fix(notepad-guard): refuse Write tool for .sisyphus/notepads files (#3685)

Adds a new `notepad-write-guard` hook that intercepts Write tool calls
whose target path matches `**/.sisyphus/notepads/**` and throws an
actionable error instead of allowing the write to proceed.

Without this guard, an agent that hits an Edit hash-mismatch failure
could silently fall back to Write, destroying the entire history of an
append-only notepad file (decisions.md, issues.md, etc.).  The file
carries an explicit "NEVER overwrite" warning that the agent ignores
under context pressure.

The guard is path-based so it works regardless of plan name or nesting
depth.  Non-notepad `.sisyphus/**` paths (e.g. plan files) are
unaffected.  The hook is wired into `create-tool-guard-hooks` under the
hook name `notepad-write-guard` and follows the same safeCreateHook +
HookName schema pattern as every other tool-guard hook.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
import { createNotepadWriteGuardHook } from "./index"
const REFUSED_PREFIX = "Refused: Write to"
type Hook = ReturnType<typeof createNotepadWriteGuardHook>
async function invoke(
hook: Hook,
args: { tool: string; filePath: string },
): Promise<void> {
await hook["tool.execute.before"]?.(
{ tool: args.tool } as never,
{ args: { filePath: args.filePath } } as never,
)
}
describe("createNotepadWriteGuardHook", () => {
test("#given notepad decisions.md #when write executes #then rejects with actionable error", async () => {
const hook = createNotepadWriteGuardHook()
await expect(
invoke(hook, {
tool: "write",
filePath: ".sisyphus/notepads/foo/decisions.md",
}),
).rejects.toThrow(REFUSED_PREFIX)
})
test("#given notepad state.json #when write executes #then rejects (entire notepad subtree blocked)", async () => {
const hook = createNotepadWriteGuardHook()
await expect(
invoke(hook, {
tool: "write",
filePath: ".sisyphus/notepads/foo/state.json",
}),
).rejects.toThrow(REFUSED_PREFIX)
})
test("#given regular src file #when write executes #then allows (not intercepted)", async () => {
const hook = createNotepadWriteGuardHook()
await expect(
invoke(hook, {
tool: "write",
filePath: "src/index.ts",
}),
).resolves.toBeUndefined()
})
test("#given non-write tool on notepad path #when executes #then allows", async () => {
const hook = createNotepadWriteGuardHook()
await expect(
invoke(hook, {
tool: "read",
filePath: ".sisyphus/notepads/foo/decisions.md",
}),
).resolves.toBeUndefined()
})
test("#given sisyphus plans file (not notepads) #when write executes #then allows", async () => {
const hook = createNotepadWriteGuardHook()
await expect(
invoke(hook, {
tool: "write",
filePath: ".sisyphus/plans/my-plan.md",
}),
).resolves.toBeUndefined()
})
test("#given absolute notepad path #when write executes #then rejects", async () => {
const hook = createNotepadWriteGuardHook()
await expect(
invoke(hook, {
tool: "write",
filePath: "/home/user/project/.sisyphus/notepads/plan/decisions.md",
}),
).rejects.toThrow(REFUSED_PREFIX)
})
test("#given error message #when rejected #then message names the file and gives guidance", async () => {
const hook = createNotepadWriteGuardHook()
const filePath = ".sisyphus/notepads/foo/decisions.md"
let caughtMessage = ""
try {
await invoke(hook, { tool: "write", filePath })
} catch (err) {
caughtMessage = String(err)
}
expect(caughtMessage).toContain(filePath)
expect(caughtMessage).toContain("append-only")
expect(caughtMessage).toContain("Report the original Edit failure")
})
})