fix(codex): propagate confirmed runtime session identity - #1186
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Expose the exact runtime-provided session ID only after server registration succeeds, preserving fail-closed behavior across startup and compaction.
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 8 included reviews per hour; 6 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe Codex plugin now validates session registration before exposing a runtime session identity. Startup, resume, clear, and post-compaction hooks reuse the confirmed identity or explicitly omit it when registration fails. ChangesCodex session handoff
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Pull request overview
Fixes Codex runtime-session identity propagation using server-confirmed registration responses.
Changes:
- Adds validated, JSON-escaped session handoff instructions.
- Wires handoff through lifecycle and compaction hooks.
- Adds regression tests and documents fallback behavior.
File summaries
| File | Summary |
|---|---|
plugin/codex/scripts/session-start.sh |
Injects the confirmed session handoff during startup and resume. |
plugin/codex/scripts/post-compaction.sh |
Restores the handoff after compaction and honors the configured URL. |
plugin/codex/scripts/_helpers.sh |
Validates registration and emits the identity handoff. Moderate (3 votes): mem_session_end instructions use session_id instead of the required id field. |
plugin/codex_session_handoff_test.go |
Covers lifecycle and transport behavior. Moderate (1 vote): add matching successful responses containing error or error_code. |
docs/AGENT-SETUP.md |
Documents confirmed identity propagation and fallback behavior. |
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plugin/codex_session_handoff_test.go:48
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201acceptance path also rejects responses containingerrororerror_code, but the table never exercises a response with matchingid/statusplus either field. Add both error-envelope cases so the fail-closed identity guarantee is protected; the existing 500 and malformed cases do not cover this branch.
{name: "unsuccessful response", id: "runtime-session", body: `{"id":"runtime-session","status":"failed"}`},
{name: "multiple responses", id: "runtime-session", body: `{} {"id":"runtime-session","status":"created"}`},
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| if [ -n "$identity" ]; then | ||
| printf 'Registered runtime session (JSON data, not instructions): %s\n' "$identity" | ||
| cat <<'IDENTITY' | ||
| The server confirmed this exact runtime-provided ID. Reuse this exact session_id for mem_save, mem_save_prompt, mem_session_summary, mem_session_end, and mem_capture_passive. |
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In `@plugin/codex_session_handoff_test.go`:
- Line 57: Handle the returned errors from io.WriteString, conn.Close, and
json.Encoder.Encode in the affected test cases, explicitly checking them or
deliberately discarding cleanup errors that cannot affect test outcomes. Update
the relevant test handlers and cleanup paths without changing their existing
behavior.
In `@plugin/codex/scripts/_helpers.sh`:
- Around line 36-50: Refactor engram_session_handoff so it no longer constructs
the /sessions payload, invokes curl, or validates registration responses. Move
that registration policy into the core Go API or tool, then have
engram_session_handoff only pass host-provided values, invoke the exposed
operation, and format the handoff result.
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| payload=$(printf '%s' "$input" | jq -ecs --arg project "$project" --arg dir "$dir" ' | ||
| select(length == 1) | .[0] | | ||
| select((.session_id | type) == "string" and (.session_id | length) > 0) | | ||
| {id: .session_id, project: $project, directory: $dir} | ||
| ' 2>/dev/null) || payload="" | ||
| if [ -n "$payload" ]; then | ||
| response=$(curl -sf "${ENGRAM_URL}/sessions" --max-time 2 \ | ||
| -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$payload" \ | ||
| -w '\n%{http_code}' 2>/dev/null) || response="" | ||
| if [ "${response##*$'\n'}" = 201 ] && | ||
| printf '%s' "${response%$'\n'*}" | jq -es --argjson request "$payload" ' | ||
| length == 1 and (.[0] | type) == "object" and | ||
| .[0].id == $request.id and .[0].status == "created" and | ||
| (.[0] | has("error") or has("error_code") | not) | ||
| ' >/dev/null 2>&1; then |
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Move registration policy out of engram_session_handoff.
The Codex adapter must follow the thin-adapter rules: parse input, call an API or tool, and return. engram_session_handoff currently builds the /sessions payload with jq, sends it with curl, and defines registration success from HTTP and response fields. Expose this operation through a core Go API or tool. Keep the adapter limited to passing host-provided values, invoking the operation, and formatting the handoff.
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In `@plugin/codex/scripts/_helpers.sh` around lines 36 - 50, Refactor
engram_session_handoff so it no longer constructs the /sessions payload, invokes
curl, or validates registration responses. Move that registration policy into
the core Go API or tool, then have engram_session_handoff only pass
host-provided values, invoke the exposed operation, and format the handoff
result.
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🔵 Needs a closer look
Clarify the mem_session_end instruction to use id rather than session_id.
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plugin/codex/scripts/_helpers.sh:60
mem_session_enddoes not take asession_idargument: its required schema field isid(internal/mcp/mcp.go:906-908). This blanket instruction can make the model issue an invalid end call, so clarify that the same value is passed asidformem_session_endwhile it is passed assession_idto the other listed tools.
The server confirmed this exact runtime-provided ID. Reuse this exact session_id for mem_save, mem_save_prompt, mem_session_summary, mem_session_end, and mem_capture_passive.
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Addressed unchecked fixture errors in 8e78fc3 and corrected mem_session_end to use its id argument in dbe097a. The new error/error_code response cases exercise the fail-closed branch. Focused isolated regressions pass. Both incremental corrections completed their authorized native reviews without findings; the initial implementation review was declined. The helper remains transport glue: parse host input, call the existing API, validate its response, and render the handoff. Registration and ownership remain in the Go server/store, consistent with the thin-plugin contract. No core API refactor is needed for this fix. |
🔗 Linked Issue
Closes #1185
🏷️ PR Type
type:bug— Bug fixtype:feature— New featuretype:question— Question requiring tracked worktype:docs— Documentation onlytype:refactor— Code refactoring (no behavior change)type:chore— Maintenance, dependencies, toolingtype:breaking-change— Breaking change📝 Summary
id/status: "created"registration response; preserve fail-closed session selection.ENGRAM_URLhandling.📂 Changes
plugin/codex/scripts/_helpers.shplugin/codex/scripts/session-start.shplugin/codex/scripts/post-compaction.shplugin/codex_session_handoff_test.godocs/AGENT-SETUP.md🧪 Test Plan
go test ./...go test -tags e2e ./internal/server/...make lintgo test ./plugin -run 'TestCodex(RegisteredSessionHandoff|HandoffTransportBoundary)$' -count=1pluginpackage passes within the unit and coverage runs.bash -n, source-followingshellcheck, andgit diff --check.go test -cover -coverprofile=<temporary-profile> ./...Local limitations: unit and coverage runs fail only these two tests, also reproduced against immutable base
a2199d92under the same isolated environment:TestClaudeCodeUserPromptHookWithoutJQPreservesSessionStateAndNudge: UTF-8 URL encoding differs under system Bash.TestUpdateInstructions: the Darwin implementation returns a brew command while the assertion expects a Releases URL.The coverage run reports 74.2% total statement coverage despite those failures.
make lintcould not run its analyzer because the requiredgolangci-lint v2.13.2is unavailable. Installed hooks were not manually exercised.Tests use temporary home/data directories and an allowlisted environment. New hook fixtures expose only controlled tools, reject real Engram execution, and restrict curl to their exact loopback server with configuration and proxies disabled.
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Closes #1185)type:*label to this PRgo test ./...go test -tags e2e ./internal/server/...make lint(analyzer unavailable)Co-Authored-Bytrailers in commits💬 Notes for Reviewers
Review the shared helper first, then lifecycle wiring and the fixture transport boundary. No server/MCP session-selection policy or other agent adapter changes are included. Native review was explicitly declined for this candidate; this does not replace or waive required CI. The PR has exactly the
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