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936215693c feat(codex-local): add outbound direction to codex-auth-merge decision predicate (#9787)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip runs Codex as a sandboxed agent with its own CODEX_HOME;
at the start of each run Paperclip merges the sandbox's auth.json with
the host's so the agent can authenticate to the Codex API
> - The merge uses `codex-auth-merge-decision.cjs`, a small CJS script
that reads two `auth.json` snapshots and exits `10` (use source copy) or
`20` (keep destination copy)
> - Until now the script only handled the **inbound** direction (host →
sandbox) with hard-coded sandbox/host semantics
> - Sandbox-to-host copy-back (**outbound**) requires the same freshness
guard but with swapped roles — and exposing both directions via a flag
requires hard-coding knowledge about which role is "sandbox" and which
is "host" into the predicate itself
> - A cleaner design: the predicate is **direction-agnostic** — it
accepts a `source` path and a `destination` path; the caller decides
direction by which argument it passes first. The script answers one
question: "should destination be replaced by source?" Exit `10` = yes
(use source); exit `20` = no (keep destination)
> - This PR refactors `codex-auth-merge-decision.cjs` to this
source/destination model, removes the `--direction` flag, and extends
coverage with a 15-row source/destination predicate matrix plus updated
extract integration tests

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

No public GitHub issue exists. The underlying problem:

**Context** — Paperclip merges `auth.json` files between sandbox and
host to keep Codex credentials in sync across agent runs. The existing
decision predicate (`codex-auth-merge-decision.cjs`) handled the inbound
direction (host→sandbox) with hard-coded sandbox/host naming. A
copy-back (outbound) direction was needed, but rather than add a
`--direction` flag that hard-codes role knowledge into the predicate,
the design was simplified: the predicate is now **direction-agnostic**,
taking `source` and `destination` paths and answering "replace
destination with source?" The freshness guard is unified: exit `10` only
when source and destination share the same `account_id`, same
subscription-kind, both carry a parseable `last_refresh`, and
`source.last_refresh > destination.last_refresh` (strict). Ties and null
freshness keep the destination copy so a spent single-use refresh token
(openai/codex#15502) is never written back over a valid one.

Related PRs:
- Refs #9785 — Phase 2: relocated the decision predicate from
`adapter-utils` into `codex-local`; this PR builds on that merged change
- Refs #9621 — community PR targeting Codex sandbox auth sync-back via a
different approach; operates on different files (runtime layer vs.
decision script), non-conflicting

## What Changed

-
`packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/codex-auth-merge-decision.cjs`
— refactored from direction-parameterized (sandbox/host with
`--direction`) to **direction-agnostic source/destination** semantics.
Args: first = source path, second = destination path. Exit `10` (use
source) only when: same `account_id`, same subscription-kind, both carry
a parseable `last_refresh`, and `source.last_refresh >
destination.last_refresh` (strict). Every other case exits `20` (keep
destination). Unknown/extra flags are still rejected with exit `1`. No
token bytes are emitted to stdout/stderr.
- `packages/adapters/codex-local/src/server/codex-auth-merge.test.ts` —
rewritten to source/destination API: 15-row predicate matrix
(strictly-newer→`10`;
tie/older/identity-mismatch/null-refresh/apikey/kind-mismatch/unusable→`20`)
plus token-bytes non-emission guard. The inbound extract integration
suite updated to match.
- Runtime callers (`codex-auth-merge-extract.sh`) already invoke `node
decision <sandbox> <host>` = `(source, destination)` and branch on exit
`10` → keep sandbox, so **no caller changes are needed**.

**Behavioral note:** unifying the two directions under a single "use
source only when strictly fresher" rule means a tie (exact equal
`last_refresh`) now keeps the **destination** for both the inbound and
outbound frames. For inbound restore, this means an exact timestamp tie
keeps the host copy. On a tie, both credentials are the same generation
— preferring the canonical destination (host) copy is more conservative.
This is an intentional consequence of the unified guard.

## Verification

```sh
# From the codex-local package root:
pnpm vitest run src/server/codex-auth-merge.test.ts
# Expected: all predicate rows green (15-row source/destination matrix + token-leak guard)
# Plus: codex-auth-merge-extract integration rows green
```

The test suite drives the `.cjs` as a child process over temporary
`auth.json` fixtures:
- Source/destination predicate matrix (15 rows): strictly-newer→`10`;
tie→`20`; older→`20`; identity-mismatch→`20`; source last_refresh
unparseable→`20`; destination last_refresh unparseable→`20`; apikey
either side→`20`; kind-mismatch→`20`; unusable either side→`20`
- Token-bytes non-emission guard: asserts no auth token bytes appear in
`stdout`/`stderr`
- Inbound extract integration: `codex-auth-merge-extract.sh` end-to-end
rows including tie/identity-mismatch/sandbox-newer cases

## Risks

- **Tie behavior change**: exact `last_refresh` ties now always keep the
destination copy (was: keep-sandbox for inbound). On a tie both
credentials are the same generation; keeping the canonical destination
(host) copy is the more conservative choice. Covered by test assertions.
- **Token non-emission**: `stdout`/`stderr` of the `.cjs` must not echo
credential bytes; covered by the token-bytes non-emission guard test.
- **Unknown/extra flags**: handled with `process.exit(1)` rather than a
silent default, so misconfigured callers surface errors immediately.
- **Caller compatibility**: the only runtime caller,
`codex-auth-merge-extract.sh`, already calls `node decision <sandbox>
<host>` with no flags — compatible with the new source/destination API
with no changes required.
- **Low risk overall**: the script is exercised end-to-end via the
extract integration tests; all paths covered.

## Model Used

Claude claude-sonnet-4-6 (Anthropic, `claude-sonnet-4-6`), 200 k context
window, tool use and agentic code execution enabled. Automated Paperclip
multi-agent system.

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Co-authored-by: Harold Kim <harold@paperclip.ing>
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
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