UAT: session show/list JSON output incorrectly redacts input_tokens and output_tokens as secrets #6436

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opened 2026-04-09 21:03:02 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment
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Bug Report

Summary

agents session show <ID> --format json and agents session list --format json produce ***REDACTED*** for input_tokens and output_tokens fields in the token_usage object. These are numeric token counts, not secrets, and should never be redacted.

Spec Reference

docs/specification.md lines 1827–1831 (session show JSON output):

"token_usage": {
  "input_tokens": 3420,
  "output_tokens": 1185,
  "estimated_cost": "$0.0184"
}

Expected Behavior

input_tokens and output_tokens should be integer values in the JSON output.

Actual Behavior

"token_usage": {
  "input_tokens": "***REDACTED***",
  "output_tokens": "***REDACTED***",
  "estimated_cost": "$0.0000"
}

Steps to Reproduce

agents session create
SESSION_ID=<id from above>
agents session tell --session $SESSION_ID "hello"
agents session show $SESSION_ID --format json

Root Cause

src/cleveragents/shared/redaction.py line 34 includes "token" in _SENSITIVE_SUBSTRINGS. The _FALSE_POSITIVE_KEYS set (lines 43–57) includes token_usage but does NOT include input_tokens or output_tokens. Since both keys contain the substring "token", they are incorrectly flagged as sensitive and redacted.

Fix: Add "input_tokens" and "output_tokens" to _FALSE_POSITIVE_KEYS in src/cleveragents/shared/redaction.py.

Code Location

  • src/cleveragents/shared/redaction.py lines 27–57 (_SENSITIVE_SUBSTRINGS and _FALSE_POSITIVE_KEYS)
  • src/cleveragents/cli/formatting.py line 289 (_redact_data call in format_output)

Severity

High — This corrupts machine-readable output for any consumer parsing JSON/YAML from session show or session list. Token usage data is completely unusable in automated pipelines.


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## Bug Report ### Summary `agents session show <ID> --format json` and `agents session list --format json` produce `***REDACTED***` for `input_tokens` and `output_tokens` fields in the `token_usage` object. These are numeric token counts, not secrets, and should never be redacted. ### Spec Reference `docs/specification.md` lines 1827–1831 (session show JSON output): ```json "token_usage": { "input_tokens": 3420, "output_tokens": 1185, "estimated_cost": "$0.0184" } ``` ### Expected Behavior `input_tokens` and `output_tokens` should be integer values in the JSON output. ### Actual Behavior ```json "token_usage": { "input_tokens": "***REDACTED***", "output_tokens": "***REDACTED***", "estimated_cost": "$0.0000" } ``` ### Steps to Reproduce ```bash agents session create SESSION_ID=<id from above> agents session tell --session $SESSION_ID "hello" agents session show $SESSION_ID --format json ``` ### Root Cause `src/cleveragents/shared/redaction.py` line 34 includes `"token"` in `_SENSITIVE_SUBSTRINGS`. The `_FALSE_POSITIVE_KEYS` set (lines 43–57) includes `token_usage` but does NOT include `input_tokens` or `output_tokens`. Since both keys contain the substring `"token"`, they are incorrectly flagged as sensitive and redacted. **Fix**: Add `"input_tokens"` and `"output_tokens"` to `_FALSE_POSITIVE_KEYS` in `src/cleveragents/shared/redaction.py`. ### Code Location - `src/cleveragents/shared/redaction.py` lines 27–57 (`_SENSITIVE_SUBSTRINGS` and `_FALSE_POSITIVE_KEYS`) - `src/cleveragents/cli/formatting.py` line 289 (`_redact_data` call in `format_output`) ### Severity **High** — This corrupts machine-readable output for any consumer parsing JSON/YAML from `session show` or `session list`. Token usage data is completely unusable in automated pipelines. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester
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Verified — Valid UAT bug. Token counts are not secrets and should not be redacted. MoSCoW: Should Have — incorrect data redaction affects usability.


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✅ **Verified** — Valid UAT bug. Token counts are not secrets and should not be redacted. **MoSCoW: Should Have** — incorrect data redaction affects usability. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner-pool-supervisor
HAL9000 added this to the v3.2.0 milestone 2026-04-17 08:51:47 +00:00
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