## Why
The previous `codex-tools` migration steps moved the shared schema
models, local-host specs, collaboration specs, and related adapters out
of `codex-core`, but `core/src/tools/spec.rs` still contained a grab bag
of pure utility tool builders. Those specs do not need session state or
handler logic; they only describe wire shapes for tools that
`codex-core` already knows how to execute.
Moving that remaining low-coupling layer into `codex-tools` keeps the
migration moving in meaningful chunks and trims another large block of
passive tool-spec construction out of `codex-core` without touching the
runtime-coupled handlers.
## What changed
- extended `codex-tools` to own the pure spec builders for:
- code-mode `exec` / `wait`
- `js_repl` / `js_repl_reset`
- MCP resource tools `list_mcp_resources`,
`list_mcp_resource_templates`, and `read_mcp_resource`
- utility tools `list_dir` and `test_sync_tool`
- split those builders across small module files with sibling
`*_tests.rs` coverage, keeping `src/lib.rs` exports-only
- rewired `core/src/tools/spec.rs` to call the extracted builders and
deleted the duplicated core-local implementations
- moved the direct JS REPL grammar seam test out of
`core/src/tools/spec_tests.rs` so it now lives with the extracted
implementation in `codex-tools`
- updated `codex-rs/tools/README.md` so the documented crate boundary
matches the new utility-spec surface
## Test plan
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-tools-utility-specs cargo test -p
codex-tools`
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-core-utility-specs cargo test -p
codex-core --lib tools::spec::`
- `just fix -p codex-tools -p codex-core`
- `just argument-comment-lint`
## References
- #15923
- #15928
- #15944
- #15953
- #16031
- #16047
- #16129
- #16132
- #16138
- #16141
## Why
The recent `codex-tools` migration steps have moved shared tool models
and low-coupling spec helpers out of `codex-core`, but
`core/src/tools/spec.rs` still owned a large block of pure
collaboration-tool spec construction. Those builders do not need session
state or runtime behavior; they only need a small amount of core-owned
configuration injected at the seam.
Moving that cohesive slice into `codex-tools` makes the crate boundary
more honest and removes a substantial amount of passive tool-spec logic
from `codex-core` without trying to move the runtime-coupled multi-agent
handlers at the same time.
## What changed
- added `agent_tool.rs`, `request_user_input_tool.rs`, and
`agent_job_tool.rs` to `codex-tools`, with sibling `*_tests.rs` coverage
and an exports-only `lib.rs`
- moved the pure `ToolSpec` builders for:
- collaboration tools such as `spawn_agent`, `send_input`,
`send_message`, `assign_task`, `resume_agent`, `wait_agent`,
`list_agents`, and `close_agent`
- `request_user_input`
- agent-job specs `spawn_agents_on_csv` and `report_agent_job_result`
- rewired `core/src/tools/spec.rs` to call the extracted builders while
still supplying the core-owned inputs, such as spawn-agent role
descriptions and wait timeout bounds
- updated the `core/src/tools/spec.rs` seam tests to build expected
collaboration specs through `codex-tools`
- updated `codex-rs/tools/README.md` so the crate documentation reflects
the broader collaboration-tool boundary
## Test plan
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-tools-collab-specs cargo test -p
codex-tools`
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-core-collab-specs cargo test -p
codex-core --lib tools::spec::`
- `just fix -p codex-tools -p codex-core`
- `just argument-comment-lint`
## References
- #15923
- #15928
- #15944
- #15953
- #16031
- #16047
- #16129
- #16132
- #16138
Preserve the collab transcript fixtures and current TUI style rules after rebasing onto the refreshed tui_app_server codebase.
Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
Preserve the subagent inbox foundation behavior on the current origin/main base and collapse the branch back to a single commit for easier future restacks.
## Why
`core/src/tools/spec.rs` still bundled a set of pure local-host tool
builders with the orchestration that actually decides when those tools
are exposed and which handlers back them. That made `codex-core`
responsible for JSON/tool-shape construction that does not depend on
session state, and it kept the `codex-tools` migration from taking a
meaningfully larger bite out of `spec.rs`.
This PR moves that reusable spec-building layer into `codex-tools` while
leaving feature gating, handler registration, and runtime-coupled
descriptions in `codex-core`.
## What changed
- added `codex-rs/tools/src/local_tool.rs` for the pure builders for
`exec_command`, `write_stdin`, `shell`, `shell_command`, and
`request_permissions`
- added `codex-rs/tools/src/view_image.rs` for the `view_image` tool
spec and output schema so the extracted modules stay right-sized
- rewired `codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec.rs` to call those extracted
builders instead of constructing these specs inline
- kept the `request_permissions` description source in `codex-core`,
with `codex-tools` taking the description as input so the crate boundary
does not grow a dependency on handler/runtime code
- moved the direct constructor coverage for this slice from
`codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec_tests.rs` into
`codex-rs/tools/src/local_tool_tests.rs` and
`codex-rs/tools/src/view_image_tests.rs`
- updated `codex-rs/tools/README.md` to reflect that `codex-tools` now
owns this local-host spec layer
## Test plan
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-tools-local-host cargo test -p
codex-tools`
- `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-core-local-tools cargo test -p codex-core
--lib tools::spec::`
- `just argument-comment-lint`
## References
- #15923
- #15928
- #15944
- #15953
- #16031
- #16047
- #16129
- #16132
Keep the role-driven watchdog branch aligned with the refreshed list_agents and spawn event APIs after rebasing on the updated subagent inbox branch.
Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
Friel