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## Summary
- validate `js_repl` Node compatibility during session startup when the
experiment is enabled
- if Node is missing or too old, disable `js_repl` and
`js_repl_tools_only` for the session before tools and instructions are
built
- surface that startup disablement to users through the existing startup
warning flow instead of only logging it
- reuse the same compatibility check in js_repl kernel startup so
startup gating and runtime behavior stay aligned
- add a regression test that verifies the warning is emitted and that
the first advertised tool list omits `js_repl` and `js_repl_reset` when
Node is incompatible
## Why
Today `js_repl` can be advertised based only on the feature flag, then
fail later when the kernel starts. That makes the available tool list
inaccurate at the start of a conversation, and users do not get a clear
explanation for why the tool is unavailable.
This change makes tool availability reflect real startup checks, keeps
the advertised tool set stable for the lifetime of the session, and
gives users a visible warning when `js_repl` is disabled.
## Testing
- `just fmt`
- `cargo test -p codex-core --test all
js_repl_is_not_advertised_when_startup_node_is_incompatible`
Command-approval clients currently infer which choices to show from
side-channel fields like `networkApprovalContext`,
`proposedExecpolicyAmendment`, and `additionalPermissions`. That makes
the request shape harder to evolve, and it forces each client to
replicate the server's heuristics instead of receiving the exact
decision list for the prompt.
This PR introduces a mapping between `CommandExecutionApprovalDecision`
and `codex_protocol::protocol::ReviewDecision`:
```rust
impl From<CoreReviewDecision> for CommandExecutionApprovalDecision {
fn from(value: CoreReviewDecision) -> Self {
match value {
CoreReviewDecision::Approved => Self::Accept,
CoreReviewDecision::ApprovedExecpolicyAmendment {
proposed_execpolicy_amendment,
} => Self::AcceptWithExecpolicyAmendment {
execpolicy_amendment: proposed_execpolicy_amendment.into(),
},
CoreReviewDecision::ApprovedForSession => Self::AcceptForSession,
CoreReviewDecision::NetworkPolicyAmendment {
network_policy_amendment,
} => Self::ApplyNetworkPolicyAmendment {
network_policy_amendment: network_policy_amendment.into(),
},
CoreReviewDecision::Abort => Self::Cancel,
CoreReviewDecision::Denied => Self::Decline,
}
}
}
```
And updates `CommandExecutionRequestApprovalParams` to have a new field:
```rust
available_decisions: Option<Vec<CommandExecutionApprovalDecision>>
```
when, if specified, should make it easier for clients to display an
appropriate list of options in the UI.
This makes it possible for `CoreShellActionProvider::prompt()` in
`unix_escalation.rs` to specify the `Vec<ReviewDecision>` directly,
adding support for `ApprovedForSession` when approving a skill script,
which was previously missing in the TUI.
Note this results in a significant change to `exec_options()` in
`approval_overlay.rs`, as the displayed options are now derived from
`available_decisions: &[ReviewDecision]`.
## What Changed
- Add `available_decisions` to
[`ExecApprovalRequestEvent`](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/de00e932dd9801de0a4faac0519162099753f331/codex-rs/protocol/src/approvals.rs#L111-L175),
including helpers to derive the legacy default choices when older
senders omit the field.
- Map `codex_protocol::protocol::ReviewDecision` to app-server
`CommandExecutionApprovalDecision` and expose the ordered list as
experimental `availableDecisions` in
[`CommandExecutionRequestApprovalParams`](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/de00e932dd9801de0a4faac0519162099753f331/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2.rs#L3798-L3807).
- Thread optional `available_decisions` through the core approval path
so Unix shell escalation can explicitly request `ApprovedForSession` for
session-scoped approvals instead of relying on client heuristics.
[`unix_escalation.rs`](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/de00e932dd9801de0a4faac0519162099753f331/codex-rs/core/src/tools/runtimes/shell/unix_escalation.rs#L194-L214)
- Update the TUI approval overlay to build its buttons from the ordered
decision list, while preserving the legacy fallback when
`available_decisions` is missing.
- Update the app-server README, test client output, and generated schema
artifacts to document and surface the new field.
## Testing
- Add `approval_overlay.rs` coverage for explicit decision lists,
including the generic `ApprovedForSession` path and network approval
options.
- Update `chatwidget/tests.rs` and app-server protocol tests to populate
the new optional field and keep older event shapes working.
## Developers Docs
- If we document `item/commandExecution/requestApproval` on
[developers.openai.com/codex](https://developers.openai.com/codex), add
experimental `availableDecisions` as the preferred source of approval
choices and note that older servers may omit it.
This reverts commit https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/12633. We no
longer need this PR, because we favor sending normal exec command
approval server request with `additional_permissions` of skill
permissions instead
## Summary
- add a direct install script for macOS and Linux at
`scripts/install/install.sh`
- stage `install.sh` into `dist/` during release so it is published as a
GitHub release asset
- reuse the existing platform npm payload so the installer includes both
`codex` and `rg`
## Testing
- `bash -n scripts/install/install.sh`
- local macOS `curl | sh` smoke test against a locally served copy of
the script
Previous to this change, `determine_action()` would
1. check if `program` is associated with a skill
2. if so, check if `program` is in `execve_session_approvals` to see
whether the user needs to be prompted
This PR flips the order of these checks to try to set us up so that
"session approvals" are always consulted first (which should soon extend
to include session approvals derived from `prefix_rule()`s, as well).
Though to make the new ordering work, we need to record any relevant
metadata to associate with the approval, which in the case of a
skill-based approval is the `SkillMetadata` so that we can derive the
`PermissionProfile` to include with the escalation. (Though as noted by
the `TODO`, this `PermissionProfile` is not honored yet.)
The new `ExecveSessionApproval` struct is used to retain the necessary
metadata.
## What Changed
- Replace the `execve_session_approvals` `HashSet` with a map that
stores an `ExecveSessionApproval` alongside each approved `program`.
- When a user chooses `ApprovedForSession` for a skill script, capture
the matched `SkillMetadata` in the session approval entry.
- Consult that cache before re-running `find_skill()`, and reuse the
originally approved skill metadata and permission profile when allowing
later execve callbacks in the same session.
## Summary
- allow `request_user_input` in Default collaboration mode as well as
Plan
- update the Default-mode instructions to prefer assumptions first and
use `request_user_input` only when a question is unavoidable
- update request_user_input and app-server tests to match the new
Default-mode behavior
- refactor collaboration-mode availability plumbing into
`CollaborationModesConfig` for future mode-related flags
## Codex author
`codex resume 019c9124-ed28-7c13-96c6-b916b1c97d49`
This reverts commit daf0f03ac8.
# External (non-OpenAI) Pull Request Requirements
Before opening this Pull Request, please read the dedicated
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Include a link to a bug report or enhancement request.
Michael Bolin