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Curtis 'Fjord' Hawthorne 7326c097e3 Reduce js_repl Node version requirement to 22.22.0 (#12857)
## Summary

Lower the `js_repl` minimum Node version from `24.13.1` to `22.22.0`.

This updates the enforced minimum in `codex-rs/node-version.txt` and the
corresponding user-facing `/experimental` description for the JavaScript
REPL feature.

## Rationale

The previous `24.13.1` floor was stricter than necessary for `js_repl`.
I validated the REPL kernel behavior under Node `22.22.0` still works.

## Why `22.22.0`

`22.22.0` is a current, widely packaged Node 22 release across common
developer environments and distros, including Homebrew `node@22`, Fedora
`nodejs22`, Arch `nodejs-lts-jod`, and Debian testing. That makes it a
better exact floor than guessing at an older `22.x` patch we have not
validated.

`22.x` is also a maintenance branch that will be supported through April
2027, where the previous maintenance branch of `20.x` is only supported
through April of this year.

## Changes

- Update `codex-rs/node-version.txt` from `24.13.1` to `22.22.0`
- Update the `/experimental` JavaScript REPL description to say
`Requires Node >= v22.22.0 installed.`
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codex-core

This crate implements the business logic for Codex. It is designed to be used by the various Codex UIs written in Rust.

Dependencies

Note that codex-core makes some assumptions about certain helper utilities being available in the environment. Currently, this support matrix is:

macOS

Expects /usr/bin/sandbox-exec to be present.

When using the workspace-write sandbox policy, the Seatbelt profile allows writes under the configured writable roots while keeping .git (directory or pointer file), the resolved gitdir: target, and .codex read-only.

Network access and filesystem read/write roots are controlled by SandboxPolicy. Seatbelt consumes the resolved policy and enforces it.

Seatbelt also supports macOS permission-profile extensions layered on top of SandboxPolicy:

  • no extension profile provided: keeps legacy default preferences read access (user-preference-read).
  • extension profile provided with no macos_preferences grant: does not add preferences access clauses.
  • macos_preferences = "readonly": enables cfprefs read clauses and user-preference-read.
  • macos_preferences = "readwrite": includes readonly clauses plus user-preference-write and cfprefs shm write clauses.
  • macos_automation = true: enables broad Apple Events send permissions.
  • macos_automation = ["com.apple.Notes", ...]: enables Apple Events send only to listed bundle IDs.
  • macos_accessibility = true: enables com.apple.axserver mach lookup.
  • macos_calendar = true: enables com.apple.CalendarAgent mach lookup.

Linux

Expects the binary containing codex-core to run the equivalent of codex sandbox linux (legacy alias: codex debug landlock) when arg0 is codex-linux-sandbox. See the codex-arg0 crate for details.

All Platforms

Expects the binary containing codex-core to simulate the virtual apply_patch CLI when arg1 is --codex-run-as-apply-patch. See the codex-arg0 crate for details.