fix: Prevent WriteFileTool from writing to directory paths

- Enhances WriteFileTool validation to check if the target file_path is an existing directory.
- If it is, the tool now returns a validation error "Path is a directory, not a file: <filePath>", preventing the attempt to write.
- This proactive check avoids underlying file system errors that would occur if fs.writeFileSync were called on a directory path, which could lead to console errors.
- Test cases have been updated to reflect this stricter validation.

Fixes https://b.corp.google.com/issues/418348176

packages/server/src/tools/write-file.test.ts

@@ -101,14 +101,15 @@ describe('WriteFileTool', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should return null for path that is the root itself', () => {
+    it('should return error for path that is the root itself', () => {
       const params = {
-        file_path: rootDir, // Attempting to write to the root directory itself (as a file)
+        file_path: rootDir, // Attempting to write to the root directory itself
         content: 'hello',
       };
-      // This is a tricky case. The validation should allow it if it's treated as a file path.
+      // With the new validation, this should now return an error as rootDir is a directory.
-      // The actual write operation might fail if it's a directory, but validation should pass.
+      expect(tool.validateToolParams(params)).toMatch(
-      expect(tool.validateToolParams(params)).toBeNull();
+        `Path is a directory, not a file: ${rootDir}`,
+      );
     });
 
     it('should return error for path that is just / and root is not /', () => {

packages/server/src/tools/write-file.ts

@@ -86,12 +86,29 @@ export class WriteFileTool extends BaseTool<WriteFileToolParams, ToolResult> {
     ) {
       return 'Parameters failed schema validation.';
     }
-    if (!path.isAbsolute(params.file_path)) {
+    const filePath = params.file_path;
-      return `File path must be absolute: ${params.file_path}`;
+    if (!path.isAbsolute(filePath)) {
+      return `File path must be absolute: ${filePath}`;
     }
-    if (!this.isWithinRoot(params.file_path)) {
+    if (!this.isWithinRoot(filePath)) {
-      return `File path must be within the root directory (${this.config.getTargetDir()}): ${params.file_path}`;
+      return `File path must be within the root directory (${this.config.getTargetDir()}): ${filePath}`;
     }
+
+    try {
+      // This check should be performed only if the path exists.
+      // If it doesn't exist, it's a new file, which is valid for writing.
+      if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+        const stats = fs.lstatSync(filePath);
+        if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+          return `Path is a directory, not a file: ${filePath}`;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (statError: unknown) {
+      // If fs.existsSync is true but lstatSync fails (e.g., permissions, race condition where file is deleted)
+      // this indicates an issue with accessing the path that should be reported.
+      return `Error accessing path properties for validation: ${filePath}. Reason: ${statError instanceof Error ? statError.message : String(statError)}`;
+    }
+
     return null;
   }