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Richard Feldman 7410e1050d Harden tool authorization: sensitive settings, deferred ops, copy/move patterns (#48641)
This PR hardens the authorization flow for all file and directory tools.

## Sensitive settings protection

All file/directory tools (copy, move, create_directory, delete, save,
edit, streaming_edit) now detect and protect sensitive settings paths:
- Paths inside `.zed/` directories (local settings)
- Paths inside the global config directory (`~/.config/zed/` or
equivalent)

Even when the global default is `allow`, modifications to these paths
require explicit confirmation. The authorization dialog title is
annotated with "(local settings)" or "(settings)" to inform the user.

`sensitive_settings_kind` walks up ancestor directories to handle paths
where intermediate subdirectories don't exist yet (e.g.
`~/.config/zed/new_subdir/evil.json`).

## Deferred filesystem operations

Copy, move, create_directory, and delete tools now defer all
project/filesystem operations until after the user authorizes the
action. Previously, some tools began resolving project paths or
traversing directories before authorization.

## streaming_edit_file permissions

`streaming_edit_file` now shares `edit_file`'s tool name for permission
checks, ensuring consistent permission rules between the two edit tool
variants. The duplicated authorization logic is replaced by a shared
`authorize_file_edit` function.

## Copy/move pattern extraction

Copy and move tools now include both source and destination paths in
their permission context (`input_value`). The always-allow pattern is
extracted from the common parent directory of both paths, ensuring the
pattern covers future checks against both.

## Save tool improvements

- Authorization title now shows only the paths that need confirmation,
not all paths
- Title is annotated with "(local settings)" or "(settings)" for
sensitive paths

Release Notes:

- File and directory tool operations now require confirmation before
modifying sensitive settings paths.
2026-02-06 22:48:24 +00:00
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