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Michael Bolin 29364f3a9b feat: shell_command tool (#6510)
This adds support for a new variant of the shell tool behind a flag. To
test, run `codex` with `--enable shell_command_tool`, which will
register the tool with Codex under the name `shell_command` that accepts
the following shape:

```python
{
  command: str
  workdir: str | None,
  timeout_ms: int | None,
  with_escalated_permissions: bool | None,
  justification: str | None,
}
```

This is comparable to the existing tool registered under
`shell`/`container.exec`. The primary difference is that it accepts
`command` as a `str` instead of a `str[]`. The `shell_command` tool
executes by running `execvp(["bash", "-lc", command])`, though the exact
arguments to `execvp(3)` depend on the user's default shell.

The hypothesis is that this will simplify things for the model. For
example, on Windows, instead of generating:

```json
{"command": ["pwsh.exe", "-NoLogo", "-Command", "ls -Name"]}
```

The model could simply generate:

```json
{"command": "ls -Name"}
```

As part of this change, I extracted some logic out of `user_shell.rs` as
`Shell::derive_exec_args()` so that it can be reused in
`codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/shell.rs`. Note the original code
generated exec arg lists like:

```javascript
["bash", "-lc", command]
["zsh", "-lc", command]
["pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile", "-Command", command]
```

Using `-l` for Bash and Zsh, but then specifying `-NoProfile` for
PowerShell seemed inconsistent to me, so I changed this in the new
implementation while also adding a `use_login_shell: bool` option to
make this explicit. If we decide to add a `login: bool` to
`ShellCommandToolCallParams` like we have for unified exec:


https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/807e2c27f0a9f2e85c50e7e6df5533f0d9b853c7/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/unified_exec.rs#L33-L34

Then this should make it straightforward to support.
2025-11-12 08:18:57 -08:00

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Rust

use serde::Deserialize;
use serde::Serialize;
use std::path::PathBuf;
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct ZshShell {
pub(crate) shell_path: String,
pub(crate) zshrc_path: String,
}
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct BashShell {
pub(crate) shell_path: String,
pub(crate) bashrc_path: String,
}
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct PowerShellConfig {
pub(crate) exe: String, // Executable name or path, e.g. "pwsh" or "powershell.exe".
pub(crate) bash_exe_fallback: Option<PathBuf>, // In case the model generates a bash command.
}
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub enum Shell {
Zsh(ZshShell),
Bash(BashShell),
PowerShell(PowerShellConfig),
Unknown,
}
impl Shell {
pub fn name(&self) -> Option<String> {
match self {
Shell::Zsh(ZshShell { shell_path, .. }) | Shell::Bash(BashShell { shell_path, .. }) => {
std::path::Path::new(shell_path)
.file_name()
.map(|s| s.to_string_lossy().to_string())
}
Shell::PowerShell(ps) => Some(ps.exe.clone()),
Shell::Unknown => None,
}
}
/// Takes a string of shell and returns the full list of command args to
/// use with `exec()` to run the shell command.
pub fn derive_exec_args(&self, command: &str, use_login_shell: bool) -> Vec<String> {
match self {
Shell::Zsh(ZshShell { shell_path, .. }) | Shell::Bash(BashShell { shell_path, .. }) => {
let arg = if use_login_shell { "-lc" } else { "-c" };
vec![shell_path.clone(), arg.to_string(), command.to_string()]
}
Shell::PowerShell(ps) => {
let mut args = vec![ps.exe.clone(), "-NoLogo".to_string()];
if !use_login_shell {
args.push("-NoProfile".to_string());
}
args.push("-Command".to_string());
args.push(command.to_string());
args
}
Shell::Unknown => shlex::split(command).unwrap_or_else(|| vec![command.to_string()]),
}
}
}
#[cfg(unix)]
fn detect_default_user_shell() -> Shell {
use libc::getpwuid;
use libc::getuid;
use std::ffi::CStr;
unsafe {
let uid = getuid();
let pw = getpwuid(uid);
if !pw.is_null() {
let shell_path = CStr::from_ptr((*pw).pw_shell)
.to_string_lossy()
.into_owned();
let home_path = CStr::from_ptr((*pw).pw_dir).to_string_lossy().into_owned();
if shell_path.ends_with("/zsh") {
return Shell::Zsh(ZshShell {
shell_path,
zshrc_path: format!("{home_path}/.zshrc"),
});
}
if shell_path.ends_with("/bash") {
return Shell::Bash(BashShell {
shell_path,
bashrc_path: format!("{home_path}/.bashrc"),
});
}
}
}
Shell::Unknown
}
#[cfg(unix)]
pub async fn default_user_shell() -> Shell {
detect_default_user_shell()
}
#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
pub async fn default_user_shell() -> Shell {
use tokio::process::Command;
// Prefer PowerShell 7+ (`pwsh`) if available, otherwise fall back to Windows PowerShell.
let has_pwsh = Command::new("pwsh")
.arg("-NoLogo")
.arg("-NoProfile")
.arg("-Command")
.arg("$PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major")
.output()
.await
.map(|o| o.status.success())
.unwrap_or(false);
let bash_exe = if Command::new("bash.exe")
.arg("--version")
.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null())
.output()
.await
.ok()
.map(|o| o.status.success())
.unwrap_or(false)
{
which::which("bash.exe").ok()
} else {
None
};
if has_pwsh {
Shell::PowerShell(PowerShellConfig {
exe: "pwsh.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: bash_exe,
})
} else {
Shell::PowerShell(PowerShellConfig {
exe: "powershell.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: bash_exe,
})
}
}
#[cfg(all(not(target_os = "windows"), not(unix)))]
pub async fn default_user_shell() -> Shell {
Shell::Unknown
}
#[cfg(test)]
#[cfg(unix)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::process::Command;
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_current_shell_detects_zsh() {
let shell = Command::new("sh")
.arg("-c")
.arg("echo $SHELL")
.output()
.unwrap();
let home = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap();
let shell_path = String::from_utf8_lossy(&shell.stdout).trim().to_string();
if shell_path.ends_with("/zsh") {
assert_eq!(
default_user_shell().await,
Shell::Zsh(ZshShell {
shell_path: shell_path.to_string(),
zshrc_path: format!("{home}/.zshrc",),
})
);
}
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_run_with_profile_bash_escaping_and_execution() {
let shell_path = "/bin/bash";
let cases = vec![
(
vec!["myecho"],
vec![shell_path, "-lc", "source BASHRC_PATH && (myecho)"],
Some("It works!\n"),
),
(
vec!["bash", "-lc", "echo 'single' \"double\""],
vec![
shell_path,
"-lc",
"source BASHRC_PATH && (echo 'single' \"double\")",
],
Some("single double\n"),
),
];
for (input, expected_cmd, expected_output) in cases {
use std::collections::HashMap;
use crate::exec::ExecParams;
use crate::exec::SandboxType;
use crate::exec::process_exec_tool_call;
use crate::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
let temp_home = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
let bashrc_path = temp_home.path().join(".bashrc");
std::fs::write(
&bashrc_path,
r#"
set -x
function myecho {
echo 'It works!'
}
"#,
)
.unwrap();
let command = expected_cmd
.iter()
.map(|s| s.replace("BASHRC_PATH", bashrc_path.to_str().unwrap()))
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
let output = process_exec_tool_call(
ExecParams {
command: command.clone(),
cwd: PathBuf::from(temp_home.path()),
timeout_ms: None,
env: HashMap::from([(
"HOME".to_string(),
temp_home.path().to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
)]),
with_escalated_permissions: None,
justification: None,
arg0: None,
},
SandboxType::None,
&SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess,
temp_home.path(),
&None,
None,
)
.await
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(output.exit_code, 0, "input: {input:?} output: {output:?}");
if let Some(expected) = expected_output {
assert_eq!(
output.stdout.text, expected,
"input: {input:?} output: {output:?}"
);
}
}
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
mod macos_tests {
use std::path::PathBuf;
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_run_with_profile_escaping_and_execution() {
let shell_path = "/bin/zsh";
let cases = vec![
(
vec!["myecho"],
vec![shell_path, "-lc", "source ZSHRC_PATH && (myecho)"],
Some("It works!\n"),
),
(
vec!["myecho"],
vec![shell_path, "-lc", "source ZSHRC_PATH && (myecho)"],
Some("It works!\n"),
),
(
vec!["bash", "-c", "echo 'single' \"double\""],
vec![
shell_path,
"-lc",
"source ZSHRC_PATH && (bash -c \"echo 'single' \\\"double\\\"\")",
],
Some("single double\n"),
),
(
vec!["bash", "-lc", "echo 'single' \"double\""],
vec![
shell_path,
"-lc",
"source ZSHRC_PATH && (echo 'single' \"double\")",
],
Some("single double\n"),
),
];
for (input, expected_cmd, expected_output) in cases {
use std::collections::HashMap;
use crate::exec::ExecParams;
use crate::exec::SandboxType;
use crate::exec::process_exec_tool_call;
use crate::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
let temp_home = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
let zshrc_path = temp_home.path().join(".zshrc");
std::fs::write(
&zshrc_path,
r#"
set -x
function myecho {
echo 'It works!'
}
"#,
)
.unwrap();
let command = expected_cmd
.iter()
.map(|s| s.replace("ZSHRC_PATH", zshrc_path.to_str().unwrap()))
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
let output = process_exec_tool_call(
ExecParams {
command: command.clone(),
cwd: PathBuf::from(temp_home.path()),
timeout_ms: None,
env: HashMap::from([(
"HOME".to_string(),
temp_home.path().to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
)]),
with_escalated_permissions: None,
justification: None,
arg0: None,
},
SandboxType::None,
&SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess,
temp_home.path(),
&None,
None,
)
.await
.unwrap();
assert_eq!(output.exit_code, 0, "input: {input:?} output: {output:?}");
if let Some(expected) = expected_output {
assert_eq!(
output.stdout.text, expected,
"input: {input:?} output: {output:?}"
);
}
}
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
mod tests_windows {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn test_format_default_shell_invocation_powershell() {
use std::path::PathBuf;
let cases = vec![
(
PowerShellConfig {
exe: "pwsh.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: None,
},
vec!["bash", "-lc", "echo hello"],
vec!["pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile", "-Command", "echo hello"],
),
(
PowerShellConfig {
exe: "powershell.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: None,
},
vec!["bash", "-lc", "echo hello"],
vec!["powershell.exe", "-NoProfile", "-Command", "echo hello"],
),
(
PowerShellConfig {
exe: "pwsh.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: Some(PathBuf::from("bash.exe")),
},
vec!["bash", "-lc", "echo hello"],
vec!["bash.exe", "-lc", "echo hello"],
),
(
PowerShellConfig {
exe: "pwsh.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: Some(PathBuf::from("bash.exe")),
},
vec![
"bash",
"-lc",
"apply_patch <<'EOF'\n*** Begin Patch\n*** Update File: destination_file.txt\n-original content\n+modified content\n*** End Patch\nEOF",
],
vec![
"bash.exe",
"-lc",
"apply_patch <<'EOF'\n*** Begin Patch\n*** Update File: destination_file.txt\n-original content\n+modified content\n*** End Patch\nEOF",
],
),
(
PowerShellConfig {
exe: "pwsh.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: Some(PathBuf::from("bash.exe")),
},
vec!["echo", "hello"],
vec!["pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile", "-Command", "echo hello"],
),
(
PowerShellConfig {
exe: "pwsh.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: Some(PathBuf::from("bash.exe")),
},
vec!["pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile", "-Command", "echo hello"],
vec!["pwsh.exe", "-NoProfile", "-Command", "echo hello"],
),
(
PowerShellConfig {
exe: "powershell.exe".to_string(),
bash_exe_fallback: Some(PathBuf::from("bash.exe")),
},
vec![
"codex-mcp-server.exe",
"--codex-run-as-apply-patch",
"*** Begin Patch\n*** Update File: C:\\Users\\person\\destination_file.txt\n-original content\n+modified content\n*** End Patch",
],
vec![
"codex-mcp-server.exe",
"--codex-run-as-apply-patch",
"*** Begin Patch\n*** Update File: C:\\Users\\person\\destination_file.txt\n-original content\n+modified content\n*** End Patch",
],
),
];
for (config, input, expected_cmd) in cases {
let command = expected_cmd
.iter()
.map(|s| (*s).to_string())
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
// These tests assert the final command for each scenario now that the helper
// has been removed. The inputs remain to document the original coverage.
let expected = expected_cmd
.iter()
.map(|s| (*s).to_string())
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
assert_eq!(command, expected, "input: {input:?} config: {config:?}");
}
}
}