Security and code quality review: Analysis of 9 identified issues

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Comprehensive security and maintainability review of recent Toon format implementation, covering configuration validation, error handling, XSS concerns, and code maintainability across 9 identified areas.

Analysis Summary

Generated detailed Chinese analysis report (/tmp/code-review-analysis.md) examining:

• High Priority: Silent error handling in template loading that suppresses failures without logging
• Medium Priority: Missing max depth validation, hardcoded configs, template-parser validation mismatches
• Low Priority: XSS concerns (false positive - outputs to LLM not HTML), unused vector utils (intentional), edge case handling

Key Findings

🔴 Critical: Silent Template Loading Failures

Lines 30-32, 41-43 in default-chat.ts:

try {
    promptService.registerTemplate("agent.user.events.toon", loadTemplate("agent.user.events.toon"));
} catch {}  // ❌ Completely silent - no debug info

Impact: Toon format silently degrades to default when templates missing. Zero visibility for debugging.

🟡 Configuration Validation Gaps

• maxRenderDepth: Has .min(1) but no .max() - allows DoS via excessive depth
• Hardcoded values: 100-char truncate, date formats have // TODO: 从配置读取
• Schema.intersect: No tests validating field name conflicts across config modules

🟡 Template-Parser Mismatch

output.toon.mustache states params "应该包含 inner_thoughts" but ToonParser doesn't validate it. Template guidance vs enforcement inconsistent.

🟢 False Positives

• XSS concerns: escape: (text) => text is correct - outputs to LLM API not browser
• Vector utils: Not dead code - prepared for future RAG/embeddings features
• Deep nesting: getRequiredVariables already handles cycles with visitedPartials Set

Recommendations by Priority

Immediate (1h):

• Add logging to silent catch blocks with warn-level messages
• Add .max(10) to maxRenderDepth schema

Short-term (4h):

• Extract hardcoded config values to PromptServiceConfig
• Align template requirements with parser validation
• Add config merge conflict tests

Optional (3h):

• Document XSS-safety reasoning in comments
• Add unit tests for vector utils and nested partials
• Enhance ToonParser with strict mode option

Total estimated effort: ~8.5 hours across priorities

No Code Changes

Per problem statement ("核查...但是不要修改"), this PR contains analysis only. Implementation of fixes requires separate approval.

Original prompt

核查下面的问题，但是不要修改：
1：The configuration uses the Schema.number().default(3).min(1) for maxRenderDepth. Ensure validation prevents edge cases like potential negative values, overly large depth values, or injection-based confusion for deep-rendered templates. Additionally, confirm comprehensive testing is done on the injected formats.
2：The added file uses mustache syntax extensively for rendering user-driven or system-driven components, such as {{content}}, {{message}}, and {{sender.name}}. Ensure that these variables are properly encoded for special characters and other injections to prevent XSS vulnerabilities.
3：The configuration schema uses Schema.intersect to merge multiple configurations. Ensure that validation across intersected configuration fields does not lead to conflicts or inconsistencies, especially for complex services like PromptServiceConfig and AgentBehaviorConfig. Test cases should be added for edge overlaps between these configurations.
4：The try blocks at lines 30-32 and 41-43 silently catch template-related errors without any handling. This may cause debugging issues and prevent visibility into template registration errors. Consider logging the errors or handling them appropriately.
5：The code has hardcoded configurations such as message length (100 characters) in the _truncate method and date formats in _formatDate and _formatTime. This can limit flexibility and make it difficult to adapt in different environments. Consider externalizing these configurations to enhance maintainability.
6：The latest change updates the utility exports to include new ones like ./vector. It should be confirmed that all exports listed are used across the codebase, or verified during testing, to avoid unnecessary bloat or potential dead code.
7：The output.toon.mustache template contains strict guidance for outputting in Toon format. Ensure the implementation using these instructions validates all fields (e.g., inner_thoughts, actions, etc.) strictly. Mismatched expectations could lead to processing errors or ambiguous behavior.
8：The getRequiredVariables method was updated to handle variable and partial collection for templates. Confirm that this process covers edge cases like deeply nested variables and partials that may introduce unexpected parsing errors. Comprehensive test coverage is crucial here.
9：The ToonParser class has multiple spots where warnings and errors are logged but handling stops at a basic log message. Consider whether further error handling (e.g., rethrowing with details, or collecting actionable information) would improve robustness, especially for extensive debugging environments.
核查这9个问题，查看是否存在并且告诉我需要修复等等内容（中文）

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