fix(server): new Codex runtime entries no longer disable shadow-home providers#23472

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Problem

Codex can create new regular runtime entries in both a shared home and an account-specific shadow home after initial setup. On the next provider refresh, entries such as .tmp or queue_1.sqlite raised CodexShadowHomeEntryConflictError and disabled the shadow provider; this was reproduced with the real dev server and Codex 0.163.0 on Linux.

Change

Keep existing non-core regular shadow entries local, without moving or replacing their contents. Treat each database and its SQLite sidecars as one family when adding links, and skip orphan shared sidecars. Required shared configuration and directories retain their existing conflict checks; private authentication-file handling is unchanged.

Scope and approval

Fixes #5817 GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/5817 Triaged bug via the automated issue flow. This fixes provider initialization while preserving existing files and link topology. No settings, contracts, or persisted fields are added.

Verification

Focused server tests: vp test run src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.test.ts --maxWorkers=1 from apps/server: 11 passed on the final head. The baseline produced 2 failures / 8 passes, including the runtime-entry and local-sidecar conflicts. The sidecar fixture now asserts preservation of the existing topology.
After merging main, vp run check:changed passed: format, lint, knip, server GraphQL generation, both affected-package typechecks, and all 11 focused tests. Latest origin/main is included.
Real app: vp run dev --no-seed, Linux x64, Node 24.21.0, Codex 0.163.0, isolated disposable homes. All three formerly failing providers initialize and reach the expected unauthenticated status. Queue sentinel rows remain distinct; the existing linked-base/local-sidecar topology remains intact. Controlled regression tests verify byte preservation.

Fixture	Before	After
Runtime entries created after setup	`.tmp` conflict disables provider	Materialization succeeds
Regular queue database in each home	`queue_1.sqlite` conflict disables provider	Both local databases retained; provider initializes
Linked database with regular local WAL/SHM	`logs_2.sqlite-shm` conflict disables provider	Existing files and links retained; provider initializes

Merged-head changed-file check output · Before runtime transcript · After runtime transcript · Red test report · Green test output · Evidence index · Fixture matrix.

Proof audit: sufficient.

The server-only proof exception applies: no render code changed, so the visual fixture matrix is empty. Runtime evidence uses implementation revision 51cf491; revision c3fd754 only corrects a test comment. Merge revision 282a92e includes current main with both affected files unchanged. Windows/macOS execution and authenticated Codex turns were not checked. Existing split-WAL recovery is outside this fix.

Models: GPT-6.1-Sol through the Codex harness; Claude Opus 5.5 through the Claude harness.

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-5817282a92e
fix(server): new Codex runtime entries no longer disable shadow-home providers51cf491
test(server): reproduce issue 5817 Codex shadow-home runtime entry conflictsb913ce5
test(server): the linked-base WAL fixture names SQLite's Windows journal behaviorc3fd754

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Verdict: Approved at 282a92e

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a localized Codex shadow-home bug fix that preserves newly created runtime files and SQLite sidecars without weakening required configuration or private authentication-file checks. The added tests cover the changed reconciliation cases, and no broader product or contract changes are present.

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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	5.0 KiB	−16 B (−0.3%)	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	−16 B (−1.3%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.6 KiB	21.5 KiB	−41 B (−0.2%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	2	1	−1 (−50.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	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	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: f6503f0 · PR result: 73bcab7 · 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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Codex shadow-home materialization now detects regular shadow entries and tracks their SQLite families. It skips incompatible shared links and sidecars without a shared base. Tests cover repeated materialization and preservation of local and shared files.

Changes: Codex shadow-home reconciliation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Detect local SQLite families `apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.ts`	Materialization reads both homes and marks eligible regular shadow entries as local SQLite families. It recognizes trailing `-wal`, `-shm`, and `-journal` suffixes.
Filter links and validate materialization `apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.ts`, `apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.test.ts`	Materialization skips sidecars without a shared base and skips non-required, non-replaceable links in local families. Tests cover new entries between materialization passes, preservation of file contents, and SQLite sidecars.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

pingdotgg/t3code#26811 — Both concern shadow-home conflicts when Codex creates regular entries; this change retains non-required regular entries locally.

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#21947 — Both change which SQLite family entries are linked during shadow-home materialization.
pingdotgg/t3code#24426 — Both change SQLite database and sidecar link decisions in shadow-home materialization.
pingdotgg/t3code#26286 — Its required and replaceable entry classification is relevant to this change’s local-family skip rule.

Suggested reviewers: ajraba04

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This change stops new Codex runtime files from disabling shadow-home providers. However, it now lets a shadow provider start when a stale local SQLite WAL sits beside a database linked to the shared home. A previous conflict error blocked that layout. On Windows, this could silently overwrite newer Codex data. Leftover sidecar links can also tie a local database to a WAL in the shared home. Resolve or explicitly accept both SQLite-family layouts before merging.

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Title check	Passed	The title is concise, specific, and accurately identifies the primary fix: preventing new Codex runtime entries from disabling shadow-home providers.
Description check	Passed	The description includes all required sections: Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification. It explains the failure, implementation, linked issue, focused tests, runtime validation, observe…
Linked Issues check	Passed	Issue `#5817` requires filename-resilient handling for entries created after materialization, data preservation, SQLite family handling, and regression tests. `materializeCodexShadowHome` reads both hom…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The changes stay within issue `#5817`. Production changes are limited to Codex shadow-home materialization and SQLite family reconciliation in `CodexHomeLayout.ts`. Test helpers and regression tests dir…

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Issue #5817 requires filename-resilient handling for entries created after materialization, data preservation, SQLite family handling, and regression tests. materializeCodexShadowHome reads both homes, keeps regular shadow-local families local, skips orphan sidecars, and preserves required shared-entry conflict checks. The tests cover new entries in both homes, local WAL/SHM sidecars, orphan sidecars, and preserved contents and links.

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WWhiteWarrior62517d ago

One data-safety note on "Linked database with regular local WAL/SHM → Existing files and links retained". On Windows this keeps the instance up, but the next shadow open makes SQLite recover the stale shadow WAL. A killed Codex leaves that WAL with committed frames. The next checkpoint then writes those pages over rows the main Codex committed while the shadow was down, and integrity_check still reports ok.

I reproduced it with a real Windows file symlink and with a Linux hard link, which gives the same sidecar naming. The standalone repro and output are in https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/5817#issuecomment-6352469433. Replacing the files with links instead would drop the shadow's unapplied commits. So this layout probably needs one of two fixes: apply the shadow WAL only when that provably loses nothing, or keep shadow-home Codex from opening shared databases through a link on Windows at all.

Ttheo12d ago

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🤖 Claude Opus 5.5 responding on behalf of Theo

Heads-up: #26286 merged as c4606e564d. It touches CodexHomeLayout.ts too, so this PR needs a rebase. It does not supersede this PR.

thread-writer-locks is now in KNOWN_SHARED_DIRECTORIES and REPLACEABLE_SHARED_RUNTIME_ENTRIES. With this PR, that makes it a required shared entry, which is what we want: a local copy must not be kept silently, because shadow and main writers would then lock in different directories.
The NotSymlink branch of ensureSymlink now keeps a local thread-writer-locks while it still holds a <thread>.lock, and a later setup links it.
auth.lock is in PRIVATE_ENTRY_NAMES.

Verified by focused CodexHomeLayout.test.ts cases that fail on the old source, vp run check:changed, and all 8 required checks green on the merged head.

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10	sidecar symlink before returning Effect.void. Remove only the symlink, not its
11	shared target, so the local database cannot use a WAL in the shared home.
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apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.tslines 477–478Outdated · e3e2907Open thread

…	…	@@ -427,6 +471,19 @@ export const materializeCodexShadowHome = Effect.fn("materializeCodexShadowHome"
	475	+	// Sidecars follow their base, so they are not linked next to a database the shadow home
	476	+	// may create later.
	477	+	if (familyName !== entryName && !entries.has(familyName)) {
	478	+	return Effect.void;

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Remove an existing sidecar link when skipping an orphan sidecar.

An earlier materialization can leave a shadow -wal symlink. If the shared base is later removed and a regular shadow base exists, this branch skips the orphan sidecar but leaves that symlink in place. The local database can then use a WAL in the shared home, contrary to the intended local-family isolation. Remove the sidecar symlink without removing its shared target, or reject the mixed layout before Codex starts. (sqlite.org)

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JJulius Marminge6d ago

Confirmed: with a regular shadow base and an older shadow -wal link into the shared home, both skips (orphan sidecar at :478, shadow-local family at :481) leave the link, so the local DB journals into the shared file on Linux. main left it too (ensureSymlink keeps a correct link). Leaving open with the Critical thread, since the mixed-family policy decides how this should be cleaned up.

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@juliusmarminge Agreed. Both skip branches preserve the existing sidecar symlink. Your reproduction also establishes that this mixed layout predates the PR; it is not a new regression from these branches.

This finding should remain open alongside the Critical thread until the mixed-family policy is settled. My earlier unlink recommendation was too narrow: removing the link alone does not establish safe handling of existing WAL data. Verification should cover both skip paths with a regular shadow database and an existing sidecar symlink, and confirm that the chosen policy preserves committed data.

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apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexHomeLayout.tslines 480–485Outdated · e3e2907Open thread

…	…	@@ -427,6 +471,19 @@ export const materializeCodexShadowHome = Effect.fn("materializeCodexShadowHome"
	482	+	!REQUIRED_SHARED_ENTRY_NAMES.has(entryName) &&
	483	+	!REPLACEABLE_SHARED_RUNTIME_ENTRIES.has(entryName)
	484	+	) {
	485	+	return Effect.void;

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Do not launch with a linked database and a stale local WAL.

On Windows, a regular shadow -wal can coexist with a database symlink to the shared home. This skip now lets provider creation succeed with that split layout; the previous conflict stopped it. If the shared database changes while the shadow provider is down, reopening the shadow database can replay its stale WAL and overwrite newer committed rows. A reported reproduction shows that loss while integrity_check still succeeds. Keep provider creation blocked for this layout until the WAL is reconciled safely, or make both connections use one SQLite path. (github.com)

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JJulius Marminge6d ago

Confirmed, leaving open for a maintainer decision. The PR's test 'leaves regular shadow WAL and SHM sidecars of a linked SQLite database in place' keeps exactly this layout, and the Windows repro in issue 5817 (WhiteWarrior625) shows a stale shadow WAL replaying over newer shared commits. main also allowed it when the shared home had no sidecars at materialization; this PR widens it to the case main rejected. The fix is a design change (e.g. open shared databases by their real path via Codex sqlite_home, or block mixed families), not a small patch.

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@juliusmarminge Agreed. The distinction matters: main already allowed some mixed layouts, while this PR permits an additional case that previously failed.

The finding remains unresolved for a maintainer decision. Preserving the files does not establish data safety. Any chosen design should verify that reopening a shadow database with a stale local WAL cannot overwrite newer shared commits; integrity_check alone is not sufficient. sqlite_home remains a proposed option, not a verified fix.

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