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# Validate Within Dir • AI Agent SDK

> validate_within_dir: Validate that a path is contained within an allowed root directory.

# validate\_within\_dir

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

Validate that a path is contained within an allowed root directory.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def validate_within_dir(path: Path, allowed_root: Path) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="path" type="Path" required={true}>
  Path to validate
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="allowed_root" type="Path" required={true}>
  Root directory that must contain the path
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  True if path is within allowed\_root, False otherwise
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `relative_to`
* `path.resolve`
* `allowed_root.resolve`

## Source

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