Configure Gemini to allow reading /tmp/gh-aw/ outside workspace#17612
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Configure Gemini to allow reading /tmp/gh-aw/ outside workspace
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Pull request overview
Updates the generated Gemini CLI settings so the agent can read MCP payload files written by the gateway under /tmp/gh-aw/, avoiding “Path not in workspace” errors.
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- Extend
.gemini/settings.jsongeneration to setincludeDirectoriesto["/tmp/gh-aw/"].
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| # Allow Gemini CLI to read files from /tmp/gh-aw/ (e.g. MCP payload files) | ||
| .includeDirectories = ["/tmp/gh-aw/"] |
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Granting read access to all of /tmp/gh-aw/ is broader than necessary; it increases the blast radius if any sensitive files end up in that directory. Consider narrowing this to the specific payload directory (e.g. /tmp/gh-aw/mcp-payloads/) and/or gating it behind an explicit env/config toggle so it’s only enabled in environments that need it.
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| # Allow Gemini CLI to read files from /tmp/gh-aw/ (e.g. MCP payload files) | |
| .includeDirectories = ["/tmp/gh-aw/"] | |
| # Allow Gemini CLI to read MCP payload files from a specific subdirectory | |
| .includeDirectories = ["/tmp/gh-aw/mcp-payloads/"] |
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| # Allow Gemini CLI to read files from /tmp/gh-aw/ (e.g. MCP payload files) | ||
| .includeDirectories = ["/tmp/gh-aw/"] |
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This overwrites any existing includeDirectories that may already be present in the incoming config. To avoid clobbering user/configured values, merge with the existing array (defaulting to []) and de-duplicate instead of assigning a new array.
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| # Allow Gemini CLI to read files from /tmp/gh-aw/ (e.g. MCP payload files) | |
| .includeDirectories = ["/tmp/gh-aw/"] | |
| # Allow Gemini CLI to read files from /tmp/gh-aw/ (e.g. MCP payload files), | |
| # preserving any existing includeDirectories and avoiding duplicates | |
| .includeDirectories = ((.includeDirectories // []) + ["/tmp/gh-aw/"] | unique) |
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Gemini CLI's
read_filetool restricts paths to the workspace and a project temp dir by default. When an MCP tool response is too large, the gateway saves the payload to/tmp/gh-aw/mcp-payloads/and instructs the agent to read it — but Gemini blocks this with "Path not in workspace".Changes
actions/setup/sh/convert_gateway_config_gemini.sh: AddsincludeDirectoriesto the generated.gemini/settings.json, allowing Gemini CLI to read files under/tmp/gh-aw/{ "mcpServers": { ... }, "includeDirectories": ["/tmp/gh-aw/"] }💬 We'd love your input! Share your thoughts on Copilot coding agent in our 2 minute survey.