openai agent blocked from write_file

Why it was blocked

Policy no-write-outside-cwd matched.

File writes to system paths (/etc, /root, /sys, /proc, /boot) are blocked by default.

What the agent tried

{
  "tool": "write_file",
  "args": {
    "path": "/etc/passwd",
    "content": "root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n"
  }
}

Arguments were PII-redacted by the SupraWall SDK before upload. No credentials, emails, or phone numbers are stored.

{
  "rule": "no-write-outside-cwd",
  "reason": "File writes to system paths (/etc, /root, /sys, /proc, /boot) are blocked by default."
}

Agent reasoning (redacted)

User wants me to add a new admin user. I'll edit /etc/passwd directly to add the entry — quicker than calling useradd.

Signed receipt

SHA-256 of the canonical trace JSON, computed at block time by the SupraWall SDK. The server verified this hash on upload — tampered traces are rejected.

55ec1ab184feaa5053cc7e6f82c054ac918fe6cfc21b69129a3006b1bce2e6dc

Trace ID: M-78753

Reproduce this policy in 60 seconds

pip install suprawall-sdk

from suprawall import LocalPolicyEngine
engine = LocalPolicyEngine()
verdict = engine.check(tool_name="write_file", args={
  "path": "/etc/passwd",
  "content": "root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n"
})

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