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chat.history leaks system-level memory injection blocks to WebChat UI #64613
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P2Normal backlog priority with limited blast radius.Normal backlog priority with limited blast radius.clawsweeper:needs-live-reproClawSweeper needs live local, crabbox, or manual validation to confirm this issue.ClawSweeper needs live local, crabbox, or manual validation to confirm this issue.clawsweeper:needs-maintainer-reviewClawSweeper marked this issue as needing maintainer review before automation.ClawSweeper marked this issue as needing maintainer review before automation.clawsweeper:needs-product-decisionClawSweeper marked this issue as needing a product or behavior decision.ClawSweeper marked this issue as needing a product or behavior decision.clawsweeper:needs-security-reviewClawSweeper marked this issue as needing security-sensitive review.ClawSweeper marked this issue as needing security-sensitive review.clawsweeper:no-new-fix-prClawSweeper does not recommend queueing a new automated fix PR for this issue.ClawSweeper does not recommend queueing a new automated fix PR for this issue.impact:securitySecurity boundary, credential, authz, sandbox, or sensitive-data risk.Security boundary, credential, authz, sandbox, or sensitive-data risk.impact:session-stateSession, memory, transcript, context, or agent state can drift or corrupt.Session, memory, transcript, context, or agent state can drift or corrupt.issue-rating: 🐚 platinum hermitGood issue quality with a plausible reproduction path needing some confirmation.Good issue quality with a plausible reproduction path needing some confirmation.staleMarked as stale due to inactivityMarked as stale due to inactivity
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Describe the bug
The WebChat UI (macOS native app, Control UI) renders system-level memory injection blocks that should be invisible to users. These blocks contain internal prompts like:
and
Expected behavior
These are internal system prompts injected for the agent, not user-facing content. The
chat.historyresponse should strip them before rendering to the UI.The docs mention that
chat.historystrips inline delivery directives ([[reply_to_*]]),NO_REPLY, and tool-call XML, but memory/heartbeat system injection blocks are not currently filtered.To reproduce
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Suggested fix
Add filtering in
chat.historyfor system injection blocks. These typically appear as:## Memory system — ACTION REQUIREDblocksRead HEARTBEAT.md)Similar to how
[[reply_to_*]]andNO_REPLYare already stripped.