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Agents need user tokens for shell CLIs (Cloudflare, Expo, Hetzner, R2). request_secret returns a secretRef that only T3 tools accept, so it cannot feed wrangler. The audit found 6 real threads where the agent asked for the token in chat ("send me an API token", "paste both …secret-access-key=… URLs here") or promised a "secure prompt" it never opened. request_secret had 0 real calls. Eval cases: secret-shell-token-how-to-send, secret-webhook-how-to-send (#24635).

Fix

request_secret takes delivery: "file". When the user saves, T3 moves the value out of the secret store into an owner-only file and returns only its path:

{ "status": "saved", "file": "~/.t3/userdata/secrets/files/085cff9b…" }

The agent reads it inside its own command: CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN="$(cat <file>)" wrangler ….

• The command runs through the provider's own shell tool, so the thread's runtime mode, sandbox and approvals apply unchanged. T3 does not run commands.
• File 0600 in a 0700 dir beside the secret store, created with wx. The value leaves the store (one use). Files are swept 24 hours after creation.
• A retry with the same clientRequestId returns the same file.
• The secret_request turn item records delivery: "file". Web and mobile cards then say "Kept out of chat, in a private file this agent's commands can read for 24 hours" instead of "never shown to the agent".
• saveToFile refuses unless the saved card itself says delivery: "file", so retrying a secretRef card cannot turn it into a file.

I rejected a "run one command with the secret as an env var, redact the output" tool. T3 would become a second command runner outside the provider's sandbox and approvals. One ref would also give only one command, and base64 or rev gets past redaction.

Threat model

This keeps secrets out of chat, tool results, transcripts, the event log and provider logs. It does not hide a secret from the agent. An agent that can run a command with a token can also print or send it, and the card now says so. Output from the CLI itself is not redacted, because T3 does not see it.

Injected text this lets us cut

The system rule shrinks from 397 to 313 characters. It drops the webhook signature.secretRef example (still in schedule_task) and "works once" (in the tool schema). It adds the file option and "call request_secret yourself" (the audit fix for agents telling the user to use the secure prompt). The request_secret schema grows by about 500 characters for the new field.

Proof

• SecretRequests.test.ts: file mode, one use, retry gets the same file, 24h sweep, and a secretRef card refuses a file. These fail on main, where saveToFile does not exist.
• A scratch run through the real McpServer, OrchestratorV2 and file-backed ServerSecretStore showed: the tool result is only the path, modes are 600 and 700, a shell reads the exact value, none of 18 stored events contain it, and a secretRef card retried as a file fails.
• node scripts/check-changed.ts passes.

Reviewed with sol-loop: 1 round with GPT-6.1 Sol. Sol verdict: approved

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Approvability

Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This PR adds an opt-in path that moves user secrets from the server store into files readable by agent shell commands, with new permissions, retention, cleanup, and one-use behavior. Because it changes sensitive secret-handling code and introduces a new credential-delivery capability, the security implications warrant human review.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	4.9 KiB	5.0 KiB	+23 B (+0.5%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	+23 B (+1.9%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	20.8 KiB	20.9 KiB	+41 B (+0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	2	+1 (+100.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.2 KiB	21.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: a8603af · PR result: 431bb7e · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

Secret requests now support file delivery for shell commands. The server saves eligible secrets to owner-only files and removes files after 24 hours. Secret-reference delivery remains available, and client privacy notes reflect the selected delivery mode.

Changes: Secret Request File Delivery

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Define file delivery packages/contracts/src/orchestrationV2.ts, packages/contracts/src/orchestratorMcp.ts, packages/contracts/src/secretRequest.ts	The contracts add file delivery, a saved result containing a file path, and a failure reason for requests that cannot be saved to a file.
Save and expire secret files apps/server/src/secrets/SecretRequests.ts, apps/server/src/secrets/SecretRequests.test.ts	SecretRequests saves eligible secrets to owner-only files, returns the existing file on retries, and removes expired files. Tests cover file contents, permissions, retries, reference consumption, and expiration.
Wire file delivery through orchestration apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/orchestrator/tools.ts, packages/provider-core/src/server/orchestrationInstructions.ts	The MCP service records file delivery and returns a file path after a saved status. Tool descriptions and orchestration instructions describe file and secret-reference options.
Show delivery-specific privacy notes packages/client-runtime/src/secretRequest.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/secretRequest.test.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/SecretRequestCard.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/SecretRequestCard.tsx	The privacy-note function returns text based on delivery. Mobile and web cards display the returned note, and tests cover both delivery modes.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Agent
  participant OrchestratorMcpService
  participant Orchestrator
  participant SecretRequests
  Agent->>OrchestratorMcpService: request_secret with delivery file
  OrchestratorMcpService->>Orchestrator: record file delivery
  Orchestrator-->>OrchestratorMcpService: saved status
  OrchestratorMcpService->>SecretRequests: saveToFile
  SecretRequests-->>OrchestratorMcpService: private file path
  OrchestratorMcpService-->>Agent: saved result with file path

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Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 98c92

A file-delivered secret can remain available through its stored reference after delivery succeeds. Fix removal failure handling and retries before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check		The description clearly explains the problem, implementation, security model, and verification. However, it does not provide the required Scope and approval information, including explicit maintainer …	Add a Scope and approval section. Link the triaged issue or design discussion and include the explicit maintainer approval comment. Because this changes the request_secret workflow, explain the approved scope rather than relying only on the…

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly summarizes the main change: enabling request_secret to save CLI tokens to a private file.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Resolution

Add a Scope and approval section. Link the triaged issue or design discussion and include the explicit maintainer approval comment. Because this changes the request_secret workflow, explain the approved scope rather than relying only on the focused-fix exemption.

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