`codex-core` had accumulated command parsing and command safety logic
(`bash`, `powershell`, `parse_command`, and `command_safety`) that is
logically cohesive but orthogonal to most core session/runtime logic.
Keeping this code in `codex-core` made the crate increasingly monolithic
and raised iteration cost for unrelated core changes.
This change extracts that surface into a dedicated crate,
`codex-command`, while preserving existing `codex_core::...` call sites
via re-exports.
## Why this refactor
During analysis, command parsing/safety stood out as a good first split
because it has:
- a clear domain boundary (shell parsing + safety classification)
- relatively self-contained dependencies (notably `tree-sitter` /
`tree-sitter-bash`)
- a meaningful standalone test surface (`134` tests moved with the
crate)
- many downstream uses that benefit from independent compilation and
caching
The practical problem was build latency from a large `codex-core`
compile/test graph. Clean-build timings before and after this split
showed measurable wins:
- `cargo check -p codex-core`: `57.08s` -> `53.54s` (~`6.2%` faster)
- `cargo test -p codex-core --no-run`: `2m39.9s` -> `2m20s` (~`12.4%`
faster)
- `codex-core lib` compile unit: `57.18s` -> `49.67s` (~`13.1%` faster)
- `codex-core lib(test)` compile unit: `60.87s` -> `53.21s` (~`12.6%`
faster)
This gives a concrete reduction in core build overhead without changing
behavior.
## What changed
### New crate
- Added `codex-rs/command` as workspace crate `codex-command`.
- Added:
- `command/src/lib.rs`
- `command/src/bash.rs`
- `command/src/powershell.rs`
- `command/src/parse_command.rs`
- `command/src/command_safety/*`
- `command/src/shell_detect.rs`
- `command/BUILD.bazel`
### Code moved out of `codex-core`
- Moved modules from `core/src` into `command/src`:
- `bash.rs`
- `powershell.rs`
- `parse_command.rs`
- `command_safety/*`
### Dependency graph updates
- Added workspace member/dependency entries for `codex-command` in
`codex-rs/Cargo.toml`.
- Added `codex-command` dependency to `codex-rs/core/Cargo.toml`.
- Removed `tree-sitter` and `tree-sitter-bash` from `codex-core` direct
deps (now owned by `codex-command`).
### API compatibility for callers
To avoid immediate downstream churn, `codex-core` now re-exports the
moved modules/functions:
- `codex_command::bash`
- `codex_command::powershell`
- `codex_command::parse_command`
- `codex_command::is_safe_command`
- `codex_command::is_dangerous_command`
This keeps existing `codex_core::...` paths working while enabling
gradual migration to direct `codex-command` usage.
### Internal decoupling detail
- Added `command::shell_detect` so moved `bash`/`powershell` logic no
longer depends on core shell internals.
- Adjusted PowerShell helper visibility in `codex-command` for existing
core test usage (`UTF8` prefix helper + executable discovery functions).
## Validation
- `just fmt`
- `just fix -p codex-command -p codex-core`
- `cargo test -p codex-command` (`134` passed)
- `cargo test -p codex-core --no-run`
- `cargo test -p codex-core shell_command_handler`
## Notes / follow-up
This commit intentionally prioritizes boundary extraction and
compatibility. A follow-up can migrate downstream crates to depend
directly on `codex-command` (instead of through `codex-core` re-exports)
to realize additional incremental build wins.
Michael Bolin