jif 9f06cf1a09 Report remote sandbox denials semantically (#29424)
## Why

#29113 moved remote sandbox setup and enforcement to the exec server.
That gives the executor ownership of the platform-specific work: a Linux
executor chooses and runs a Linux sandbox even when the Codex
orchestrator is running on macOS or Windows.

It also means the orchestrator no longer knows which concrete sandbox
the executor selected. When that sandbox blocks a remote command, the
orchestrator currently sees only a failed process and can treat the
denial as an ordinary command failure. The existing sandbox approval and
retry path is then skipped.

This PR lets the executor report one portable fact:

> This command probably failed because the executor sandbox blocked it.

The executor keeps its concrete sandbox type private. The protocol sends
only the semantic result.

## Example

Suppose a local macOS Codex session asks a Linux devbox to write outside
the allowed workspace.

Before this PR:

```text
Linux sandbox blocks the write
    -> remote process exits with "Permission denied"
    -> local orchestrator sees an ordinary command failure
    -> the normal sandbox approval and retry path can be skipped
```

With this PR:

```text
Linux sandbox blocks the write
    -> executor reports sandboxDenied: true
    -> unified exec returns UnifiedExecError::SandboxDenied
    -> the existing approval prompt is shown
    -> an approved retry runs through the existing unsandboxed retry path
```

## What changes

### The executor remembers its selected sandbox

The prepared remote process now retains the executor-selected
`SandboxType`. This value never crosses the executor boundary.

Commands started without a sandbox retain `SandboxType::None` and are
never reported as sandbox denials.

### The executor uses the existing denial heuristic

The existing local denial heuristic moves from `codex-core` into the
shared `codex-sandboxing` crate.

When a sandboxed remote process exits, the executor:

1. waits the same short output grace period used by local unified exec;
2. reads the output currently available in the existing retained output
buffer;
3. runs the existing heuristic using the exit code and common denial
messages;
4. stores the yes/no result before publishing the process exit.

This deliberately matches the old local unified-exec behavior. It does
not add a new streaming classifier, another output buffer, or stronger
output-retention guarantees.

### The protocol reports a portable boolean

`process/read` gains `sandboxDenied`:

```json
{
  "exited": true,
  "exitCode": 1,
  "closed": false,
  "sandboxDenied": true
}
```

The field defaults to `false` when an older executor omits it. The
response does not expose the executor sandbox implementation or
executor-native paths.

### Unified exec uses the existing error path

The exec-server client carries `sandboxDenied` into the unified process
state. If it is true, unified exec returns the existing `SandboxDenied`
error instead of trying to classify remote output using an
orchestrator-side sandbox type.

Remote process exit remains visible as soon as the process exits. This
PR does not wait for stdout or stderr to close and does not change the
existing process lifecycle.

## Scope

This PR is intentionally limited to matching the existing local
unified-exec behavior for the initial command execution path.

It does not add:

- incremental denial tracking across the full output stream;
- new denial handling for commands completed later through
`write_stdin`;
- new guarantees for preserving the semantic flag during the narrow
reconnect-recovery race.

Those can be considered separately if the same behavior is added for
local execution.

## Test coverage

One remote end-to-end integration test covers the complete intended
flow:

```text
remote read-only sandbox
    -> denied write
    -> executor reports the denial
    -> Codex requests approval
    -> user approves
    -> retry succeeds on the remote executor
```

Existing lifecycle coverage continues to verify that remote process exit
is reported before late output streams close.
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