[SevenWhite]

Problem

Codex sessions never get T3CODE_THREAD_ID, which Claude sessions get since #22542. A tool started from a Codex agent's shell can't find its T3 thread, so it can't reach the thread with t3 thread send or attribute a dev server to it. #28542 has the full report: a Codex delegate_task child that a review workflow could not wake.

#22542 left Codex out on purpose: "one app-server serves many threads, so it cannot carry one thread's id."

Change

Codex can set the variable per thread, without touching the shared process env. codexThreadRuntimeParams already sends per-thread config overrides (the mcp_servers.t3-code entry) on thread/start, thread/resume and thread/fork. It now also sends "shell_environment_policy.set.T3CODE_THREAD_ID": <T3 thread id>.

• The dotted key keeps any shell_environment_policy.set entries from the user's config.toml, as the MCP override keeps launch-argument servers.
• When a resumed thread has no T3 thread id, no variable is set.
• The Codex replay harness now ignores this key, as it ignores MCP URLs: the thread id differs between recording and replay.

Scope and approval

Closes #28542. It is a small, focused fix for an obvious bug: one Codex adapter helper, one line in the replay normalizer, and one test assertion. It gives Codex the variable that #22542 gave Claude.

Verification

Unit tests. Existing tests in CodexAdapterV2.test.ts now assert the thread id on thread/start, thread/resume and thread/fork, its absence on a resume with no T3 thread id, and that an explicit T3 thread id on resume wins over the one stored on the provider thread. These fail without the fix. The test harness now also observes raw client requests, which thread/resume uses. The rollback path that resumes an unloaded thread uses the same helper; no existing test reaches it, so it has no direct assertion. vp test run passes for CodexAdapterV2.test.ts, packages/effect-codex-app-server, and the Codex replay integration tests (ThreadFork, ThreadMergeBack, CodexReplayFixtures, OrchestratorReplayRecovery, OrchestratorMcpToolkit). vp run check:changed passes.

Dev server, real Codex turns (vp run dev, provider codex, model gpt-6-luna, codex-cli 0.166.0, macOS). Each turn ran echo "T3CODE_THREAD_ID=${T3CODE_THREAD_ID:-<unset>}":

Case	Output
main (bug)	T3CODE_THREAD_ID=<unset>
Fix, new thread	T3CODE_THREAD_ID=mcp:362a2ac1-… (its own id)
Fix, Codex parent with a Codex delegate_task child, one app-server	parent PARENT=mcp:80e249d6-…; child CHILD=thread:delegated-task:…, the id delegate_task returned
Fix, after a server restart (resume)	T3CODE_THREAD_ID=mcp:362a2ac1-…

Codex protocol checks against a bare codex app-server 0.166.0:

Check	Result
Two threads on one app-server	each sees its own value
set entries from config.toml	kept
thread/fork	the fork gets its own value
Native Codex subagent (spawnAgent)	inherits the parent's value (see Known limitation)
thread/resume of an already-loaded thread with a different value	keeps the first value; harmless, since a T3 thread's id never changes

I checked fork only at the protocol level, not in a dev server. I tested only on macOS.

Known limitation: native subagents

A subagent that Codex spawns itself (spawn_agent) gets its own T3 thread, but its shell sees the parent's T3CODE_THREAD_ID. Codex 0.166 builds the child's config by cloning the parent's, and gives the child no per-thread env of its own except CODEX_THREAD_ID:

• shell_environment_policy.set values are literal strings, with no per-thread substitution.
• A role's config_file can only override model, instructions, features and skills, not shell_environment_policy.
• The app-server has no request to change one running thread's settings, and config/value/write changes every thread.

Native Claude subagents already behave the same way on main: they run inside the parent's CLI process, so their shells inherit the parent's id. I checked that from a Claude session in T3. This PR makes Codex match Claude; giving every native subagent its own id is a separate cross-provider problem.

Written by Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code, running inside T3 Code.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at c99e933

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Codex shells receive their own T3 thread identifier, enabling existing messaging and dev-server attribution without changing the shared app-server environment. Reported integration checks support thread isolation and resume behavior.

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Codex thread configuration now sets T3CODE_THREAD_ID during creation, resume, rollback resume, and fork when an app thread ID is available. Replay request normalization excludes this per-thread value from comparisons. Tests cover these configurations, including cases where the ID is absent or explicitly supplied.

Changes: Codex Thread ID Environment

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Set thread IDs in Codex runtime configuration apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.test.ts	The runtime configuration builder accepts a nullable thread ID and adds it to Codex’s shell environment configuration when present. Thread creation, resume, rollback resume, and fork pass their app thread ID. Tests check start, resume, and fork configurations, including missing and explicitly supplied IDs.
Exclude thread IDs from replay comparisons packages/effect-codex-app-server/src/replay.ts	Replay request normalization removes the exact T3 thread ID setting before comparing requests. The comment identifies the value as varying by machine or run.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

• pingdotgg/t3code#28542 — The issue reports that Codex delegated children lack T3CODE_THREAD_ID; this change passes the app thread ID into Codex thread configuration when available.

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, achose369, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 329d2

Adapter-issued threads receive the correct ID, but native Codex subagents may still be attributed to their parent thread. Merge only if this known limitation is accepted.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding T3CODE_THREAD_ID to Codex sessions. It follows the repository's conventional commit style.
Description check		The description includes complete Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the behavior, linked issue, implementation scope, test coverage, manual checks, platform l…
Linked Issues check		Issue [#28542] requires Codex sessions, including delegate_task children, to receive their own T3CODE_THREAD_ID. codexThreadRuntimeParams now adds shell_environment_policy.set.T3CODE_THREAD_ID…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes remain within issue [#28542]. The adapter implements per-thread Codex shell configuration. The tests verify the new configuration and resume behavior. The replay normalizer ignores the run…

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The description includes complete Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the behavior, linked issue, implementation scope, test coverage, manual checks, platform limits, and known native-subagent limitation.

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Issue [#28542] requires Codex sessions, including delegate_task children, to receive their own T3CODE_THREAD_ID. codexThreadRuntimeParams now adds shell_environment_policy.set.T3CODE_THREAD_ID for thread start, resume, rollback resume, and fork. The resume path omits the key when no app thread ID exists and uses an explicit resume ID when supplied. Tests cover start, resume, missing resume ID, explicit resume ID, and fork. The native spawn_agent limitation is separate from the linked issue's delegate_task requirement.

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The changes remain within issue [#28542]. The adapter implements per-thread Codex shell configuration. The tests verify the new configuration and resume behavior. The replay normalizer ignores the run-specific thread ID so replay comparisons remain stable. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

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Add request-level coverage for the unprotected configuration paths.

The existing assertion covers only thread/start. Replay normalization removes shell_environment_policy.set.T3CODE_THREAD_ID for thread/resume and thread/fork, so those tests can pass if the value is missing or incorrect. The rollback-resume branch also sends this configuration without a direct assertion.

Extend the existing request-capture coverage for thread/resume, rollback resume, and thread/fork. Use distinct app thread IDs and include a resume case with no app thread ID that asserts the setting is absent.

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Extend the existing request-capture tests around the
`shell_environment_policy.set.T3CODE_THREAD_ID` assertion to cover
`thread/resume`, rollback resume, and `thread/fork`, using a distinct app thread
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts:
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associated with input.threadId and PortScanner.AGENT_THREAD_ENV so child shell
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identity. Use a Codex-supported child-specific configuration path and apply it
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`shell_environment_policy.set.T3CODE_THREAD_ID` assertion to cover
`thread/resume`, rollback resume, and `thread/fork`, using a distinct app thread
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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

verified head c99e9335781c0de0625d5429232a41612bf4a0a8 on a linux boat vm with playwright 1.60.0, /usr/bin/google-chrome, and real codex gpt-6.1-sol turns through the local proxy (codex cli 0.164.0). created the project and turns through the web app, using isolated state without mocks, fixtures, or seeded data. ran one dev server at a time.

• reproduced on github/main (8760d063e903): shell printed T3CODE_THREAD_ID=<unset>.
• pr: two independent threads on one codex app-server printed their own exact t3 ids.
• full dev-server restart and resume preserved the original id.
• a t3 delegate_task child printed its exact returned childThreadId.
• the web client's "fork from this response" flow produced a fork whose shell printed its own new id.
• blacksmith: the focused adapter suite passed 124 tests. vp run check:changed HEAD^ passed format, lint, knip, graphql, affected typechecks, and 125 tests. the pr has 31 successful ci checks.

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correct native-child attribution does not pass. reproduced with native spawn_agent: t3 registered the child as thread:provider:codex:native-thread:01a196ef-5a16-7da1-90c2-6cf8f9fd7805, but its shell printed the parent's T3CODE_THREAD_ID=e73f012c-cb65-4ee1-a4ea-08fcc7647ddf. this confirms the existing native-child finding. ordinary t3-delegated children pass.

no safe focused fix was found: native children execute before t3 registers them, turn/start has no environment override, and global config writes cannot isolate one child. left the head unchanged. this remains a failure of per-child identity despite green ci.

native mobile and electron clients, macos/windows, remote/relay/tunnel connections, rollback, existing user shell-config preservation, and port attribution were not exercised. the provider path was verified through the linux web client only.

[SevenWhite]

Thanks for the thorough check, and for catching the native-child case. My original description was wrong there, and I've corrected it.

On native children, I agree there's no focused fix on the T3 side. Reading the Codex 0.166 source, a native child clones its parent's config, shell_environment_policy.set values are literal strings, a role file can't override the shell env, and the only per-child value Codex sets is CODEX_THREAD_ID. The app-server protocol has no per-thread config or env update, and turn/start takes no env either.

Claude has the same limitation on main. The Claude adapter sets T3CODE_THREAD_ID once for the whole Claude process (ClaudeAdapterV2.ts), while T3 registers each native subagent as its own thread. When I checked, parent and child printed the same id. So this PR brings Codex to parity with Claude rather than opening a new gap. Fixing it for Codex would need an upstream hook for per-agent env.

Would you be OK merging this as Codex/Claude parity, with native-subagent identity tracked as a separate issue? I'm happy to file it, plus a Codex feature request, if that's the preferred route.

I also pushed 7d5a78c7a7 and 329d2e14d3 for CodeRabbit's nitpick. They add request-level assertions for thread/resume (with no thread id, and with an explicit thread id that differs from the stored one) and for thread/fork. The rollback-resume path still has no direct test, because no existing test reaches it.