feat(shim): add inline --no-refuse bypass flag#29
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Append `--no-refuse` to any wrapped install to skip the gate for that one
command, e.g. `pip install pyyaml==5.3 --no-refuse`. Friendlier than
exporting REFUSE_NO_GATE for a one-off.
The flag is ours, not the underlying manager's, so the shim strips every
occurrence from argv before exec'ing the real binary — no package manager
understands --no-refuse and leaving it in would make the real command
error.
Bypass is shim-only (interactive PATH use). The agent PreToolUse hook
path doesn't honor it, so an autonomous agent can't append --no-refuse to
defeat its own gate.
Verified end-to-end:
npm install lodash@4.17.10 → blocked (exit 2)
npm install lodash@4.17.10 --no-refuse → real npm runs with
"install lodash@4.17.10"
(flag stripped), exit 0
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Summary
Append `--no-refuse` to any wrapped install to skip the gate for that one command:
```sh
pip install pyyaml==5.3 --no-refuse # runs the real pip, ungated
npm install lodash@4.17.10 --no-refuse
```
Friendlier than exporting `REFUSE_NO_GATE=1` for a one-off. The shim strips every occurrence of `--no-refuse` from argv before exec'ing the real binary — no package manager understands the flag, so leaving it in would make the real command error.
Security note
Bypass is shim-only (interactive PATH use). The agent PreToolUse hook path (`refuse gate`) doesn't honor `--no-refuse`, so an autonomous agent can't append it to defeat its own gate. Documented in the README.
Verified end-to-end
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