fix(cli): reject linked runtime configs

AGENTS.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ This repository owns the published `@elydora/sdk` package, its `elydora` CLI, lo
 - Avoid compatibility shims without a named public or user configuration contract.
 - Keep private keys and API tokens out of process arguments and generated setup commands. Accept them through hidden terminal input or owner-only credential files.
 - Persist credential-bearing files through owner-only same-directory temporary files and atomic rename.
-- Resolve every agent runtime directory as one physical child of `~/.elydora`; reject separators, traversal segments, cross-platform reserved names, and symbolic-link directories before writes or recursive removal. Validate stored directory identity before changing host CLI configuration, and require an explicit agent ID when discovery is ambiguous.
+- Resolve every agent runtime directory as one physical child of `~/.elydora`; reject separators, traversal segments, cross-platform reserved names, symbolic-link directories, and linked identity configs before writes or recursive removal. Validate stored directory identity before changing host CLI configuration, and require an explicit agent ID when discovery is ambiguous.
 
 ## Verification
 

src/cli.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { resolveInstallSecrets } from './cli-secrets.js';
 import { derivePublicKey } from './crypto.js';
 import {
   ensurePrivateDirectory,
-  isMissingPath,
   requirePhysicalDirectory,
+  requirePhysicalFile,
   resolvePrivateChildDirectory,
 } from './runtime-paths.js';
 import { writePrivateFile } from './secure-files.js';
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ async function readInstalledAgent(agentId: string): Promise<InstalledAgent | und
   if (!(await requirePhysicalDirectory(agentDirectory))) return undefined;
 
   const configPath = path.join(agentDirectory, 'config.json');
+  if (!(await requirePhysicalFile(configPath))) return undefined;
   let raw: string;
   try {
     raw = await fsp.readFile(configPath, 'utf-8');
   } catch (error) {
-    if (isMissingPath(error)) return undefined;
     throw new Error(`Could not read agent config: ${configPath}`, { cause: error });
   }
 

src/runtime-paths.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ export async function requirePhysicalDirectory(directory: string): Promise<boole
   return true;
 }
 
+export async function requirePhysicalFile(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  let metadata;
+  try {
+    metadata = await fsp.lstat(filePath);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (isMissingPath(error)) return false;
+    throw new Error(`Could not inspect agent runtime file: ${filePath}`, { cause: error });
+  }
+  if (!metadata.isFile() || metadata.isSymbolicLink()) {
+    throw new Error(`Agent runtime config is not a physical file: ${filePath}`);
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 export function resolvePrivateChildDirectory(root: string, childName: string): string {
   const isWindowsDeviceName = /^(?:con|prn|aux|nul|com[1-9¹²³]|lpt[1-9¹²³])(?:\.|$)/i.test(childName);
   if (

test/cli-security.test.mjs

@@ -219,6 +219,35 @@ test('status surfaces malformed runtime config', async () => {
   }
 });
 
+test('status rejects symbolic-link runtime configs', async (t) => {
+  const homeDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'elydora-node-cli-'));
+  const targetDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'elydora-node-target-'));
+  const runtimeDir = path.join(homeDir, '.elydora', 'agent-1');
+  const targetConfig = path.join(targetDir, 'config.json');
+  try {
+    await mkdir(runtimeDir, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(
+      targetConfig,
+      JSON.stringify({ agent_name: 'opencode', agent_id: 'agent-1' }),
+      'utf-8',
+    );
+    try {
+      await symlink(targetConfig, path.join(runtimeDir, 'config.json'), 'file');
+    } catch (error) {
+      t.skip(`File symbolic links are unavailable: ${error.message}`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const result = await runCli(['status'], homeDir);
+
+    assert.equal(result.code, 1);
+    assert.match(result.stderr, /runtime config is not a physical file/);
+  } finally {
+    await rm(homeDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    await rm(targetDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
 test('CLI installs from owner-only files and protects persisted credentials', async () => {
   const homeDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'elydora-node-cli-'));
   const privateKeyFile = path.join(homeDir, 'private-key');