[juliusmarminge]

The review item was correct: codexUsageReader.directories still applied the instance's environment CODEX_HOME only when shadowHomePath was blank. With this branch's driver and adapter linking the shadow home's sessions to <CODEX_HOME>/sessions, the Usage view scanned ~/.codex/sessions for that instance and missed its turns. The fix drops !config.shadowHomePath.trim() from that condition, matching the driver, so the driver, adapter, continuation key, maintenance resolver and usage reader all agree on the shared home. Managed setup and an explicit homePath still take priority over CODEX_HOME. For the test I extended the existing UsageService case 'reads configured and disabled accounts once across shared and aliased homes' rather than codexUsage.test.ts: that file only covers transcript parsing, and calling the reader's directories directly needs union narrowing and a stub CodexUsageHistory service. The codex-work row (env CODEX_HOME = the account home) now also has a shadowHomePath. Without the fix it fails with 'expected 5 to equal 4' (an extra source at ~/.codex/sessions); with the fix it passes. No new regex or parser.

Fixes #35856

Reproduction on main

Commit 95cb068 (origin/main). (1) Real server: scratch HOME, --base-dir <scratch>/t3, and userdata/settings.json with one disabled Codex instance {setupMode: existing, shadowHomePath: /shadow, homePath blank, environment CODEX_HOME=/custom-codex}, where custom-codex/config.toml exists. Ran node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --base-dir ... --port 39856. On startup every shared entry in /shadow (sessions, sqlite, skills, logs, ...) linked to /home/.codex, and custom-codex/config.toml did not appear in the shadow home. (2) Test: added 'shares state from the environment CODEX_HOME in a shadow home' to apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexDriver.test.ts. It fails on main with Expected codex:home:/custom-codex, Received codex:home:/user/.codex. Both CODEX_HOME tests pass once the !config.shadowHomePath.trim() check is dropped from CodexDriver.ts (checked locally, not committed).

Evidence

Evidence: run the real server on each commit with fresh synthetic homes, a shadow Codex instance, blank homePath, and instance CODEX_HOME=custom-codex. Read shadow links, continuation identity and usage through the server; then enable the instance and start the same turn with real Codex.

Before	After
95cb068c10	616a11cee2
Runtime capture: links and continuation key select the default home; usage reads 111 input tokens; real Codex sends the turn to /default/responses.	Runtime capture: links and continuation key select custom-codex; usage reads 22222 input tokens; real Codex sends the turn to /custom/responses.

Reproduction driver · RPC helper

Both turns intentionally receive HTTP 400 from the local evidence endpoint after config consumption is observed. Captures contain synthetic data, with scratch paths and host identifiers normalized.

Not shown:

• Completed model inference and OAuth authentication were not exercised: the local endpoint deliberately rejects both turn requests after recording their destination. Real Codex session startup, turn submission and config consumption were exercised.

Tests

vp test run src/usage/UsageService.test.ts -t "aliased homes" in apps/server before the codexUsage change: 1 failed (AssertionError: expected 5 to equal 4). After: vp test run src/usage/UsageService.test.ts src/provider/Drivers/codexUsage.test.ts src/provider/Drivers/CodexDriver.test.ts: 3 files, 114 passed. vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, graphql, typecheck (3 packages) and tests (4 files) all pass.

Not in this change

• If the instance CODEX_HOME resolves to the same path as the shadow home, resolveCodexHomeLayout now raises its existing 'shadow home must differ from shared home' error instead of silently sharing from ~/.codex. That is the same validation as setting homePath to that path, so I left it as is.
• terminal/Manager.ts, project/AgentSessionScanner.ts and Drivers/codexUsage.ts also call resolveCodexHomeLayout on the settings without the instance environment CODEX_HOME fallback; moving the fallback into resolveCodexHomeLayout would cover them, but that is a wider change than the reported bug.
• terminal/Manager.ts and project/AgentSessionScanner.ts resolve the Codex home from settings with no environment CODEX_HOME fallback at all (true on main as well, with or without a shadow home); moving the fallback into resolveCodexHomeLayout would cover every caller but is a wider change than this bug.

Who did the work

• Written by Claude Opus 5.5, in Claude Code
• Reviewed by GPT-6.1 Sol, in Codex, and by Claude Opus 5.5, each on its own
• Proof captured by GPT-6.1 Sol and checked by Claude Opus 5.5

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Approvability

Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Codex shadow instances with no explicit home path now use CODEX_HOME for shared state and usage discovery. This changes the implicit home default and can redirect existing instances’ session discovery and shared-state links, requiring confirmation of the intended transition.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.5 KiB	21.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Other scenarios

All 64 scenario measurements match main.

All 64 scenario measurements

Provider	Scenario	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	short turn resume	WebSocket decoded	10.5 KiB	10.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	12.7 KiB	✅
Codex	short turn resume	WebSocket messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	long turn running, cold open	HTTP decoded	281.7 KiB	281.7 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	302.7 KiB	✅
Codex	long turn running, cold open	rows	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Codex	long turn running, history page	HTTP decoded	92.4 KiB	92.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	107.4 KiB	✅
Codex	long turn running, history page	rows	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Codex	long turn finished, cold open	HTTP decoded	381.5 KiB	381.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	410.2 KiB	✅
Codex	long turn finished, cold open	rows	151	151	0 (0.0%)	151	✅
Codex	long turn finished, socket cold open	WebSocket decoded	381.6 KiB	381.6 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	410.2 KiB	✅
Codex	long turn finished, socket cold open	WebSocket messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	long turn finished, socket cold open	rows	151	151	0 (0.0%)	151	✅
Codex	long turn finished, work page	HTTP decoded	186.2 KiB	186.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	200.2 KiB	✅
Codex	long turn finished, work page	rows	150	150	0 (0.0%)	150	✅
Codex	idle thread resume	WebSocket decoded	65 B	65 B	0 B (0.0%)	200 B	✅
Codex	idle thread resume	WebSocket messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	1	✅
Codex	fleet shell snapshot	HTTP decoded	42.4 KiB	42.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	53.7 KiB	✅
Codex	fleet shell snapshot	rows	27	27	0 (0.0%)	27	✅
Codex	fleet shell subscribe	WebSocket decoded	65 B	65 B	0 B (0.0%)	200 B	✅
Codex	fleet shell subscribe	WebSocket messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	1	✅
Codex	fleet shell resume check	HTTP decoded	18 B	18 B	0 B (0.0%)	100 B	✅
Codex	fleet shell resume check	rows	0	0	0	0	✅
Codex	stale shell reload	HTTP decoded	42.4 KiB	42.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	53.7 KiB	✅
Codex	stale shell reload	rows	27	27	0 (0.0%)	27	✅
Codex	stale shell resume	WebSocket decoded	140 B	140 B	0 B (0.0%)	400 B	✅
Codex	stale shell resume	WebSocket messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	stale todo list cold open	HTTP decoded	72.4 KiB	72.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	83.0 KiB	✅
Codex	stale todo list cold open	rows	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Codex	stale todo list cold open	nodes	2	2	0 (0.0%)	4	✅
Codex	stale todo list cold open	subagents	2	2	0 (0.0%)	4	✅
Codex	stale todo list cold open	plans	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	stale todo list cold open	providerTurns	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	stale todo list cold open	checkpoints	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	short turn resume	WebSocket decoded	10.6 KiB	10.6 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	12.7 KiB	✅
Claude	short turn resume	WebSocket messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	long turn running, cold open	HTTP decoded	283.3 KiB	283.3 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	302.7 KiB	✅
Claude	long turn running, cold open	rows	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Claude	long turn running, history page	HTTP decoded	93.4 KiB	93.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	107.4 KiB	✅
Claude	long turn running, history page	rows	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Claude	long turn finished, cold open	HTTP decoded	384.2 KiB	384.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	410.2 KiB	✅
Claude	long turn finished, cold open	rows	151	151	0 (0.0%)	151	✅
Claude	long turn finished, socket cold open	WebSocket decoded	384.3 KiB	384.3 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	410.2 KiB	✅
Claude	long turn finished, socket cold open	WebSocket messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	long turn finished, socket cold open	rows	151	151	0 (0.0%)	151	✅
Claude	long turn finished, work page	HTTP decoded	188.1 KiB	188.1 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	200.2 KiB	✅
Claude	long turn finished, work page	rows	150	150	0 (0.0%)	150	✅
Claude	idle thread resume	WebSocket decoded	66 B	66 B	0 B (0.0%)	200 B	✅
Claude	idle thread resume	WebSocket messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	1	✅
Claude	fleet shell snapshot	HTTP decoded	43.0 KiB	43.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	53.7 KiB	✅
Claude	fleet shell snapshot	rows	27	27	0 (0.0%)	27	✅
Claude	fleet shell subscribe	WebSocket decoded	66 B	66 B	0 B (0.0%)	200 B	✅
Claude	fleet shell subscribe	WebSocket messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	1	✅
Claude	fleet shell resume check	HTTP decoded	18 B	18 B	0 B (0.0%)	100 B	✅
Claude	fleet shell resume check	rows	0	0	0	0	✅
Claude	stale shell reload	HTTP decoded	43.0 KiB	43.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	53.7 KiB	✅
Claude	stale shell reload	rows	27	27	0 (0.0%)	27	✅
Claude	stale shell resume	WebSocket decoded	140 B	140 B	0 B (0.0%)	400 B	✅
Claude	stale shell resume	WebSocket messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	stale todo list cold open	HTTP decoded	73.4 KiB	73.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	83.0 KiB	✅
Claude	stale todo list cold open	rows	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Claude	stale todo list cold open	nodes	2	2	0 (0.0%)	4	✅
Claude	stale todo list cold open	subagents	2	2	0 (0.0%)	4	✅
Claude	stale todo list cold open	plans	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	stale todo list cold open	providerTurns	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	stale todo list cold open	checkpoints	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅

Baseline: be03b93 · PR result: 616a11c · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

When homePath is blank, the Codex driver and usage resolver now use a nonblank CODEX_HOME even if shadowHomePath is set. The driver passes the selected home configuration to the orchestration adapter. Tests cover the shadow-home links and continuation identity.

Changes: Codex environment home resolution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Environment home selection and use apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexDriver.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/codexUsage.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexDriver.test.ts, apps/server/src/usage/UsageService.test.ts	The driver and usage resolver use CODEX_HOME when homePath is blank, regardless of shadowHomePath. The driver passes the selected configuration to the orchestration adapter. Tests cover shadow-home links, continuation identity, and a usage fixture with shadowHomePath.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related PRs

• pingdotgg/t3code#24664: Adds the CODEX_HOME fallback for blank home and shadow-home paths in the Codex driver.
• pingdotgg/t3code#29507: Applies CODEX_HOME substitution to Codex home resolution in several related components.

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: only21mil, macroscopeapp, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Low · up to 616a1

For manual Codex instances that set CODEX_HOME, leave homePath blank and set a shadow home, session discovery for import may look in the default Codex directory instead of the instance's directory. The core fix behaves as intended and the impact is limited to one configuration with an easy workaround, so this is mergeable with a small follow-up.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the actual change: Codex shadow home now shares the instance environment CODEX_HOME. It follows the conventional commit form and matches the objectives, which describe dropping the sha…
Linked Issues check		Linked issue #35856 has one active direct target and no coding requirement is left unmet in the reviewed summary. (1) Shared-home selection: the change in CodexDriver.ts uses the instance CODEX_HOME a…
Out of Scope Changes check		All changed files relate to the #35856 bug. CodexDriver.ts changes the shared-home selection and passes the selected config to the adapter. codexUsage.ts changes the usage directory condition to match…
Description check		The description states the bug, the root cause, the change, and the scope. It links issue #35856 and explains why the test went into UsageService.test.ts. It gives reproduction steps on main, a before…

Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title names the actual change: Codex shadow home now shares the instance environment CODEX_HOME. It follows the conventional commit form and matches the objectives, which describe dropping the shadowHomePath condition so CODEX_HOME is the shared home.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Linked issue #35856 has one active direct target and no coding requirement is left unmet in the reviewed summary. (1) Shared-home selection: the change in CodexDriver.ts uses the instance CODEX_HOME as the shared home when homePath is blank, even when shadowHomePath is set. (2) Session links, config directory, and continuation identity: the same selected homeConfig now feeds both the home layout resolution and the orchestration adapter, so the shadow home links sessions and config to that home and the continuation key uses it. The new test in CodexDriver.test.ts ('shares state from the environment CODEX_HOME in a shadow home') covers the identity and symlink behavior. (3) Usage reader: codexUsage.ts drops the !shadowHomePath check, so the usage directories match the driver. (4) Preservation: the PR description states that managed setup and explicit homePath keep priority, and the diff only removes the shadowHomePath condition. The UsageService.test.ts case 'reads configured and disabled accounts once across shared and aliased homes' now sets shadowHomePath for codex-work and asserts the corrected source count. The author reports the pre-fix failure ('expected 5 to equal 4') and the post-fix pass. Limits: the review did not re-run the tests. The evidence section of the PR description is marked as not yet captured. Those items do not change the coding verdict.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

All changed files relate to the #35856 bug. CodexDriver.ts changes the shared-home selection and passes the selected config to the adapter. codexUsage.ts changes the usage directory condition to match the driver. CodexDriver.test.ts adds a regression test for the driver behavior. UsageService.test.ts adds shadowHomePath to an existing test fixture to exercise the fixed condition. No parser, regex, or unrelated feature change is present. The PR description lists related callers (terminal/Manager.ts, project/AgentSessionScanner.ts, codexUsage.ts) that still lack the environment CODEX_HOME fallback. The author excludes them as a wider change. They are not changes in this PR, so they do not count as out-of-scope changes.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description states the bug, the root cause, the change, and the scope. It links issue #35856 and explains why the test went into UsageService.test.ts. It gives reproduction steps on main, a before/after evidence table, and test commands with results. It also names the model and harness that did the work, as the template asks. The Verification section is thorough. Two lines are weak. The 'Not in this change' section repeats the same terminal/Manager.ts and AgentSessionScanner.ts point twice. The conventional commit title is not shown in the description body, so the check cannot confirm it. The change itself is narrow and aligns with the linked issue.

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Review comments at @apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexDriver.ts:
- Line 194: Update the scanner’s codexSettings selection to use CODEX_HOME
whenever homePath is blank and CODEX_HOME is nonblank, regardless of
shadowHomePath; preserve the existing fallback to config.value otherwise.

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Remove the shadow-home guard from the scanner's CODEX_HOME selection.

The driver now uses CODEX_HOME as the shared home when homePath is blank, even if shadowHomePath is set. The scanner still requires a blank shadowHomePath before it uses CODEX_HOME. For this configuration, the scanner searches ~/.codex/sessions. Sessions that this instance writes to the CODEX_HOME shared home are not found by session discovery.

Apply the same selection rule as the driver:

Suggested fix

           const codexSettings =
             config.value.homePath.trim().length === 0 &&
-            config.value.shadowHomePath.trim().length === 0 &&
             codexHome?.trim()
               ? { ...config.value, homePath: codexHome }
               : config.value;

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/CodexDriver.ts at line 194:
Update the scanner’s codexSettings selection to use CODEX_HOME whenever homePath is blank and CODEX_HOME is nonblank, regardless of shadowHomePath; preserve the existing fallback to config.value otherwise.

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