feat: local feature flag overrides via ~/.claude/feature-flags.json (#639)

* feat: local feature flag overrides via ~/.claude/feature-flags.json

Replace the GrowthBook no-op stub with a local JSON file reader that
gives open-build users control over ~50 tengu_* feature flags without
needing Anthropic's GrowthBook server.

How it works:
- On first flag lookup, lazily reads ~/.claude/feature-flags.json
- Returns the configured value if the key exists, defaultValue otherwise
- When the file is absent, behavior is identical to the current stub
- CLAUDE_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE env var overrides the file path (CI/testing)

Example ~/.claude/feature-flags.json:
  { "tengu_kairos_cron": true, "tengu_scratch": true }

Continues the infrastructure work from #315 and #352. This is a
prerequisite for replacing remaining USER_TYPE gates with local config.

* fix: use ESM imports and validate JSON shape in growthbook stub

- Replace require('fs'/'path'/'os') with ESM imports (node: prefix)
  to avoid ReferenceError in ESM bundle output
- Validate JSON.parse result is a plain object before using `in` operator
  to prevent TypeError on non-object JSON values

Addresses Copilot review comments on #639

* fix: reset flags cache in resetGrowthBook and refreshGrowthBookFeatures

Set _flags back to undefined so subsequent lookups re-read the JSON
file. Enables runtime reload and proper test isolation.

Addresses Copilot review comment on #639

* docs: explain why checkSecurityRestrictionGate is excluded from local flags

This is a remote killswitch for bypassPermissions mode — exposing it
via the local JSON file would let users accidentally disable
--dangerously-skip-permissions without understanding why.

* test: add unit tests for growthbook stub local feature flags

Covers: valid JSON loading, missing file fallback, malformed JSON,
non-object JSON (primitive, array), cache invalidation via
resetGrowthBook/refreshGrowthBookFeatures, all getter variants,
and checkSecurityRestrictionGate always returning false.

12 tests, 21 assertions.

* fix: use Object.hasOwn instead of in operator for flag lookup

Prevents inherited prototype properties (toString, constructor, etc.)
from being returned as flag values.

Addresses Copilot review comment on #639

* fix: align gate stub signatures and add Boolean coercion

Address remaining Copilot review feedback:
- checkSecurityRestrictionGate: accept gate param to match real signature
- checkStatsigFeatureGate/checkGate: coerce with Boolean() like real impl
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Nourrisse Florian
2026-04-13 15:40:33 +02:00
committed by GitHub
parent b818dd5958
commit 0e48884f56
2 changed files with 184 additions and 11 deletions

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import { afterAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
import { join } from 'node:path'
import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Setup: extract the growthbook stub from no-telemetry-plugin.ts, write it to
// a temp .mjs file, and dynamically import it so we can test the real code
// that gets bundled.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
const pluginSource = readFileSync(join(__dirname, 'no-telemetry-plugin.ts'), 'utf-8')
const stubMatch = pluginSource.match(/'services\/analytics\/growthbook': `([\s\S]*?)`/)
if (!stubMatch) throw new Error('Could not extract growthbook stub from no-telemetry-plugin.ts')
const testDir = join(tmpdir(), `growthbook-stub-test-${process.pid}`)
const stubFile = join(testDir, 'growthbook-stub.mjs')
const flagsFile = join(testDir, 'test-flags.json')
mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true })
writeFileSync(stubFile, stubMatch[1])
// Point the stub at our test flags file (checked by _loadFlags on first access)
process.env.CLAUDE_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE = flagsFile
const stub = await import(stubFile)
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Tests
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
describe('growthbook stub — local feature flag overrides', () => {
beforeEach(() => {
stub.resetGrowthBook()
try { unlinkSync(flagsFile) } catch { /* may not exist */ }
})
afterAll(() => {
rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
delete process.env.CLAUDE_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE
})
// ── File absent ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
test('returns defaultValue when flags file is absent', () => {
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 42)).toBe(42)
})
test('getAllGrowthBookFeatures returns {} when file is absent', () => {
expect(stub.getAllGrowthBookFeatures()).toEqual({})
})
// ── Valid JSON object ────────────────────────────────────────────
test('loads and returns values from a valid JSON file', () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify({ tengu_foo: true, tengu_bar: 'hello' }))
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', false)).toBe(true)
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_bar', 'default')).toBe('hello')
})
test('returns defaultValue for keys not present in the file', () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify({ tengu_foo: true }))
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_missing', 99)).toBe(99)
})
test('getAllGrowthBookFeatures returns the full flags object', () => {
const flags = { tengu_a: true, tengu_b: false, tengu_c: 42 }
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify(flags))
expect(stub.getAllGrowthBookFeatures()).toEqual(flags)
})
// ── Malformed / non-object JSON ──────────────────────────────────
test('falls back to defaults on malformed JSON', () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, '{not valid json!!!')
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 'fallback')).toBe('fallback')
})
test('falls back to defaults when JSON is a primitive (true)', () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, 'true')
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 'fallback')).toBe('fallback')
})
test('falls back to defaults when JSON is an array', () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, '["a", "b"]')
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 'fallback')).toBe('fallback')
})
// ── Cache invalidation ───────────────────────────────────────────
test('resetGrowthBook clears cache so the file is re-read', () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify({ tengu_foo: 'first' }))
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 'x')).toBe('first')
// Update the file — cached value is still 'first'
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify({ tengu_foo: 'second' }))
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 'x')).toBe('first')
// After reset, the new value is picked up
stub.resetGrowthBook()
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 'x')).toBe('second')
})
test('refreshGrowthBookFeatures clears cache', async () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify({ tengu_foo: 'v1' }))
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 'x')).toBe('v1')
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify({ tengu_foo: 'v2' }))
await stub.refreshGrowthBookFeatures()
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_foo', 'x')).toBe('v2')
})
// ── Multiple getter variants ─────────────────────────────────────
test('all getter functions read from local flags', async () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify({ tengu_gate: true, tengu_config: { a: 1 } }))
expect(await stub.getFeatureValue_DEPRECATED('tengu_gate', false)).toBe(true)
stub.resetGrowthBook()
expect(stub.getFeatureValue_CACHED_WITH_REFRESH('tengu_gate', false)).toBe(true)
stub.resetGrowthBook()
expect(stub.checkStatsigFeatureGate_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_gate')).toBe(true)
stub.resetGrowthBook()
expect(await stub.checkGate_CACHED_OR_BLOCKING('tengu_gate')).toBe(true)
stub.resetGrowthBook()
expect(await stub.getDynamicConfig_BLOCKS_ON_INIT('tengu_config', {})).toEqual({ a: 1 })
stub.resetGrowthBook()
expect(stub.getDynamicConfig_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE('tengu_config', {})).toEqual({ a: 1 })
})
// ── Security gate ────────────────────────────────────────────────
test('checkSecurityRestrictionGate always returns false regardless of flags', async () => {
writeFileSync(flagsFile, JSON.stringify({
tengu_disable_bypass_permissions_mode: true,
}))
expect(await stub.checkSecurityRestrictionGate()).toBe(false)
})
})

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`,
'services/analytics/growthbook': `
import _fs from 'node:fs';
import _path from 'node:path';
import _os from 'node:os';
let _flags = undefined;
function _loadFlags() {
if (_flags !== undefined) return;
try {
const flagsPath = process.env.CLAUDE_FEATURE_FLAGS_FILE
|| _path.join(_os.homedir(), '.claude', 'feature-flags.json');
const parsed = JSON.parse(_fs.readFileSync(flagsPath, 'utf-8'));
_flags = (parsed && typeof parsed === 'object' && !Array.isArray(parsed)) ? parsed : null;
} catch {
_flags = null;
}
}
function _getFlagValue(key, defaultValue) {
_loadFlags();
if (_flags != null && Object.hasOwn(_flags, key)) return _flags[key];
return defaultValue;
}
const noop = () => {};
export function onGrowthBookRefresh() { return noop; }
export function hasGrowthBookEnvOverride() { return false; }
export function getAllGrowthBookFeatures() { return {}; }
export function getAllGrowthBookFeatures() { _loadFlags(); return _flags || {}; }
export function getGrowthBookConfigOverrides() { return {}; }
export function setGrowthBookConfigOverride() {}
export function clearGrowthBookConfigOverrides() {}
export function getApiBaseUrlHost() { return undefined; }
export const initializeGrowthBook = async () => null;
export async function getFeatureValue_DEPRECATED(feature, defaultValue) { return defaultValue; }
export function getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE(feature, defaultValue) { return defaultValue; }
export function getFeatureValue_CACHED_WITH_REFRESH(feature, defaultValue) { return defaultValue; }
export function checkStatsigFeatureGate_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE() { return false; }
export async function checkSecurityRestrictionGate() { return false; }
export async function checkGate_CACHED_OR_BLOCKING() { return false; }
export async function getFeatureValue_DEPRECATED(feature, defaultValue) { return _getFlagValue(feature, defaultValue); }
export function getFeatureValue_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE(feature, defaultValue) { return _getFlagValue(feature, defaultValue); }
export function getFeatureValue_CACHED_WITH_REFRESH(feature, defaultValue) { return _getFlagValue(feature, defaultValue); }
export function checkStatsigFeatureGate_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE(gate) { return Boolean(_getFlagValue(gate, false)); }
// Security killswitch — always false in the open build. Anthropic uses this
// gate to remotely disable bypassPermissions mode; exposing it via local flags
// would let users accidentally lock themselves out of --dangerously-skip-permissions.
export async function checkSecurityRestrictionGate(gate) { return false; }
export async function checkGate_CACHED_OR_BLOCKING(gate) { return Boolean(_getFlagValue(gate, false)); }
export function refreshGrowthBookAfterAuthChange() {}
export function resetGrowthBook() {}
export async function refreshGrowthBookFeatures() {}
export function resetGrowthBook() { _flags = undefined; }
export async function refreshGrowthBookFeatures() { _flags = undefined; }
export function setupPeriodicGrowthBookRefresh() {}
export function stopPeriodicGrowthBookRefresh() {}
export async function getDynamicConfig_BLOCKS_ON_INIT(configName, defaultValue) { return defaultValue; }
export function getDynamicConfig_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE(configName, defaultValue) { return defaultValue; }
export async function getDynamicConfig_BLOCKS_ON_INIT(configName, defaultValue) { return _getFlagValue(configName, defaultValue); }
export function getDynamicConfig_CACHED_MAY_BE_STALE(configName, defaultValue) { return _getFlagValue(configName, defaultValue); }
`,
'services/analytics/sink': `