Follow-up to #27356. ## Stack note This PR changes Codex's internal dynamic-tool shape while leaving `thread/start` unchanged. App-server therefore converts the existing per-tool input into explicit functions and namespaces before passing it to core. [#27371](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/27371) updates `thread/start` to use the same explicit shape and removes this temporary conversion. ## Why Dynamic tools repeat namespace metadata on every function. Core should keep one explicit namespace with its member tools so descriptions and membership stay consistent across sessions and runtime planning. ## What changed - Represent dynamic tools as top-level functions or explicit namespaces in protocol and session state. - Read old flat rollout metadata and write the canonical hierarchy. - Flatten namespace members only when registering callable tools. - Keep `thread/start.dynamicTools` flat for now and normalize it at the app-server boundary. New builds can read old rollout metadata. Older builds cannot read newly written hierarchical metadata. ## Test plan - `just test -p codex-app-server thread_start_normalizes_legacy_dynamic_tools_into_model_request` - `just test -p codex-protocol session_meta_normalizes_legacy_dynamic_tools` - `just test -p codex-core resume_restores_dynamic_tools_from_rollout_with_sqlite_enabled` - `just test -p codex-core tool_search_returns_deferred_dynamic_tool_and_routes_follow_up_call` - `just test -p codex-core code_mode_can_call_hidden_dynamic_tools` - `just test -p codex-tools`
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