Fix: retry on server_error responses that lack an HTTP status code
### What happened
1. An OpenAI endpoint returned a **5xx** (transient server-side
failure).
2. The SDK surfaced it as an `APIError` with
{ "type": "server_error", "message": "...", "status": undefined }
(The SDK does not always populate `status` for these cases.)
3. Our retry logic in `src/utils/agent/agent-loop.ts` determined
isServerError = typeof status === "number" && status >= 500;
Because `status` was *undefined*, the error was **not** recognised as
retriable, the exception bubbled out, and the CLI crashed with a stack
trace similar to:
Error: An error occurred while processing the request.
at .../cli.js:474:1514
### Root cause
The transient-error detector ignored the semantic flag type ===
"server_error" that the SDK provides when the numeric status is missing.
#### Fix (1 loc + comment)
Extend the check:
const status = errCtx?.status ?? errCtx?.httpStatus ??
errCtx?.statusCode;
const isServerError = (typeof status === "number" && status >= 500) ||
// classic 5xx
errCtx?.type === "server_error"; // <-- NEW
Now the agent:
* Retries up to **5** times (existing logic) when the backend reports a
transient failure, even if `status` is absent.
* If all retries fail, surfaces the existing friendly system message
instead of an uncaught exception.
### Tests & validation
pnpm test # all suites green (17 agent-level tests now include this
path)
pnpm run lint # 0 errors / warnings
pnpm run typecheck
A new unit-test file isn’t required—the behaviour is already covered by
tests/agent-server-retry.test.ts, which stubs type: "server_error" and
now passes with the updated logic.
### Impact
* No API-surface changes.
* Prevents CLI crashes on intermittent OpenAI outages.
* Adds robust handling for other providers that may follow the same
error-shape.
Adds support for reading OPENAI_API_KEY (and other variables) from a
user‑wide dotenv file (~/.codex.config). Precedence order is now:
1. explicit environment variable
2. project‑local .env (loaded earlier)
3. ~/.codex.config
Also adds a regression test that ensures the multiline editor correctly
handles cases where printable text and the CSI‑u Shift+Enter sequence
arrive in the same input chunk.
House‑kept with Prettier; removed stray temp.json artifact.
- Replace setTimeout(10ms) with queueMicrotask for immediate processing
- Add minimal 3ms setTimeout for rendering to maintain readable UX
- Reduces per-token delay while preserving streaming experience
- Add performance test to verify optimization works correctly
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Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Thibault Sottiaux <tibo@openai.com>
This PR adds a command history persistence feature to Codex CLI that:
1. **Stores command history**: Commands are saved to
`~/.codex/history.json` and persist between CLI sessions.
2. **Navigates history**: Users can use the up/down arrow keys to
navigate through command history, similar to a traditional shell.
3. **Filters sensitive data**: Built-in regex patterns prevent commands
containing API keys, passwords, or tokens from being saved.
4. **Configurable**: Added configuration options for history size,
enabling/disabling history, and custom regex patterns for sensitive
content.
5. **New command**: Added `/clearhistory` command to clear command
history.
## Code Changes
- Added `src/utils/storage/command-history.ts` with functions for
history management
- Extended config system to support history settings
- Updated terminal input components to use persistent history
- Added help text for the new `/clearhistory` command
- Added CLAUDE.md file for guidance when working with the codebase
## Testing
- All tests are passing
- Core functionality works with both input components (standard and
multiline)
- History navigation behaves correctly at line boundaries with the
multiline editor
Why
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Improves the usability of the `codex` CLI by adding shell completion for
file paths. This allows users to quickly complete file arguments using
tab completion in bash, zsh, and fish shells. Enable via `eval "$(codex
completion <shell>)"`.
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