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  • Bound read-only global Codex config inspection to a regular file of at most 1 MiB, with nonblocking descriptor reads and before/after identity checks. Initial absence remains distinct from an unreadable or changed file; ambiguous ownership remains unknown.
  • Reuse one global observation for routing and trusted-project discovery during each warning collection. Preserve project diagnostics when the global config is unreadable, redacted diagnostic paths, and the distinction between global regular-target symlink support and project discovery's stricter policy.
  • Follow-up e598ebc corrects the console heading: an unreadable global config produces a neutral configuration warning, not a claim that a project bypasses OpenCodex. Add global-only, mixed, project-only and empty-list coverage.
  • Latest integration 0bd112fef51a69c41bd76480dead7a182753d996 incorporates observed dev 06d7914e6a736b0ab5b112c1198efbfd683b9bc1. Resolve the two test-registration maps by retaining all incoming registrations and adding only this PR's new test entry. Existing identical duplicate source entries remain unchanged; competing mappings were not accepted. No production source conflict or gate relaxation was needed.

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Latest head: 0bd112fef51a69c41bd76480dead7a182753d996, a non-force fast-forward from e598ebc56c4f041d0899d63e9531760284e5b69a. Both that author head and observed dev were verified as ancestors.

Exact integration-head native Bun 1.4.0 Linux validation:
https://github.com/luvs01/opencodex/actions/runs/36300898745/job/108568294577

Passed:

bun install --frozen-lockfile
bun test tests/codex-integration/project-config-warning-snapshot.test.ts tests/codex-integration/project-config-warnings.test.ts tests/config/settings-desktop-switch-apply.test.ts
bun run typecheck
bun run privacy:scan
bun run structure:check
bun test tests/ci-workflows/file-size-ratchet.test.ts tests/test-layout.test.ts tests/test-layout-tooling.test.ts
git diff --exit-code

The console correction separately passed native tests/typecheck/privacy/structure/clean-tree checks before integration at https://github.com/luvs01/opencodex/actions/runs/36298984713/job/108563056154 . Earlier single-observation negative-control evidence remains at https://github.com/luvs01/opencodex/actions/runs/36295400766/job/108553233116 ; old-head checks are not substituted for the new integration run.

The final diff against incoming dev contains only this PR's scoped changes; each registration map differs by one added row. Existing budgets, security fixtures and unrelated source text were preserved. Helpers remain outside the PR tree and ancestry.

Focused Linux validation is not a full repository, cross-platform or privileged namespace-race proof. Required new-head PR CI and independent review remain separate. No force push, review dismissal or PR merge was performed.

Checklist

  • Bounded read-only diagnostics and single-snapshot behavior preserved.
  • Neutral global-warning heading regression-tested.
  • Observed dev registration conflicts resolved without losing entries.
  • Exact-head focused tests and repository gates passed.
  • Current-head required CI and independent review complete.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Settings checks no longer stall on special or oversized Codex configuration files. If a configuration cannot be safely read, ownership is reported as undetermined.
    • Diagnostics distinguish unreadable global configuration from project-level routing bypasses and show the relevant fix for each.
    • Project-level bypass warnings remain discoverable when the global configuration is oversized or unreadable.
    • Formatted diagnostic output redacts retained file paths.
  • Documentation
    • Config injection guidance now explains how global and project configuration reads are handled.

luvs01 and others added 3 commits September 26, 2026 09:40
The bounded settings reader disagreed with the paths it stands in front
of: it refused symlinks that Codex and the injector read through, threw
on valid configs over 1 MiB inside restore's ownership check, and mapped
a mid-read ENOENT to "absent" so settings reported local state for a
config it watched disappear.

- readBoundedCodexConfig resolves links to a bounded regular target
  (stat/fstat identity, O_NONBLOCK open) and reserves null for absent
  at the initial lookup; a later ENOENT/ENOTDIR is a changed-file error.
- currentExternalCodexModelProvider returns to Codex's own full read for
  the read/write paths (inject, sync, connect, restore, shutdown) so a
  large or link-mediated config classifies exactly; the bounded read now
  serves observedExternalCodexModelProvider on the settings GET path.
- doctor / project-routing diagnostics read the global config through
  the same bounded reader instead of an unbounded readFileSync.

Co-Authored-By: Epinephrine <luvs01@hanmail.net>
The bounded reader now compares the opened descriptor's dev/ino with the
initial named stat, so a config.toml replaced between lookup and open
reports a changed file instead of stable ownership of the replacement.

collectProjectCodexConfigWarnings treats an oversized or unreadable
global config as indeterminate: it emits a global_config_unreadable
diagnostic and still reports project bypasses discovered by walking
parents, instead of silently returning no coverage.

Co-Authored-By: Epinephrine <luvs01@hanmail.net>
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Read-only Codex ownership checks and project diagnostics now use bounded configuration reads. Settings classify read errors as undetermined ownership. Project diagnostics report unreadable global configuration separately from project bypasses.

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Bounded Codex configuration reads

Layer / File(s) Summary
Bounded reads for ownership observation
src/codex/inject/bounded-config-reader.ts, src/codex/inject/config-toml.ts, src/codex/desktop-switches.ts, tests/config/settings-desktop-switch-apply.test.ts
The bounded reader accepts regular files up to 1 MiB and checks file identity during the read (bounded-config-reader.ts:1-69). Read-only provider observation uses it, while the existing whole-file provider check remains for read/write paths. Settings and restore tests cover missing, oversized, linked, and special files.
Global configuration diagnostics
src/codex/project-config-warnings.ts, tests/codex-integration/project-config-warnings.test.ts, tests/codex-integration/project-config-warning-snapshot.test.ts, scripts/test-layout/layout.json, tests/fixtures/test-layout-expected.json, structure/config.md
Project diagnostics use bounded reads for global configuration. They report unreadable configuration separately from inactive routing, and format a corresponding warning and fix (project-config-warnings.ts:445-595). Tests cover unreadable snapshots, oversized configuration, and continued project-warning discovery.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Settings
  participant observedCodexDesktopSwitchApply
  participant observedExternalCodexModelProvider
  participant readBoundedCodexConfig
  Settings->>observedCodexDesktopSwitchApply: request settings apply
  observedCodexDesktopSwitchApply->>observedExternalCodexModelProvider: observe provider ownership
  observedExternalCodexModelProvider->>readBoundedCodexConfig: read config path
  readBoundedCodexConfig-->>observedExternalCodexModelProvider: contents, null, or read error
  observedExternalCodexModelProvider-->>observedCodexDesktopSwitchApply: provider or undetermined ownership
  observedCodexDesktopSwitchApply-->>Settings: return settings result
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The settings and project-diagnostic paths bound global configuration reads and report unreadable configuration separately. No concrete merge risk introduced by this change remains.

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The change affects 4 systems.

Changed systems: src, tests, scripts, structure

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  • observed — src (service) was modified; 4 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — tests (service) was modified; 4 changed files map to changed impact.
  • observed — scripts (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — structure (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in src/codex/desktop-switches.ts: observedCodexDesktopSwitchApply now reads provider ownership through observedExternalCodexModelProvider rather than currentExternalCodexModelProvider. The comments specify that oversized or special config files return an undetermined result without stalling the settings read, and that read errors, including deletion during the bounded read, are handled as undetermined ownership.
  • observed — Modified behavior in src/codex/inject/bounded-config-reader.ts: Adds readBoundedCodexConfig, which follows symlinks and accepts only regular files up to 1 MiB. Initial ENOENT or ENOTDIR returns null; after lookup, disappearance or detected replacement/modification throws a changed-file error. The function verifies the opened descriptor matches the initial path identity, checks read length and file metadata plus the final path identity, returns the bytes as UTF-8, and closes the descriptor. It uses O_NONBLOCK except on Windows.
  • observed — Modified behavior in src/codex/inject/config-toml.ts: Adds the bounded Codex config reader import used by read-only provider observation.
  • observed — Modified behavior in src/codex/inject/config-toml.ts: Documents currentExternalCodexModelProvider as the whole-file ownership check for read/write paths and adds observedExternalCodexModelProvider for read-only observation. The new function returns null when the bounded read reports no config, otherwise resolves the provider from its contents; errors from a present but unreadable config are not caught.
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In @src/codex/project-config-warnings.ts:
- Around line 445-455: Update collectProjectCodexConfigWarnings to pass the
captured global configuration snapshot to both isGlobalOpencodexRoutingActive
and discoverProjectCodexConfigPaths, preserving null as an explicit absent or
unreadable snapshot. Update discoverProjectCodexConfigPaths to use that snapshot
without rereading when it is null, so routing and discovery use the same state
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In @structure/config.md:
- Around line 205-208: Revise the ownership, doctor, and project-routing
diagnostics description to distinguish global and project config reads: state
that global config.toml reads resolve links to a bounded regular target, while
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설정 화면이 Codex 설정 파일을 읽을 때, 크기 제한 없이 그대로 읽었습니다. 파일이 파이프이거나 아주 크면 그 읽기가 멈추거나 메모리를 많이 썼습니다.

이 PR은 설정 조회만 1 MiB 안에서 읽게 바꿉니다. 없으면 없는 것으로 보고, 읽다 바뀌거나 특수 파일이면 소유자를 모르겠다고 보고합니다. 주입, 복구, 동기화는 예전처럼 파일 전체를 읽습니다. 큰 설정도 외부 공급자로 정확히 나누려고 그렇게 나눴습니다. 전역 설정이 너무 커서 못 읽으면 진단에 global_config_unreadable을 남기고, 상위 폴더를 걸어 찾은 프로젝트 우회는 그대로 보여 줍니다. 베이스는 dev입니다. types.ts / config.ts 분할이 아니라서 닫을 중복 PR은 없습니다.

라인 - src/codex/project-config-warnings.ts 576행. 콘솔 첫 줄은 항상 "Project Codex config bypasses OpenCodex"입니다. 경고가 전역 파일을 못 읽었다는 것뿐이어도 같은 문장입니다. 프로젝트 설정이 우회한 것처럼 읽힙니다. formatProjectCodexConfigWarningsForDoctor에는 이 제목이 없습니다. 테스트는 코드만 보고 이 문장은 안 봅니다.

라인 - src/codex/project-config-warnings.ts 452-453행. 첫 읽기가 null(파일 없음)이면 null ?? undefined 때문에 isGlobalOpencodexRoutingActive가 한 번 더 읽습니다. 그 함수는 읽기 실패를 false(라우팅 꺼짐)로 바꿉니다. 없는 파일과 두 번째 읽기 사이에 파일이 커지면, 방금 넣은 "못 읽음" 경고 없이 빈 목록이 됩니다.

라인 - structure/config.md 205-208행. 진단 읽기가 링크를 따라간다고 적혀 있습니다. 전역 파일(readBoundedCodexConfig)만 링크를 따라갑니다. 프로젝트 파일(readBoundedProjectConfig 27행)은 O_NOFOLLOW라서 링크를 따라가지 않습니다.

라인 - src/codex/inject/config-toml.ts 43-45행. currentExternalCodexModelProvider는 아직 readFileSync입니다. 설정 GET은 막히지 않습니다. 주입, 복구, 종료는 파이프 config.toml에서 그대로 멈출 수 있습니다. 윈도우 조회(bounded-config-reader.ts 32행)는 O_NONBLOCK을 켜지 않아서, 확인과 열기 사이에 파이프로 바뀌면 같은 멈춤이 남습니다.

메인테이너의 판단이 필요한 지점

쓰기 경로를 제한 없이 둔 것은 이 PR이 고른 경계입니다. 1 MiB를 넘는 정상 설정을 복구가 외부 공급자로 보게 하려고입니다. 그 대가로 복구와 주입은 특수 파일에서 멈출 수 있습니다. 그 멈춤을 이번 범위 밖으로 둘지, 쓰기 직전에도 같은 판별을 쓸지 정해 주세요.

너의 추천

설정 조회의 크기 제한과 심볼릭 링크 따라가기는 유지하세요. 콘솔 제목은 전역 파일을 못 읽은 경우와 프로젝트 우회를 나누세요. 453행은 이미 읽은 null을 "없음"으로 쓰고 다시 읽지 마세요. structure/config.md 205행은 링크를 따라가는 대상을 전역 설정으로 좁히세요. 베이스는 dev로 두세요. 닫을 중복 PR은 없습니다.

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Author follow-up cc8cfacf71a5131dd23f4a01294ab007847f3a2a shares a single bounded global-config snapshot between routing and project discovery, including explicit absence/read failure, and clarifies the different global-reader/project-reader link policies. Four read-count regressions were added. Native tests and the old-collector negative control passed: https://github.com/luvs01/opencodex/actions/runs/36295400766/job/108553233116 . Final registration-only checks preserve every pre-existing row and prove identical tested implementation: https://github.com/luvs01/opencodex/actions/runs/36295985711/job/108554872938 . Required latest-head CI remains separate; the earlier upstream red annotation was an unrelated plaintext-v2 timing test, which was not weakened. Please re-review.

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🟡 Minor · Use a neutral heading when only the global config is unreadable. · project-config-warnings.ts:580

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Use a neutral heading when only the global config is unreadable.

When readBoundedCodexConfig throws and no project config produces a warning, collectProjectCodexConfigWarnings returns only global_config_unreadable. The console formatter still starts with “Project Codex config bypasses OpenCodex.” No project bypass has been established. Select a global-config heading for that case, and retain the bypass heading when project warnings exist. Add a console-format regression test for the global-only case. (github.com)

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In @src/codex/project-config-warnings.ts at line 580, Update the console
formatter alongside collectProjectCodexConfigWarnings to use a neutral
global-config heading when the warnings contain only global_config_unreadable,
while retaining the existing project-bypass heading when project warnings exist.
Add a console-format regression test for the global-only case.

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In @src/codex/project-config-warnings.ts:
- Line 580: Update the console formatter alongside
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Addressed the remaining console-heading mismatch in e598ebc56c4f041d0899d63e9531760284e5b69a. Global unreadable/unknown ownership now uses the neutral Codex configuration warnings heading, including mixed global/project diagnostics; genuine project-only bypass warnings keep their existing heading. Added global-only, mixed, project-only and empty-list coverage. Native Bun focused tests, typecheck, privacy, structure and clean-tree checks passed on this exact commit: https://github.com/luvs01/opencodex/actions/runs/36298984713/job/108563056154 . The bounded-reader/single-snapshot implementation is unchanged. New-head upstream CI and independent review remain separate; no merge or force push was performed.

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@Ingwannu The neutral global-warning heading and the current-base integration are now on 0bd112fef51a69c41bd76480dead7a182753d996. The observed dev revision 06d7914e and previous author history are preserved. Only test-registration conflicts needed resolution; both maps now differ from incoming dev by one added row. Exact integration-head snapshot/warning/settings tests, typecheck, privacy, structure, file-size/test-layout and clean-tree checks passed: https://github.com/luvs01/opencodex/actions/runs/36300898745/job/108568294577 . Please re-review this head. Required new-head CI remains separate; no limits were raised and the PR was not merged.

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Landed on dev in #6062 (merge bf6c57c0d7) as one squashed commit that keeps your authorship. The layout registries were unioned with the entries that landed first. Thank you. Closing because this repository merges into dev, so GitHub does not close carried PRs automatically.

@lidge-jun lidge-jun closed this Sep 27, 2026
Flowershangfromthebranches pushed a commit to Flowershangfromthebranches/opencodex that referenced this pull request Sep 27, 2026
Carried from lidge-jun#6049 into merge train round 3.

Co-authored-by: Epinephrine <luvs01@hanmail.net>
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