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What does this PR do?

Clarifies that custom filesystem allowlist entries grant the configured path and anything below it, and that config-relative filenames such as sensor.yaml can be entered directly.

Adds E2E coverage that configures sensor.yaml and verifies root-level write/read access.

Closes #2268

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@codex review — apply the review criteria in .gemini/styleguide.md in addition to AGENTS.md guidance

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Walkthrough

The filesystem help text now describes exact config-relative file paths. An end-to-end test verifies that sensor.yaml permits live write and read operations through the filesystem MCP tools.

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Filesystem exact-file allowlist

Layer / File(s) Summary
Document and validate exact file access
tests/src/e2e/workflows/filesystem/test_custom_paths.py, src/ha_mcp/settings_ui/locales/en.json
The test configures sensor.yaml, verifies live write and read operations, then cleans up. The help text documents exact config-relative paths.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to a9e95

This change clarifies existing filesystem allowlist behavior and adds coverage for it. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains; merge is appropriate after normal checks, including the relevant E2E test.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The PR adds documentation and an end-to-end test for exact-file allowlist access, but it does not widen the file-read allowlist to support arbitrary top-level YAML files included from configuration.ya… Implement the production change required by issue #2268 so ha_read_file, ha_list_files, and ha_config_get_yaml can access arbitrary top-level YAML files included from configuration.yaml. Keep the documentation and end-to-end test aligned wi…
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 1 files. (1 skipped: 1 … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Check name Status Explanation
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The locale update and end-to-end test are directly related to filesystem allowlist path behavior. No unrelated changes are present in the provided summary.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: clarifying exact filesystem allowlist paths.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the documentation change, added E2E coverage, linked issue, change type, testing status, and documentation checklist. The Future improvements section was correctly omitted bec…
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Explanation

The PR adds documentation and an end-to-end test for exact-file allowlist access, but it does not widen the file-read allowlist to support arbitrary top-level YAML files included from configuration.yaml as required by issue #2268.

Resolution

Implement the production change required by issue #2268 so ha_read_file, ha_list_files, and ha_config_get_yaml can access arbitrary top-level YAML files included from configuration.yaml. Keep the documentation and end-to-end test aligned with the implemented behavior.

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The description explains the documentation change, added E2E coverage, linked issue, change type, testing status, and documentation checklist. The Future improvements section was correctly omitted because no deferred work is identified.

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src/ha_mcp/settings_ui/locales/en.json (1)

288-288: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add exact-file regression coverage

Configure sensor.yaml and exercise root-level read/write in tests/src/e2e/workflows/filesystem/test_custom_paths.py. The matcher supports this exact entry, so keep the sensor.yaml documentation.

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In `@src/ha_mcp/settings_ui/locales/en.json` at line 288, Update
tests/src/e2e/workflows/filesystem/test_custom_paths.py to add regression
coverage for configuring sensor.yaml as a custom path and verify root-level
filesystem read and write operations succeed. Keep the existing sensor.yaml
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In `@src/ha_mcp/settings_ui/locales/en.json`:
- Line 288: Update tests/src/e2e/workflows/filesystem/test_custom_paths.py to
add regression coverage for configuring sensor.yaml as a custom path and verify
root-level filesystem read and write operations succeed. Keep the existing
sensor.yaml documentation unchanged.

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Addressed the automated review findings in a9e95c0:

  • Clarified that each custom allowlist entry grants the configured path and anything below it.
  • Added E2E coverage that configures sensor.yaml directly and verifies root-level write/read access.

Local tests were not run; CI will validate the follow-up.

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[FEATURE] Read allowlist doesn't cover top-level !include'd YAML files (only automations/scripts/scenes are special-cased)

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