feat(config): support managed deny-read requirements (#17740)

## Summary
- adds managed requirements support for deny-read filesystem entries
- constrains config layers so managed deny-read requirements cannot be
widened by user-controlled config
- surfaces managed deny-read requirements through debug/config plumbing

This PR lets managed requirements inject deny-read filesystem
constraints into the effective filesystem sandbox policy.
User-controlled config can still choose the surrounding permission
profile, but it cannot remove or weaken the managed deny-read entries.

## Managed deny-read shape
A managed requirements file can declare exact paths and glob patterns
under `[permissions.filesystem]`:

```toml
# /etc/codex/requirements.toml
[permissions.filesystem]
deny_read = [
  "/Users/alice/.gitconfig",
  "/Users/alice/.ssh",
  "./managed-private/**/*.env",
]
```

Those entries are compiled into the effective filesystem policy as
`access = none` rules, equivalent in shape to filesystem permission
entries like:

```toml
[permissions.workspace.filesystem]
"/Users/alice/.gitconfig" = "none"
"/Users/alice/.ssh" = "none"
"/absolute/path/to/managed-private/**/*.env" = "none"
```

The important difference is that the managed entries come from
requirements, so lower-precedence user config cannot remove them or make
those paths readable again.

Relative managed `deny_read` entries are resolved relative to the
directory containing the managed requirements file. Glob entries keep
their glob suffix after the non-glob prefix is normalized.

## Runtime behavior
- Managed `deny_read` entries are appended to the effective
`FileSystemSandboxPolicy` after the selected permission profile is
resolved.
- Exact paths become `FileSystemPath::Path { access: None }`; glob
patterns become `FileSystemPath::GlobPattern { access: None }`.
- When managed deny-read entries are present, `sandbox_mode` is
constrained to `read-only` or `workspace-write`; `danger-full-access`
and `external-sandbox` cannot silently bypass the managed read-deny
policy.
- On Windows, the managed deny-read policy is enforced for direct file
tools, but shell subprocess reads are not sandboxed yet, so startup
emits a warning for that platform.
- `/debug-config` shows the effective managed requirement as
`permissions.filesystem.deny_read` with its source.

## Stack
1. #15979 - glob deny-read policy/config/direct-tool support
2. #18096 - macOS and Linux sandbox enforcement
3. This PR - managed deny-read requirements

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
This commit is contained in:
viyatb-oai
2026-04-17 08:40:09 -07:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Codex
parent 2dd6734dd3
commit dae0608c06
10 changed files with 509 additions and 1 deletions
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@@ -5306,6 +5306,7 @@ async fn test_requirements_web_search_mode_allowlist_does_not_warn_when_unset()
rules: None,
enforce_residency: None,
network: None,
permissions: None,
guardian_policy_config: None,
};
let requirement_source = crate::config_loader::RequirementSource::Unknown;
@@ -5949,6 +5950,7 @@ async fn explicit_sandbox_mode_falls_back_when_disallowed_by_requirements() -> s
rules: None,
enforce_residency: None,
network: None,
permissions: None,
guardian_policy_config: None,
};
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@@ -1250,6 +1250,37 @@ fn resolve_permission_config_syntax(
})
}
fn apply_managed_filesystem_constraints(
file_system_sandbox_policy: &mut FileSystemSandboxPolicy,
filesystem_constraints: &crate::config_loader::FilesystemConstraints,
) {
for deny_read in &filesystem_constraints.deny_read {
let deny_entry = if deny_read.contains_glob() {
codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemSandboxEntry {
path: codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemPath::GlobPattern {
pattern: deny_read.as_str().to_string(),
},
access: codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemAccessMode::None,
}
} else {
let Ok(path) = AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(deny_read.as_str()) else {
continue;
};
codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemSandboxEntry {
path: codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemPath::Path { path },
access: codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemAccessMode::None,
}
};
if !file_system_sandbox_policy
.entries
.iter()
.any(|existing| existing == &deny_entry)
{
file_system_sandbox_policy.entries.push(deny_entry);
}
}
}
/// Optional overrides for user configuration (e.g., from CLI flags).
#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ConfigOverrides {
@@ -1461,6 +1492,7 @@ impl Config {
exec_policy: _,
enforce_residency,
network: network_requirements,
filesystem: filesystem_requirements,
} = config_layer_stack.requirements().clone();
let user_instructions = AgentsMdManager::load_global_instructions(Some(&codex_home))
@@ -1970,6 +2002,34 @@ impl Config {
&mut constrained_approval_policy,
&mut startup_warnings,
)?;
if let Some(Sourced {
value: filesystem_requirements,
source: filesystem_requirements_source,
}) = filesystem_requirements.as_ref()
&& !filesystem_requirements.deny_read.is_empty()
{
let requirement_source = filesystem_requirements_source.clone();
constrained_sandbox_policy
.value
.add_validator(move |policy| match policy {
SandboxPolicy::ReadOnly { .. } | SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite { .. } => Ok(()),
SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess | SandboxPolicy::ExternalSandbox { .. } => {
Err(ConstraintError::InvalidValue {
field_name: "sandbox_mode",
candidate: policy.to_string(),
allowed: "[read-only, workspace-write]".to_string(),
requirement_source: requirement_source.clone(),
})
}
})
.map_err(std::io::Error::from)?;
if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
startup_warnings.push(format!(
"managed filesystem deny_read from {filesystem_requirements_source} is only enforced for direct file tools on Windows; shell subprocess reads are not sandboxed"
));
}
}
apply_requirement_constrained_value(
"approvals_reviewer",
approvals_reviewer,
@@ -2023,7 +2083,7 @@ impl Config {
main_execve_wrapper_exe.as_ref(),
);
let effective_sandbox_policy = constrained_sandbox_policy.value.get().clone();
let effective_file_system_sandbox_policy =
let mut effective_file_system_sandbox_policy =
if effective_sandbox_policy == original_sandbox_policy {
file_system_sandbox_policy
} else {
@@ -2033,6 +2093,16 @@ impl Config {
&file_system_sandbox_policy,
)
};
if let Some(Sourced {
value: filesystem_requirements,
..
}) = filesystem_requirements.as_ref()
{
apply_managed_filesystem_constraints(
&mut effective_file_system_sandbox_policy,
filesystem_requirements,
);
}
let effective_file_system_sandbox_policy = effective_file_system_sandbox_policy
.with_additional_readable_roots(resolved_cwd.as_path(), &helper_readable_roots);
let effective_network_sandbox_policy =
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@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ pub use codex_config::ConfigRequirements;
pub use codex_config::ConfigRequirementsToml;
pub use codex_config::ConstrainedWithSource;
pub use codex_config::FeatureRequirementsToml;
pub use codex_config::FilesystemConstraints;
pub use codex_config::FilesystemDenyReadPattern;
pub use codex_config::LoaderOverrides;
pub use codex_config::McpServerIdentity;
pub use codex_config::McpServerRequirement;
@@ -378,6 +380,16 @@ async fn load_requirements_toml(
.await
{
Ok(contents) => {
let requirements_parent = requirements_toml_file.parent().ok_or_else(|| {
io::Error::new(
io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
format!(
"Requirements file {} has no parent directory",
requirements_toml_file.as_ref().display()
),
)
})?;
let _guard = AbsolutePathBufGuard::new(requirements_parent.as_path());
let requirements_config: ConfigRequirementsToml =
toml::from_str(&contents).map_err(|e| {
io::Error::new(
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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::config_loader::ConfigLoadError;
use crate::config_loader::ConfigRequirements;
use crate::config_loader::ConfigRequirementsToml;
use crate::config_loader::ConfigRequirementsWithSources;
use crate::config_loader::FilesystemDenyReadPattern;
use crate::config_loader::RequirementSource;
use crate::config_loader::load_requirements_toml;
use crate::config_loader::version_for_toml;
@@ -651,6 +652,7 @@ allowed_approval_policies = ["on-request"]
rules: None,
enforce_residency: None,
network: None,
permissions: None,
guardian_policy_config: None,
}))
}),
@@ -703,6 +705,7 @@ allowed_approval_policies = ["on-request"]
rules: None,
enforce_residency: None,
network: None,
permissions: None,
guardian_policy_config: None,
},
);
@@ -731,6 +734,103 @@ allowed_approval_policies = ["on-request"]
Ok(())
}
#[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
async fn load_requirements_toml_resolves_deny_read_against_parent() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let tmp = tempdir()?;
let requirements_dir = tmp.path().join("managed");
tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&requirements_dir).await?;
let requirements_file = requirements_dir.join("requirements.toml");
tokio::fs::write(
&requirements_file,
r#"
[permissions.filesystem]
deny_read = ["./sensitive", "../shared/secret.txt"]
"#,
)
.await?;
let mut config_requirements_toml = ConfigRequirementsWithSources::default();
load_requirements_toml(&mut config_requirements_toml, &requirements_file).await?;
let permissions = config_requirements_toml
.permissions
.expect("permissions requirements should load");
let filesystem = permissions
.value
.filesystem
.expect("filesystem requirements should load");
let deny_read = filesystem.deny_read.expect("deny_read paths should load");
assert_eq!(
deny_read,
vec![
FilesystemDenyReadPattern::from(AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(
requirements_dir.join("sensitive")
)?,),
FilesystemDenyReadPattern::from(AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(
tmp.path().join("shared").join("secret.txt"),
)?),
]
);
assert_eq!(
permissions.source,
RequirementSource::SystemRequirementsToml {
file: AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(requirements_file)?,
}
);
Ok(())
}
#[tokio::test(flavor = "current_thread")]
async fn load_requirements_toml_resolves_deny_read_glob_against_parent() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let tmp = tempdir()?;
let requirements_dir = tmp.path().join("managed");
tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&requirements_dir).await?;
let requirements_file = requirements_dir.join("requirements.toml");
tokio::fs::write(
&requirements_file,
r#"
[permissions.filesystem]
deny_read = ["./sensitive/**/*.txt"]
"#,
)
.await?;
let mut config_requirements_toml = ConfigRequirementsWithSources::default();
load_requirements_toml(&mut config_requirements_toml, &requirements_file).await?;
let permissions = config_requirements_toml
.permissions
.expect("permissions requirements should load");
let filesystem = permissions
.value
.filesystem
.expect("filesystem requirements should load");
let deny_read = filesystem
.deny_read
.expect("deny_read patterns should load");
assert_eq!(
deny_read,
vec![
FilesystemDenyReadPattern::from_input(&format!(
"{}/sensitive/**/*.txt",
requirements_dir.display()
))
.expect("normalize glob pattern")
]
);
assert_eq!(
permissions.source,
RequirementSource::SystemRequirementsToml {
file: AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(requirements_file)?,
}
);
Ok(())
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn load_config_layers_includes_cloud_requirements() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let tmp = tempdir()?;
@@ -749,6 +849,7 @@ async fn load_config_layers_includes_cloud_requirements() -> anyhow::Result<()>
rules: None,
enforce_residency: None,
network: None,
permissions: None,
guardian_policy_config: None,
};
let expected = requirements.clone();