## Why
`thread/resume` responses for already-running threads can be reported as
`Idle` even while a turn is still in progress. This is caused by a
timing window where the runtime watch state has not yet observed the
running-thread transition, so API clients can receive stale status
information at resume time.
Possibly related: https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/11786
## What
- Add a shared status normalization helper, `resolve_thread_status`, in
`codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_status.rs` that resolves
`Idle`/`NotLoaded` to `Active { active_flags: [] }` when an in-progress
turn is known.
- Reuse this helper across thread response paths in
`codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs` (including
`thread/start`, `thread/unarchive`, `thread/read`, `thread/resume`,
`thread/fork`, and review/thread-started notification responses).
- In `handle_pending_thread_resume_request`, use both the in-memory
`active_turn_snapshot` and the resumed rollout turns to decide whether a
turn is in progress before resolving thread status for the response.
- Extend `thread_status` tests to validate the new status-resolution
behavior directly.
## Verification
- `cargo test -p codex-app-server
suite::v2::thread_resume::thread_resume_rejoins_running_thread_even_with_override_mismatch`
Exposes through the app server updated names set for a thread. This
enables other surfaces to use the core as the source of truth for thread
naming. `threadName` is gathered using the helper functions used to
interact with `session_index.jsonl`, and is hydrated in:
- `thread/list`
- `thread/read`
- `thread/resume`
- `thread/unarchive`
- `thread/rollback`
We don't do this for `thread/start` and `thread/fork`.
Motivation
- Today, a newly connected client has no direct way to determine the
current runtime status of threads from read/list responses alone.
- This forces clients to infer state from transient events, which can
lead to stale or inconsistent UI when reconnecting or attaching late.
Changes
- Add `status` to `thread/read` responses.
- Add `statuses` to `thread/list` responses.
- Emit `thread/status/changed` notifications with `threadId` and the new
status.
- Track runtime status for all loaded threads and default unknown
threads to `idle`.
- Update protocol/docs/tests/schema fixtures for the revised API.
Testing
- Validated protocol API changes with automated protocol tests and
regenerated schema/type fixtures.
- Validated app-server behavior with unit and integration test suites,
including status transitions and notifications.
Michael Bolin ·
natea-oai ·
jif-oai ·
Ruslan Nigmatullin ·