Skills ignore global AGENTS.md rule to use ~/.opencode/tmp instead of /tmp #46815

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   This issue doesn't fully meet our contributing guidelines.

   What needs to be fixed:

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   This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

   • [FEATURE]: Handoff skill — save to project directory instead of global temp #36381: Similar issue about skills saving to /tmp instead of project-specific or configured directories (focused on the handoff skill, but overlaps in theme)

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   Thank you for updating the issue! It now clearly describes the problem, includes the relevant context (the AGENTS.md rule), and explains the expected behavior. We appreciate you taking the time to improve it.
5. opencodejr commented on Oct 28, 2026

   

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   Thanks for the report, @MahmoudEzzatAbdul-Rahman!

   You're asking for skills to use a dedicated temp directory such as ~/.opencode/tmp/ instead of /tmp, for paths under ~/.opencode/ not to need approval, and for temp-directory approvals to carry over between sessions.

   This is currently expected behaviour rather than a bug:

   • The prompt is the external_directory permission. OpenCode asks before any tool reads or writes outside the project, and the only temp location it pre-approves is its own scratch directory under the system temp folder.
   • Whether the model follows a rule in your AGENTS.md (like "never use /tmp") is up to the model. OpenCode doesn't make skills use a particular temp directory.

   Until then, you can stop the repeated prompts by allowing those paths in your config, for example:

   {
     "permission": {
       "external_directory": {
         "~/.opencode/tmp/**": "allow",
         "/tmp/**": "allow"
       }
     }
   }

   Related issues:

   • [FEATURE]: Provide a default pre-approved temp directory for skills/tools writing outside the workspace #48100: asks for a pre-approved temp directory that skills and tools can use without prompts (closest to this one)
   • [FEATURE]: Each project should have a dedicated /tmp dir #49073: asks for a separate temp directory for each project or session
   • [FEATURE]: Handoff skill — save to project directory instead of global temp #36381: asked for the handoff skill to save in the project instead of the global temp directory

   I've marked this as a feature request so the maintainers can consider it.