feat: introduce Permissions (#11633)

## Why
We currently carry multiple permission-related concepts directly on
`Config` for shell/unified-exec behavior (`approval_policy`,
`sandbox_policy`, `network`, `shell_environment_policy`,
`windows_sandbox_mode`).

Consolidating these into one in-memory struct makes permission handling
easier to reason about and sets up the next step: supporting named
permission profiles (`[permissions.PROFILE_NAME]`) without changing
behavior now.

This change is mostly mechanical: it updates existing callsites to go
through `config.permissions`, but it does not yet refactor those
callsites to take a single `Permissions` value in places where multiple
permission fields are still threaded separately.

This PR intentionally **does not** change the on-disk `config.toml`
format yet and keeps compatibility with legacy config keys.

## What Changed
- Introduced `Permissions` in `core/src/config/mod.rs`.
- Added `Config::permissions` and moved effective runtime permission
fields under it:
  - `approval_policy`
  - `sandbox_policy`
  - `network`
  - `shell_environment_policy`
  - `windows_sandbox_mode`
- Updated config loading/building so these effective values are still
derived from the same existing config inputs and constraints.
- Updated Windows sandbox helpers/resolution to read/write via
`permissions`.
- Threaded the new field through all permission consumers across core
runtime, app-server, CLI/exec, TUI, and sandbox summary code.
- Updated affected tests to reference `config.permissions.*`.
- Renamed the struct/field from
`EffectivePermissions`/`effective_permissions` to
`Permissions`/`permissions` and aligned variable naming accordingly.

## Verification
- `just fix -p codex-core -p codex-tui -p codex-cli -p codex-app-server
-p codex-exec -p codex-utils-sandbox-summary`
- `cargo build -p codex-core -p codex-tui -p codex-cli -p
codex-app-server -p codex-exec -p codex-utils-sandbox-summary`
This commit is contained in:
Michael Bolin
2026-02-12 14:42:54 -08:00
committed by GitHub
parent d7cb70ed26
commit a4cc1a4a85
30 changed files with 280 additions and 193 deletions

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@@ -1467,8 +1467,8 @@ async fn run_scenario(scenario: &ScenarioSpec) -> Result<()> {
let model = model_override.unwrap_or("gpt-5.1");
let mut builder = test_codex().with_model(model).with_config(move |config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(approval_policy);
config.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy.clone());
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(approval_policy);
config.permissions.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy.clone());
for feature in features {
config.features.enable(feature);
}
@@ -1585,8 +1585,8 @@ async fn approving_apply_patch_for_session_skips_future_prompts_for_same_file()
let mut builder = test_codex()
.with_model("gpt-5.1-codex")
.with_config(move |config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(approval_policy);
config.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy_for_config);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(approval_policy);
config.permissions.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy_for_config);
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await?;
@@ -1692,8 +1692,8 @@ async fn approving_execpolicy_amendment_persists_policy_and_skips_future_prompts
let sandbox_policy = SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy();
let sandbox_policy_for_config = sandbox_policy.clone();
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(move |config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(approval_policy);
config.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy_for_config);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(approval_policy);
config.permissions.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy_for_config);
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await?;
let allow_prefix_path = test.cwd.path().join("allow-prefix.txt");

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@@ -973,8 +973,8 @@ async fn user_turn_collaboration_mode_overrides_model_and_effort() -> anyhow::Re
text_elements: Vec::new(),
}],
cwd: config.cwd.clone(),
approval_policy: config.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: config.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
approval_policy: config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
model: session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: Some(ReasoningEffort::Low),
summary: config.model_reasoning_summary,

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@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ async fn codex_delegate_forwards_exec_approval_and_proceeds_on_approval() {
// Build a conversation configured to require approvals so the delegate
// routes ExecApprovalRequest via the parent.
let mut builder = test_codex().with_model("gpt-5.1").with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy());
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.sandbox_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy());
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await.expect("build test codex");
@@ -144,9 +145,10 @@ async fn codex_delegate_forwards_patch_approval_and_proceeds_on_decision() {
mount_sse_sequence(&server, vec![sse1, sse2]).await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_model("gpt-5.1").with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
// Use a restricted sandbox so patch approval is required
config.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy());
config.permissions.sandbox_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy());
config.include_apply_patch_tool = true;
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await.expect("build test codex");

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@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ async fn collaboration_instructions_added_on_user_turn() -> Result<()> {
text_elements: Vec::new(),
}],
cwd: test.config.cwd.clone(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: test.config.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: test.config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: None,
summary: test.config.model_reasoning_summary,
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ async fn user_turn_overrides_collaboration_instructions_after_override() -> Resu
text_elements: Vec::new(),
}],
cwd: test.config.cwd.clone(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: test.config.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: test.config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: None,
summary: test.config.model_reasoning_summary,

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@@ -964,8 +964,9 @@ async fn handle_container_exec_autoapprove_from_config_records_tool_decision() {
let TestCodex { codex, .. } = test_codex()
.with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.sandbox_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess);
})
.build(&server)
.await
@@ -1015,7 +1016,8 @@ async fn handle_container_exec_user_approved_records_tool_decision() {
let TestCodex { codex, .. } = test_codex()
.with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
config.permissions.approval_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
})
.build(&server)
.await
@@ -1080,7 +1082,8 @@ async fn handle_container_exec_user_approved_for_session_records_tool_decision()
let TestCodex { codex, .. } = test_codex()
.with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
config.permissions.approval_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
})
.build(&server)
.await
@@ -1145,7 +1148,8 @@ async fn handle_sandbox_error_user_approves_retry_records_tool_decision() {
let TestCodex { codex, .. } = test_codex()
.with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
config.permissions.approval_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
})
.build(&server)
.await
@@ -1210,7 +1214,8 @@ async fn handle_container_exec_user_denies_records_tool_decision() {
.await;
let TestCodex { codex, .. } = test_codex()
.with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
config.permissions.approval_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
})
.build(&server)
.await
@@ -1275,7 +1280,8 @@ async fn handle_sandbox_error_user_approves_for_session_records_tool_decision()
let TestCodex { codex, .. } = test_codex()
.with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
config.permissions.approval_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
})
.build(&server)
.await
@@ -1341,7 +1347,8 @@ async fn handle_sandbox_error_user_denies_records_tool_decision() {
let TestCodex { codex, .. } = test_codex()
.with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
config.permissions.approval_policy =
Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
})
.build(&server)
.await

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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async fn override_turn_context_without_user_turn_does_not_record_permissions_upd
let server = start_mock_server().await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await?;

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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async fn permissions_message_sent_once_on_start() -> Result<()> {
.await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(move |config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await?;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async fn permissions_message_added_on_override_change() -> Result<()> {
.await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(move |config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await?;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ async fn permissions_message_not_added_when_no_change() -> Result<()> {
.await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(move |config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await?;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ async fn resume_replays_permissions_messages() -> Result<()> {
.await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
});
let initial = builder.build(&server).await?;
let rollout_path = initial
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ async fn resume_and_fork_append_permissions_messages() -> Result<()> {
.await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
});
let initial = builder.build(&server).await?;
let rollout_path = initial
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ async fn resume_and_fork_append_permissions_messages() -> Result<()> {
assert_eq!(permissions_base.len(), 2);
builder = builder.with_config(|config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
});
let resumed = builder.resume(&server, home, rollout_path.clone()).await?;
resumed
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ async fn resume_and_fork_append_permissions_messages() -> Result<()> {
assert!(!permissions_base.contains(permissions_resume.last().expect("new permissions")));
let mut fork_config = initial.config.clone();
fork_config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
fork_config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted);
let forked = initial
.thread_manager
.fork_thread(usize::MAX, fork_config, rollout_path, false)
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ async fn permissions_message_includes_writable_roots() -> Result<()> {
let sandbox_policy_for_config = sandbox_policy.clone();
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(move |config| {
config.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy_for_config);
config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(AskForApproval::OnRequest);
config.permissions.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy_for_config);
});
let test = builder.build(&server).await?;

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@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async fn user_turn_personality_none_does_not_add_update_message() -> anyhow::Res
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async fn config_personality_some_sets_instructions_template() -> anyhow::Result<
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async fn config_personality_none_sends_no_personality() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ async fn default_personality_is_pragmatic_without_config_toml() -> anyhow::Resul
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ async fn user_turn_personality_some_adds_update_message() -> anyhow::Result<()>
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ async fn user_turn_personality_some_adds_update_message() -> anyhow::Result<()>
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ async fn user_turn_personality_same_value_does_not_add_update_message() -> anyho
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ async fn user_turn_personality_same_value_does_not_add_update_message() -> anyho
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ async fn user_turn_personality_skips_if_feature_disabled() -> anyhow::Result<()>
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ async fn user_turn_personality_skips_if_feature_disabled() -> anyhow::Result<()>
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: test.cwd_path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: test.config.approval_policy.value(),
approval_policy: test.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: SandboxPolicy::new_read_only_policy(),
model: test.session_configured.model.clone(),
effort: test.config.model_reasoning_effort,

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@@ -733,8 +733,8 @@ async fn send_user_turn_with_no_changes_does_not_send_environment_context() -> a
.await?;
let default_cwd = config.cwd.clone();
let default_approval_policy = config.approval_policy.value();
let default_sandbox_policy = config.sandbox_policy.get();
let default_approval_policy = config.permissions.approval_policy.value();
let default_sandbox_policy = config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get();
let default_model = session_configured.model;
let default_effort = config.model_reasoning_effort;
let default_summary = config.model_reasoning_summary;
@@ -841,8 +841,8 @@ async fn send_user_turn_with_changes_sends_environment_context() -> anyhow::Resu
.await?;
let default_cwd = config.cwd.clone();
let default_approval_policy = config.approval_policy.value();
let default_sandbox_policy = config.sandbox_policy.get();
let default_approval_policy = config.permissions.approval_policy.value();
let default_sandbox_policy = config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get();
let default_model = session_configured.model;
let default_effort = config.model_reasoning_effort;
let default_summary = config.model_reasoning_summary;

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@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ async fn remote_models_long_model_slug_is_sent_with_high_reasoning() -> Result<(
}],
final_output_json_schema: None,
cwd: cwd.path().to_path_buf(),
approval_policy: config.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: config.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
approval_policy: config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
model: requested_model.to_string(),
effort: None,
summary: config.model_reasoning_summary,

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@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ fn resume_history(
let turn_ctx = TurnContextItem {
turn_id: None,
cwd: config.cwd.clone(),
approval_policy: config.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: config.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
approval_policy: config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
sandbox_policy: config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
model: previous_model.to_string(),
personality: None,
collaboration_mode: None,

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@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ async fn shell_timeout_handles_background_grandchild_stdout() -> Result<()> {
let server = start_mock_server().await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_model("gpt-5.1").with_config(|config| {
config
.permissions
.sandbox_policy
.set(SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess)
.expect("set sandbox policy");
@@ -511,7 +512,8 @@ async fn shell_spawn_failure_truncates_exec_error() -> Result<()> {
let server = start_mock_server().await;
let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(|cfg| {
cfg.sandbox_policy
cfg.permissions
.sandbox_policy
.set(SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess)
.expect("set sandbox policy");
});