π File detail
tools/FileWriteTool/FileWriteTool.ts
π― Use case
This module implements the βFileWriteToolβ tool (File Write) β something the model can call at runtime alongside other agent tools. On the API surface it exposes Output, FileWriteToolInput, and FileWriteTool β mainly types, interfaces, or factory objects. Dependencies touch Node path helpers, src, and schema validation. It composes internal code from services, skills, Tool, utils, and FileEditTool (relative imports).
Generated from folder role, exports, dependency roots, and inline comments β not hand-reviewed for every path.
π§ Inline summary
import { dirname, sep } from 'path' import { logEvent } from 'src/services/analytics/index.js' import { z } from 'zod/v4' import { getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE } from '../../services/analytics/growthbook.js' import { diagnosticTracker } from '../../services/diagnosticTracking.js'
π€ Exports (heuristic)
OutputFileWriteToolInputFileWriteTool
π External import roots
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import { dirname, sep } from 'path'
import { logEvent } from 'src/services/analytics/index.js'
import { z } from 'zod/v4'
import { getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE } from '../../services/analytics/growthbook.js'
import { diagnosticTracker } from '../../services/diagnosticTracking.js'
import { clearDeliveredDiagnosticsForFile } from '../../services/lsp/LSPDiagnosticRegistry.js'
import { getLspServerManager } from '../../services/lsp/manager.js'
import { notifyVscodeFileUpdated } from '../../services/mcp/vscodeSdkMcp.js'
import { checkTeamMemSecrets } from '../../services/teamMemorySync/teamMemSecretGuard.js'
import {
activateConditionalSkillsForPaths,
addSkillDirectories,
discoverSkillDirsForPaths,
} from '../../skills/loadSkillsDir.js'
import type { ToolUseContext } from '../../Tool.js'
import { buildTool, type ToolDef } from '../../Tool.js'
import { getCwd } from '../../utils/cwd.js'
import { logForDebugging } from '../../utils/debug.js'
import { countLinesChanged, getPatchForDisplay } from '../../utils/diff.js'
import { isEnvTruthy } from '../../utils/envUtils.js'
import { isENOENT } from '../../utils/errors.js'
import { getFileModificationTime, writeTextContent } from '../../utils/file.js'
import {
fileHistoryEnabled,
fileHistoryTrackEdit,
} from '../../utils/fileHistory.js'
import { logFileOperation } from '../../utils/fileOperationAnalytics.js'
import { readFileSyncWithMetadata } from '../../utils/fileRead.js'
import { getFsImplementation } from '../../utils/fsOperations.js'
import {
fetchSingleFileGitDiff,
type ToolUseDiff,
} from '../../utils/gitDiff.js'
import { lazySchema } from '../../utils/lazySchema.js'
import { logError } from '../../utils/log.js'
import { expandPath } from '../../utils/path.js'
import {
checkWritePermissionForTool,
matchingRuleForInput,
} from '../../utils/permissions/filesystem.js'
import type { PermissionDecision } from '../../utils/permissions/PermissionResult.js'
import { matchWildcardPattern } from '../../utils/permissions/shellRuleMatching.js'
import { FILE_UNEXPECTEDLY_MODIFIED_ERROR } from '../FileEditTool/constants.js'
import { gitDiffSchema, hunkSchema } from '../FileEditTool/types.js'
import { FILE_WRITE_TOOL_NAME, getWriteToolDescription } from './prompt.js'
import {
getToolUseSummary,
isResultTruncated,
renderToolResultMessage,
renderToolUseErrorMessage,
renderToolUseMessage,
renderToolUseRejectedMessage,
userFacingName,
} from './UI.js'
const inputSchema = lazySchema(() =>
z.strictObject({
file_path: z
.string()
.describe(
'The absolute path to the file to write (must be absolute, not relative)',
),
content: z.string().describe('The content to write to the file'),
}),
)
type InputSchema = ReturnType<typeof inputSchema>
const outputSchema = lazySchema(() =>
z.object({
type: z
.enum(['create', 'update'])
.describe(
'Whether a new file was created or an existing file was updated',
),
filePath: z.string().describe('The path to the file that was written'),
content: z.string().describe('The content that was written to the file'),
structuredPatch: z
.array(hunkSchema())
.describe('Diff patch showing the changes'),
originalFile: z
.string()
.nullable()
.describe(
'The original file content before the write (null for new files)',
),
gitDiff: gitDiffSchema().optional(),
}),
)
type OutputSchema = ReturnType<typeof outputSchema>
export type Output = z.infer<OutputSchema>
export type FileWriteToolInput = InputSchema
export const FileWriteTool = buildTool({
name: FILE_WRITE_TOOL_NAME,
searchHint: 'create or overwrite files',
maxResultSizeChars: 100_000,
strict: true,
async description() {
return 'Write a file to the local filesystem.'
},
userFacingName,
getToolUseSummary,
getActivityDescription(input) {
const summary = getToolUseSummary(input)
return summary ? `Writing ${summary}` : 'Writing file'
},
async prompt() {
return getWriteToolDescription()
},
renderToolUseMessage,
isResultTruncated,
get inputSchema(): InputSchema {
return inputSchema()
},
get outputSchema(): OutputSchema {
return outputSchema()
},
toAutoClassifierInput(input) {
return `${input.file_path}: ${input.content}`
},
getPath(input): string {
return input.file_path
},
backfillObservableInput(input) {
// hooks.mdx documents file_path as absolute; expand so hook allowlists
// can't be bypassed via ~ or relative paths.
if (typeof input.file_path === 'string') {
input.file_path = expandPath(input.file_path)
}
},
async preparePermissionMatcher({ file_path }) {
return pattern => matchWildcardPattern(pattern, file_path)
},
async checkPermissions(input, context): Promise<PermissionDecision> {
const appState = context.getAppState()
return checkWritePermissionForTool(
FileWriteTool,
input,
appState.toolPermissionContext,
)
},
renderToolUseRejectedMessage,
renderToolUseErrorMessage,
renderToolResultMessage,
extractSearchText() {
// Transcript render shows either content (create, via HighlightedCode)
// or a structured diff (update). The heuristic's 'content' allowlist key
// would index the raw content string even in update mode where it's NOT
// shown β phantom. Under-count: tool_use already indexes file_path.
return ''
},
async validateInput({ file_path, content }, toolUseContext: ToolUseContext) {
const fullFilePath = expandPath(file_path)
// Reject writes to team memory files that contain secrets
const secretError = checkTeamMemSecrets(fullFilePath, content)
if (secretError) {
return { result: false, message: secretError, errorCode: 0 }
}
// Check if path should be ignored based on permission settings
const appState = toolUseContext.getAppState()
const denyRule = matchingRuleForInput(
fullFilePath,
appState.toolPermissionContext,
'edit',
'deny',
)
if (denyRule !== null) {
return {
result: false,
message:
'File is in a directory that is denied by your permission settings.',
errorCode: 1,
}
}
// SECURITY: Skip filesystem operations for UNC paths to prevent NTLM credential leaks.
// On Windows, fs.existsSync() on UNC paths triggers SMB authentication which could
// leak credentials to malicious servers. Let the permission check handle UNC paths.
if (fullFilePath.startsWith('\\\\') || fullFilePath.startsWith('//')) {
return { result: true }
}
const fs = getFsImplementation()
let fileMtimeMs: number
try {
const fileStat = await fs.stat(fullFilePath)
fileMtimeMs = fileStat.mtimeMs
} catch (e) {
if (isENOENT(e)) {
return { result: true }
}
throw e
}
const readTimestamp = toolUseContext.readFileState.get(fullFilePath)
if (!readTimestamp || readTimestamp.isPartialView) {
return {
result: false,
message:
'File has not been read yet. Read it first before writing to it.',
errorCode: 2,
}
}
// Reuse mtime from the stat above β avoids a redundant statSync via
// getFileModificationTime. The readTimestamp guard above ensures this
// block is always reached when the file exists.
const lastWriteTime = Math.floor(fileMtimeMs)
if (lastWriteTime > readTimestamp.timestamp) {
return {
result: false,
message:
'File has been modified since read, either by the user or by a linter. Read it again before attempting to write it.',
errorCode: 3,
}
}
return { result: true }
},
async call(
{ file_path, content },
{ readFileState, updateFileHistoryState, dynamicSkillDirTriggers },
_,
parentMessage,
) {
const fullFilePath = expandPath(file_path)
const dir = dirname(fullFilePath)
// Discover skills from this file's path (fire-and-forget, non-blocking)
const cwd = getCwd()
const newSkillDirs = await discoverSkillDirsForPaths([fullFilePath], cwd)
if (newSkillDirs.length > 0) {
// Store discovered dirs for attachment display
for (const dir of newSkillDirs) {
dynamicSkillDirTriggers?.add(dir)
}
// Don't await - let skill loading happen in the background
addSkillDirectories(newSkillDirs).catch(() => {})
}
// Activate conditional skills whose path patterns match this file
activateConditionalSkillsForPaths([fullFilePath], cwd)
await diagnosticTracker.beforeFileEdited(fullFilePath)
// Ensure parent directory exists before the atomic read-modify-write section.
// Must stay OUTSIDE the critical section below (a yield between the staleness
// check and writeTextContent lets concurrent edits interleave), and BEFORE the
// write (lazy-mkdir-on-ENOENT would fire a spurious tengu_atomic_write_error
// inside writeFileSyncAndFlush_DEPRECATED before ENOENT propagates back).
await getFsImplementation().mkdir(dir)
if (fileHistoryEnabled()) {
// Backup captures pre-edit content β safe to call before the staleness
// check (idempotent v1 backup keyed on content hash; if staleness fails
// later we just have an unused backup, not corrupt state).
await fileHistoryTrackEdit(
updateFileHistoryState,
fullFilePath,
parentMessage.uuid,
)
}
// Load current state and confirm no changes since last read.
// Please avoid async operations between here and writing to disk to preserve atomicity.
let meta: ReturnType<typeof readFileSyncWithMetadata> | null
try {
meta = readFileSyncWithMetadata(fullFilePath)
} catch (e) {
if (isENOENT(e)) {
meta = null
} else {
throw e
}
}
if (meta !== null) {
const lastWriteTime = getFileModificationTime(fullFilePath)
const lastRead = readFileState.get(fullFilePath)
if (!lastRead || lastWriteTime > lastRead.timestamp) {
// Timestamp indicates modification, but on Windows timestamps can change
// without content changes (cloud sync, antivirus, etc.). For full reads,
// compare content as a fallback to avoid false positives.
const isFullRead =
lastRead &&
lastRead.offset === undefined &&
lastRead.limit === undefined
// meta.content is CRLF-normalized β matches readFileState's normalized form.
if (!isFullRead || meta.content !== lastRead.content) {
throw new Error(FILE_UNEXPECTEDLY_MODIFIED_ERROR)
}
}
}
const enc = meta?.encoding ?? 'utf8'
const oldContent = meta?.content ?? null
// Write is a full content replacement β the model sent explicit line endings
// in `content` and meant them. Do not rewrite them. Previously we preserved
// the old file's line endings (or sampled the repo via ripgrep for new
// files), which silently corrupted e.g. bash scripts with \r on Linux when
// overwriting a CRLF file or when binaries in cwd poisoned the repo sample.
writeTextContent(fullFilePath, content, enc, 'LF')
// Notify LSP servers about file modification (didChange) and save (didSave)
const lspManager = getLspServerManager()
if (lspManager) {
// Clear previously delivered diagnostics so new ones will be shown
clearDeliveredDiagnosticsForFile(`file://${fullFilePath}`)
// didChange: Content has been modified
lspManager.changeFile(fullFilePath, content).catch((err: Error) => {
logForDebugging(
`LSP: Failed to notify server of file change for ${fullFilePath}: ${err.message}`,
)
logError(err)
})
// didSave: File has been saved to disk (triggers diagnostics in TypeScript server)
lspManager.saveFile(fullFilePath).catch((err: Error) => {
logForDebugging(
`LSP: Failed to notify server of file save for ${fullFilePath}: ${err.message}`,
)
logError(err)
})
}
// Notify VSCode about the file change for diff view
notifyVscodeFileUpdated(fullFilePath, oldContent, content)
// Update read timestamp, to invalidate stale writes
readFileState.set(fullFilePath, {
content,
timestamp: getFileModificationTime(fullFilePath),
offset: undefined,
limit: undefined,
})
// Log when writing to CLAUDE.md
if (fullFilePath.endsWith(`${sep}CLAUDE.md`)) {
logEvent('tengu_write_claudemd', {})
}
let gitDiff: ToolUseDiff | undefined
if (
isEnvTruthy(process.env.CLAUDE_CODE_REMOTE) &&
getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_quartz_lantern', false)
) {
const startTime = Date.now()
const diff = await fetchSingleFileGitDiff(fullFilePath)
if (diff) gitDiff = diff
logEvent('tengu_tool_use_diff_computed', {
isWriteTool: true,
durationMs: Date.now() - startTime,
hasDiff: !!diff,
})
}
if (oldContent) {
const patch = getPatchForDisplay({
filePath: file_path,
fileContents: oldContent,
edits: [
{
old_string: oldContent,
new_string: content,
replace_all: false,
},
],
})
const data = {
type: 'update' as const,
filePath: file_path,
content,
structuredPatch: patch,
originalFile: oldContent,
...(gitDiff && { gitDiff }),
}
// Track lines added and removed for file updates, right before yielding result
countLinesChanged(patch)
logFileOperation({
operation: 'write',
tool: 'FileWriteTool',
filePath: fullFilePath,
type: 'update',
})
return {
data,
}
}
const data = {
type: 'create' as const,
filePath: file_path,
content,
structuredPatch: [],
originalFile: null,
...(gitDiff && { gitDiff }),
}
// For creation of new files, count all lines as additions, right before yielding the result
countLinesChanged([], content)
logFileOperation({
operation: 'write',
tool: 'FileWriteTool',
filePath: fullFilePath,
type: 'create',
})
return {
data,
}
},
mapToolResultToToolResultBlockParam({ filePath, type }, toolUseID) {
switch (type) {
case 'create':
return {
tool_use_id: toolUseID,
type: 'tool_result',
content: `File created successfully at: ${filePath}`,
}
case 'update':
return {
tool_use_id: toolUseID,
type: 'tool_result',
content: `The file ${filePath} has been updated successfully.`,
}
}
},
} satisfies ToolDef<InputSchema, Output>)