clients: send permission profiles to app-server

codex-rs/exec/src/lib.rs

@@ -738,6 +738,10 @@ async fn run_exec_session(args: ExecRunArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             items,
             output_schema,
         } => {
+            let permission_profile = permission_profile_override_from_config(&config);
+            let sandbox_policy = permission_profile
+                .is_none()
+                .then(|| default_sandbox_policy.clone().into());
             let response: TurnStartResponse = send_request_with_response(
                 &client,
                 ClientRequest::TurnStart {
@@ -750,8 +754,8 @@ async fn run_exec_session(args: ExecRunArgs) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                         cwd: Some(default_cwd),
                         approval_policy: Some(default_approval_policy.into()),
                         approvals_reviewer: None,
-                        sandbox_policy: Some(default_sandbox_policy.clone().into()),
-                        permission_profile: None,
+                        sandbox_policy,
+                        permission_profile,
                         model: None,
                         service_tier: None,
                         effort: default_effort,
@@ -925,13 +929,19 @@ fn sandbox_mode_from_policy(
 }
 
 fn thread_start_params_from_config(config: &Config) -> ThreadStartParams {
+    let permission_profile = permission_profile_override_from_config(config);
+    let sandbox = permission_profile
+        .is_none()
+        .then(|| sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get()))
+        .flatten();
     ThreadStartParams {
         model: config.model.clone(),
         model_provider: Some(config.model_provider_id.clone()),
         cwd: Some(config.cwd.to_string_lossy().to_string()),
         approval_policy: Some(config.permissions.approval_policy.value().into()),
         approvals_reviewer: approvals_reviewer_override_from_config(config),
-        sandbox: sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get()),
+        sandbox,
+        permission_profile,
         config: config_request_overrides_from_config(config),
         ephemeral: Some(config.ephemeral),
         ..ThreadStartParams::default()
@@ -939,6 +949,11 @@ fn thread_start_params_from_config(config: &Config) -> ThreadStartParams {
 }
 
 fn thread_resume_params_from_config(config: &Config, thread_id: String) -> ThreadResumeParams {
+    let permission_profile = permission_profile_override_from_config(config);
+    let sandbox = permission_profile
+        .is_none()
+        .then(|| sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get()))
+        .flatten();
     ThreadResumeParams {
         thread_id,
         model: config.model.clone(),
@@ -946,12 +961,26 @@ fn thread_resume_params_from_config(config: &Config, thread_id: String) -> Threa
         cwd: Some(config.cwd.to_string_lossy().to_string()),
         approval_policy: Some(config.permissions.approval_policy.value().into()),
         approvals_reviewer: approvals_reviewer_override_from_config(config),
-        sandbox: sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get()),
+        sandbox,
+        permission_profile,
         config: config_request_overrides_from_config(config),
         ..ThreadResumeParams::default()
     }
 }
 
+fn permission_profile_override_from_config(
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Option<codex_app_server_protocol::PermissionProfile> {
+    if matches!(
+        config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get(),
+        SandboxPolicy::ExternalSandbox { .. }
+    ) {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(config.permissions.permission_profile().into())
+    }
+}
+
 fn config_request_overrides_from_config(config: &Config) -> Option<HashMap<String, Value>> {
     config
         .active_profile

codex-rs/exec/src/lib_tests.rs

@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ async fn thread_start_params_include_review_policy_when_review_policy_is_manual_
         params.approvals_reviewer,
         Some(codex_app_server_protocol::ApprovalsReviewer::User)
     );
+    assert_eq!(params.sandbox, None);
+    assert_eq!(
+        params.permission_profile,
+        Some(config.permissions.permission_profile().into())
+    );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]

codex-rs/tui/src/app/tests.rs

@@ -2215,6 +2215,10 @@ async fn inactive_thread_approval_bubbles_into_active_view() -> Result<()> {
             ThreadSessionState {
                 approval_policy: AskForApproval::OnRequest,
                 sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+                permission_profile: Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+                    &SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+                    std::path::Path::new("/tmp/agent"),
+                )),
                 rollout_path: Some(test_path_buf("/tmp/agent-rollout.jsonl")),
                 ..test_thread_session(agent_thread_id, test_path_buf("/tmp/agent"))
             },
@@ -2374,6 +2378,10 @@ async fn side_defers_subagent_approval_overlay_until_side_exits() -> Result<()>
             ThreadSessionState {
                 approval_policy: AskForApproval::OnRequest,
                 sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+                permission_profile: Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+                    &SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+                    std::path::Path::new("/tmp/agent"),
+                )),
                 rollout_path: Some(test_path_buf("/tmp/agent-rollout.jsonl")),
                 ..test_thread_session(agent_thread_id, test_path_buf("/tmp/agent"))
             },
@@ -2596,6 +2604,10 @@ async fn inactive_thread_approval_badge_clears_after_turn_completion_notificatio
             ThreadSessionState {
                 approval_policy: AskForApproval::OnRequest,
                 sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+                permission_profile: Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+                    &SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+                    std::path::Path::new("/tmp/agent"),
+                )),
                 rollout_path: Some(test_path_buf("/tmp/agent-rollout.jsonl")),
                 ..test_thread_session(agent_thread_id, test_path_buf("/tmp/agent"))
             },
@@ -2649,6 +2661,10 @@ async fn inactive_thread_started_notification_initializes_replay_session() -> Re
     let primary_session = ThreadSessionState {
         approval_policy: AskForApproval::OnRequest,
         sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+        permission_profile: Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+            &SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+            std::path::Path::new("/tmp/main"),
+        )),
         ..test_thread_session(main_thread_id, test_path_buf("/tmp/main"))
     };
 
@@ -2760,6 +2776,10 @@ async fn inactive_thread_started_notification_preserves_primary_model_when_path_
     let primary_session = ThreadSessionState {
         approval_policy: AskForApproval::OnRequest,
         sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+        permission_profile: Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+            &SandboxPolicy::new_workspace_write_policy(),
+            std::path::Path::new("/tmp/main"),
+        )),
         ..test_thread_session(main_thread_id, test_path_buf("/tmp/main"))
     };
 
@@ -3675,6 +3695,10 @@ fn test_thread_session(thread_id: ThreadId, cwd: PathBuf) -> ThreadSessionState
         approval_policy: AskForApproval::Never,
         approvals_reviewer: ApprovalsReviewer::User,
         sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
+        permission_profile: Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+            &SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
+            cwd.as_path(),
+        )),
         cwd: cwd.abs(),
         instruction_source_paths: Vec::new(),
         reasoning_effort: None,

codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_events.rs

@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ mod tests {
     use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnCompletedNotification;
     use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnStartedNotification;
     use codex_config::types::ApprovalsReviewer;
+    use codex_protocol::models::PermissionProfile;
     use codex_protocol::protocol::AskForApproval;
     use codex_protocol::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
     use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
@@ -302,6 +303,10 @@ mod tests {
             approval_policy: AskForApproval::Never,
             approvals_reviewer: ApprovalsReviewer::User,
             sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
+            permission_profile: Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+                &SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
+                cwd.as_path(),
+            )),
             cwd: cwd.abs(),
             instruction_source_paths: Vec::new(),
             reasoning_effort: None,

codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_session_state.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::app_server_session::ThreadSessionState;
 use crate::read_session_model;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::Thread;
 use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
 
 impl App {
     pub(super) async fn session_state_for_thread_read(
@@ -10,6 +11,15 @@ impl App {
         thread_id: ThreadId,
         thread: &Thread,
     ) -> ThreadSessionState {
+        let sandbox_policy = self.config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone();
+        let permission_profile = match &sandbox_policy {
+            SandboxPolicy::ExternalSandbox { .. } => None,
+            SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess
+            | SandboxPolicy::ReadOnly { .. }
+            | SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite { .. } => {
+                Some(self.config.permissions.permission_profile())
+            }
+        };
         let mut session = self
             .primary_session_configured
             .clone()
@@ -23,7 +33,8 @@ impl App {
                 service_tier: self.chat_widget.current_service_tier(),
                 approval_policy: self.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
                 approvals_reviewer: self.config.approvals_reviewer,
-                sandbox_policy: self.config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
+                sandbox_policy,
+                permission_profile,
                 cwd: thread.cwd.clone(),
                 instruction_source_paths: Vec::new(),
                 reasoning_effort: self.chat_widget.current_reasoning_effort(),

codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session.rs

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnSteerParams;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::TurnSteerResponse;
 use codex_otel::TelemetryAuthMode;
 use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
+use codex_protocol::models::PermissionProfile;
 use codex_protocol::models::ResponseItem;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ModelAvailabilityNux;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ModelPreset;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ThreadSessionState {
     pub(crate) approval_policy: AskForApproval,
     pub(crate) approvals_reviewer: codex_protocol::config_types::ApprovalsReviewer,
     pub(crate) sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy,
+    pub(crate) permission_profile: Option<PermissionProfile>,
     pub(crate) cwd: AbsolutePathBuf,
     pub(crate) instruction_source_paths: Vec<AbsolutePathBuf>,
     pub(crate) reasoning_effort: Option<codex_protocol::openai_models::ReasoningEffort>,
@@ -539,6 +541,9 @@ impl AppServerSession {
                     cwd: Some(cwd),
                     approval_policy: Some(approval_policy.into()),
                     approvals_reviewer: Some(approvals_reviewer.into()),
+                    // This path only receives the legacy projection today; do
+                    // not synthesize a lossy profile until the active profile
+                    // is plumbed through user turns.
                     sandbox_policy: Some(sandbox_policy.into()),
                     permission_profile: None,
                     model: Some(model),
@@ -1029,19 +1034,43 @@ fn sandbox_mode_from_policy(
     }
 }
 
+fn permission_profile_override_from_config(
+    config: &Config,
+    thread_params_mode: ThreadParamsMode,
+) -> Option<codex_app_server_protocol::PermissionProfile> {
+    if matches!(thread_params_mode, ThreadParamsMode::Remote) {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    if matches!(
+        config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get(),
+        SandboxPolicy::ExternalSandbox { .. }
+    ) {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(config.permissions.permission_profile().into())
+    }
+}
+
 fn thread_start_params_from_config(
     config: &Config,
     thread_params_mode: ThreadParamsMode,
     remote_cwd_override: Option<&std::path::Path>,
     session_start_source: Option<ThreadStartSource>,
 ) -> ThreadStartParams {
+    let permission_profile = permission_profile_override_from_config(config, thread_params_mode);
+    let sandbox = permission_profile
+        .is_none()
+        .then(|| sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone()))
+        .flatten();
     ThreadStartParams {
         model: config.model.clone(),
         model_provider: thread_params_mode.model_provider_from_config(config),
         cwd: thread_cwd_from_config(config, thread_params_mode, remote_cwd_override),
         approval_policy: Some(config.permissions.approval_policy.value().into()),
         approvals_reviewer: approvals_reviewer_override_from_config(config),
-        sandbox: sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone()),
+        sandbox,
+        permission_profile,
         config: config_request_overrides_from_config(config),
         ephemeral: Some(config.ephemeral),
         session_start_source,
@@ -1056,6 +1085,11 @@ fn thread_resume_params_from_config(
     thread_params_mode: ThreadParamsMode,
     remote_cwd_override: Option<&std::path::Path>,
 ) -> ThreadResumeParams {
+    let permission_profile = permission_profile_override_from_config(&config, thread_params_mode);
+    let sandbox = permission_profile
+        .is_none()
+        .then(|| sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone()))
+        .flatten();
     ThreadResumeParams {
         thread_id: thread_id.to_string(),
         model: config.model.clone(),
@@ -1063,7 +1097,8 @@ fn thread_resume_params_from_config(
         cwd: thread_cwd_from_config(&config, thread_params_mode, remote_cwd_override),
         approval_policy: Some(config.permissions.approval_policy.value().into()),
         approvals_reviewer: approvals_reviewer_override_from_config(&config),
-        sandbox: sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone()),
+        sandbox,
+        permission_profile,
         config: config_request_overrides_from_config(&config),
         persist_extended_history: true,
         ..ThreadResumeParams::default()
@@ -1076,6 +1111,11 @@ fn thread_fork_params_from_config(
     thread_params_mode: ThreadParamsMode,
     remote_cwd_override: Option<&std::path::Path>,
 ) -> ThreadForkParams {
+    let permission_profile = permission_profile_override_from_config(&config, thread_params_mode);
+    let sandbox = permission_profile
+        .is_none()
+        .then(|| sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone()))
+        .flatten();
     ThreadForkParams {
         thread_id: thread_id.to_string(),
         model: config.model.clone(),
@@ -1083,7 +1123,8 @@ fn thread_fork_params_from_config(
         cwd: thread_cwd_from_config(&config, thread_params_mode, remote_cwd_override),
         approval_policy: Some(config.permissions.approval_policy.value().into()),
         approvals_reviewer: approvals_reviewer_override_from_config(&config),
-        sandbox: sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone()),
+        sandbox,
+        permission_profile,
         config: config_request_overrides_from_config(&config),
         base_instructions: config.base_instructions.clone(),
         developer_instructions: config.developer_instructions.clone(),
@@ -1160,6 +1201,7 @@ async fn thread_session_state_from_thread_start_response(
         response.approval_policy.to_core(),
         response.approvals_reviewer.to_core(),
         response.sandbox.to_core(),
+        response.permission_profile.clone().map(Into::into),
         response.cwd.clone(),
         response.instruction_sources.clone(),
         response.reasoning_effort,
@@ -1183,6 +1225,7 @@ async fn thread_session_state_from_thread_resume_response(
         response.approval_policy.to_core(),
         response.approvals_reviewer.to_core(),
         response.sandbox.to_core(),
+        response.permission_profile.clone().map(Into::into),
         response.cwd.clone(),
         response.instruction_sources.clone(),
         response.reasoning_effort,
@@ -1206,6 +1249,7 @@ async fn thread_session_state_from_thread_fork_response(
         response.approval_policy.to_core(),
         response.approvals_reviewer.to_core(),
         response.sandbox.to_core(),
+        response.permission_profile.clone().map(Into::into),
         response.cwd.clone(),
         response.instruction_sources.clone(),
         response.reasoning_effort,
@@ -1248,6 +1292,7 @@ async fn thread_session_state_from_thread_response(
     approval_policy: AskForApproval,
     approvals_reviewer: codex_protocol::config_types::ApprovalsReviewer,
     sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy,
+    permission_profile: Option<PermissionProfile>,
     cwd: AbsolutePathBuf,
     instruction_source_paths: Vec<AbsolutePathBuf>,
     reasoning_effort: Option<codex_protocol::openai_models::ReasoningEffort>,
@@ -1274,6 +1319,7 @@ async fn thread_session_state_from_thread_response(
         approval_policy,
         approvals_reviewer,
         sandbox_policy,
+        permission_profile,
         cwd,
         instruction_source_paths,
         reasoning_effort,
@@ -1366,6 +1412,11 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         assert_eq!(params.cwd, Some(config.cwd.to_string_lossy().to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(params.sandbox, None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            params.permission_profile,
+            Some(config.permissions.permission_profile().into())
+        );
         assert_eq!(params.model_provider, Some(config.model_provider_id));
     }
 
@@ -1389,6 +1440,8 @@ mod tests {
         let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
         let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await;
         let thread_id = ThreadId::new();
+        let expected_sandbox =
+            sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone());
 
         let start = thread_start_params_from_config(
             &config,
@@ -1415,6 +1468,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(start.model_provider, None);
         assert_eq!(resume.model_provider, None);
         assert_eq!(fork.model_provider, None);
+        assert_eq!(start.sandbox, expected_sandbox);
+        assert_eq!(resume.sandbox, expected_sandbox);
+        assert_eq!(fork.sandbox, expected_sandbox);
+        assert_eq!(start.permission_profile, None);
+        assert_eq!(resume.permission_profile, None);
+        assert_eq!(fork.permission_profile, None);
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -1423,6 +1482,8 @@ mod tests {
         let config = build_config(&temp_dir).await;
         let thread_id = ThreadId::new();
         let remote_cwd = PathBuf::from("repo/on/server");
+        let expected_sandbox =
+            sandbox_mode_from_policy(config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone());
 
         let start = thread_start_params_from_config(
             &config,
@@ -1449,6 +1510,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(start.model_provider, None);
         assert_eq!(resume.model_provider, None);
         assert_eq!(fork.model_provider, None);
+        assert_eq!(start.sandbox, expected_sandbox);
+        assert_eq!(resume.sandbox, expected_sandbox);
+        assert_eq!(fork.sandbox, expected_sandbox);
+        assert_eq!(start.permission_profile, None);
+        assert_eq!(resume.permission_profile, None);
+        assert_eq!(fork.permission_profile, None);
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -1547,6 +1614,10 @@ mod tests {
             started.session.instruction_source_paths,
             response.instruction_sources
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            started.session.permission_profile,
+            response.permission_profile.clone().map(Into::into)
+        );
         assert_eq!(started.turns.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(started.turns[0], response.thread.turns[0]);
     }
@@ -1575,6 +1646,10 @@ mod tests {
             AskForApproval::Never,
             codex_protocol::config_types::ApprovalsReviewer::User,
             SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
+            Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+                &SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
+                std::path::Path::new("/tmp/project"),
+            )),
             test_path_buf("/tmp/project").abs(),
             Vec::new(),
             /*reasoning_effort*/ None,
@@ -1605,6 +1680,10 @@ mod tests {
             AskForApproval::Never,
             codex_protocol::config_types::ApprovalsReviewer::User,
             SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
+            Some(PermissionProfile::from_legacy_sandbox_policy(
+                &SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
+                std::path::Path::new("/tmp/project"),
+            )),
             test_path_buf("/tmp/project").abs(),
             Vec::new(),
             /*reasoning_effort*/ None,