## Why
`McpConnectionManager` used a two-phase setup (`new()` followed by
`initialize()`), which forced call sites to construct placeholder state
and then mutate it asynchronously. That made MCP startup/refresh flows
harder to follow and easier to misuse, especially around cancellation
token ownership.
## What changed
- Replaced the two-phase initialization flow with a single async
constructor: `McpConnectionManager::new(...) -> (Self,
CancellationToken)`.
- Added `McpConnectionManager::new_uninitialized()` for places that need
an empty manager before async startup begins.
- Added `McpConnectionManager::new_mcp_connection_manager_for_tests()`
for test-only construction.
- Updated MCP startup and refresh call sites in
`codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs` to build a fresh manager via `new(...)`,
swap it in, and update the startup cancellation token consistently.
- Updated MCP snapshot/connector call sites in
`codex-rs/core/src/mcp/mod.rs` and `codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs` to
use the consolidated constructor.
- Removed the now-obsolete `reset_mcp_startup_cancellation_token()`
helper in favor of explicit token replacement at the call sites.
## Testing
- Not run (refactor-only change; no new behavior was intended).
Summary
- expose `agents.max_depth` in config schema and toml parsing, with
defaults and validation
- thread-spawn depth guards and multi-agent handler now respect the
configured limit instead of a hardcoded value
- ensure documentation and helpers account for agent depth limits
TL;DR
Add top-level `model_catalog_json` config support so users can supply a
local model catalog override from a JSON file path (including adding new
models) without backend changes.
### Problem
Codex previously had no clean client-side way to replace/overlay model
catalog data for local testing of model metadata and new model entries.
### Fix
- Add top-level `model_catalog_json` config field (JSON file path).
- Apply catalog entries when resolving `ModelInfo`:
1. Base resolved model metadata (remote/fallback)
2. Catalog overlay from `model_catalog_json`
3. Existing global top-level overrides (`model_context_window`,
`model_supports_reasoning_summaries`, etc.)
### Note
Will revisit per-field overrides in a follow-up
### Tests
Added tests
## Summary
- add `previous_context_item: Option<TurnContextItem>` to
`ContextManager`
- expose session/state accessors for reading and updating the stored
previous context item
- switch settings diffing to use `TurnContextItem` instead of
`TurnContext`
- remove submission-loop local `previous_context` and persist the
previous context item in history
## Testing
- `just fmt`
- `just fix -p codex-core`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --test all model_switching::`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --test all collaboration_instructions::`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --test all personality::`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --test all
permissions_messages::permissions_message_not_added_when_no_change`
Summary
This PR expands MCP client-side approval behavior beyond codex_apps and
tightens elicitation capability signaling.
- Removed the codex_apps-only gate in MCP tool approval checks, so
local/custom MCP servers are now eligible for the same client-side
approval prompt flow when tool annotations indicate side effects.
- Updated approval memory keying to support tools without a connector ID
(connector_id: Option<String>), allowing “Approve this Session” to be
remembered even when connector metadata is missing.
- Updated prompt text for non-codex_apps tools to identify origin as The
<server> MCP server instead of This app.
- Added MCP initialization capability policy so only codex_apps
advertises MCP elicitation capability; other servers advertise no
elicitation support.
- Added regression tests for:
server-specific prompt copy behavior
codex-apps-only elicitation capability advertisement
Testing
- Not run (not requested)
- Summary
- raise `DEFAULT_MEMORIES_MAX_ROLLOUTS_PER_STARTUP` to 16 so more
rollouts are allowed per startup
- lower `DEFAULT_MEMORIES_MIN_ROLLOUT_IDLE_HOURS` to 6 to make rollouts
eligible sooner
- Testing
- Not run (not requested)
Summary
- replace the stale `docs/config.md#feature-flags` reference in the
legacy feature notice with the canonical published URL
- align the deprecation notice test to expect the new link
This addresses #12123
## Summary
- Updates the Linux bubblewrap sandbox args to mount a minimal `/dev`
using `--dev /dev` instead of only binding `/dev/null`. tools needing
entropy (git, crypto libs, etc.) can fail.
- Changed mount order so `--dev /dev` is added before writable-root
`--bind` mounts, preserving writable `/dev/*` submounts like `/dev/shm`
## Why
Fixes sandboxed command failures when reading `/dev/urandom` (and
similar standard device-node access).
Fixes https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/12056
## Summary
- stabilize
`thread_resume_rejoins_running_thread_even_with_override_mismatch` by
using a valid delayed second SSE response instead of an intentionally
truncated stream
- set `RUST_MIN_STACK=4194304` for spawned app-server test processes in
`McpProcess` to avoid stack-sensitive CI overflows in detached review
tests
## Why
- the thread-resume assertion could race with a mocked stream-disconnect
error and intermittently observe `systemError`
- detached review startup is stack-sensitive in some CI environments;
pinning a larger stack in the test harness removes that flake without
changing product behavior
## Validation
- `just fmt`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server --test all
suite::v2::thread_resume::thread_resume_rejoins_running_thread_even_with_override_mismatch`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server --test all
suite::v2::review::review_start_with_detached_delivery_returns_new_thread_id`
Motivation
- Today, a newly connected client has no direct way to determine the
current runtime status of threads from read/list responses alone.
- This forces clients to infer state from transient events, which can
lead to stale or inconsistent UI when reconnecting or attaching late.
Changes
- Add `status` to `thread/read` responses.
- Add `statuses` to `thread/list` responses.
- Emit `thread/status/changed` notifications with `threadId` and the new
status.
- Track runtime status for all loaded threads and default unknown
threads to `idle`.
- Update protocol/docs/tests/schema fixtures for the revised API.
Testing
- Validated protocol API changes with automated protocol tests and
regenerated schema/type fixtures.
- Validated app-server behavior with unit and integration test suites,
including status transitions and notifications.
app-server support for initiating Windows sandbox setup.
server responds quickly to setup request and makes a future RPC call
back to client when the setup finishes.
The TUI implementation is unaffected but in a future PR I'll update the
TUI to use the shared setup helper
(`windows_sandbox.run_windows_sandbox_setup`)
## Summary
Fix `js_repl` package-resolution boundary checks for macOS temp
directory path aliasing (`/var` vs `/private/var`).
## Problem
`js_repl` verifies that resolved bare-package imports stay inside a
configured `node_modules` root.
On macOS, temp directories are commonly exposed as `/var/...` but
canonicalize to `/private/var/...`.
Because the boundary check compared raw paths with `path.relative(...)`,
valid resolutions under temp dirs could be misclassified as escaping the
allowed base, causing false `Module not found` errors.
## Changes
- Add `fs` import in the JS kernel.
- Add `canonicalizePath()` using `fs.realpathSync.native(...)` (with
safe fallback).
- Canonicalize both `base` and `resolvedPath` before running the
`node_modules` containment check.
## Impact
- Fixes false-negative boundary checks for valid package resolutions in
macOS temp-dir scenarios.
- Keeps the existing security boundary behavior intact.
- Scope is limited to `js_repl` kernel module path validation logic.
#### [git stack](https://github.com/magus/git-stack-cli)
- 👉 `1` https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/12177
- ⏳ `2` https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/10673
## Summary
Increase the rollout summary filename slug cap from 20 to 60 characters
in memory storage.
## What changed
- Updated `ROLLOUT_SLUG_MAX_LEN` from `20` to `60` in:
- `codex-rs/core/src/memories/storage.rs`
- Updated slug truncation test to verify 60-char behavior.
## Why
This preserves more semantic context in rollout summary filenames while
keeping existing normalization behavior unchanged.
## Testing
- `just fmt`
- `cargo test -p codex-core
memories::storage::tests::rollout_summary_file_stem_sanitizes_and_truncates_slug
-- --exact`
The issue was that the file_watcher never unsubscribe a file watch. All
of them leave in the owning of the ThreadManager. As a result, for each
newly created thread we create a new file watcher but this one never get
deleted even if we close the thread. On Unix system, a file watcher uses
an `inotify` and after some time we end up having consumed all of them.
This PR adds a mechanism to unsubscribe a file watcher when a thread is
dropped
We've continued to receive reports from users that they're seeing the
error message "Your access token could not be refreshed because your
refresh token was already used. Please log out and sign in again." This
PR fixes two holes in the token refresh logic that lead to this
condition.
Background: A previous change in token refresh introduced the
`UnauthorizedRecovery` object. It implements a state machine in the core
agent loop that first performs a load of the on-disk auth information
guarded by a check for matching account ID. If it finds that the on-disk
version has been updated by another instance of codex, it uses the
reloaded auth tokens. If the on-disk version hasn't been updated, it
issues a refresh request from the token authority.
There are two problems that this PR addresses:
Problem 1: We weren't doing the same thing for the code path used by the
app server interface. This PR effectively replicates the
`UnauthorizedRecovery` logic for that code path.
Problem 2: The `UnauthorizedRecovery` logic contained a hole in the
`ReloadOutcome::Skipped` case. Here's the scenario. A user starts two
instances of the CLI. Instance 1 is active (working on a task), instance
2 is idle. Both instances have the same in-memory cached tokens. The
user then runs `codex logout` or `codex login` to log in to a separate
account, which overwrites the `auth.json` file. Instance 1 receives a
401 and refreshes its token, but it doesn't write the new token to the
`auth.json` file because the account ID doesn't match. Instance 2 is
later activated and presented with a new task. It immediately hits a 401
and attempts to refresh its token but fails because its cached refresh
token is now invalid. To avoid this situation, I've changed the logic to
immediately fail a token refresh if the user has since logged out or
logged in to another account. This will still be seen as an error by the
user, but the cause will be clearer.
I also took this opportunity to clean up the names of existing functions
to make their roles clearer.
* `try_refresh_token` is renamed `request_chatgpt_token_refresh`
* the existing `refresh_token` is renamed `refresh_token_from_authority`
(there's a new higher-level function named `refresh_token` now)
* `refresh_tokens` is renamed `refresh_and_persist_chatgpt_token`, and
it now implicitly reloads
* `update_tokens` is renamed `persist_tokens`
Summary
- prevent delegated review agents from re-enabling blocked tools by
explicitly disabling the Collab feature alongside web search and view
image controls
Testing
- Not run (not requested)
## Summary
This change removes tool-list filtering in `js_repl_tools_only` mode and
relies on the normal model tool descriptions, while still enforcing that
tool execution must go through `js_repl` + `codex.tool(...)`.
## Motivation
The previous `js_repl_tools_only` filtering hid most tools from the
model request, which diverged from standard tool-list behavior and made
signatures less discoverable. I tested that this filtering is not
needed, and the model can follow the prompt to only call tools via
`js_repl`.
## What Changed
- `filter_tools_for_model(...)` in `core/src/tools/spec.rs` is now a
pass-through (no filtering when `js_repl_tools_only` is enabled).
- Updated tests to assert that model tools are not filtered in
`js_repl_tools_only` mode.
- Updated dynamic-tool test to assert dynamic tools remain visible in
model tool specs.
- Removed obsolete test helper used only by the old filtering
assertions.
## Safety / Behavior
- This commit does **not** relax execution policy.
- Direct model tool calls remain blocked in `js_repl_tools_only` mode
(except internal `js_repl` tools), and callers are instructed to use
`js_repl` + `codex.tool(...)`.
## Testing
- `cargo test -p codex-core js_repl_tools_only`
- Manual rollout validation showed the model can follow the `js_repl`
routing instructions without needing filtered tool lists.
#### [git stack](https://github.com/magus/git-stack-cli)
- 👉 `1` https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/12069
- ⏳ `2` https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/10673
- ⏳ `3` https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/10670
…fault
Update the list of platform defaults included for `ReadOnlyAccess`.
When `ReadOnlyAccess::Restricted::include_platform_defaults` is `true`,
the policy defined in
`codex-rs/core/src/seatbelt_platform_defaults.sbpl` is appended to
enable macOS programs to function properly.
# External (non-OpenAI) Pull Request Requirements
In `js_repl` mode, module resolution currently starts from
`js_repl_kernel.js`, which is written to a per-kernel temp dir. This
effectively means that bare imports will not resolve.
This PR adds a new config option, `js_repl_node_module_dirs`, which is a
list of dirs that are used (in order) to resolve a bare import. If none
of those work, the current working directory of the thread is used.
For example:
```toml
js_repl_node_module_dirs = [
"/path/to/node_modules/",
"/other/path/to/node_modules/",
]
```
## Summary
- add a dedicated `core/tests/suite/model_visible_layout.rs` snapshot
suite to materialize model-visible request layout in high-value
scenarios
- add three reviewer-focused snapshot scenarios:
- turn-level context updates (cwd / permissions / personality)
- first post-resume turn with model hydration + personality change
- first post-resume turn where pre-turn model override matches rollout
model
- wire the new suite into `core/tests/suite/mod.rs`
- commit generated `insta` snapshots under `core/tests/suite/snapshots/`
## Why
This creates a stable, reviewable baseline of model-visible context
layout against `main` before follow-on context-management refactors. It
lets subsequent PRs show focused snapshot diffs for behavior changes
instead of introducing the test surface and behavior changes at once.
## Testing
- `just fmt`
- `INSTA_UPDATE=always cargo test -p codex-core model_visible_layout`
## Summary
- add realtime websocket client transport in codex-api
- send session.create on connect with backend prompt and optional
conversation_id
- keep session.update for prompt changes after connect
- switch inbound event parsing to a tagged enum (typed variants instead
of optional field bag)
- add a websocket e2e integration test in
codex-rs/codex-api/tests/realtime_websocket_e2e.rs
## Why
This moves the realtime transport to an explicit session-create
handshake and improves protocol safety with typed inbound events.
## Testing
- Added e2e integration test coverage for session create + event flow in
the API crate.
zsh fork PR stack:
- https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/12051
- https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/12052👈
### Summary
This PR introduces a feature-gated native shell runtime path that routes
shell execution through a patched zsh exec bridge, removing MCP-specific
behavior from the shell hot path while preserving existing
CommandExecution lifecycle semantics.
When shell_zsh_fork is enabled, shell commands run via patched zsh with
per-`execve` interception through EXEC_WRAPPER. Core receives wrapper
IPC requests over a Unix socket, applies existing approval policy, and
returns allow/deny before the subcommand executes.
### What’s included
**1) New zsh exec bridge runtime in core**
- Wrapper-mode entrypoint (maybe_run_zsh_exec_wrapper_mode) for
EXEC_WRAPPER invocations.
- Per-execution Unix-socket IPC handling for wrapper requests/responses.
- Approval callback integration using existing core approval
orchestration.
- Streaming stdout/stderr deltas to existing command output event
pipeline.
- Error handling for malformed IPC, denial/abort, and execution
failures.
**2) Session lifecycle integration**
SessionServices now owns a `ZshExecBridge`.
Session startup initializes bridge state; shutdown tears it down
cleanly.
**3) Shell runtime routing (feature-gated)**
When `shell_zsh_fork` is enabled:
- Build execution env/spec as usual.
- Add wrapper socket env wiring.
- Execute via `zsh_exec_bridge.execute_shell_request(...)` instead of
the regular shell path.
- Non-zsh-fork behavior remains unchanged.
**4) Config + feature wiring**
- Added `Feature::ShellZshFork` (under development).
- Added config support for `zsh_path` (optional absolute path to patched
zsh):
- `Config`, `ConfigToml`, `ConfigProfile`, overrides, and schema.
- Session startup validates that `zsh_path` exists/usable when zsh-fork
is enabled.
- Added startup test for missing `zsh_path` failure mode.
**5) Seatbelt/sandbox updates for wrapper IPC**
- Extended seatbelt policy generation to optionally allow outbound
connection to explicitly permitted Unix sockets.
- Wired sandboxing path to pass wrapper socket path through to seatbelt
policy generation.
- Added/updated seatbelt tests for explicit socket allow rule and
argument emission.
**6) Runtime entrypoint hooks**
- This allows the same binary to act as the zsh wrapper subprocess when
invoked via `EXEC_WRAPPER`.
**7) Tool selection behavior**
- ToolsConfig now prefers ShellCommand type when shell_zsh_fork is
enabled.
- Added test coverage for precedence with unified-exec enabled.
## Summary
- standardize remote compaction test mocking around one default behavior
in shared helpers
- make default remote compact mocks mirror production shape: keep
`message/user` + `message/developer`, drop assistant/tool artifacts,
then append a summary user message
- switch non-special `compact_remote` tests to the shared default mock
instead of ad-hoc JSON payloads
## Special-case tests that still use explicit mocks
- remote compaction error payload / HTTP failure behavior
- summary-only compact output behavior
- manual `/compact` with no prior user messages
- stale developer-instruction injection coverage
## Why
This removes inconsistent manual remote compaction fixtures and gives us
one source of truth for normal remote compact behavior, while preserving
explicit mocks only where tests intentionally cover non-default
behavior.
zsh fork PR stack:
- https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/12051👈
- https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/12052
With upcoming support for a fork of zsh that allows us to intercept
`execve` and run execpolicy checks for each subcommand as part of a
`CommandExecution`, it will be possible for there to be multiple
approval requests for a shell command like `/path/to/zsh -lc 'git status
&& rg \"TODO\" src && make test'`.
To support that, this PR introduces a new `approval_id` field across
core, protocol, and app-server so that we can associate approvals
properly for subcommands.
### Summary
Ensure that we use the model value from the response header only so that
we are guaranteed with the correct slug name. We are no longer checking
against the model value from response so that we are less likely to have
false positive.
There are two different treatments - for SSE we use the header from the
response and for websocket we check top-level events.
* Add v2 server notifications `thread/archived` and `thread/unarchived`
with a `threadId` payload.
* Wire new events into `thread/archive` and `thread/unarchive` success
paths.
* Update app-server protocol/schema/docs accordingly.
Testing:
- Updated archive/unarchive end-to-end tests to verify both
notifications are emitted with the expected thread id payload.
## Summary
- change the cwd-change prompt (shown when resuming/forking across
different directories) so `Ctrl+C`/`Ctrl+D` exits the session instead of
implicitly selecting "Use session directory"
- introduce explicit prompt and resolver exit outcomes so this intent is
propagated cleanly through both startup resume/fork and in-app `/resume`
flows
- add a unit test that verifies `Ctrl+C` exits rather than selecting an
option
## Why
Previously, pressing `Ctrl+C` on this prompt silently picked one of the
options, which made it hard to abort. This aligns the prompt with the
expected quit behavior.
## Codex author
`codex resume 019c6d39-bbfb-7dc3-8008-1388a054e86d`
