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Cancelling a Codex sign-in can leave its local callback listener open when opening the browser has not finished. The receiver waits for the browser-opening promise before observing cancellation, so the cancelled attempt retains its state and port and can block another attempt. The desktop IPC and hosted-web handoff paths also fail to forward their interruption signal to the receiver.
Change
Let the callback or its cancellation settle the wait even while browser opening is pending. Pass the existing Effect interruption signal through both desktop entry points so interruption reaches the receiver's cleanup.
These changes fix the same callback-listener lifecycle across the two entry points. Authorization validation and callback delivery remain unchanged.
Scope and approval
This is a small, focused fix to existing cancellation and resource cleanup under CONTRIBUTING.md's obvious-bug exception. Searches for the callback helper and cancelled/pending Codex browser sign-ins found no open PR covering this failure. #29125 addresses onboarding's managed-account state after cancellation, rather than the listener lifecycle.
Verification
macOS, Node 26.12.1, base 71646e031a6d. All callback traffic is local test traffic; no browser or account sign-in was opened.
The existing cancellation test now leaves browser opening unresolved. With main's implementation it reaches the existing 15-second project timeout; the other three callback tests pass.
With the fix, that test covers explicit cancellation and an external AbortSignal, then successfully completes a new sign-in on the same port after each cancellation.
The existing callback tests cover binding before browser opening, rejecting a foreign response, hosted-web delivery and independent concurrent accounts. Response and privacy assertions explicitly await the browser-mock operations so the race cannot hide their failures.
A mutation check changed the expected cache-control header to an incorrect value. The earlier fixture incorrectly passed; the corrected fixture fails on that assertion. The correct expectation was restored before the passing check below.
A direct runtime check with a real loopback listener reports Sign-in cancelled on this computer. and samePortReused: true for both cancellation paths while browser opening is still pending.
vp run check:changed origin/main --concurrency 2 passed formatting, lint, both Knip checks, typechecks for 34 affected packages, and 20 tests in three selected files.
Follow-up verification on Linux arm64 with Node 26.12.1:
The existing successful-callback test now keeps browser opening pending and explicitly awaits the HTTP response/privacy assertions. With the pre-fix implementation, it fails at the existing 15-second project ceiling. With this PR, all four callback tests pass without releasing browser opening first.
A separate runtime check uses a real loopback listener and a controlled child launcher process. Successful callback delivery, explicit cancellation, AbortSignal cancellation and Effect fiber interruption each release the listener and permit binding the same port while the launcher process is still pending. This is a controlled reproduction of the pending-launch condition.
vp run check:changed 71646e031a6dc9db1309b3b9dff597f872cf2fd3 --concurrency 2 passes formatting, lint, both Knip checks, 34 affected package typechecks and 20 tests across three selected files.
A real Electron shell/browser-opening failure and a live ChatGPT authorization flow were not exercised.
Latest GitHub CI at 00aa0fc4c60a42c4eb79103459bd32649700cad2: the overall Check passes. The previously failing web test also passes in this run. The individual check jobs are successful or skipped. Two separate workflow runs, Agent Context Budget and Mobile EAS Preview, remain awaiting maintainer approval with action_required and no jobs. Neither is in the current required-status-check list; the required checks are satisfied. This is a workflow-approval hold, not a failed test result.
The earlier run at 66468e353 hit an existing timeline-test flake also seen on upstream main and separately tracked in #29661. That earlier failure is not the current CI result. This PR contains the callback-listener fix and its regression coverage across four files.
Current-main compatibility check, 11 November 2026
Verified this head (00aa0fc4c60a42c4eb79103459bd32649700cad2) combined locally with upstream main a74ee4cc7c0ee9729f58dfff6cc2a118692cf8ea. The merge is conflict-free and the diff against current main remains the same four-file callback fix (64 additions, 31 deletions). Current main's GPU-cache startup change is preserved.
vp run check:changed a74ee4cc7c0ee9729f58dfff6cc2a118692cf8ea --concurrency 2 passes formatting, lint, both Knip checks, typechecks for 35 affected packages, and all 21 selected tests in three files on Linux arm64 / Node 26.13.0. The callback tests exercise real loopback HTTP, pending browser-opening promises, explicit and AbortSignal cancellation, successful callback settlement, same-port retry, hosted delivery/privacy and concurrent accounts. This run did not open a real Electron browser or perform live OAuth.
No corrective source change was needed, and no merge-only update was pushed. The published head is unchanged. Maria's earlier real-app verification and its limits remain separate from this compatibility check.
Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — The change releases Codex callback listeners when sign-in is cancelled or expires while browser launch is pending. It preserves existing callback validation and authentication behavior while improving resource cleanup.
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Walkthrough
The shared Codex authorization callback races browser opening against callback receipt. Both desktop call sites pass abort signals. Tests cover callback responses, cancellation, and retrying with the same authorization URL.
Changes: Codex auth callback
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Summary
Race browser opening with callback receipt packages/shared/src/codexAuthCallback.ts
The callback can proceed if it arrives before browser opening completes. A false browser-opening result still raises the existing error.
Forward abort signals and verify callback lifecycle apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopClerk.ts, apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/providerAuth.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/CodexAuthCallback.test.ts
Both desktop call sites pass their abort signals to receiveCodexAuthCallback. Tests cover callback responses, both cancellation modes, and retrying with the same authorization URL.
pingdotgg/t3code#17461: The issue describes failed managed ChatGPT callback attempts and a blocked recovery path. This change addresses callback cancellation and retry lifecycle behavior, but the issue does not establish a shared cause.
Suggested reviewers:juliusmarminge, yash-singh1
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 66468
The changed callback lifecycle is mergeable with no established current-head defect or unresolved material risk.
Pre-merge checks: 4
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The title is concise, specific, and accurately describes releasing cancelled Codex callback listeners during browser launch.
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The description includes complete Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the cancellation race, the implementation across affected components, the approval exception, focused test results, environment details, limitations, and current-main compatibility.
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Both tests let openBrowser resolve after the callback request completes. An implementation that waits for browser opening before returning the callback can still pass. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
Extend one case to keep opening pending, assert that the receiver returns the callback first, and release the pending promise during cleanup.
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Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/app/CodexAuthCallback.test.ts at line 55:
Update one test in the CodexAuthCallback test suite to keep openBrowser pending
while the callback request completes, and assert that the receiver returns the
callback without waiting for browser opening. Release the pending promise during
cleanup so the test cannot leave unresolved work behind; preserve the other
test’s existing behavior.
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takeover verification at 00aa0fc4c60a42c4eb79103459bd32649700cad2. merged github/main (cefb544af3c9) without conflicts and pushed to the existing contributor branch without force. no source changes beyond that merge; the pr remains four files, 64 additions and 31 deletions against main.
all 26 git.cafe check contexts passed, including the full web suite and aggregate Check gate. no conflicts or unresolved review threads.
blacksmith vp run check:changed github/main passed formatting, lint, both knip batches, 34 affected package typechecks, and all 20 selected tests.
blacksmith reran MessagesTimeline.browser.test.tsx: all 40 tests passed, including the exact heading-click case that failed in the previous ci run. no unrelated timeline changes were made.
two independent scoped code reviews found no blocker, should, or nit findings on this exact head.
preserved the contributor's fixes for explicitly awaited response assertions and callback receipt during pending browser opening.
the real electron pending-browser-launch condition, expiry, and effect interruption were not exercised in the actual app this run. the existing four loopback tests cover pending callback success, both cancellation paths, exact-port retry, privacy, and concurrent accounts. earlier real-app evidence and its limits are preserved below. no new ui change was made.
task-owned blacksmith worker stopped. no local servers started. ready for Maria's final review; not merged.
previous verification:
partial verification at b8972cceb69698bc8bd86f4e1814309886ca207e. the original pending-browser-launch race was not reproduced on this linux vm, so this is not a claim that the fix is fully verified.
Verified in a real dev environment
ran github/main at 61c3794c32b0 in a separate worktree, then the exact pr head. installed dependencies and ran background dev servers one at a time with isolated state.
launched the actual linux electron app from both revisions. through onboarding, created a separate chatgpt account entry and started real codex sign-in. on the pr, cancel closed callback listener 49867; a direct bind to that exact port succeeded. retry through the ui created listener 53410, and cancelling again closed it. no fabricated oauth callbacks or credentials were used.
created a project through the web app pointing at a real git repository. real codex gpt-6.1-sol through the local proxy returned CALLBACK_BASELINE_OK. stopped a real sleep 90 tool call with "stop generation"; the client displayed "run interrupted / stopped by user". a subsequent turn returned CALLBACK_RECOVERY_OK.
blacksmith: desktop builds passed on main and the pr; the existing CodexAuthCallback.test.ts passed all 4 tests. those tests use browser mocks and are separate from the real-app checks above. existing ci reports 28 successful checks.
cancellation while electron's browser-opening promise remains unresolved. suspending an owned system chrome process did not establish that condition: main's ElectronShell.openExternal still completed in about 3 ms, before the browser processed the request. main also released its listener after ordinary cancellation. proving the specific race requires a real platform/browser-launch condition that keeps that promise pending.
effect interruption and the hosted-web desktop handoff entry point; completing chatgpt oauth with a live account; macos, windows, and native mobile clients.
both main and the pr show the existing generic "could not finish sign-in on this computer" message after cancelling, although retry works. no source changes were made for that existing ui behavior.
no source changes, commits, or pushes. task-owned app servers and blacksmith workers were stopped.
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Problem
Cancelling a Codex sign-in can leave its local callback listener open when opening the browser has not finished. The receiver waits for the browser-opening promise before observing cancellation, so the cancelled attempt retains its state and port and can block another attempt. The desktop IPC and hosted-web handoff paths also fail to forward their interruption signal to the receiver.
Change
Let the callback or its cancellation settle the wait even while browser opening is pending. Pass the existing Effect interruption signal through both desktop entry points so interruption reaches the receiver's cleanup.
These changes fix the same callback-listener lifecycle across the two entry points. Authorization validation and callback delivery remain unchanged.
Scope and approval
This is a small, focused fix to existing cancellation and resource cleanup under CONTRIBUTING.md's obvious-bug exception. Searches for the callback helper and cancelled/pending Codex browser sign-ins found no open PR covering this failure. #29125 addresses onboarding's managed-account state after cancellation, rather than the listener lifecycle.
Verification
macOS, Node 26.12.1, base
71646e031a6d. All callback traffic is local test traffic; no browser or account sign-in was opened.Sign-in cancelled on this computer.andsamePortReused: truefor both cancellation paths while browser opening is still pending.vp run check:changed origin/main --concurrency 2passed formatting, lint, both Knip checks, typechecks for 34 affected packages, and 20 tests in three selected files.Follow-up verification on Linux arm64 with Node 26.12.1:
vp run check:changed 71646e031a6dc9db1309b3b9dff597f872cf2fd3 --concurrency 2passes formatting, lint, both Knip checks, 34 affected package typechecks and 20 tests across three selected files.A real Electron shell/browser-opening failure and a live ChatGPT authorization flow were not exercised.
Latest GitHub CI at
00aa0fc4c60a42c4eb79103459bd32649700cad2: the overall Check passes. The previously failing web test also passes in this run. The individual check jobs are successful or skipped. Two separate workflow runs, Agent Context Budget and Mobile EAS Preview, remain awaiting maintainer approval withaction_requiredand no jobs. Neither is in the current required-status-check list; the required checks are satisfied. This is a workflow-approval hold, not a failed test result.The earlier run at
66468e353hit an existing timeline-test flake also seen on upstream main and separately tracked in #29661. That earlier failure is not the current CI result. This PR contains the callback-listener fix and its regression coverage across four files.Current-main compatibility check, 11 November 2026
Verified this head (
00aa0fc4c60a42c4eb79103459bd32649700cad2) combined locally with upstream maina74ee4cc7c0ee9729f58dfff6cc2a118692cf8ea. The merge is conflict-free and the diff against current main remains the same four-file callback fix (64 additions, 31 deletions). Current main's GPU-cache startup change is preserved.vp run check:changed a74ee4cc7c0ee9729f58dfff6cc2a118692cf8ea --concurrency 2passes formatting, lint, both Knip checks, typechecks for 35 affected packages, and all 21 selected tests in three files on Linux arm64 / Node 26.13.0. The callback tests exercise real loopback HTTP, pending browser-opening promises, explicit and AbortSignal cancellation, successful callback settlement, same-port retry, hosted delivery/privacy and concurrent accounts. This run did not open a real Electron browser or perform live OAuth.No corrective source change was needed, and no merge-only update was pushed. The published head is unchanged. Maria's earlier real-app verification and its limits remain separate from this compatibility check.