fix(core): treat cloned repo targets as source-aware whitebox scans

[timhaines]

Fixes #884.

A repository target is cloned into /workspace/<subdir> and returned by collect_local_sources, exactly like a local_code target — but both whitebox checks tested only type == "local_code". So strix -t https://github.com/org/repo -t https://your-app.com, the invocation docs/quickstart.mdx:63 documents as "white-box testing", ran with is_whitebox=False: source-aware skills not preloaded, telemetry recording blackbox.

Before / after

targets = [{"type": "repository", "details": {"cloned_repo_path": "/clone", "workspace_subdir": "repo"}}]

bool(collect_local_sources(targets))  # True — source is in the workspace
is_whitebox_scan(targets)             # before: False    after: True

Change

The predicate was duplicated — interface/utils.py:1247 feeds telemetry, an inlined copy at core/runner.py:211 gates skills — so the two could drift. Both now share one helper, aligned with collect_local_sources for the target shapes the CLI produces:

def is_whitebox_scan(targets_info: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> bool:
    return any(
        t.get("type") == "local_code" or (t.get("details") or {}).get("cloned_repo_path")
        for t in targets_info or []
    )

It lives in strix/core/inputs.py, which already owns target-dict interpretation (build_root_task, build_scope_context) and sits on the right side of the interface → core import direction, so runner.py can reach it. If you'd rather keep it in interface/utils.py, I'm happy to drop the move and patch both sites in place.

Tests

7 new, across test_inputs.py, test_runner_root_prompt.py, and a new test_prompt_skills.py:

• a cloned-repo target is whitebox; a URL-only scan is not
• the predicate agrees with bool(collect_local_sources(...)) on representative target-type combinations, including repo+domain and an uncloned repo — this covers the seam that was missing, so narrowing either function in isolation should now trip a test
• the runner's flag reaches build_strix_agent
• _resolve_skills(is_whitebox=True) pulls in coordination/source_aware_whitebox and custom/source_aware_sast

Verified by reverting the predicate in place: exactly the three behavior tests fail (421 passed), and pass again on restore.

Checks

424 passed. ruff, mypy, pyright and bandit all at parity with main — pyright total is unchanged at 981 (inputs.py 40→42, runner.py 15→13; the two dict.get() errors moved with the code). No docs change needed: docs/quickstart.mdx:63 and docs/usage/cli.mdx:105 already document the fixed behavior.

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Greptile Summary

This PR centralizes white-box scan classification and recognizes successfully cloned repository targets as source-aware.

• Adds is_whitebox_scan to the core input helpers.
• Uses the shared predicate for runner skill selection and interface telemetry.
• Adds coverage for cloned repositories, URL-only scans, and source-aware skill resolution.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge.

No blocking failure remains.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
strix/core/inputs.py	Adds the shared white-box predicate covering local-code and cloned-repository targets.
strix/core/runner.py	Replaces the local-code-only check with the shared predicate when constructing root and child agents.
strix/interface/main.py	Imports the shared core predicate so telemetry uses the same classification as the runner.
strix/interface/utils.py	Removes the narrower duplicate white-box predicate while retaining local-source collection.
tests/test_inputs.py	Covers cloned-repository classification and alignment with source collection across supported target combinations.
tests/test_prompt_skills.py	Verifies white-box skill inclusion, black-box exclusion, ordering, and deduplication.
tests/test_runner_root_prompt.py	Verifies cloned repositories reach the root agent as white-box targets while URL-only scans remain black-box.

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