codex-tools: extract responses API tool models (#16031)

## Why

The previous extraction steps moved shared tool-schema parsing into
`codex-tools`, but `codex-core` still owned the generic Responses API
tool models and the last adapter layer that turned parsed tool
definitions into `ResponsesApiTool` values.

That left `core/src/tools/spec.rs` and `core/src/client_common.rs`
holding a chunk of tool-shaping code that does not need session state,
runtime plumbing, or any other `codex-core`-specific dependency. As a
result, `codex-tools` owned the parsed tool definition, but `codex-core`
still owned the generic wire model that those definitions are converted
into.

This change moves that boundary one step further. `codex-tools` now owns
the reusable Responses/tool wire structs and the shared conversion
helpers for dynamic tools, MCP tools, and deferred MCP aliases.
`codex-core` continues to own `ToolSpec` orchestration and the remaining
web-search-specific request shapes.

## What changed

- added `tools/src/responses_api.rs` to own `ResponsesApiTool`,
`FreeformTool`, `ToolSearchOutputTool`, namespace output types, and the
shared `ToolDefinition -> ResponsesApiTool` adapter helpers
- added `tools/src/responses_api_tests.rs` for deferred-loading
behavior, adapter coverage, and namespace serialization coverage
- rewired `core/src/tools/spec.rs` to use the extracted dynamic/MCP
adapter helpers instead of defining those conversions locally
- rewired `core/src/tools/handlers/tool_search.rs` to use the extracted
deferred MCP adapter and namespace output types directly
- slimmed `core/src/client_common.rs` so it now keeps `ToolSpec` and the
web-search-specific wire types, while reusing the extracted tool models
from `codex-tools`
- moved the extracted seam tests out of `core` and updated
`codex-rs/tools/README.md` plus `tools/src/lib.rs` to reflect the
expanded `codex-tools` boundary

## Test plan

- `cargo test -p codex-tools`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --lib tools::spec::`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --lib tools::handlers::tool_search::`
- `just fix -p codex-tools -p codex-core`
- `just argument-comment-lint`

## References

- [#15923](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15923) `codex-tools:
extract shared tool schema parsing`
- [#15928](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15928) `codex-tools:
extract MCP schema adapters`
- [#15944](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15944) `codex-tools:
extract dynamic tool adapters`
- [#15953](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15953) `codex-tools:
introduce named tool definitions`
This commit is contained in:
Michael Bolin
2026-03-27 14:26:54 -07:00
committed by GitHub
parent 82e8031338
commit 16d4ea9ca8
10 changed files with 320 additions and 217 deletions
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//! Shared tool-schema parsing primitives that can live outside `codex-core`.
//! Shared tool definitions and Responses API tool primitives that can live
//! outside `codex-core`.
mod dynamic_tool;
mod json_schema;
mod mcp_tool;
mod responses_api;
mod tool_definition;
pub use dynamic_tool::parse_dynamic_tool;
@@ -11,4 +13,14 @@ pub use json_schema::JsonSchema;
pub use json_schema::parse_tool_input_schema;
pub use mcp_tool::mcp_call_tool_result_output_schema;
pub use mcp_tool::parse_mcp_tool;
pub use responses_api::FreeformTool;
pub use responses_api::FreeformToolFormat;
pub use responses_api::ResponsesApiNamespace;
pub use responses_api::ResponsesApiNamespaceTool;
pub use responses_api::ResponsesApiTool;
pub use responses_api::ToolSearchOutputTool;
pub use responses_api::dynamic_tool_to_responses_api_tool;
pub use responses_api::mcp_tool_to_deferred_responses_api_tool;
pub use responses_api::mcp_tool_to_responses_api_tool;
pub use responses_api::tool_definition_to_responses_api_tool;
pub use tool_definition::ToolDefinition;
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use crate::JsonSchema;
use crate::ToolDefinition;
use crate::parse_dynamic_tool;
use crate::parse_mcp_tool;
use codex_protocol::dynamic_tools::DynamicToolSpec;
use serde::Deserialize;
use serde::Serialize;
use serde_json::Value;
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
pub struct FreeformTool {
pub name: String,
pub description: String,
pub format: FreeformToolFormat,
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
pub struct FreeformToolFormat {
pub r#type: String,
pub syntax: String,
pub definition: String,
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq)]
pub struct ResponsesApiTool {
pub name: String,
pub description: String,
/// TODO: Validation. When strict is set to true, the JSON schema,
/// `required` and `additional_properties` must be present. All fields in
/// `properties` must be present in `required`.
pub strict: bool,
#[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
pub defer_loading: Option<bool>,
pub parameters: JsonSchema,
#[serde(skip)]
pub output_schema: Option<Value>,
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq)]
#[serde(tag = "type")]
pub enum ToolSearchOutputTool {
#[allow(dead_code)]
#[serde(rename = "function")]
Function(ResponsesApiTool),
#[serde(rename = "namespace")]
Namespace(ResponsesApiNamespace),
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq)]
pub struct ResponsesApiNamespace {
pub name: String,
pub description: String,
pub tools: Vec<ResponsesApiNamespaceTool>,
}
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, PartialEq)]
#[serde(tag = "type")]
pub enum ResponsesApiNamespaceTool {
#[serde(rename = "function")]
Function(ResponsesApiTool),
}
pub fn dynamic_tool_to_responses_api_tool(
tool: &DynamicToolSpec,
) -> Result<ResponsesApiTool, serde_json::Error> {
Ok(tool_definition_to_responses_api_tool(parse_dynamic_tool(
tool,
)?))
}
pub fn mcp_tool_to_responses_api_tool(
name: String,
tool: &rmcp::model::Tool,
) -> Result<ResponsesApiTool, serde_json::Error> {
Ok(tool_definition_to_responses_api_tool(
parse_mcp_tool(tool)?.renamed(name),
))
}
pub fn mcp_tool_to_deferred_responses_api_tool(
name: String,
tool: &rmcp::model::Tool,
) -> Result<ResponsesApiTool, serde_json::Error> {
Ok(tool_definition_to_responses_api_tool(
parse_mcp_tool(tool)?.renamed(name).into_deferred(),
))
}
pub fn tool_definition_to_responses_api_tool(tool_definition: ToolDefinition) -> ResponsesApiTool {
ResponsesApiTool {
name: tool_definition.name,
description: tool_definition.description,
strict: false,
defer_loading: tool_definition.defer_loading.then_some(true),
parameters: tool_definition.input_schema,
output_schema: tool_definition.output_schema,
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
#[path = "responses_api_tests.rs"]
mod tests;
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use super::ResponsesApiNamespace;
use super::ResponsesApiNamespaceTool;
use super::ResponsesApiTool;
use super::ToolSearchOutputTool;
use super::dynamic_tool_to_responses_api_tool;
use super::mcp_tool_to_deferred_responses_api_tool;
use super::tool_definition_to_responses_api_tool;
use crate::JsonSchema;
use crate::ToolDefinition;
use codex_protocol::dynamic_tools::DynamicToolSpec;
use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
use serde_json::json;
use std::collections::BTreeMap;
#[test]
fn tool_definition_to_responses_api_tool_omits_false_defer_loading() {
assert_eq!(
tool_definition_to_responses_api_tool(ToolDefinition {
name: "lookup_order".to_string(),
description: "Look up an order".to_string(),
input_schema: JsonSchema::Object {
properties: BTreeMap::from([(
"order_id".to_string(),
JsonSchema::String { description: None },
)]),
required: Some(vec!["order_id".to_string()]),
additional_properties: Some(false.into()),
},
output_schema: Some(json!({"type": "object"})),
defer_loading: false,
}),
ResponsesApiTool {
name: "lookup_order".to_string(),
description: "Look up an order".to_string(),
strict: false,
defer_loading: None,
parameters: JsonSchema::Object {
properties: BTreeMap::from([(
"order_id".to_string(),
JsonSchema::String { description: None },
)]),
required: Some(vec!["order_id".to_string()]),
additional_properties: Some(false.into()),
},
output_schema: Some(json!({"type": "object"})),
}
);
}
#[test]
fn dynamic_tool_to_responses_api_tool_preserves_defer_loading() {
let tool = DynamicToolSpec {
name: "lookup_order".to_string(),
description: "Look up an order".to_string(),
input_schema: json!({
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"order_id": {"type": "string"}
},
"required": ["order_id"],
"additionalProperties": false,
}),
defer_loading: true,
};
assert_eq!(
dynamic_tool_to_responses_api_tool(&tool).expect("convert dynamic tool"),
ResponsesApiTool {
name: "lookup_order".to_string(),
description: "Look up an order".to_string(),
strict: false,
defer_loading: Some(true),
parameters: JsonSchema::Object {
properties: BTreeMap::from([(
"order_id".to_string(),
JsonSchema::String { description: None },
)]),
required: Some(vec!["order_id".to_string()]),
additional_properties: Some(false.into()),
},
output_schema: None,
}
);
}
#[test]
fn mcp_tool_to_deferred_responses_api_tool_sets_defer_loading() {
let tool = rmcp::model::Tool {
name: "lookup_order".to_string().into(),
title: None,
description: Some("Look up an order".to_string().into()),
input_schema: std::sync::Arc::new(rmcp::model::object(json!({
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"order_id": {"type": "string"}
},
"required": ["order_id"],
"additionalProperties": false,
}))),
output_schema: None,
annotations: None,
execution: None,
icons: None,
meta: None,
};
assert_eq!(
mcp_tool_to_deferred_responses_api_tool(
"mcp__codex_apps__lookup_order".to_string(),
&tool,
)
.expect("convert deferred tool"),
ResponsesApiTool {
name: "mcp__codex_apps__lookup_order".to_string(),
description: "Look up an order".to_string(),
strict: false,
defer_loading: Some(true),
parameters: JsonSchema::Object {
properties: BTreeMap::from([(
"order_id".to_string(),
JsonSchema::String { description: None },
)]),
required: Some(vec!["order_id".to_string()]),
additional_properties: Some(false.into()),
},
output_schema: None,
}
);
}
#[test]
fn tool_search_output_namespace_serializes_with_deferred_child_tools() {
let namespace = ToolSearchOutputTool::Namespace(ResponsesApiNamespace {
name: "mcp__codex_apps__calendar".to_string(),
description: "Plan events".to_string(),
tools: vec![ResponsesApiNamespaceTool::Function(ResponsesApiTool {
name: "create_event".to_string(),
description: "Create a calendar event.".to_string(),
strict: false,
defer_loading: Some(true),
parameters: JsonSchema::Object {
properties: Default::default(),
required: None,
additional_properties: None,
},
output_schema: None,
})],
});
let value = serde_json::to_value(namespace).expect("serialize namespace");
assert_eq!(
value,
json!({
"type": "namespace",
"name": "mcp__codex_apps__calendar",
"description": "Plan events",
"tools": [
{
"type": "function",
"name": "create_event",
"description": "Create a calendar event.",
"strict": false,
"defer_loading": true,
"parameters": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}
}
]
})
);
}