codex

[codex-analytics] subagent analytics (#15915 )

- creates custom event that emits subagent thread analytics from core
- wires client metadata (`product_client_id, client_name,
client_version`), through from app-server
- creates `created_at `timestamp in core
- subagent analytics are behind `FeatureFlag::GeneralAnalytics`

PR stack
- [[telemetry] thread events
#15690](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15690)
- --> [[telemetry] subagent events
#15915](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15915)
- [[telemetry] turn events
#15591](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15591)
- [[telemetry] steer events
#15697](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15697)
- [[telemetry] queued prompt data
#15804](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15804)

Notes:
- core does not spawn a subagent thread for compact, but represented in
mapping for consistency

`INFO | 2026-04-01 13:08:12 | codex_backend.routers.analytics_events |
analytics_events.track_analytics_events:399 | Tracked
codex_thread_initialized event params={'thread_id':
'019d4aa9-233b-70f2-a958-c3dbae1e30fa', 'product_surface': 'codex',
'app_server_client': {'product_client_id': 'CODEX_CLI', 'client_name':
'codex-tui', 'client_version': '0.0.0', 'rpc_transport': 'in_process',
'experimental_api_enabled': None}, 'runtime': {'codex_rs_version':
'0.0.0', 'runtime_os': 'macos', 'runtime_os_version': '26.4.0',
'runtime_arch': 'aarch64'}, 'model': 'gpt-5.3-codex', 'ephemeral':
False, 'initialization_mode': 'new', 'created_at': 1775074091,
'thread_source': 'subagent', 'subagent_source': 'thread_spawn',
'parent_thread_id': '019d4aa8-51ec-77e3-bafb-2c1b8e29e385'} | `

`INFO | 2026-04-01 13:08:41 | codex_backend.routers.analytics_events |
analytics_events.track_analytics_events:399 | Tracked
codex_thread_initialized event params={'thread_id':
'019d4aa9-94e3-75f1-8864-ff8ad0e55e1e', 'product_surface': 'codex',
'app_server_client': {'product_client_id': 'CODEX_CLI', 'client_name':
'codex-tui', 'client_version': '0.0.0', 'rpc_transport': 'in_process',
'experimental_api_enabled': None}, 'runtime': {'codex_rs_version':
'0.0.0', 'runtime_os': 'macos', 'runtime_os_version': '26.4.0',
'runtime_arch': 'aarch64'}, 'model': 'gpt-5.3-codex', 'ephemeral':
False, 'initialization_mode': 'new', 'created_at': 1775074120,
'thread_source': 'subagent', 'subagent_source': 'review',
'parent_thread_id': None} | `

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Co-authored-by: jif-oai <jif@openai.com>
Co-authored-by: Michael Bolin <mbolin@openai.com>

rhan-oai · 2026-04-04 11:06:43 -07:00

4fd5c35c4f

[codex] add context-window lineage headers (#16758 )

This change adds client-owned context-window and parent thread id
headers to all requests to responses api.

Thibault Sottiaux · 2026-04-04 05:54:31 +00:00

9e19004bc2

Preempt mailbox mail after reasoning/commentary items (#16725 )

Send pending mailbox mail after completed reasoning or commentary items
so follow-up requests can pick it up mid-turn.

---------

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-04-03 18:29:05 -07:00

e4f1b3a65e

[codex] allow disabling environment context injection (#16745 )

This adds an `include_environment_context` config/profile flag that
defaults on, and guards both initial injection and later environment
updates to allow skipping injection of `<environment_context>`.

Thibault Sottiaux · 2026-04-03 18:06:52 -07:00

91ca49e53c

[codex] allow disabling prompt instruction blocks (#16735 )

This PR adds root and profile config switches to omit the generated
`<permissions instructions>` and `<apps_instructions>` prompt blocks
while keeping both enabled by default, and it gates both the initial
developer-context injection and later permissions diff injection so
turning the permissions block off stays effective across turn-context
overrides.

Also added a prompt debug tool that can be used as `codex debug
prompt-input "hello"` and dumps the constructed items list.

Thibault Sottiaux · 2026-04-03 23:47:56 +00:00

8d19646861

remove temporary ownership re-exports (#16626 )

Stacked on #16508.

This removes the temporary `codex-core` / `codex-login` re-export shims
from the ownership split and rewrites callsites to import directly from
`codex-model-provider-info`, `codex-models-manager`, `codex-api`,
`codex-protocol`, `codex-feedback`, and `codex-response-debug-context`.

No behavior change intended; this is the mechanical import cleanup layer
split out from the ownership move.

---------

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-04-03 00:33:34 -07:00

af8a9d2d2b

extract models manager and related ownership from core (#16508 )

## Summary
- split `models-manager` out of `core` and add `ModelsManagerConfig`
plus `Config::to_models_manager_config()` so model metadata paths stop
depending on `core::Config`
- move login-owned/auth-owned code out of `core` into `codex-login`,
move model provider config into `codex-model-provider-info`, move API
bridge mapping into `codex-api`, move protocol-owned types/impls into
`codex-protocol`, and move response debug helpers into a dedicated
`response-debug-context` crate
- move feedback tag emission into `codex-feedback`, relocate tests to
the crates that now own the code, and keep broad temporary re-exports so
this PR avoids a giant import-only rewrite

## Major moves and decisions
- created `codex-models-manager` as the owner for model
cache/catalog/config/model info logic, including the new
`ModelsManagerConfig` struct
- created `codex-model-provider-info` as the owner for provider config
parsing/defaults and kept temporary `codex-login`/`codex-core`
re-exports for old import paths
- moved `api_bridge` error mapping + `CoreAuthProvider` into
`codex-api`, while `codex-login::api_bridge` temporarily re-exports
those symbols and keeps the `auth_provider_from_auth` wrapper
- moved `auth_env_telemetry` and `provider_auth` ownership to
`codex-login`
- moved `CodexErr` ownership to `codex-protocol::error`, plus
`StreamOutput`, `bytes_to_string_smart`, and network policy helpers to
protocol-owned modules
- created `codex-response-debug-context` for
`extract_response_debug_context`, `telemetry_transport_error_message`,
and related response-debug plumbing instead of leaving that behavior in
`core`
- moved `FeedbackRequestTags`, `emit_feedback_request_tags`, and
`emit_feedback_request_tags_with_auth_env` to `codex-feedback`
- deferred removal of temporary re-exports and the mechanical import
rewrites to a stacked follow-up PR so this PR stays reviewable

## Test moves
- moved auth refresh coverage from `core/tests/suite/auth_refresh.rs` to
`login/tests/suite/auth_refresh.rs`
- moved text encoding coverage from
`core/tests/suite/text_encoding_fix.rs` to
`protocol/src/exec_output_tests.rs`
- moved model info override coverage from
`core/tests/suite/model_info_overrides.rs` to
`models-manager/src/model_info_overrides_tests.rs`

---------

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-04-02 23:00:02 -07:00

6fff9955f1

chore: rework state machine further (#16567 )

jif-oai · 2026-04-02 16:15:28 +02:00

ab6cce62b8

fix: races in end of turn (#16566 )

jif-oai · 2026-04-02 15:55:55 +02:00

e47ed5e57f

fix: race pending (#16561 )

jif-oai · 2026-04-02 15:31:30 +02:00

627299c551

[codex] Remove codex-core config type shim (#16529 )

## Why

This finishes the config-type move out of `codex-core` by removing the
temporary compatibility shim in `codex_core::config::types`. Callers now
depend on `codex-config` directly, which keeps these config model types
owned by the config crate instead of re-expanding `codex-core` as a
transitive API surface.

## What Changed

- Removed the `codex-rs/core/src/config/types.rs` re-export shim and the
`core::config::ApprovalsReviewer` re-export.
- Updated `codex-core`, `codex-cli`, `codex-tui`, `codex-app-server`,
`codex-mcp-server`, and `codex-linux-sandbox` call sites to import
`codex_config::types` directly.
- Added explicit `codex-config` dependencies to downstream crates that
previously relied on the `codex-core` re-export.
- Regenerated `codex-rs/core/config.schema.json` after updating the
config docs path reference.

Michael Bolin · 2026-04-02 01:19:44 -07:00

c1d18ceb6f

core: remove cross-crate re-exports from lib.rs (#16512 )

## Why

`codex-core` was re-exporting APIs owned by sibling `codex-*` crates,
which made downstream crates depend on `codex-core` as a proxy module
instead of the actual owner crate.

Removing those forwards makes crate boundaries explicit and lets leaf
crates drop unnecessary `codex-core` dependencies. In this PR, this
reduces the dependency on `codex-core` to `codex-login` in the following
files:

```
codex-rs/backend-client/Cargo.toml
codex-rs/mcp-server/tests/common/Cargo.toml
```

## What

- Remove `codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs` re-exports for symbols owned by
`codex-login`, `codex-mcp`, `codex-rollout`, `codex-analytics`,
`codex-protocol`, `codex-shell-command`, `codex-sandboxing`,
`codex-tools`, and `codex-utils-path`.
- Delete the `default_client` forwarding shim in `codex-rs/core`.
- Update in-crate and downstream callsites to import directly from the
owning `codex-*` crate.
- Add direct Cargo dependencies where callsites now target the owner
crate, and remove `codex-core` from `codex-rs/backend-client`.

Michael Bolin · 2026-04-01 23:06:24 -07:00

aa2403e2eb

core: use codex-mcp APIs directly (#16510 )

## Why

`codex-mcp` already owns the shared MCP API surface, including `auth`,
`McpConfig`, `CODEX_APPS_MCP_SERVER_NAME`, and tool-name helpers in
[`codex-rs/codex-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs`](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/f61e85dbfb5373cde6827d232ac8ea447c237e81/codex-rs/codex-mcp/src/mcp/mod.rs#L1-L35).
Re-exporting that surface from `codex_core::mcp` gives downstream crates
two import paths for the same API and hides the real crate dependency.

This PR keeps `codex_core::mcp` focused on the local `McpManager`
wrapper in
[`codex-rs/core/src/mcp.rs`](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/f61e85dbfb5373cde6827d232ac8ea447c237e81/codex-rs/core/src/mcp.rs#L13-L40)
and makes consumers import shared MCP APIs from `codex_mcp` directly.

## What

- Remove the `codex_mcp::mcp` re-export surface from `core/src/mcp.rs`.
- Update `codex-core` internals plus `codex-app-server`, `codex-cli`,
and `codex-tui` test code to import MCP APIs from `codex_mcp::mcp`
directly.
- Add explicit `codex-mcp` dependencies where those crates now use that
API surface, and refresh `Cargo.lock`.

## Verification

- `just bazel-lock-check`
- `cargo test -p codex-core -p codex-cli -p codex-tui`
  - `codex-cli` passed.
- `codex-core` still fails five unrelated config tests in
`core/src/config/config_tests.rs` (`approvals_reviewer_*` and
`smart_approvals_alias_*`).
- A broader `cargo test -p codex-core -p codex-app-server -p codex-cli
-p codex-tui` run previously hung in `codex-app-server` test
`in_process_start_uses_requested_session_source_for_thread_start`.

Michael Bolin · 2026-04-01 21:55:22 -07:00

cc97982bbb

core: use codex-tools config types directly (#16504 )

## Why

`codex-rs/tools/src/lib.rs` already defines the [canonical `codex_tools`
export
surface](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/bf081b9e286e620d25c1d61cf0f38f74a0f982ce/codex-rs/tools/src/lib.rs#L83-L88)
for `ToolsConfig`, `ToolsConfigParams`, and the shell backend config
types. Re-exporting those same types from `core/src/tools/spec.rs` gives
`codex-core` two import paths for one API and blurs which crate owns
those config definitions.

This PR removes that duplicate path so `codex-core` callsites depend on
`codex_tools` directly.

## What

- Remove the five `codex_tools` re-exports from
`core/src/tools/spec.rs`.
- Update `codex-core` production and test callsites to import
`ShellCommandBackendConfig`, `ToolsConfig`, `ToolsConfigParams`,
`UnifiedExecShellMode`, and `ZshForkConfig` from `codex_tools`.

## Verification

- Ran `cargo test -p codex-core`.
- The package run is currently red in five unrelated config tests in
`core/src/config/config_tests.rs` (`approvals_reviewer_*` and
`smart_approvals_alias_*`), while the tool/spec and shell tests touched
by this import cleanup passed.

Michael Bolin · 2026-04-01 21:16:44 -07:00

7c1c633f3f

Extract MCP into codex-mcp crate (#15919 )

- Split MCP runtime/server code out of `codex-core` into the new
`codex-mcp` crate. New/moved public structs/types include `McpConfig`,
`McpConnectionManager`, `ToolInfo`, `ToolPluginProvenance`,
`CodexAppsToolsCacheKey`, and the `McpManager` API
(`codex_mcp::mcp::McpManager` plus the `codex_core::mcp::McpManager`
wrapper/shim). New/moved functions include `with_codex_apps_mcp`,
`configured_mcp_servers`, `effective_mcp_servers`,
`collect_mcp_snapshot`, `collect_mcp_snapshot_from_manager`,
`qualified_mcp_tool_name_prefix`, and the MCP auth/skill-dependency
helpers. Why: this creates a focused MCP crate boundary and shrinks
`codex-core` without forcing every consumer to migrate in the same PR.

- Move MCP server config schema and persistence into `codex-config`.
New/moved structs/enums include `AppToolApproval`,
`McpServerToolConfig`, `McpServerConfig`, `RawMcpServerConfig`,
`McpServerTransportConfig`, `McpServerDisabledReason`, and
`codex_config::ConfigEditsBuilder`. New/moved functions include
`load_global_mcp_servers` and
`ConfigEditsBuilder::replace_mcp_servers`/`apply`. Why: MCP TOML
parsing/editing is config ownership, and this keeps config
validation/round-tripping (including per-tool approval overrides and
inline bearer-token rejection) in the config crate instead of
`codex-core`.

- Rewire `codex-core`, app-server, and plugin call sites onto the new
crates. Updated `Config::to_mcp_config(&self, plugins_manager)`,
`codex-rs/core/src/mcp.rs`, `codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs`,
`codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs`,
`CodexMessageProcessor::list_mcp_server_status_task`, and
`utils/plugins/src/mcp_connector.rs` to build/pass the new MCP
config/runtime types. Why: plugin-provided MCP servers still merge with
user-configured servers, and runtime auth (`CodexAuth`) is threaded into
`with_codex_apps_mcp` / `collect_mcp_snapshot` explicitly so `McpConfig`
stays config-only.

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-04-01 19:03:26 -07:00

59b68f5519

Extract tool config into codex-tools (#16379 )

## Why

`codex-core` already owns too much of the tool stack, and `AGENTS.md`
explicitly pushes us to move shared code out of `codex-core` instead of
letting it keep growing. This PR takes the next incremental step in
moving `core/src/tools` toward `codex-rs/tools` by extracting
low-coupling tool configuration and image-detail gating logic into
`codex-tools`.

That gives later extraction work a cleaner boundary to build on without
trying to move the entire tools subtree in one shot.

## What changed

- moved `ToolsConfig`, `ToolsConfigParams`, shell backend config, and
unified-exec session selection from `core/src/tools/spec.rs` into
`codex-tools`
- moved original image-detail gating and normalization into
`codex-tools`
- updated `codex-core` to consume the new `codex-tools` exports and pass
a rendered agent-type description instead of raw role config
- kept `codex-rs/tools/src/lib.rs` exports-only, with extracted unit
tests living in sibling `*_tests.rs` modules

## Testing

- `cargo test -p codex-tools`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --lib tools::spec::`

Michael Bolin · 2026-04-01 13:21:50 -07:00

a99d4845e3

fix: ma2 (#16238 )

jif-oai · 2026-03-31 11:22:38 +02:00

25fbd7e40e

fix: one shot end of turn (#16308 )

Fix the death of the end of turn watcher

jif-oai · 2026-03-31 11:11:33 +02:00

873e466549

codex-tools: extract discoverable tool models (#16254 )

## Why

`#16193` moved the pure `tool_search` and `tool_suggest` spec builders
into `codex-tools`, but `codex-core` still owned the shared
discoverable-tool model that those builders and the `tool_suggest`
runtime both depend on. This change continues the migration by moving
that reusable model boundary out of `codex-core` as well, so the
discovery/suggestion stack uses one shared set of types and
`core/src/tools` no longer needs its own `discoverable.rs` module.

## What changed

- Moved `DiscoverableTool`, `DiscoverablePluginInfo`, and
`filter_tool_suggest_discoverable_tools_for_client()` into
`codex-rs/tools/src/tool_discovery.rs` alongside the extracted
discovery/suggestion spec builders.
- Added `codex-app-server-protocol` as a `codex-tools` dependency so the
shared discoverable-tool model can own the connector-side `AppInfo`
variant directly.
- Updated `core/src/tools/handlers/tool_suggest.rs`,
`core/src/tools/spec.rs`, `core/src/tools/router.rs`,
`core/src/connectors.rs`, and `core/src/codex.rs` to consume the shared
`codex-tools` model instead of the old core-local declarations.
- Changed `core/src/plugins/discoverable.rs` to return
`DiscoverablePluginInfo` directly, moved the pure client-filter coverage
into `tool_discovery_tests.rs`, and deleted the old
`core/src/tools/discoverable.rs` module.
- Updated `codex-rs/tools/README.md` so the crate boundary documents
that `codex-tools` now owns the discoverable-tool models in addition to
the discovery/suggestion spec builders.

## Test plan

- `cargo test -p codex-tools`
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-core-discoverable-model cargo test -p
codex-core --lib tools::handlers::tool_suggest::`
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-core-discoverable-model cargo test -p
codex-core --lib tools::spec::`
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-core-discoverable-model cargo test -p
codex-core --lib plugins::discoverable::`
- `just bazel-lock-check`
- `just argument-comment-lint`

## References

- #16193
- #16154
- #15923
- #15928
- #15944
- #15953
- #16031
- #16047
- #16129
- #16132
- #16138
- #16141

Michael Bolin · 2026-03-30 10:48:49 -07:00

258ba436f1

feat: add mailbox concept for wait (#16010 )

Add a mailbox we can use for inter-agent communication
`wait` is now based on it and don't take target anymore

jif-oai · 2026-03-30 11:47:20 +02:00

213756c9ab

Remove remaining custom prompt support (#16115 )

## Summary
- remove protocol and core support for discovering and listing custom
prompts
- simplify the TUI slash-command flow and command popup to built-in
commands only
- delete obsolete custom prompt tests, helpers, and docs references
- clean up downstream event handling for the removed protocol events

Eric Traut · 2026-03-28 13:49:37 -06:00

48144a7fa4

feat: spawn v2 as inter agent communication (#15985 )

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

jif-oai · 2026-03-27 15:45:19 +01:00

426f28ca99

chore: refactor network permissions to use explicit domain and unix socket rule maps (#15120 )

## Summary

This PR replaces the legacy network allow/deny list model with explicit
rule maps for domains and unix sockets across managed requirements,
permissions profiles, the network proxy config, and the app server
protocol.

Concretely, it:

- introduces typed domain (`allow` / `deny`) and unix socket permission
(`allow` / `none`) entries instead of separate `allowed_domains`,
`denied_domains`, and `allow_unix_sockets` lists
- updates config loading, managed requirements merging, and exec-policy
overlays to read and upsert rule entries consistently
- exposes the new shape through protocol/schema outputs, debug surfaces,
and app-server config APIs
- rejects the legacy list-based keys and updates docs/tests to reflect
the new config format

## Why

The previous representation split related network policy across multiple
parallel lists, which made merging and overriding rules harder to reason
about. Moving to explicit keyed permission maps gives us a single source
of truth per host/socket entry, makes allow/deny precedence clearer, and
gives protocol consumers access to the full rule state instead of
derived projections only.

## Backward Compatibility

### Backward compatible

- Managed requirements still accept the legacy
`experimental_network.allowed_domains`,
`experimental_network.denied_domains`, and
`experimental_network.allow_unix_sockets` fields. They are normalized
into the new canonical `domains` and `unix_sockets` maps internally.
- App-server v2 still deserializes legacy `allowedDomains`,
`deniedDomains`, and `allowUnixSockets` payloads, so older clients can
continue reading managed network requirements.
- App-server v2 responses still populate `allowedDomains`,
`deniedDomains`, and `allowUnixSockets` as legacy compatibility views
derived from the canonical maps.
- `managed_allowed_domains_only` keeps the same behavior after
normalization. Legacy managed allowlists still participate in the same
enforcement path as canonical `domains` entries.

### Not backward compatible

- Permissions profiles under `[permissions.<profile>.network]` no longer
accept the legacy list-based keys. Those configs must use the canonical
`[domains]` and `[unix_sockets]` tables instead of `allowed_domains`,
`denied_domains`, or `allow_unix_sockets`.
- Managed `experimental_network` config cannot mix canonical and legacy
forms in the same block. For example, `domains` cannot be combined with
`allowed_domains` or `denied_domains`, and `unix_sockets` cannot be
combined with `allow_unix_sockets`.
- The canonical format can express explicit `"none"` entries for unix
sockets, but those entries do not round-trip through the legacy
compatibility fields because the legacy fields only represent allow/deny
lists.
## Testing
`/target/debug/codex sandbox macos --log-denials /bin/zsh -c 'curl
https://www.example.com' ` gives 200 with config
```
[permissions.workspace.network.domains]
"www.example.com" = "allow"
```
and fails when set to deny: `curl: (56) CONNECT tunnel failed, response
403`.

Also tested backward compatibility path by verifying that adding the
following to `/etc/codex/requirements.toml` works:
```
[experimental_network]
allowed_domains = ["www.example.com"]
```

Celia Chen · 2026-03-27 06:17:59 +00:00

dd30c8eedd

chore: remove skill metadata from command approval payloads (#15906 )

## Why

This is effectively a follow-up to
[#15812](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15812). That change
removed the special skill-script exec path, but `skill_metadata` was
still being threaded through command-approval payloads even though the
approval flow no longer uses it to render prompts or resolve decisions.

Keeping it around added extra protocol, schema, and client surface area
without changing behavior.

Removing it keeps the command-approval contract smaller and avoids
carrying a dead field through app-server, TUI, and MCP boundaries.

## What changed

- removed `ExecApprovalRequestSkillMetadata` and the corresponding
`skillMetadata` field from core approval events and the v2 app-server
protocol
- removed the generated JSON and TypeScript schema output for that field
- updated app-server, MCP server, TUI, and TUI app-server approval
plumbing to stop forwarding the field
- cleaned up tests that previously constructed or asserted
`skillMetadata`

## Testing

- `cargo test -p codex-app-server-protocol`
- `cargo test -p codex-protocol`
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server-test-client`
- `cargo test -p codex-mcp-server`
- `just argument-comment-lint`

Michael Bolin · 2026-03-26 15:32:03 -07:00

5906c6a658

core: remove special execve handling for skill scripts (#15812 )

Michael Bolin · 2026-03-26 07:46:04 -07:00

01fa4f0212

fix: fix old system bubblewrap compatibility without falling back to vendored bwrap (#15693 )

Fixes #15283.

## Summary
Older system bubblewrap builds reject `--argv0`, which makes our Linux
sandbox fail before the helper can re-exec. This PR keeps using system
`/usr/bin/bwrap` whenever it exists and only falls back to vendored
bwrap when the system binary is missing. That matters on stricter
AppArmor hosts, where the distro bwrap package also provides the policy
setup needed for user namespaces.

For old system bwrap, we avoid `--argv0` instead of switching binaries:
- pass the sandbox helper a full-path `argv0`,
- keep the existing `current_exe() + --argv0` path when the selected
launcher supports it,
- otherwise omit `--argv0` and re-exec through the helper's own
`argv[0]` path, whose basename still dispatches as
`codex-linux-sandbox`.

Also updates the launcher/warning tests and docs so they match the new
behavior: present-but-old system bwrap uses the compatibility path, and
only absent system bwrap falls back to vendored.

### Validation

1. Install Ubuntu 20.04 in a VM
2. Compile codex and run without bubblewrap installed - see a warning
about falling back to the vendored bwrap
3. Install bwrap and verify version is 0.4.0 without `argv0` support
4. run codex and use apply_patch tool without errors

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Co-authored-by: Michael Bolin <mbolin@openai.com>

viyatb-oai · 2026-03-25 23:51:39 -07:00

937cb5081d

Add cached environment manager for exec server URL (#15785 )

Add environment manager that is a singleton and is created early in
app-server (before skill manager, before config loading).

Use an environment variable to point to a running exec server.

pakrym-oai · 2026-03-25 16:14:36 -07:00

8fa88fa8ca

Extract codex-core-skills crate (#15749 )

## Summary
- move skill loading and management into codex-core-skills
- leave codex-core with the thin integration layer and shared wiring

## Testing
- CI

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-03-25 12:57:42 -07:00

9dbe098349

[apps][tool_suggest] Remove tool_suggest's dependency on tool search. (#14856 )

- [x] Remove tool_suggest's dependency on tool search.

Matthew Zeng · 2026-03-25 12:26:02 -07:00

91337399fe

Extract codex-analytics crate (#15748 )

## Summary
- move the analytics events client into codex-analytics
- update codex-core and app-server callsites to use the new crate

## Testing
- CI

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-03-25 11:08:05 -07:00

d273efc0f3

Use AbsolutePathBuf for cwd state (#15710 )

Migrate `cwd` and related session/config state to `AbsolutePathBuf` so
downstream consumers consistently see absolute working directories.

Add test-only `.abs()` helpers for `Path`, `PathBuf`, and `TempDir`, and
update branch-local tests to use them instead of
`AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(...)`.

For the remaining TUI/app-server snapshot coverage that renders absolute
cwd values, keep the snapshots unchanged and skip the Windows-only cases
where the platform-specific absolute path layout differs.

pakrym-oai · 2026-03-25 16:02:22 +00:00

504aeb0e09

[codex] Defer fork context injection until first turn (#15699 )

## Summary
- remove the fork-startup `build_initial_context` injection
- keep the reconstructed `reference_context_item` as the fork baseline
until the first real turn
- update fork-history tests and the request snapshot, and add a
`TODO(ccunningham)` for remaining nondiffable initial-context inputs

## Why
Fork startup was appending current-session initial context immediately
after reconstructing the parent rollout, then the first real turn could
emit context updates again. That duplicated model-visible context in the
child rollout.

## Impact
Forked sessions now behave like resume for context seeding: startup
reconstructs history and preserves the prior baseline, and the first
real turn handles any current-session context emission.

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Charley Cunningham · 2026-03-24 18:34:44 -07:00

d72fa2a209

Extract rollout into its own crate (#15548 )

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-03-24 18:10:53 -07:00

2e03d8b4d2

Move string truncation helpers into codex-utils-string (#15572 )

- move the shared byte-based middle truncation logic from `core` into
`codex-utils-string`
- keep token-specific truncation in `codex-core` so rollout can reuse
the shared helper in the next stacked PR

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-03-24 15:45:40 -07:00

062fa7a2bb

[plugins] Additional gating for tool suggest and apps. (#15573 )

- [x] Additional gating for tool suggest and apps.

Matthew Zeng · 2026-03-24 15:10:00 -07:00

b32d921cd9

Move git utilities into a dedicated crate (#15564 )

- create `codex-git-utils` and move the shared git helpers into it with
file moves preserved for diff readability
- move the `GitInfo` helpers out of `core` so stacked rollout work can
depend on the shared crate without carrying its own git info module

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Co-authored-by: Ahmed Ibrahim <219906144+aibrahim-oai@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-03-24 13:26:23 -07:00

0f957a93cd

feat: communication pattern v2 (#15647 )

See internal communication

jif-oai · 2026-03-24 18:45:49 +00:00

773fbf56a4

core: Make FileWatcher reusable (#15093 )

### Summary
Make `FileWatcher` a reusable core component which can be built upon.
Extract skills-related logic into a separate `SkillWatcher`.
Introduce a composable `ThrottledWatchReceiver` to throttle filesystem
events, coalescing affected paths among them.

### Testing
Updated existing unit tests.

Ruslan Nigmatullin · 2026-03-24 11:04:47 -07:00

daf5e584c2

feat: list agents for sub-agent v2 (#15621 )

Add a `list_agents` for multi-agent v2, optionally path based

This return the task and status of each agent in the matched path

jif-oai · 2026-03-24 11:24:08 +00:00

38c088ba8d

chore(core) Add approvals reviewer to UserTurn (#15426 )

## Summary
Adds support for approvals_reviewer to `Op::UserTurn` so we can migrate
`[CodexMessageProcessor::turn_start]` to use Op::UserTurn

## Testing
- [x] Adds quick test for the new field

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Dylan Hurd · 2026-03-23 15:19:01 -07:00

67c1c7c054

feat: new op type for sub-agents communication (#15556 )

Add `InterAgentCommunication` for v2 agent communication

jif-oai · 2026-03-23 21:09:00 +00:00

18f1a08bc9

feat: structured multi-agent output (#15515 )

Send input now sends messages as assistant message and with this format:

```
author: /root/worker_a
recipient: /root/worker_a/tester
other_recipients: []
Content: bla bla bla. Actual content. Only text for now
```

jif-oai · 2026-03-23 18:53:54 +00:00

37ac0c093c

tui: queue follow-ups during manual /compact (#15259 )

## Summary
- queue input after the user submits `/compact` until that manual
compact turn ends
- mirror the same behavior in the app-server TUI
- add regressions for input queued before compact starts and while it is
running

Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Charley Cunningham · 2026-03-23 10:19:44 -07:00

e838645fa2

chore(context) Include guardian approval context (#15366 )

## Summary
Include the guardian context in the developer message for approvals

## Testing
- [x] Updated unit tests

Dylan Hurd · 2026-03-21 16:31:22 +00:00

0d9bb8ea58

[plugins] Fix plugin explicit mention context management. (#15372 )

- [x] Fix plugin explicit mention context management.

Matthew Zeng · 2026-03-21 00:29:29 -07:00

06e06ab173

Split features into codex-features crate (#15253 )

- Split the feature system into a new `codex-features` crate.
- Cut `codex-core` and workspace consumers over to the new config and
warning APIs.

Co-authored-by: Ahmed Ibrahim <219906144+aibrahim-oai@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-03-19 20:12:07 -07:00

2e22885e79

Plumb MCP turn metadata through _meta (#15190 )

## Summary

Some background. We're looking to instrument GA turns end to end. Right
now a big gap is grouping mcp tool calls with their codex sessions. We
send session id and turn id headers to the responses call but not the
mcp/wham calls.

Ideally we could pass the args as headers like with responses, but given
the setup of the rmcp client, we can't send as headers without either
changing the rmcp package upstream to allow per request headers or
introducing a mutex which break concurrency. An earlier attempt made the
assumption that we had 1 client per thread, which allowed us to set
headers at the start of a turn. @pakrym mentioned that this assumption
might break in the near future.

So the solution now is to package the turn metadata/session id into the
_meta field in the post body and pull out in codex-backend.

- send turn metadata to MCP servers via `tools/call` `_meta` instead of
assuming per-thread request headers on shared clients
- preserve the existing `_codex_apps` metadata while adding
`x-codex-turn-metadata` for all MCP tool calls
- extend tests to cover both custom MCP servers and the codex apps
search flow

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

nicholasclark-openai · 2026-03-19 22:05:13 +00:00

2bee37fe69

Move terminal module to terminal-detection crate (#15216 )

- Move core/src/terminal.rs and its tests into a standalone
terminal-detection workspace crate.
- Update direct consumers to depend on codex-terminal-detection and
import terminal APIs directly.

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Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>

Ahmed Ibrahim · 2026-03-19 14:08:04 -07:00

7eb19e5319

Add experimental exec server URL handling (#15196 )

Add a config and attempt to start the server.

pakrym-oai · 2026-03-19 18:25:11 +00:00

1837038f4e

[hooks] use a user message > developer message for prompt continuation (#14867 )

## Summary

Persist Stop-hook continuation prompts as `user` messages instead of
hidden `developer` messages + some requested integration tests

This is a followup to @pakrym 's comment in
https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/14532 to make sure stop-block
continuation prompts match training for turn loops

- Stop continuation now writes `<hook_prompt hook_run_id="...">stop
hook's user prompt<hook_prompt>`
- Introduces quick-xml dependency, though we already indirectly depended
on it anyway via syntect
- This PR only has about 500 lines of actual logic changes, the rest is
tests/schema

## Testing

Example run (with a sessionstart hook and 3 stop hooks) - this shows
context added by session start, then two stop hooks sending their own
additional prompts in a new turn. The model responds with a single
message addressing both. Then when that turn ends, the hooks detect that
they just ran using `stop_hook_active` and decide not to infinite loop

test files for this (unzip, move codex -> .codex):
[codex.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26075806/codex.zip)

```
› cats


• Running SessionStart hook: lighting the observatory

SessionStart hook (completed)
  warning: Hi, I'm a session start hook for wizard-tower (startup).
  hook context: A wimboltine stonpet is an exotic cuisine from hyperspace

• Cats are tiny zen wizards, my friend: equal parts nap, mystery, and chaos. If you want, we can talk
  cat facts, cat breeds, cat names, or build something cat-themed in this repo.

• Running Stop hook: checking the tower wards

• Running Stop hook: sacking the guards

• Running Stop hook: hiring the guards

Stop hook (completed)
  warning: Wizard Tower Stop hook reviewed the completed reply (177 chars).

Stop hook (blocked)
  warning: Wizard Tower Stop hook continuing conversation
  feedback: cook the stonpet

Stop hook (blocked)
  warning: Wizard Tower Stop hook continuing conversation
  feedback: eat the cooked stonpet

• Stonpet’s cooked, aloha style: flash-seared over a blue quasiflame, glazed with nebula salt, and
  rested until the hyperspace juices settle.

  Now we eat with gratitude, my friend. One mindful bite in, and the flavor is pure cosmic surf:
  smoky, bright, and totally out of this dimension.

• Running Stop hook: checking the tower wards

• Running Stop hook: sacking the guards

• Running Stop hook: hiring the guards

Stop hook (completed)
  warning: Wizard Tower Stop hook reviewed the completed reply (285 chars).

Stop hook (completed)
  warning: Wizard Tower Stop hook saw a second pass and stayed calm to avoid a loop.

Stop hook (completed)
  warning: Wizard Tower Stop hook saw a second pass and stayed calm to avoid a loop.
```

Andrei Eternal · 2026-03-19 10:53:08 -07:00

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