fix(runtime): fleet-wide subagent ban — no role fans out, not one (#372)

CEO directive 2026-07-09: every allows_subagent in role_config flips to
False (was True for cell_pm, main_pm, product_owner, head_marketing,
prompter, secretary); the grok path's drifted _SUBAGENT_ALLOWED_ROLES
allowlist empties to match. The spawn manifest already consumes the
flag, so Claude-path agents lose the Agent tool and grok-path agents
get it in disallowed-tools by construction. New invariant test iterates
every role config so a single role can't quietly regain it.

Co-authored-by: Renn F <rennf93@users.noreply.github.com>
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Renzo F
2026-07-09 17:14:13 +02:00
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co-authored by Renn F
parent d585260087
commit 7bc42ec114
5 changed files with 26 additions and 16 deletions
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@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ _BASH_ROLES = frozenset({"developer", "documenter", "cell_pm", "main_pm"})
# The intake interviewer reads the codebase to draft a task and may fan out
# exploration to subagents (parity with the Claude intake's ``Task`` allowance);
# every other role drives work through the gateway verbs, never CLI subagents.
_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED_ROLES = frozenset({"prompter"})
_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED_ROLES: frozenset[str] = (
frozenset()
) # fleet-wide ban: no agent spawns subagents (CEO, 2026-07-09)
# Grok CLI tool IDs (from the CLI's --tools/--disallowed-tools reference).
_TOOL_SHELL = "run_terminal_cmd"
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class RoleConfig:
flow_tools: tuple[str, ...] # roboco-flow verbs
do_tools: tuple[str, ...] # roboco-do content tools
allows_write: bool # Edit, Write to workspace
allows_subagent: bool # `Agent` tool (parallel research)
allows_subagent: bool # `Agent` tool — fleet-wide False (CEO ban, 2026-07-09)
description: str
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ROLE_CONFIGS: dict[str, RoleConfig] = {
flow_tools=_CELL_PM_FLOW,
do_tools=_CELL_PM_DO,
allows_write=False,
allows_subagent=True,
allows_subagent=False,
description="Triages, unblocks, and completes cell tasks; merges leaf PRs.",
),
"main_pm": RoleConfig(
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ ROLE_CONFIGS: dict[str, RoleConfig] = {
flow_tools=_MAIN_PM_FLOW,
do_tools=_MAIN_PM_DO,
allows_write=False,
allows_subagent=True,
allows_subagent=False,
description="Coordinates across cells; opens master PR; escalates to CEO.",
),
"product_owner": RoleConfig(
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ROLE_CONFIGS: dict[str, RoleConfig] = {
flow_tools=_PRODUCT_OWNER_FLOW,
do_tools=_PRODUCT_OWNER_DO,
allows_write=False,
allows_subagent=True,
allows_subagent=False,
description="Product oversight; escalates strategic decisions to CEO.",
),
"head_marketing": RoleConfig(
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ ROLE_CONFIGS: dict[str, RoleConfig] = {
flow_tools=_HEAD_MARKETING_FLOW,
do_tools=_HEAD_MARKETING_DO,
allows_write=False,
allows_subagent=True,
allows_subagent=False,
description="Marketing oversight; escalates to CEO.",
),
"auditor": RoleConfig(
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ ROLE_CONFIGS: dict[str, RoleConfig] = {
flow_tools=_PROMPTER_FLOW,
do_tools=_PROMPTER_DO,
allows_write=False,
allows_subagent=True,
allows_subagent=False,
description=(
"Intake interviewer; chats only with the human, reads the codebase, "
"and drafts a task. No outward agent comms; never writes or merges."
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ ROLE_CONFIGS: dict[str, RoleConfig] = {
flow_tools=_SECRETARY_FLOW,
do_tools=_SECRETARY_DO,
allows_write=False,
allows_subagent=True,
allows_subagent=False,
description=(
"CEO's chief-of-staff; chats only with the CEO and carries gated CEO "
"authority. Reads company state and executes the CEO's directives, "
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@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ class TestRoleConfigCatalog:
assert "complete" in cfg.flow_tools
assert "unblock" in cfg.flow_tools
assert "triage" in cfg.flow_tools
assert cfg.allows_subagent is True # PMs may need parallel research
assert cfg.allows_subagent is False # fleet-wide subagent ban (2026-07-09)
def test_no_role_allows_subagents(self) -> None:
# Fleet-wide invariant (CEO, 2026-07-09): not a single role fans out.
from roboco.services.gateway.role_config import ROLE_CONFIGS
for role, cfg in ROLE_CONFIGS.items():
assert cfg.allows_subagent is False, role
def test_main_pm_config(self) -> None:
cfg = get_role_config("main_pm")
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ def test_main_pm_keeps_shell_but_denies_git(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) ->
assert "--effort" not in args
def test_prompter_allows_subagents_but_no_shell_or_edit(
def test_prompter_gets_no_subagents_shell_or_edit(
monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
) -> None:
monkeypatch.delenv("ROBOCO_GROK_REASONING_EFFORT", raising=False)
dis = _disallowed(gc.grok_cli_args_for_role("prompter"))
# The intake interviewer may fan out to subagents (parity with Claude's Task)…
assert "Agent" not in dis
# …but it is still a read-only conversational role: no shell, no editing.
# Fleet-wide subagent ban (CEO, 2026-07-09): no role fans out, intake included.
assert "Agent" in dis
# And it remains a read-only conversational role: no shell, no editing.
assert "run_terminal_cmd" in dis
assert "search_replace" in dis
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class TestBuildForRole:
assert m.bash_allowed is True
assert "ROBOCO_SDK_URL" in m.env or "ROBOCO_PUBLIC_BASE_URL" in m.env
def test_main_pm_manifest_subagent_uses_parent_model(self) -> None:
def test_main_pm_manifest_denies_subagents(self) -> None:
m = build_for_role(
SpawnInputs(
agent_id=uuid4(),
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ class TestBuildForRole:
agent_model="minimax-m3:cloud",
)
)
assert m.subagent_allowed is True
assert m.subagent_model == "minimax-m3:cloud"
# Fleet-wide subagent ban (CEO, 2026-07-09) covers coordinators too.
assert m.subagent_allowed is False
assert m.subagent_model is None
def test_qa_manifest_no_write(self) -> None:
m = build_for_role(