[6/8] Add high-level Python SDK approval mode (#21910)

## Why

The high-level SDK should expose the approval behavior it actually
supports instead of leaking generated app-server routing fields. New
work should have two clear choices: default auto review, or explicitly
deny escalated permission requests. Existing threads and subsequent
turns should preserve their current approval behavior unless the caller
passes an override.

## What

- Add the public `ApprovalMode` enum with `auto_review` and `deny_all`.
- Default new thread creation to `ApprovalMode.auto_review`.
- Preserve existing approval settings by default for resume, fork, run,
and turn helpers.
- Remove raw `approval_policy` / `approvals_reviewer` kwargs from
high-level SDK wrappers.
- Update generated wrapper output, docs, examples, notebooks, and tests
for the high-level approval mode API.

## Stack

1. #21891 `[1/8]` Pin Python SDK runtime dependency
2. #21893 `[2/8]` Generate Python SDK types from pinned runtime
3. #21895 `[3/8]` Run Python SDK tests in CI
4. #21896 `[4/8]` Define Python SDK public API surface
5. #21905 `[5/8]` Rename Python SDK package to `openai-codex`
6. This PR `[6/8]` Add high-level Python SDK approval mode
7. #22014 `[7/8]` Add Python SDK app-server integration harness
8. #22021 `[8/8]` Add Python SDK Ruff formatting

## Verification

- Added approval-mode mapping/default tests for new threads, existing
threads, forks, resumes, and subsequent turns.

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
This commit is contained in:
Ahmed Ibrahim
2026-05-12 01:02:43 +03:00
committed by GitHub
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parent f1b84fac63
commit 2b90c37069
11 changed files with 403 additions and 94 deletions
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import asyncio
from collections import deque
from pathlib import Path
from types import SimpleNamespace
from typing import Any
import pytest
@@ -15,10 +16,12 @@ from openai_codex.generated.v2_all import (
MessagePhase,
ThreadTokenUsageUpdatedNotification,
TurnCompletedNotification,
TurnStartParams,
TurnStatus,
)
from openai_codex.models import InitializeResponse, Notification
from openai_codex.api import (
ApprovalMode,
AsyncCodex,
AsyncThread,
AsyncTurnHandle,
@@ -31,6 +34,22 @@ from openai_codex.api import (
ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
def _approval_settings(params: list[Any]) -> list[dict[str, object]]:
"""Return serialized approval settings from captured Pydantic params."""
return [
{
key: value
for key, value in param.model_dump(
by_alias=True,
exclude_none=True,
mode="json",
).items()
if key in {"approvalPolicy", "approvalsReviewer"}
}
for param in params
]
def _delta_notification(
*,
thread_id: str = "thread-1",
@@ -229,6 +248,150 @@ def test_async_codex_initializes_only_once_under_concurrency() -> None:
asyncio.run(scenario())
def _approval_mode_turn_params(approval_mode: ApprovalMode) -> TurnStartParams:
"""Build real generated turn params from one public approval mode."""
approval_policy, approvals_reviewer = public_api_module._approval_mode_settings(
approval_mode
)
return TurnStartParams(
thread_id="thread-1",
input=[],
approval_policy=approval_policy,
approvals_reviewer=approvals_reviewer,
)
class CapturingApprovalClient:
"""Collect wrapper params at the app-server client boundary."""
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.params: list[Any] = []
def thread_start(self, params: Any) -> SimpleNamespace:
self.params.append(params)
return SimpleNamespace(thread=SimpleNamespace(id="thread-1"))
def thread_resume(self, thread_id: str, params: Any) -> SimpleNamespace:
self.params.append(params)
return SimpleNamespace(thread=SimpleNamespace(id=thread_id))
def thread_fork(self, thread_id: str, params: Any) -> SimpleNamespace:
self.params.append(params)
return SimpleNamespace(thread=SimpleNamespace(id=f"{thread_id}-fork"))
def turn_start(
self,
thread_id: str,
input: object, # noqa: A002
*,
params: Any,
) -> SimpleNamespace:
self.params.append(params)
return SimpleNamespace(turn=SimpleNamespace(id=f"{thread_id}-turn"))
class CapturingAsyncApprovalClient:
"""Async mirror of CapturingApprovalClient for public async wrappers."""
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.params: list[Any] = []
async def thread_start(self, params: Any) -> SimpleNamespace:
self.params.append(params)
return SimpleNamespace(thread=SimpleNamespace(id="thread-1"))
async def thread_resume(self, thread_id: str, params: Any) -> SimpleNamespace:
self.params.append(params)
return SimpleNamespace(thread=SimpleNamespace(id=thread_id))
async def thread_fork(self, thread_id: str, params: Any) -> SimpleNamespace:
self.params.append(params)
return SimpleNamespace(thread=SimpleNamespace(id=f"{thread_id}-fork"))
async def turn_start(
self,
thread_id: str,
input: object, # noqa: A002
*,
params: Any,
) -> SimpleNamespace:
self.params.append(params)
return SimpleNamespace(turn=SimpleNamespace(id=f"{thread_id}-turn"))
def test_approval_modes_serialize_to_expected_start_params() -> None:
"""ApprovalMode should map to the app-server params sent for new work."""
assert {
mode.value: _approval_settings([_approval_mode_turn_params(mode)])[0]
for mode in ApprovalMode
} == {
"deny_all": {"approvalPolicy": "never"},
"auto_review": {
"approvalPolicy": "on-request",
"approvalsReviewer": "auto_review",
},
}
def test_unknown_approval_mode_is_rejected() -> None:
"""Invalid approval modes should fail before params are constructed."""
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="deny_all, auto_review"):
public_api_module._approval_mode_settings("allow_all") # type: ignore[arg-type]
def test_approval_defaults_preserve_existing_sync_thread_settings() -> None:
"""Only thread creation should write approval defaults unless callers override."""
client = CapturingApprovalClient()
codex = Codex.__new__(Codex)
codex._client = client
started = codex.thread_start(approval_mode=ApprovalMode.deny_all)
started.turn([])
codex.thread_resume("existing-thread")
codex.thread_fork("existing-thread")
started.turn([], approval_mode=ApprovalMode.auto_review)
assert _approval_settings(client.params) == [
{"approvalPolicy": "never"},
{},
{},
{},
{
"approvalPolicy": "on-request",
"approvalsReviewer": "auto_review",
},
]
def test_approval_defaults_preserve_existing_async_thread_settings() -> None:
"""Async wrappers should follow the same approval override semantics."""
async def scenario() -> None:
client = CapturingAsyncApprovalClient()
codex = AsyncCodex()
codex._client = client # type: ignore[assignment]
codex._initialized = True
started = await codex.thread_start(approval_mode=ApprovalMode.deny_all)
await started.turn([])
await codex.thread_resume("existing-thread")
await codex.thread_fork("existing-thread")
await started.turn([], approval_mode=ApprovalMode.auto_review)
assert _approval_settings(client.params) == [
{"approvalPolicy": "never"},
{},
{},
{},
{
"approvalPolicy": "on-request",
"approvalsReviewer": "auto_review",
},
]
asyncio.run(scenario())
def test_turn_streams_can_consume_multiple_turns_on_one_client() -> None:
"""Two sync TurnHandle streams should advance independently on one client."""
client = AppServerClient()
@@ -262,6 +425,7 @@ def test_turn_streams_can_consume_multiple_turns_on_one_client() -> None:
def test_async_turn_streams_can_consume_multiple_turns_on_one_client() -> None:
"""Two async TurnHandle streams should advance independently on one client."""
async def scenario() -> None:
"""Interleave two async streams backed by separate per-turn queues."""
codex = AsyncCodex()
@@ -323,6 +487,7 @@ def test_turn_run_returns_completed_turn_payload() -> None:
def test_thread_run_accepts_string_input_and_returns_run_result() -> None:
"""Sync Thread.run should preserve approval settings unless explicitly overridden."""
client = AppServerClient()
item_notification = _item_completed_notification(text="Hello.")
usage_notification = _token_usage_notification()
@@ -346,12 +511,20 @@ def test_thread_run_accepts_string_input_and_returns_run_result() -> None:
result = Thread(client, "thread-1").run("hello")
assert seen["thread_id"] == "thread-1"
assert seen["wire_input"] == [{"type": "text", "text": "hello"}]
assert result == RunResult(
final_response="Hello.",
items=[item_notification.payload.item],
usage=usage_notification.payload.token_usage,
assert (
seen["thread_id"],
seen["wire_input"],
_approval_settings([seen["params"]]),
result,
) == (
"thread-1",
[{"type": "text", "text": "hello"}],
[{}],
RunResult(
final_response="Hello.",
items=[item_notification.payload.item],
usage=usage_notification.payload.token_usage,
),
)
@@ -522,7 +695,8 @@ def test_stream_text_registers_and_consumes_turn_notifications() -> None:
def test_async_thread_run_accepts_string_input_and_returns_run_result() -> None:
"""Async Thread.run should normalize string input and collect routed results."""
"""Async Thread.run should preserve approvals while collecting routed results."""
async def scenario() -> None:
"""Feed item, usage, and completion events through the async turn stream."""
codex = AsyncCodex()
@@ -559,12 +733,20 @@ def test_async_thread_run_accepts_string_input_and_returns_run_result() -> None:
result = await AsyncThread(codex, "thread-1").run("hello")
assert seen["thread_id"] == "thread-1"
assert seen["wire_input"] == [{"type": "text", "text": "hello"}]
assert result == RunResult(
final_response="Hello async.",
items=[item_notification.payload.item],
usage=usage_notification.payload.token_usage,
assert (
seen["thread_id"],
seen["wire_input"],
_approval_settings([seen["params"]]),
result,
) == (
"thread-1",
[{"type": "text", "text": "hello"}],
[{}],
RunResult(
final_response="Hello async.",
items=[item_notification.payload.item],
usage=usage_notification.payload.token_usage,
),
)
asyncio.run(scenario())
@@ -574,6 +756,7 @@ def test_async_thread_run_uses_last_completed_assistant_message_as_final_respons
None
):
"""Async run should use the last final assistant message as the response text."""
async def scenario() -> None:
"""Feed two completed agent messages through the async per-turn stream."""
codex = AsyncCodex()
@@ -621,6 +804,7 @@ def test_async_thread_run_uses_last_completed_assistant_message_as_final_respons
def test_async_thread_run_returns_none_when_only_commentary_messages_complete() -> None:
"""Async Thread.run should ignore commentary-only messages for final text."""
async def scenario() -> None:
"""Feed a commentary item and completion through the async turn stream."""
codex = AsyncCodex()
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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import openai_codex
import openai_codex.types as public_types
from openai_codex import (
AppServerConfig,
ApprovalMode,
AsyncCodex,
AsyncThread,
Codex,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ EXPECTED_ROOT_EXPORTS = [
"AppServerConfig",
"Codex",
"AsyncCodex",
"ApprovalMode",
"Thread",
"AsyncThread",
"TurnHandle",
@@ -95,6 +97,11 @@ def _keyword_only_names(fn: object) -> list[str]:
]
def _keyword_default(fn: object, name: str) -> object:
"""Return the default value for one keyword parameter on a public method."""
return inspect.signature(fn).parameters[name].default
def _assert_no_any_annotations(fn: object) -> None:
"""Reject loose annotations on public wrapper methods."""
signature = inspect.signature(fn)
@@ -117,6 +124,14 @@ def test_root_exports_run_result() -> None:
assert RunResult.__name__ == "RunResult"
def test_root_exports_approval_mode() -> None:
"""The root package should expose the high-level approval mode enum."""
assert [(mode.name, mode.value) for mode in ApprovalMode] == [
("deny_all", "deny_all"),
("auto_review", "auto_review"),
]
def test_package_and_default_client_versions_follow_project_version() -> None:
"""The importable package version should stay aligned with pyproject metadata."""
pyproject_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "pyproject.toml"
@@ -135,18 +150,16 @@ def test_package_includes_py_typed_marker() -> None:
def test_package_root_exports_only_public_api() -> None:
"""The package root should expose the supported SDK surface, not internals."""
assert openai_codex.__all__ == EXPECTED_ROOT_EXPORTS
assert {
name: hasattr(openai_codex, name) for name in EXPECTED_ROOT_EXPORTS
} == {name: True for name in EXPECTED_ROOT_EXPORTS}
assert {name: hasattr(openai_codex, name) for name in EXPECTED_ROOT_EXPORTS} == {
name: True for name in EXPECTED_ROOT_EXPORTS
}
assert {
"AppServerClient": hasattr(openai_codex, "AppServerClient"),
"AsyncAppServerClient": hasattr(openai_codex, "AsyncAppServerClient"),
"InitializeResponse": hasattr(openai_codex, "InitializeResponse"),
"ThreadStartParams": hasattr(openai_codex, "ThreadStartParams"),
"TurnStartParams": hasattr(openai_codex, "TurnStartParams"),
"TurnCompletedNotification": hasattr(
openai_codex, "TurnCompletedNotification"
),
"TurnCompletedNotification": hasattr(openai_codex, "TurnCompletedNotification"),
"TurnStatus": hasattr(openai_codex, "TurnStatus"),
} == {
"AppServerClient": False,
@@ -210,8 +223,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"""Generated convenience methods should expose typed Pythonic keyword names."""
expected = {
Codex.thread_start: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"base_instructions",
"config",
"cwd",
@@ -239,8 +251,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"use_state_db_only",
],
Codex.thread_resume: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"base_instructions",
"config",
"cwd",
@@ -252,8 +263,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"service_tier",
],
Codex.thread_fork: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"base_instructions",
"config",
"cwd",
@@ -266,8 +276,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"thread_source",
],
Thread.turn: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"cwd",
"effort",
"model",
@@ -278,8 +287,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"summary",
],
Thread.run: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"cwd",
"effort",
"model",
@@ -290,8 +298,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"summary",
],
AsyncCodex.thread_start: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"base_instructions",
"config",
"cwd",
@@ -319,8 +326,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"use_state_db_only",
],
AsyncCodex.thread_resume: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"base_instructions",
"config",
"cwd",
@@ -332,8 +338,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"service_tier",
],
AsyncCodex.thread_fork: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"base_instructions",
"config",
"cwd",
@@ -346,8 +351,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"thread_source",
],
AsyncThread.turn: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"cwd",
"effort",
"model",
@@ -358,8 +362,7 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
"summary",
],
AsyncThread.run: [
"approval_policy",
"approvals_reviewer",
"approval_mode",
"cwd",
"effort",
"model",
@@ -380,6 +383,36 @@ def test_generated_public_signatures_are_snake_case_and_typed() -> None:
_assert_no_any_annotations(fn)
def test_new_thread_methods_default_to_auto_review() -> None:
"""New threads should start with auto-review unless callers opt out."""
funcs = [
Codex.thread_start,
AsyncCodex.thread_start,
]
assert {fn: _keyword_default(fn, "approval_mode") for fn in funcs} == {
fn: ApprovalMode.auto_review for fn in funcs
}
def test_existing_thread_methods_default_to_preserving_approval_settings() -> None:
"""Existing thread operations should not serialize approval overrides by default."""
funcs = [
Codex.thread_resume,
Codex.thread_fork,
Thread.turn,
Thread.run,
AsyncCodex.thread_resume,
AsyncCodex.thread_fork,
AsyncThread.turn,
AsyncThread.run,
]
assert {fn: _keyword_default(fn, "approval_mode") for fn in funcs} == {
fn: None for fn in funcs
}
def test_lifecycle_methods_are_codex_scoped() -> None:
"""Lifecycle operations should hang off the client rather than thread objects."""
assert hasattr(Codex, "thread_resume")