEY": "xai-key",
"HELICONE_API_KEY": "helicone-key",
}
result_env = _run_with_env(extra_os_env=extra_provider_vars)
for var in extra_provider_vars:
assert var not in result_env, f"{var} leaked into subprocess env"
def test_tool_and_gateway_vars_are_stripped(self):
"""Tool and gateway secrets/config must not leak into subprocess env."""
leaked_vars = {
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "bot-token",
"TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL": "12345",
"DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL": "67890",
"SLACK_APP_TOKEN": "xapp-secret",
"WHATSAPP_ALLOWED_USERS": "+15555550123",
"SIGNAL_ACCOUNT": "+15555550124",
"HASS_TOKEN": "ha-secret",
"EMAIL_PASSWORD": "email-secret",
"FIRECRAWL_API_KEY": "fc-secret",
"BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "bb-project",
"ELEVENLABS_API_KEY": "el-secret",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_secret",
"GH_TOKEN": "gh_alias_secret",
"GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS": "true",
"GATEWAY_ALLOWED_USERS": "alice,bob",
"MODAL_TOKEN_ID": "modal-id",
"MODAL_TOKEN_SECRET": "modal-secret",
"DAYTONA_API_KEY": "daytona-key",
}
result_env = _run_with_env(extra_os_env=leaked_vars)
for var in leaked_vars:
assert var not in result_env, f"{var} leaked into subprocess env"
def test_safe_vars_are_preserved(self):
"""Standard env vars (PATH, HOME, USER) must still be passed through."""
result_env = _run_with_env()
assert "HOME" in result_env
assert result_env["HOME"] == "/home/user"
assert "USER" in result_env
assert "PATH" in result_env
def test_self_env_blocked_vars_also_stripped(self):
"""Blocked vars in self.env are stripped; non-blocked vars pass through."""
result_env = _run_with_env(self_env={
"OPENAI_BASE_URL": "http://custom:9999/v1",
"MY_CUSTOM_VAR": "keep-this",
})
assert "OPENAI_BASE_URL" not in result_env
assert "MY_CUSTOM_VAR" in result_env
assert result_env["MY_CUSTOM_VAR"] == "keep-this"
class TestForceEnvOptIn:
"""Callers can opt in to passing a blocked var via _HERMES_FORCE_ prefix."""
def test_force_prefix_passes_blocked_var(self):
"""_HERMES_FORCE_OPENAI_API_KEY in self.env should inject OPENAI_API_KEY."""
result_env = _run_with_env(self_env={
f"{_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_FORCE_PREFIX}OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-explicit",
})
assert "OPENAI_API_KEY" in result_env
assert result_env["OPENAI_API_KEY"] == "sk-explicit"
# The force-prefixed key itself must not appear
assert f"{_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_FORCE_PREFIX}OPENAI_API_KEY" not in result_env
def test_force_prefix_overrides_os_environ_block(self):
"""Force-prefix in self.env wins even when os.environ has the blocked var."""
result_env = _run_with_env(
extra_os_env={"OPENAI_BASE_URL": "http://leaked/v1"},
self_env={f"{_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_FORCE_PREFIX}OPENAI_BASE_URL": "http://intended/v1"},
)
assert result_env["OPENAI_BASE_URL"] == "http://intended/v1"
class TestBlocklistCoverage:
"""Sanity checks that the blocklist covers all known providers."""
def test_issue_1002_offenders(self):
"""Blocklist includes the main offenders from issue #1002."""
must_block = {
"OPENAI_BASE_URL",
"OPENAI_API_KEY",
"OPENROUTER_API_KEY",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY",
"LLM_MODEL",
}
assert must_block.issubset(_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST)
def test_registry_vars_are_in_blocklist(self):
"""Every api_key_env_var and base_url_env_var from PROVIDER_REGISTRY
must appear in the blocklist — ensures no drift."""
from hermes_cli.auth import PROVIDER_REGISTRY
for pconfig in PROVIDER_REGISTRY.values():
for var in pconfig.api_key_env_vars:
assert var in _HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST, (
f"Registry var {var} (provider={pconfig.id}) missing from blocklist"
)
if pconfig.base_url_env_var:
assert pconfig.base_url_env_var in _HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST, (
f"Registry base_url_env_var {pconfig.base_url_env_var} "
f"(provider={pconfig.id}) missing from blocklist"
)
def test_extra_auth_vars_covered(self):
"""Non-registry auth vars (ANTHROPIC_TOKEN, CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN)
must also be in the blocklist."""
extras = {"ANTHROPIC_TOKEN", "CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN"}
assert extras.issubset(_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST)
def test_non_registry_provider_vars_are_in_blocklist(self):
extras = {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY",
"DEEPSEEK_API_KEY",
"MISTRAL_API_KEY",
"GROQ_API_KEY",
"TOGETHER_API_KEY",
"PERPLEXITY_API_KEY",
"COHERE_API_KEY",
"FIREWORKS_API_KEY",
"XAI_API_KEY",
"HELICONE_API_KEY",
}
assert extras.issubset(_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST)
def test_optional_tool_and_messaging_vars_are_in_blocklist(self):
"""Tool/messaging vars from OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS should stay covered."""
from hermes_cli.config import OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS
for name, metadata in OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS.items():
category = metadata.get("category")
if category in {"tool", "messaging"}:
assert name in _HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST, (
f"Optional env var {name} (category={category}) missing from blocklist"
)
elif category == "setting" and metadata.get("password"):
assert name in _HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST, (
f"Secret setting env var {name} missing from blocklist"
)
def test_gateway_runtime_vars_are_in_blocklist(self):
extras = {
"TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL",
"TELEGRAM_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
"DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL",
"DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
"DISCORD_REQUIRE_MENTION",
"DISCORD_FREE_RESPONSE_CHANNELS",
"DISCORD_AUTO_THREAD",
"SLACK_HOME_CHANNEL",
"SLACK_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
"SLACK_ALLOWED_USERS",
"WHATSAPP_ENABLED",
"WHATSAPP_MODE",
"WHATSAPP_ALLOWED_USERS",
"SIGNAL_HTTP_URL",
"SIGNAL_ACCOUNT",
"SIGNAL_ALLOWED_USERS",
"SIGNAL_GROUP_ALLOWED_USERS",
"SIGNAL_HOME_CHANNEL",
"SIGNAL_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME",
"SIGNAL_IGNORE_STORIES",
"HASS_TOKEN",
"HASS_URL",
"EMAIL_ADDRESS",
"EMAIL_PASSWORD",
"EMAIL_IMAP_HOST",
"EMAIL_SMTP_HOST",
"EMAIL_HOME_ADDRESS",
"EMAIL_HOME_ADDRESS_NAME",
"GATEWAY_ALLOWED_USERS",
"GH_TOKEN",
"GITHUB_APP_ID",
"GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH",
"GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID",
"MODAL_TOKEN_ID",
"MODAL_TOKEN_SECRET",
"DAYTONA_API_KEY",
}
assert extras.issubset(_HERMES_PROVIDER_ENV_BLOCKLIST)
class TestSanePathIncludesHomebrew:
"""Verify _SANE_PATH includes macOS Homebrew directories."""
def test_sane_path_includes_homebrew_bin(self):
from tools.environments.local import _SANE_PATH
assert "/opt/homebrew/bin" in _SANE_PATH
def test_sane_path_includes_homebrew_sbin(self):
from tools.environments.local import _SANE_PATH
assert "/opt/homebrew/sbin" in _SANE_PATH
def test_make_run_env_appends_homebrew_on_minimal_path(self):
"""When PATH is minimal (no /usr/bin), _make_run_env should append
_SANE_PATH which now includes Homebrew dirs."""
from tools.environments.local import _make_run_env
minimal_env = {"PATH": "/some/custom/bin"}
with patch.dict(os.environ, minimal_env, clear=True):
result = _make_run_env({})
assert "/opt/homebrew/bin" in result["PATH"]
assert "/opt/homebrew/sbin" in result["PATH"]
def test_make_run_env_does_not_duplicate_on_full_path(self):
"""When PATH already has /usr/bin, _make_run_env should not append."""
from tools.environments.local import _make_run_env
full_env = {"PATH": "/usr/bin:/bin"}
with patch.dict(os.environ, full_env, clear=True):
result = _make_run_env({})
# Should keep existing PATH unchanged
assert result["PATH"] == "/usr/bin:/bin"