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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Constrain agents to read files only through vr — enforcement comes from
+Constrain agents to read files only through notevi — enforcement comes from
harness config; AGENTS.md is navigation guidance only, never the constraint.
── files here ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -6,26 +6,28 @@ claude-settings.json project install: <repo>/.claude/settings.json
(hook path uses $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR)
claude-headless-settings.json no-install variant for `claude -p --settings`
(hook path is absolute into this dir)
-vr-only-guard.sh PreToolUse hook: blocks cat/rg/sed/... and
+notevi-only-guard.sh PreToolUse hook: blocks cat/rg/sed/... and
jj/git content reads; its error message points
- the agent at `vr -doc`, so agents converge
+ the agent at `notevi -doc`, so agents converge
even with zero instructions
-vr-only.rules codex execpolicy rules (allow vr, forbid readers)
-AGENTS.md how-to-navigate-with-vr guidance for the repo
+notevi-only.rules codex execpolicy rules (allow notevi, forbid
+ readers)
+AGENTS.md how-to-navigate-with-notevi guidance for the repo
── one-time setup ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-put both on PATH: go build -o ~/.local/bin/vr . (repo root)
- cd vrsite && go build -o ~/.local/bin/vrsite .
- (vr is what agents call; vrsite is how you read the trace)
+put it on PATH: go build -o ~/.local/bin/notevi . (repo root)
+
+ one binary now: agents call `notevi read/grep/note`, and you
+ read the trace back with `notevi web`
── running a constrained CLAUDE investigation ──────────────────────────────
From the target jj repo dir:
- claude -p --settings <vr-repo>/constrain/claude-headless-settings.json \
- --allowedTools 'Bash(vr)' 'Bash(vr:*)' \
+ claude -p --settings <notevi-repo>/constrain/claude-headless-settings.json \
+ --allowedTools 'Bash(notevi)' 'Bash(notevi:*)' \
< prompt.txt > report.md
- (<vr-repo> is wherever this repo lives; the settings file's hook path is
+ (<notevi-repo> is wherever this repo lives; the settings file's hook path is
absolute into this directory, so it must be spelled out in full)
- --allowedTools on the CLI is required headless: allow rules inside
@@ -36,42 +38,45 @@ From the target jj repo dir:
eaten by the flag's list parsing.
── running a constrained CODEX investigation ───────────────────────────────
- cp vr-only.rules ~/.codex/rules/ # activate (GLOBAL: constrains
- # every codex session while there)
+ cp notevi-only.rules ~/.codex/rules/ # activate (GLOBAL: constrains
+ # every codex session while there)
codex exec -s danger-full-access "$(cat prompt.txt)" > report.md
- rm ~/.codex/rules/vr-only.rules # deactivate when done
+ rm ~/.codex/rules/notevi-only.rules # deactivate when done
- danger-full-access is required: workspace-write blocks jj metadata writes,
- including the sidecar rewrite and `vr read`'s working-copy snapshot.
+ including the sidecar rewrite and `notevi read`'s working-copy snapshot.
- enforcement is pre-exec by codex's execpolicy engine, even through
`zsh -lc` wrappers; validate rules with:
- codex execpolicy check --rules vr-only.rules -- cat foo.txt
+ codex execpolicy check --rules notevi-only.rules -- cat foo.txt
── shared trace + rendering ────────────────────────────────────────────────
- - vr creates one anonymous sidecar change directly under jj's root() on the
- first append. The repo-local alias vr_log names it; git.private-commits
- protects it from accidental pushes. No path or environment setup exists.
+ - notevi creates one anonymous sidecar change directly under jj's root() on
+ the first append. The repo-local alias notevi_log names it;
+ git.private-commits protects it from accidental pushes. No path or
+ environment setup exists.
+ - A repository last written by the older `vr` tool is renamed in place the
+ first time notevi touches it; `notevi migrate <repo>...` does it up front.
- Multiple agents in the repo share that sidecar. Rewrites are serialized,
note ids are assigned under the same lock, and the project @ is untouched.
- The sidecar has no bookmark and is local-only. It does not survive a fresh
clone; include the jj repository in backups when the trace matters.
- In the prompt, tell the agent to leave pinned notes
- (vr note -f FILE:START-END -t kind "...") — that is the payload.
- - Read traces afterwards from one process. Bare `vrsite` scans below ~ at
+ (notevi note -f FILE:START-END -t kind "...") — that is the payload.
+ - Read traces afterwards from one process. Bare `notevi web` scans below ~ at
startup and when Refresh is pressed, then offers every repo with a sidecar:
- vrsite
+ notevi web
Its explicit buttons can start an empty private sidecar in a discovered jj
repo or initialize colocated jj in a discovered Git repo. The project index
is only in memory; those two requested metadata changes are the only writes.
- To bypass the dashboard and serve one repository directly:
- vrsite -repo <repo> -title "..."
+ notevi web -repo <repo> -title "..."
or take a static copy to hand around (one change, no server features):
- vrsite -repo <repo> -out site -title "..."
- `vrsite -h` explains both, and what a log needs to be worth reading.
+ notevi web -repo <repo> -out site -title "..."
+ `notevi web -h` explains both, and what a log needs to be worth reading.
── known holes (accepted) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
Scripting runtimes (python/node/perl) can still open files — uncomment their
-rules in vr-only.rules / extend the hook to close, at the cost of breaking
+rules in notevi-only.rules / extend the hook to close, at the cost of breaking
legitimate scripts. Neither harness constrains its own non-shell internals
beyond what the deny rules cover. Codex's rules file is global-only; there is
no per-project rules mechanism (probed, none exists as of codex 0.145).