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Use when a spawn fails due to sandbox or permission restrictions.
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Baseado na classificação ocupacional SOC
Produce a transition brief and launch command for the user's next interactive primary.
Load when building a static HTML artifact: single page or multi-page site to make structured information explorable through layout and navigation.
Use when deciding where knowledge goes or reading/writing durable docs: AGENTS.md, .context/, KB, docs/, and work directories.
Use when writing or maintaining AGENTS.md, .context/CONTEXT.md, or CLAUDE.md mirrors: keep intent docs minimal and load-bearing.
Anchor work in a work item: artifacts on disk, not in context.
Use when grilling should be grounded primarily in project artifacts. Loads `/grill`, checks project vocabulary and prior decisions first, and spawns bounded explorers when the answer should come from docs.
| name | meridian-privilege-escalation |
| type | reference |
| description | Use when a spawn fails due to sandbox or permission restrictions. |
Meridian agents run with constrained permissions by default: sandboxed filesystems, restricted tools, harness-specific limitations. When a spawn can't complete its task because of these constraints, you can escalate permissions per-spawn without changing the agent profile.
Prefer the least-privilege escalation that unblocks the task. Try targeted fixes first (--approval auto) before broad overrides (--approval yolo, --sandbox danger-full-access). Broad overrides disable safety checks entirely: if you're reaching for yolo or danger-full-access, surface the situation to the user first and let them approve the escalation. An autonomous agent silently granting itself maximum permissions defeats the purpose of having tiers.
The --sandbox flag controls Codex's process sandboxing: filesystem, network, and process isolation. Other harnesses have different escalation paths: Claude supports approval escalation (--approval) but not sandbox tier changes. OpenCode permissions vary by configuration. See Approval Modes and Model/Harness Switching below.
Tiers from most to least restrictive:
| Tier | What it allows |
|---|---|
read-only | Read files only. No writes, no process execution. |
workspace-write | Read/write within the workspace. No network listeners, no access outside project. |
danger-full-access | Full filesystem and process access with reduced safety checks. |
Override per-spawn:
meridian spawn -a coder --sandbox danger-full-access --prompt-file integration-tests.md --bg
Agent profiles set a default tier (e.g. sandbox: workspace-write). The --sandbox flag overrides it for that specific spawn only. The tier passes through directly to Codex's --sandbox flag.
The --approval flag controls how the harness handles tool-call approvals:
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
default | Harness decides (each harness has its own default policy). |
confirm | User approves each tool call. |
auto | Auto-approve safe operations, prompt for dangerous ones. |
yolo | Approve everything. No prompts. |
Override per-spawn:
meridian spawn -a coder --approval auto --prompt-file task.md --bg
meridian spawn -a coder --approval yolo --prompt-file task.md --bg # use yolo sparingly
Different models route to different harnesses, and each harness has different capability profiles. Switching the model can bypass harness-level restrictions entirely:
# Choose an alias from `meridian mars models list`; use `--live` when you need
# to confirm the needed harness is runnable on this machine.
# Some harnesses have sandboxes that restrict network binding;
# switching to a harness without sandbox restrictions sidesteps the issue.
meridian spawn -a coder -m MODEL_ALIAS --prompt-file task.md --bg
Run meridian mars models list to see catalog aliases and static routing hints.
Run meridian mars models list --live before switching models specifically to
escape a local harness restriction.
"Can't bind to a port / start a server"
On Codex: sandbox restricts network listeners → --sandbox danger-full-access.
On Claude: not sandbox-restricted → check if the tool is in the allowedTools list, or use --approval auto.
"Can't write files outside workspace"
On Codex: sandbox restricts filesystem scope → --sandbox danger-full-access for that spawn.
On Claude: escalate to the user: they can approve --approval yolo for that spawn.
"Can't access the network / fetch URLs" On Codex: sandbox or tool restriction → ensure WebFetch/WebSearch are in the agent's tools list, or escalate sandbox. On Claude: ensure the agent profile includes WebFetch/WebSearch tools.
"Permission denied on tool call": approval mode is blocking.
→ --approval auto first. If that's not enough, surface to the user before using --approval yolo.
"Context too small for the task": model limitation.
→ Switch to a model with a larger context window via -m.