we recently changed file linking so the model uses markdown links when
it wants something to be clickable.
This works well across the GUI surfaces because they can render markdown
cleanly and use the full absolute path in the anchor target.
A previous pass hid the absolute path in the TUI (and only showed the
label), but that also meant we could lose useful location info when the
model put the line number or range in the anchor target instead of the
label.
This follow-up keeps the TUI behavior simple while making local file
links feel closer to the old TUI file reference style.
key changes:
- Local markdown file links in the TUI keep the old file-ref feel: code
styling, no underline, no visible absolute path.
- If the hidden local anchor target includes a location suffix and the
label does not already include one, we append that suffix to the visible
label.
- This works for single lines, line/column references, and ranges.
- If the label already includes the location, we leave it alone.
- normal web links keep the old TUI markdown-link behavior
some examples:
- `[foo.rs](/abs/path/foo.rs)` renders as `foo.rs`
- `[foo.rs](/abs/path/foo.rs:45)` renders as `foo.rs:45`
- `[foo.rs](/abs/path/foo.rs:45:3-48:9)` renders as `foo.rs:45:3-48:9`
- `[foo.rs:45](/abs/path/foo.rs:45)` stays `foo.rs:45`
- `[docs](https://example.com/docs)` still renders like a normal web
link
how it looks:
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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d51bf236-653a-4e83-96e4-9427f0804471"
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calculated a hashed user ID from either auth user id or API key
Also correctly populates OS.
These will make our metrics more useful and powerful for analysis.
# Tool System Refactor
- Centralizes tool definitions and execution in `core/src/tools/*`:
specs (`spec.rs`), handlers (`handlers/*`), router (`router.rs`),
registry/dispatch (`registry.rs`), and shared context (`context.rs`).
One registry now builds the model-visible tool list and binds handlers.
- Router converts model responses to tool calls; Registry dispatches
with consistent telemetry via `codex-rs/otel` and unified error
handling. Function, Local Shell, MCP, and experimental `unified_exec`
all flow through this path; legacy shell aliases still work.
- Rationale: reduce per‑tool boilerplate, keep spec/handler in sync, and
make adding tools predictable and testable.
Example: `read_file`
- Spec: `core/src/tools/spec.rs` (see `create_read_file_tool`,
registered by `build_specs`).
- Handler: `core/src/tools/handlers/read_file.rs` (absolute `file_path`,
1‑indexed `offset`, `limit`, `L#: ` prefixes, safe truncation).
- E2E test: `core/tests/suite/read_file.rs` validates the tool returns
the requested lines.
## Next steps:
- Decompose `handle_container_exec_with_params`
- Add parallel tool calls
