SLB — Simultaneous Launch Button

A Go CLI that implements a two-person rule for running potentially destructive commands from AI coding agents. When an agent wants to run something risky (e.g., rm -rf, git push --force, kubectl delete, DROP TABLE), SLB requires peer review and explicit approval before execution.

Why This Exists

Coding agents can get tunnel vision, hallucinate, or misunderstand context. A second reviewer (ideally with a different model/tooling) catches mistakes before they become irreversible.

SLB is built for multi-agent workflows where many agent terminals run in parallel and a single bad command could destroy work, data, or infrastructure.

Critical Design: Client-Side Execution

Commands run in YOUR shell environment, not on a server. The daemon is a NOTARY (verifies approvals), not an executor. This means commands inherit:

• AWS_PROFILE, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
• KUBECONFIG
• Activated virtualenvs
• SSH_AUTH_SOCK
• Database connection strings

Risk Tiers

Quick Start

Installation

# One-liner
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dicklesworthstone/slb/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

# Or with go install
go install github.com/Dicklesworthstone/slb/cmd/slb@latest

Initialize a Project

cd /path/to/project
slb init

Creates .slb/ directory with:

• state.db - SQLite database (source of truth)
• config.toml - Project configuration
• pending/ - JSON files for pending requests
• logs/ - Execution logs

Basic Workflow

# 1. Start a session (as an AI agent)
slb session start --agent "GreenLake" --program "claude-code" --model "opus"
# Returns: session_id and session_key

# 2. Run a dangerous command (blocks until approved)
slb run "rm -rf ./build" --reason "Clean build artifacts" --session-id <id>

# 3. Another agent reviews and approves
slb pending                    # See what's waiting
slb review <request-id>        # View full details
slb approve <request-id> --session-id <reviewer-id> --comment "Looks safe"

# 4. Original command executes automatically after approval

Commands Reference

Session Management

slb session start --agent <name> --program <prog> --model <model>
slb session end --session-id <id>
slb session resume --agent <name> --create-if-missing  # Resume after crash
slb session list                               # Show active sessions
slb session heartbeat --session-id <id>        # Keep session alive
slb session gc --threshold 2h                  # Clean stale sessions

Request & Run

# Primary command (atomic: check, request, wait, execute)
slb run "<command>" --reason "..." --session-id <id>

# Plumbing commands
slb request "<command>" --reason "..."         # Create request only
slb status <request-id> --wait                 # Check/wait for status
slb pending --all-projects                     # List pending requests
slb cancel <request-id>                        # Cancel own request

Review & Approve

slb review <request-id>                        # Show full details
slb approve <request-id> --session-id <id> --comment "..."
slb reject <request-id> --session-id <id> --reason "..."

Execution

slb execute <request-id>                       # Execute approved request
slb emergency-execute "<cmd>" --reason "..."   # Human override (logged)
slb rollback <request-id>                      # Rollback if captured

Pattern Management

slb patterns list --tier critical              # List patterns by tier
slb patterns test "<command>"                  # Check what tier a command gets
slb patterns add --tier dangerous "<pattern>"  # Add runtime pattern

Daemon & TUI

slb daemon start --foreground                  # Start background daemon
slb daemon stop                                # Stop daemon
slb daemon status                              # Check daemon status
slb tui                                        # Launch interactive TUI
slb watch --session-id <id> --json             # Stream events (NDJSON)

Claude Code Hook

slb hook install                               # Install PreToolUse hook
slb hook status                                # Check installation
slb hook test "<command>"                      # Test classification
slb hook uninstall                             # Remove hook

History & Audit

slb history --tier critical --status executed  # Filter history
slb history -q "rm -rf"                        # Full-text search
slb show <request-id> --with-reviews           # Detailed view
slb outcome record <request-id> --problems     # Record feedback
slb outcome stats                              # Execution statistics

Pattern Matching Engine

Classification Algorithm

1. Normalization: Commands are parsed with shell-aware tokenization

   • Strips wrapper prefixes: sudo, doas, env, time, nohup
   • Extracts inner commands from bash -c 'command'
   • Resolves paths: ./foo → /absolute/path/foo

2. Compound Command Handling: Commands with ;, &&, ||, | are split and each segment classified. Highest risk segment wins:

   echo "done" && rm -rf /etc    →  CRITICAL (rm -rf /etc wins)
   ls && git status              →  SAFE (no dangerous patterns)
   

3. Shell-Aware Splitting: Separators inside quotes preserved:

   psql -c "DELETE FROM users; DROP TABLE x;"  →  Single segment (SQL)
   echo "foo" && rm -rf /tmp                   →  Two segments
   

4. Pattern Precedence: SAFE → CRITICAL → DANGEROUS → CAUTION (first match wins)

5. Fail-Safe Parse Handling: If parsing fails, tier is upgraded by one level:

   • SAFE → CAUTION
   • CAUTION → DANGEROUS
   • DANGEROUS → CRITICAL

Default Patterns

CRITICAL (2+ approvals): rm -rf /..., DROP DATABASE/SCHEMA, TRUNCATE TABLE, terraform destroy, kubectl delete node/namespace/pv/pvc, git push --force, aws terminate-instances, dd ... of=/dev/

DANGEROUS (1 approval): rm -rf, git reset --hard, git clean -fd, kubectl delete, terraform destroy -target, DROP TABLE, chmod -R, chown -R

CAUTION (auto-approved after 30s): rm <file>, git stash drop, git branch -d, npm/pip uninstall

SAFE (skip review): rm *.log, rm *.tmp, git stash, kubectl delete pod, npm cache clean

Request Lifecycle

State Machine

                    ┌─────────────┐
                    │   PENDING   │
                    └──────┬──────┘
           ┌───────────────┼───────────────┐───────────────┐
           ▼               ▼               ▼               ▼
     ┌──────────┐    ┌──────────┐    ┌──────────┐    ┌──────────┐
     │ APPROVED │    │ REJECTED │    │ CANCELLED│    │ TIMEOUT  │
     └────┬─────┘    └──────────┘    └──────────┘    └────┬─────┘
          │              (terminal)      (terminal)       │
          ▼                                               ▼
     ┌──────────┐                                   ┌──────────┐
     │EXECUTING │                                   │ESCALATED │
     └────┬─────┘                                   └──────────┘
          │
   ┌──────┴──────┬──────────┐
   ▼             ▼          ▼
┌────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌────────┐
│EXECUTED│  │EXEC_FAIL│  │TIMED_OUT│
└────────┘  └─────────┘  └────────┘
(terminal)   (terminal)   (terminal)

Approval TTL

• Standard requests: 30 minutes (configurable)
• CRITICAL requests: 10 minutes (s