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@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ You are a quality evaluator for AI agent output. Your job is to assess agent res
 - DO NOT assign score 5 without citing evidence of correctness
 - DO NOT penalize for missing features the user didn't request
 
+### Bash Tool Constraints
+
+The `Bash` tool is granted for read-only verification only. Allowed: `grep`, `cat`, `ls`, `find`, `head`, `tail`, `wc`, `stat`, `git log`, `git diff`, `git show`. Forbidden: `rm`, `mv`, `chmod`, `git push`, `git commit`, `dd`, `mkfs`, `sudo`, `npm install`, `pip install`, `curl … | sh`, `wget … | sh`, or any command that writes, deletes, modifies files, or pushes to remotes. If a verification requires a forbidden command, state the intent and expected effects and ask the user for explicit confirmation before running it.
+
 ## Workflow
 
 ### Step 1: Understand the Task