## Why The previous extraction steps moved shared tool-schema parsing into `codex-tools`, but `codex-core` still owned the generic Responses API tool models and the last adapter layer that turned parsed tool definitions into `ResponsesApiTool` values. That left `core/src/tools/spec.rs` and `core/src/client_common.rs` holding a chunk of tool-shaping code that does not need session state, runtime plumbing, or any other `codex-core`-specific dependency. As a result, `codex-tools` owned the parsed tool definition, but `codex-core` still owned the generic wire model that those definitions are converted into. This change moves that boundary one step further. `codex-tools` now owns the reusable Responses/tool wire structs and the shared conversion helpers for dynamic tools, MCP tools, and deferred MCP aliases. `codex-core` continues to own `ToolSpec` orchestration and the remaining web-search-specific request shapes. ## What changed - added `tools/src/responses_api.rs` to own `ResponsesApiTool`, `FreeformTool`, `ToolSearchOutputTool`, namespace output types, and the shared `ToolDefinition -> ResponsesApiTool` adapter helpers - added `tools/src/responses_api_tests.rs` for deferred-loading behavior, adapter coverage, and namespace serialization coverage - rewired `core/src/tools/spec.rs` to use the extracted dynamic/MCP adapter helpers instead of defining those conversions locally - rewired `core/src/tools/handlers/tool_search.rs` to use the extracted deferred MCP adapter and namespace output types directly - slimmed `core/src/client_common.rs` so it now keeps `ToolSpec` and the web-search-specific wire types, while reusing the extracted tool models from `codex-tools` - moved the extracted seam tests out of `core` and updated `codex-rs/tools/README.md` plus `tools/src/lib.rs` to reflect the expanded `codex-tools` boundary ## Test plan - `cargo test -p codex-tools` - `cargo test -p codex-core --lib tools::spec::` - `cargo test -p codex-core --lib tools::handlers::tool_search::` - `just fix -p codex-tools -p codex-core` - `just argument-comment-lint` ## References - [#15923](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15923) `codex-tools: extract shared tool schema parsing` - [#15928](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15928) `codex-tools: extract MCP schema adapters` - [#15944](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15944) `codex-tools: extract dynamic tool adapters` - [#15953](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/15953) `codex-tools: introduce named tool definitions`
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