policy: deny shell * on custom agent breaks free tier with "can only be used from within OpenCode" #50627

Summary

Enabling permissions: [{action: shell, resource: "*", effect: deny}] on a custom primary agent makes every request fail on all free-tier models with OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode, even though the request originates from inside OpenCode TUI.

Environment

• opencode version: v2.0.13
• OS: Linux saka 7.2.5-3-omarchy feat: compact and other improvements #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:55:01 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
• Terminal: TERM=xterm-256color, TERM_PROGRAM=ghostty, COLORTERM=truecolor
• Shell: /usr/bin/bash
• Install/channel: latest
• Active plugins: none found

Reproduction

1. Use TUI with custom primary agent at ~/.config/opencode/agents/search.md with frontmatter:

permissions:
  - action: edit
    resource: "*"
    effect: deny
  - action: shell
    resource: "*"
    effect: deny
  - action: subagent
    resource: "*"
    effect: deny
  - action: subagent
    resource: "explore"
    effect: allow
  - action: subagent
    resource: "general"
    effect: allow
  - action: websearch
    resource: "*"
    effect: allow
  - action: webfetch
    resource: "*"
    effect: allow
  - action: read
    resource: "*"
    effect: allow
  - action: glob
    resource: "*"
    effect: allow
  - action: grep
    resource: "*"
    effect: allow

2. Send any message to that agent on any Console free-tier model via TUI.
3. Observe Error: Error from provider (Console): OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode.
4. Comment out the shell: "*" deny lines -> works again.

Expected Behavior

Shell deny should only block shell tool calls; the LLM request itself should still authenticate as in-OpenCode free-tier use.

Actual Behavior

Entire session fails with free-tier origin error on every message, before any tool use. Always reproducible; removal fixes. Affects all free models. Error is single line only.

Additional Context

• Interface: TUI. Agent mode: primary.
• Related same-error cluster, different triggers: [Bug] "OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode" error when using Custom Agents #50081 (custom agents), Subagents broken due to "OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode" #50516 (subagents, duplicate), Muse Spark 1.3 Free returns "OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode" inside OpenCode #49966 (Muse Spark Free inside OpenCode), Error from provider (Console): OpenCode's free tier can only be used from within OpenCode #50366, Server (1.18.31): Free tier zen models fail - User-Agent not forwarded to zen API #49756 (User-Agent not forwarded).
• No exact match for permission deny shell + free-tier trigger — appears to be a new trigger for the same validation bug.