fix(server): release native Codex writers before account transfer#21983

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Native Codex resume under another account can collide with a still-loaded source writer. Share writer locks during home preparation, including inactive legacy directories. Release completed descendants before the parent and require matching native closure. Preserve busy peers and first child input; fail closed on unresolved ancestry. Record root identity before native start/compact so interrupted starts cannot falsely fence the account.

Rebuilt from @WISSAM492’s #19557, which identified native writer ownership and continuity requirements. The complete original diff was compared with this replacement. Stack: #21983 → #21984 → #21985, each targeting the preceding branch.

Combined-stack validation: 381/381 cases pass across six existing suites, zero skips. The final test-only union guard additionally passed all 182 adapter cases and server typecheck. Scoped lint/format and diff checks pass. Provider-core typecheck passed before the final adapter changes; that package is unchanged. Original 133 net-added cases became 33 retained behavior/control cases with four baseline rewrites: 29 net additions over the 352-case baseline. Focused regressions failed before their fixes. No repo-wide checks.

Fresh production-source proof used actual pinned Codex 0.156.1 with the managed runtime, native app servers, adapter, manager, orchestrator, outbox, starter and ingestor. Two synthetic accounts and loopback inference exercised A→B→A with the same parent/child and preserved history, child ordinals [1,2], an actual tool effect executed once, and a busy peer completing two turns in its original pooled process. Busy-child transfer first exhausted retries with zero target resume RPCs; a new message on the same selected account recovered after child completion. Matching child/parent closure preceded each resume. The final test guard changes no production source. A separate active-writer-denial probe passed in R3; it was not rerun in R4.

Four fresh full-stack parallel Opus/Sol review rounds completed. The final round found no confirmed code blockers. Earlier findings were fixed: busy-child retry recovery, uncertain history delivery, legacy lock-directory upgrades, typed refusal reattachment, and known/interrupted root classification.

Limits: injected auth/discovery/installer seams; no real OAuth/public inference, Windows/macOS, Electron SEA, browser/mobile, remote relay/tunnel or installer verification. Queued selection and uncertain history delivery have service coverage, not native UI/crash proof. Interrupted-root cancellation is proved by adapter protocol replay, not UI Stop or live native Stop. Stop old native writers using private lock directories before upgrade: legacy directory replacement is verified only for inactive homes, with no global exclusion or hot migration proof. Strict ordinary-detach failures retain pending cleanup for later retry/reattach; they can produce bounded outbox warnings while work remains.

Landing, human/platform approval and the final CI sweep belong to the coordinator. No merge or watcher is requested.

Implementation: Codex gpt-6.1-sol; independent tests: Codex gpt-6-astra; reviews: Claude claude-opus-5-5 and Codex gpt-6-sol. Harness: T3 Code.

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Added 4 commits23d ago

fix(server): recover restored native child turn ordinals271a400
Revert "fix(server): recover restored native child turn ordinals"8ba934d
fix(server): confirm Codex thread writer closure before transfercb71c69
test(server): specify confirmed Codex writer releasefba3920

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	4.9 KiB	−23 B (−0.5%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	−23 B (−1.9%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	20.9 KiB	20.8 KiB	−41 B (−0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	2	1	−1 (−50.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	−7 B (−0.1%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	−7 B (−0.6%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.2 KiB	21.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 673c5e3 · PR result: 1ff97e8 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Added 8 commits23d ago

fix(server): classify safe Codex native resume recovery1f224cb
fix(server): use schema guard for Codex resume errorse4f18fc
test(server): cover existing Codex writer-lock homes23058f3
test(server): reject false child ownership for known Codex roots090d381
fix(server): migrate inactive Codex writer locks and recognize known roots5e24fb0
test(server): cover interrupted resumed Codex root start1475928
fix(server): remember Codex roots before starting native turnsb49aa8c
test(server): narrow Codex replay entries before reading labels1ff97e8

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.tsline 2696Open thread

…	…	@@ -2590,17 +2686,22 @@ export const makeCodexAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeCodexAdapterV2")(function* (
	2693	+	new Map(current).set(turn.nativeTurnId, activeContext),
	2694	+	);
	2695	+	}
	2696	+	yield* rememberOwnershipContext(

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🟠 High Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts:2696

Recovered interrupted or failed child turns are published as terminal but never added to terminalizedNonCompletedNativeTurns, so a later grandchild registration treats the parent as live and skips turn/interrupt; descendant work keeps running after the parent stops. Record the non-completed terminal before rememberOwnershipContext resolves pending descendants.

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1	In file @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts around line 2696:
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3	Recovered `interrupted` or `failed` child turns are published as terminal but never added to `terminalizedNonCompletedNativeTurns`, so a later grandchild registration treats the parent as live and skips `turn/interrupt`; descendant work keeps running after the parent stops. Record the non-completed terminal before `rememberOwnershipContext` resolves pending descendants.

apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.tsline 2702Open thread

…	…	@@ -2590,17 +2686,22 @@ export const makeCodexAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeCodexAdapterV2")(function* (
2600	2700		yield* emitSubagentTaskUpdate({
2601	2701		subagent,
2602		-	status: "running",
	2702	+	status: turn.terminal?.status ?? "running",

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🟡 Medium Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts:2702

Recovered terminal turns leave the parent-side execution node subagent.subagentNodeId running, so the persisted execution graph contradicts the completed task and child turn. This path emits terminal updates directly instead of registering the turn in activeTurns and calling finalizeCodexTurn; emit a terminal update for that node here as well.

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1	In file @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts around line 2702:
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3	Recovered terminal turns leave the parent-side execution node `subagent.subagentNodeId` running, so the persisted execution graph contradicts the completed task and child turn. This path emits terminal updates directly instead of registering the turn in `activeTurns` and calling `finalizeCodexTurn`; emit a terminal update for that node here as well.

apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.tsline 1910Open thread

…	…	@@ -1836,10 +1872,63 @@ export const makeCodexAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeCodexAdapterV2")(function* (
	1907	+	nativeThreadId,
	1908	+	nativeItemId: `${nativeThreadId}:restored-child`,
	1909	+	nativeToolCallId: `${nativeThreadId}:restored-child`,
	1910	+	prompt: "",

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🟡 Medium Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts:1910

When ancestry recovery registers a child before its spawnAgent item arrives, the subagent card permanently shows an empty prompt and generic title even after Codex sends the real task description. The recovery call uses prompt: "" and a synthetic item ID, and the later registerSubagentThread call does not enrich an already registered child; update the recovered registration with the authoritative spawn metadata when it arrives.

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1	In file @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts around line 1910:
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3	When ancestry recovery registers a child before its `spawnAgent` item arrives, the subagent card permanently shows an empty prompt and generic title even after Codex sends the real task description. The recovery call uses `prompt: ""` and a synthetic item ID, and the later `registerSubagentThread` call does not enrich an already registered child; update the recovered registration with the authoritative spawn metadata when it arrives.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This PR substantially changes Codex server defaults and the production lifecycle for native writers, account transfers, subagent recovery, and descendant cleanup, with complex concurrent state management across existing paths. An unresolved high-severity correctness finding also concerns recovered child-turn cleanup.

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📝 Walkthrough

CodexAdapterV2 now tracks subagent ancestry, ownership, and terminal state across collaboration operations. Native thread resume and unload handling have new identity, background-work, and close-confirmation checks. Codex shadow homes share the thread-writer-locks directory.

Changes: Codex lifecycle

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Resolve child ancestry and ownership `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.test.ts`	Child turns retain ownership while ancestry is probed and resolved. Terminal receipts and completion state are tracked. Tests cover unmatched roots, interrupted roots, out-of-order ancestry, and retries.
Register and project subagent turns `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.test.ts`	Registration handles spawn, resume, send-input, and follow-up operations. Initial prompts are deduplicated, and successful operations can reopen settled subagents. Tests cover duplicate child inputs.
Resume and unload native threads `packages/provider-core/src/server/ProviderAdapter.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.test.ts`, `apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.ts`, `apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.test.ts`	Resume validates the native thread identity and preserves saved references for specified failures. Unload checks background work and waits for close confirmation. Shadow homes share `thread-writer-locks`, with tests for initial setup and upgrades.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 1ff97

Upgrading a Codex home that is still in use can let two Codex processes write the same thread at once, which can corrupt thread data. If Codex never confirms that a thread closed, later account switches for that session can hang. Address both before merging.

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7	Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts:
8	- Around line 1788-1799: Update unloadNativeThread so the Deferred.await(closed)
9	path uses a fixed timeout, such as 30 seconds, and fails with
10	toProtocolError("Codex did not confirm native writer closure.") when the timeout
11	expires; leave the notLoaded path immediate and preserve pendingNativeUnloads
12	cleanup.
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14	Review comments at @apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.ts:
15	- Line 40: Update the migration logic around ensureSymlink for the
16	thread-writer-locks directory to verify that no native writer is active before
17	removing or replacing it. Proceed only after confirmed inactivity; otherwise
18	refuse setup and preserve the existing directory.
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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.test.ts
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts
apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.test.ts
apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.ts
packages/provider-core/src/server/ProviderAdapter.ts

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apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.tsline 40Open thread

…	…	@@ -26,14 +26,20 @@ const KNOWN_SHARED_DIRECTORIES = [
36		-	const REPLACEABLE_SHARED_RUNTIME_ENTRIES = new Set(["mcp-oauth-locks", ".sqlite-maintenance.lock"]);
	38	+	const REPLACEABLE_SHARED_RUNTIME_ENTRIES = new Set([
	39	+	"mcp-oauth-locks",
	40	+	"thread-writer-locks",

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Do not replace an active native writer-lock directory.

If an older Codex process still uses a local thread-writer-locks directory, ensureSymlink recursively removes that directory during driver setup. The older process can retain its lock while a new process acquires a separate lock through the shared link. This permits concurrent native writers for the same thread. Require confirmed writer inactivity before migration, and refuse setup when inactivity cannot be established. The new upgrade test covers only an inactive directory.

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6	Review comment at @apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.ts at line
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8	Update the migration logic around ensureSymlink for the thread-writer-locks
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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.tslines 1788–1799Open thread

…	…	@@ -1761,6 +1776,27 @@ export const makeCodexAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeCodexAdapterV2")(function* (
	1796	+	),
	1797	+	Effect.ensuring(Effect.sync(() => pendingNativeUnloads.delete(nativeThreadId))),
	1798	+	);
	1799	+	});

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add a time limit to the wait for thread/closed.

For unsubscribed and notSubscribed, unloadNativeThread calls Deferred.await(closed) with no timeout. Two cases can stop thread/closed from arriving:

The app-server does not send it.
The event is lost because the process exits during the unload.

In both cases unloadThread never returns. The caller runs it inside nativeUnloadPermit.withPermit, so every later unloadThread in this session also waits forever. A blocked account transfer then cannot recover. The fail-closed design is still possible after a timeout: unconfirmedThreadUnloads keeps the thread marked, and the caller gets a typed protocol error it can retry.

Make the wait fail after a fixed period. Return a ProviderAdapterProtocolError so the outer mapError passes it through unchanged.

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1	return yield* client.request("thread/unsubscribe", { threadId: nativeThreadId }).pipe(
2	Effect.flatMap((response) =>
3	- response.status === "notLoaded" ? Effect.void : Deferred.await(closed),
4	+ response.status === "notLoaded"
5	+ ? Effect.void
6	+ : Deferred.await(closed).pipe(
7	+ Effect.timeoutOption("30 seconds"),
8	+ Effect.flatMap((result) =>
9	+ Option.isSome(result)
10	+ ? Effect.void
11	+ : Effect.fail(
12	+ toProtocolError("Codex did not confirm native writer closure."),
13	+ ),
14	+ ),
15	+ ),
16	),
17	Effect.ensuring(Effect.sync(() => pendingNativeUnloads.delete(nativeThreadId))),
18	);

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1	const unloadNativeThread = Effect.fn("CodexAdapterV2.unloadNativeThread")(function* (
2	nativeThreadId: string,
3	) {
4	const closed = yield* Deferred.make<void>();
5	pendingNativeUnloads.set(nativeThreadId, closed);
6	return yield* client.request("thread/unsubscribe", { threadId: nativeThreadId }).pipe(
7	Effect.flatMap((response) =>
8	response.status === "notLoaded"
9	? Effect.void
10	: Deferred.await(closed).pipe(
11	Effect.timeoutOption("30 seconds"),
12	Effect.flatMap((result) =>
13	Option.isSome(result)
14	? Effect.void
15	: Effect.fail(
16	toProtocolError("Codex did not confirm native writer closure."),
17	),
18	),
19	),
20	),
21	Effect.ensuring(Effect.sync(() => pendingNativeUnloads.delete(nativeThreadId))),
22	);
23	});

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6	Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts
7	around lines 1788 - 1799:
8	Update unloadNativeThread so the Deferred.await(closed) path uses a fixed
9	timeout, such as 30 seconds, and fails with toProtocolError("Codex did not
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JJulius Marminge1d ago

Thanks for the native-writer work. Main already shares Codex shadow-home writer locks and handles existing lock directories in #26286 (c4606e5). Please cut the overlapping home-layout changes and their covered tests from this PR, keeping the separate confirmed writer-closure and descendant-ownership work.