Function handleAddDirectory

src/commands/add-dir/add-dir.tsx:70–108

(path: string, remember = false)

  // Helper to handle adding a directory (shared by both with-path and no-path cases)
  const handleAddDirectory = async (path: string, remember = false) => {
    const destination: PermissionUpdateDestination = remember ? 'localSettings' : 'session';
    const permissionUpdate = {
      type: 'addDirectories' as const,
      directories: [path],
      destination
    };

    // Apply to session context
    const latestAppState = context.getAppState();
    const updatedContext = applyPermissionUpdate(latestAppState.toolPermissionContext, permissionUpdate);
    context.setAppState(prev => ({
      ...prev,
      toolPermissionContext: updatedContext
    }));

    // Update sandbox config so Bash commands can access the new directory.
    // Bootstrap state is the source of truth for session-only dirs; persisted
    // dirs are picked up via the settings subscription, but we refresh
    // eagerly here to avoid a race when the user acts immediately.
    const currentDirs = getAdditionalDirectoriesForClaudeMd();
    if (!currentDirs.includes(path)) {
      setAdditionalDirectoriesForClaudeMd([...currentDirs, path]);
    }
    SandboxManager.refreshConfig();
    let message: string;
    if (remember) {
      try {
        persistPermissionUpdate(permissionUpdate);
        message = `Added ${chalk.bold(path)} as a working directory and saved to local settings`;
      } catch (error) {
        message = `Added ${chalk.bold(path)} as a working directory. Failed to save to local settings: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`;
      }
    } else {
      message = `Added ${chalk.bold(path)} as a working directory for this session`;
    }
    const messageWithHint = `${message} ${chalk.dim('· /permissions to manage')}`;
    onDone(messageWithHint);
  };

  // When no path is provided, show AddWorkspaceDirectory input form directly
  // and return to REPL after confirmation