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# Has Traversal Component • AI Agent SDK

> has_traversal_component: Check if a path contains directory traversal components.

# has\_traversal\_component

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> This function is defined in the [**workspace**](../modules/workspace) module.

Check if a path contains directory traversal components.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def has_traversal_component(path: str) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="path" type="str" required={true}>
  Path string to check
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  True if path contains '..' or other suspicious patterns
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `Path`

## Used By

* [`Workspace.resolve`](../functions/Workspace-resolve)

## Source

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