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fix(cli): attest Codex listener before token injection - #8007
Bind automatic service-token injection to the exact origin that answered the current home's runtime ownership challenge. A proof on another port or address family cannot authorize the final provider destination. Missing, failed or mismatched proof withholds automatic injection before the token file is read.
The probe endpoint is snapshotted before the challenge. Standalone and direct-client destinations retain the existing argument, environment, ownership, configuration-layer and explicit-user-token guards. The validated executable boundary is preserved: only a verified canonical executable receives the prepared launch environment.
Author-reported Windows/Bun 1.4.4 endpoint, exec-boundary and layout checks: 58 pass / 2 skip / 686 assertions, without a timeout override. The two final-destination cases lack a protected temporary ancestor chain on that host; ownership refusal was verified, not successful native destination execution.
No unresolved inline review threads are present. Independent source review reported no blocker; this is not explicit maintainer/security acceptance.
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Challenge/HMAC tests use synthetic responses; exec tests use injected trust/spawn seams, not native macOS signature verification. Earlier broader launcher validation recorded 195 pass / 18 skip with a 20-second override. The original five-second fixture check failed on both baseline b3eff06cde6 and the earlier candidate before endpoint-binding code; that limitation remains.
Focused local checks and hosted broader coverage use the documented local-resource exception. Installed-app behavior, real-provider execution, cross-SID operation and unrestricted same-user guarantees remain unverified. Ready is not merge approval.
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Scope and documentation are focused on destination-bound token injection.
Exact-head upstream CI passed; local coverage and limitations are recorded above.
Explicit maintainer/security merge acceptance.
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Security
Automatic Codex credentials are sent only after fresh proof from the running listener. Standalone configurations require the proven origin to exactly match the provider destination, including its port; direct clients require proof from their own listener and retain connection and loopback checks.
Without valid proof, automatic credentials are withheld and routing remains unchanged. Explicit user credentials are preserved.
Documentation
Clarified proof requirements and destination checks for automatic credentials across standalone and direct-client configurations.
Carry the actual challenged origin through credential admission and compare it
with the final standalone or direct-client destination before loading a token.
Preserve existing launch guards and cover port, address-family and proof
snapshot behavior with the real attestation verifier and synthetic responses.
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The Codex launcher now requires fresh runtime ownership proof before loading a fresh service token. Standalone destinations must match the proven listener origin. Direct clients retain connection-state checks without comparing the saved Hub URL to that origin. Missing or unsuitable proof withholds the automatic token without changing routing.
Changes: Codex credential destination binding
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Summary
Attest and check the listener origin src/cli/codex-launch-auth.ts
Runtime attestation snapshots the live proxy origin after ownership proof succeeds. Standalone destination checks require a matching origin. Direct clients retain connection-state checks without comparing the saved Hub URL to the attested origin.
For routed launches with a live proxy, cmdCodex obtains runtime attestation and passes it into environment construction. The launcher withholds the fresh token when proof is missing or the destination check fails.
Test and document credential gating tests/codex-integration/codex-launcher-*.test.ts, tests/helpers/codex-launch-private-fixture.ts, tests/fixtures/test-layout-expected.json, scripts/test-layout/layout-clients.json, docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/cli/agents.md, structure/cli-management.md
Tests cover proof outcomes, endpoint matching, configured destinations, and credential guards. Test layout mappings include the endpoint test. CLI documentation describes the attestation requirements and token-withholding behavior.
sequenceDiagram
participant cmdCodex
participant attestCodexRuntime
participant proveLiveProxyOwnedByHome
participant buildCodexLaunchEnv
participant codexCredentialDestinationIsTrusted
cmdCodex->>attestCodexRuntime: attest routed live proxy
attestCodexRuntime->>proveLiveProxyOwnedByHome: prove ownership at probed address
proveLiveProxyOwnedByHome-->>attestCodexRuntime: ownership proof result
attestCodexRuntime-->>cmdCodex: origin attestation or null
cmdCodex->>buildCodexLaunchEnv: pass runtime attestation
buildCodexLaunchEnv->>codexCredentialDestinationIsTrusted: compare destination with attested origin
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Suggested reviewers:garysassano
Merge Risk: Low · previous review 4771d
Standalone launches configured with localhost lose automatic credentials. Using 127.0.0.1 provides a workaround; normalize the actual proof endpoint to restore this configuration’s behavior.
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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: requiring Codex listener attestation before automatic token injection.
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A direct client's ownership proof comes from its machine listener, while
Codex dials the hub URL, so comparing the two always withheld the client
credential. Bind the proof origin to the destination only for standalone
installations; direct clients still require a proven local runtime and keep
their connection-state and loopback checks.
A direct client's credential could be authorized by any listener of the
same home that answered the ownership challenge. Carry the proven
listener's client role into the proof and refuse direct-client injection
without it.
The role a listener reports is not covered by the ownership proof, so
requiring it added no authenticated guarantee. Binding the role would
need a change to the attestation format shared with the desktop app.
Direct clients keep the home-ownership proof, which dev does not
require at all.
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Follow-up Comments
Add a test that runs cmdCodex through the proof handoff and counts token reads.
19-25: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift
Add a test that runs cmdCodex through the proof handoff and counts token reads.
The routed launch computes its proof at src/cli/codex-launcher.ts:326-327, then passes it to buildCodexLaunchEnv. The endpoint test calls buildCodexLaunchEnv with a hand-built proof, so it cannot catch a broken handoff. Add a cmdCodex-level test for a failed or mismatched proof that asserts zero token reads. cmdCodex has no dependency parameter, so the test needs module spies or a seam.
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Review comment at @tests/codex-integration/codex-launcher-endpoint.test.ts
around lines 19 - 25:
Add a focused cmdCodex-level regression test that exercises the real proof
handoff into buildCodexLaunchEnv and verifies a failed or mismatched proof
results in zero token reads. Use module spies or an appropriate test seam to
observe token reads without changing cmdCodex’s behavior or adding a dependency
parameter.
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A configured localhost binds 127.0.0.1, which is also what the
standalone Codex target dials; probing the raw name produced a different
origin and withheld the automatic token.
Maintainer integration into dev (account lidge-jun) at head 7c3351611f1d2ee7c0ca884908f5a64253cb91e6.
fix(cli): attest Codex listener before token injection. Maintainer follow-ups: direct (connected) clients keep their automatic token; the CodeRabbit localhost finding is fixed (a configured localhost is proven at 127.0.0.1). Launcher suite 263 pass / 17 Windows skips / 0 fail.
The branch merges current dev; exact-head required CI passed (ci, enforce-target, hygiene, test 1/4–4/4).
Independent review (gpt-6.1-terra, high): fresh final review PASS on this head.
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Summary
Bind automatic service-token injection to the exact origin that answered the current home's runtime ownership challenge. A proof on another port or address family cannot authorize the final provider destination. Missing, failed or mismatched proof withholds automatic injection before the token file is read.
The probe endpoint is snapshotted before the challenge. Standalone and direct-client destinations retain the existing argument, environment, ownership, configuration-layer and explicit-user-token guards. The validated executable boundary is preserved: only a verified canonical executable receives the prepared launch environment.
Current validation
Head:
1fece5f334839e64530ea17e6f1bbaf275228a31(13 changed files).Coverage limits
Challenge/HMAC tests use synthetic responses; exec tests use injected trust/spawn seams, not native macOS signature verification. Earlier broader launcher validation recorded 195 pass / 18 skip with a 20-second override. The original five-second fixture check failed on both baseline
b3eff06cde6and the earlier candidate before endpoint-binding code; that limitation remains.Focused local checks and hosted broader coverage use the documented local-resource exception. Installed-app behavior, real-provider execution, cross-SID operation and unrestricted same-user guarantees remain unverified. Ready is not merge approval.
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