Harden Linear and Slack MCP subagent permissions.

surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/subagents/providers/linear.py

@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+"""Linear provider specialist subagent.
+
+This file is intentionally standalone so provider specialists can be reviewed
+and evolved independently (one provider per file).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+from app.agents.new_chat.permissions import Rule, Ruleset
+from app.agents.new_chat.subagents.constants import NON_PROVIDER_STATE_MUTATION_DENY
+from app.services.mcp_oauth.registry import (
+    LINEAR_MCP_READONLY_TOOL_NAMES,
+    linear_mcp_original_tool_name,
+)
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from deepagents import SubAgent
+    from langchain_core.language_models import BaseChatModel
+    from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
+
+
+# Read vs write Linear MCP tools are defined in
+# ``app.services.mcp_oauth.registry`` (``LINEAR_MCP_READONLY_TOOL_NAMES`` /
+# ``LINEAR_MCP_WRITE_TOOL_NAMES``). Any other Linear-domain tool requires approval.
+
+LINEAR_SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are the linear_specialist subagent for SurfSense.
+
+Role:
+- You are the Linear domain specialist. Handle Linear-only requests accurately.
+
+Primary objective:
+- Resolve the user's Linear task and return a concise, auditable result.
+
+Routing boundary:
+- Use this subagent for Linear-domain tasks (issues, status, assignees, labels,
+  teams, and project references).
+- If the task is primarily non-Linear or cross-connector orchestration, return
+  status=needs_input and hand control back to the parent with the exact next hop.
+
+Execution steps:
+1) Verify Linear access first (use get_connected_accounts if needed).
+2) Prefer read/list tools first to gather current issue facts before concluding.
+3) Track key identifiers in your reasoning: issue ID, issue key, team ID, label ID.
+4) If required identifiers are missing, ask the parent for exactly what is missing.
+5) Return a compact result with findings + evidence references.
+
+Output format:
+- status: success | needs_input | blocked | error
+- summary: one short paragraph
+- evidence: bullet list of concrete IDs / issue keys used
+- next_step: one sentence (only when blocked or needs_input)
+
+Constraints:
+- Do not invent issue keys, IDs, or workflow state names.
+- Mutating Linear operations are allowed only with explicit approval.
+- If Linear connector access is unavailable, stop and return status=blocked.
+"""
+
+
+def _select_linear_tools(tools: Sequence[BaseTool]) -> list[BaseTool]:
+    """Keep Linear tools plus minimal shared read utilities."""
+    allowed_exact = {
+        "get_connected_accounts",
+        "read_file",
+        "ls",
+        "glob",
+        "grep",
+    }
+    selected: list[BaseTool] = []
+    for tool in tools:
+        if tool.name in allowed_exact:
+            selected.append(tool)
+            continue
+        if linear_mcp_original_tool_name(tool.name) is not None:
+            selected.append(tool)
+            continue
+        if tool.name.startswith("linear_") or tool.name.endswith("_linear_issue"):
+            selected.append(tool)
+    return selected
+
+
+def _is_linear_readonly_tool_name(name: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True when a tool name maps to a read-only Linear MCP operation."""
+    base = linear_mcp_original_tool_name(name)
+    return base is not None and base in LINEAR_MCP_READONLY_TOOL_NAMES
+
+
+def _is_linear_domain_tool_name(name: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True for Linear-domain tools handled by this specialist."""
+    if linear_mcp_original_tool_name(name) is not None:
+        return True
+    return name.startswith("linear_") or name.endswith("_linear_issue")
+
+
+def _permission_middleware(*, selected_tools: Sequence[BaseTool]) -> Any:
+    """Permission policy for Linear specialist."""
+    from app.agents.new_chat.middleware.permission import PermissionMiddleware
+
+    ask_tools = sorted(
+        {
+            tool.name
+            for tool in selected_tools
+            if _is_linear_domain_tool_name(tool.name)
+            and not _is_linear_readonly_tool_name(tool.name)
+        }
+    )
+    rules: list[Rule] = [Rule(permission="*", pattern="*", action="allow")]
+    rules.extend(
+        Rule(permission=name, pattern="*", action="deny")
+        for name in NON_PROVIDER_STATE_MUTATION_DENY
+    )
+    rules.extend(
+        Rule(permission=name, pattern="*", action="ask")
+        for name in ask_tools
+    )
+    return PermissionMiddleware(
+        rulesets=[Ruleset(rules=rules, origin="subagent_linear_specialist")]
+    )
+
+
+def _wrap_subagent_middleware(
+    *,
+    selected_tools: Sequence[BaseTool],
+    extra_middleware: Sequence[Any] | None,
+) -> list[Any]:
+    """Apply standard middleware chain used by other subagents."""
+    from deepagents.middleware.patch_tool_calls import PatchToolCallsMiddleware
+
+    from app.agents.new_chat.middleware import DedupHITLToolCallsMiddleware
+
+    return [
+        *(extra_middleware or []),
+        _permission_middleware(selected_tools=selected_tools),
+        PatchToolCallsMiddleware(),
+        DedupHITLToolCallsMiddleware(agent_tools=list(selected_tools)),
+    ]
+
+
+def build_linear_specialist_subagent(
+    *,
+    tools: Sequence[BaseTool],
+    model: BaseChatModel | None = None,
+    extra_middleware: Sequence[Any] | None = None,
+) -> SubAgent:
+    """Build the ``linear_specialist`` provider subagent spec."""
+    selected_tools = _select_linear_tools(tools)
+    spec: dict[str, Any] = {
+        "name": "linear_specialist",
+        "description": (
+            "Linear operations specialist for issue and workflow requests, "
+            "with strict evidence tracking and approval-gated mutating operations."
+        ),
+        "system_prompt": LINEAR_SYSTEM_PROMPT,
+        "tools": selected_tools,
+        "middleware": _wrap_subagent_middleware(
+            selected_tools=selected_tools,
+            extra_middleware=extra_middleware,
+        ),
+    }
+    if model is not None:
+        spec["model"] = model
+    return spec  # type: ignore[return-value]
+

surfsense_backend/app/agents/new_chat/subagents/providers/slack.py

@@ -18,23 +18,26 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
 
 
-# Slack MCP references used for this provider policy:
+# Official references:
 # - https://docs.slack.dev/ai/slack-mcp-server
 # - https://www.npmjs.com/package/@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack
 #
-# We explicitly gate known write/mutation operations behind approval (`ask`)
-# instead of relying on broad generic write heuristics.
-SLACK_MUTATION_TOOL_NAMES: frozenset[str] = frozenset(
+# Policy: only known read-only Slack tools are auto-allowed. Any other
+# ``slack_*`` tool is treated as mutating and requires explicit approval.
+SLACK_READONLY_TOOL_NAMES: frozenset[str] = frozenset(
     {
-        # modelcontextprotocol server
-        "slack_post_message",
-        "slack_reply_to_thread",
-        "slack_add_reaction",
-        # Slack-hosted MCP naming variants
-        "slack_send_message",
-        "slack_draft_message",
-        "slack_create_canvas",
-        "slack_update_canvas",
+        # Slack-hosted MCP read tools
+        "slack_search_channels",
+        "slack_read_channel",
+        "slack_read_thread",
+        "slack_read_canvas",
+        "slack_read_user_profile",
+        # modelcontextprotocol/server-slack read tools
+        "slack_list_channels",
+        "slack_get_channel_history",
+        "slack_get_thread_replies",
+        "slack_get_users",
+        "slack_get_user_profile",
     }
 )
 
@@ -92,17 +95,25 @@ def _select_slack_tools(tools: Sequence[BaseTool]) -> list[BaseTool]:
     return selected
 
 
-def _permission_middleware() -> Any:
+def _permission_middleware(*, selected_tools: Sequence[BaseTool]) -> Any:
     """Permission policy for Slack specialist.
 
     Intent:
     - Allow Slack-domain operations by default.
-    - Gate known Slack mutating operations behind approval (`ask`).
+    - Gate Slack mutating operations behind approval (`ask`).
     - Hard-deny non-Slack state mutations, especially KB virtual filesystem
       mutation and parent-context mutation tools.
     """
     from app.agents.new_chat.middleware.permission import PermissionMiddleware
 
+    ask_tools = sorted(
+        {
+            tool.name
+            for tool in selected_tools
+            if tool.name.startswith("slack_")
+            and tool.name not in SLACK_READONLY_TOOL_NAMES
+        }
+    )
     rules: list[Rule] = [Rule(permission="*", pattern="*", action="allow")]
     rules.extend(
         Rule(permission=name, pattern="*", action="deny")
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@ def _permission_middleware() -> Any:
     )
     rules.extend(
         Rule(permission=name, pattern="*", action="ask")
-        for name in SLACK_MUTATION_TOOL_NAMES
+        for name in ask_tools
     )
     return PermissionMiddleware(
         rulesets=[Ruleset(rules=rules, origin="subagent_slack_specialist")]
@@ -129,7 +140,7 @@ def _wrap_subagent_middleware(
 
     return [
         *(extra_middleware or []),
-        _permission_middleware(),
+        _permission_middleware(selected_tools=selected_tools),
         PatchToolCallsMiddleware(),
         DedupHITLToolCallsMiddleware(agent_tools=list(selected_tools)),
     ]

surfsense_backend/app/services/mcp_oauth/registry.py

@@ -14,10 +14,57 @@ accuracy high.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 
 from app.db import SearchSourceConnectorType
 
+# Linear hosted MCP (https://linear.app/docs/mcp). Tool names are matched at
+# discovery time: names the server does not advertise are ignored.
+# See also https://github.com/linear/linear/issues/1049 for server-reported names.
+LINEAR_MCP_WRITE_TOOL_NAMES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"save_issue"})
+LINEAR_MCP_READONLY_TOOL_NAMES: frozenset[str] = frozenset(
+    {
+        # Issues
+        "list_issues",
+        "get_issue",
+        "list_my_issues",
+        "list_issue_statuses",
+        "list_issue_labels",
+        "list_comments",
+        # People & teams
+        "list_users",
+        "get_user",
+        "list_teams",
+        "get_team",
+        # Projects & planning
+        "list_projects",
+        "get_project",
+        "list_project_labels",
+        "list_cycles",
+        # Documents
+        "list_documents",
+        "get_document",
+        # Misc read
+        "search_documentation",
+    }
+)
+LINEAR_MCP_TOOL_NAMES: frozenset[str] = (
+    LINEAR_MCP_READONLY_TOOL_NAMES | LINEAR_MCP_WRITE_TOOL_NAMES
+)
+_LINEAR_MCP_PREFIXED_NAME_RE = re.compile(r"^linear_\d+_(.+)$")
+
+
+def linear_mcp_original_tool_name(name: str) -> str | None:
+    """Map ``linear_<connector_id>_<tool>`` or bare MCP tool name to base name."""
+    m = _LINEAR_MCP_PREFIXED_NAME_RE.match(name)
+    if m:
+        base = m.group(1)
+        return base if base in LINEAR_MCP_TOOL_NAMES else None
+    if name in LINEAR_MCP_TOOL_NAMES:
+        return name
+    return None
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class MCPServiceConfig:
@@ -50,12 +97,8 @@ MCP_SERVICES: dict[str, MCPServiceConfig] = {
         name="Linear",
         mcp_url="https://mcp.linear.app/mcp",
         connector_type="LINEAR_CONNECTOR",
-        allowed_tools=[
-            "list_issues",
-            "get_issue",
-            "save_issue",
-        ],
-        readonly_tools=frozenset({"list_issues", "get_issue"}),
+        allowed_tools=sorted(LINEAR_MCP_TOOL_NAMES),
+        readonly_tools=LINEAR_MCP_READONLY_TOOL_NAMES,
         account_metadata_keys=["organization_name", "organization_url_key"],
     ),
     "jira": MCPServiceConfig(