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Michael Bolin b148d98e0e execpolicy: add host_executable() path mappings (#12964)
## Why

`execpolicy` currently keys `prefix_rule()` matching off the literal
first token. That works for rules like `["/usr/bin/git"]`, but it means
shared basename rules such as `["git"]` do not help when a caller passes
an absolute executable path like `/usr/bin/git`.

This PR lays the groundwork for basename-aware matching without changing
existing callers yet. It adds typed host-executable metadata and an
opt-in resolution path in `codex-execpolicy`, so a follow-up PR can
adopt the new behavior in `unix_escalation.rs` and other call sites
without having to redesign the policy layer first.

## What Changed

- added `host_executable(name = ..., paths = [...])` to the execpolicy
parser and validated it with `AbsolutePathBuf`
- stored host executable mappings separately from prefix rules inside
`Policy`
- added `MatchOptions` and opt-in `*_with_options()` APIs that preserve
existing behavior by default
- implemented exact-first matching with optional basename fallback,
gated by `host_executable()` allowlists when present
- normalized executable names for cross-platform matching so Windows
paths like `git.exe` can satisfy `host_executable(name = "git", ...)`
- updated `match` / `not_match` example validation to exercise the
host-executable resolution path instead of only raw prefix-rule matching
- preserved source locations for deferred example-validation errors so
policy load failures still point at the right file and line
- surfaced `resolvedProgram` on `RuleMatch` so callers can tell when a
basename rule matched an absolute executable path
- preserved host executable metadata when requirements policies overlay
file-based policies in `core/src/exec_policy.rs`
- documented the new rule shape and CLI behavior in
`execpolicy/README.md`

## Verification

- `cargo test -p codex-execpolicy`
- added coverage in `execpolicy/tests/basic.rs` for parsing, precedence,
empty allowlists, basename fallback, exact-match precedence, and
host-executable-backed `match` / `not_match` examples
- added a regression test in `core/src/exec_policy.rs` to verify
requirements overlays preserve `host_executable()` metadata
- verified `cargo test -p codex-core --lib`, including source-rendering
coverage for deferred validation errors
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codex-core config loader

This module is the canonical place to load and describe Codex configuration layers (user config, CLI/session overrides, managed config, and MDM-managed preferences) and to produce:

  • An effective merged TOML config.
  • Per-key origins metadata (which layer “wins” for a given key).
  • Per-layer versions (stable fingerprints) used for optimistic concurrency / conflict detection.

Public surface

Exported from codex_core::config_loader:

  • load_config_layers_state(codex_home, cwd_opt, cli_overrides, overrides, cloud_requirements) -> ConfigLayerStack
  • ConfigLayerStack
    • effective_config() -> toml::Value
    • origins() -> HashMap<String, ConfigLayerMetadata>
    • layers_high_to_low() -> Vec<ConfigLayer>
    • with_user_config(user_config) -> ConfigLayerStack
  • ConfigLayerEntry (one layers {name, config, version, disabled_reason}; name carries source metadata)
  • LoaderOverrides (test/override hooks for managed config sources)
  • merge_toml_values(base, overlay) (public helper used elsewhere)

Layering model

Precedence is top overrides bottom:

  1. MDM managed preferences (macOS only)
  2. System managed config (e.g. managed_config.toml)
  3. Session flags (CLI overrides, applied as dotted-path TOML writes)
  4. User config (config.toml)

Layers with a disabled_reason are still surfaced for UI, but are ignored when computing the effective config and origins metadata. This is what ConfigLayerStack::effective_config() implements.

Typical usage

Most callers want the effective config plus metadata:

use codex_core::config_loader::{load_config_layers_state, LoaderOverrides};
use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
use toml::Value as TomlValue;

let cli_overrides: Vec<(String, TomlValue)> = Vec::new();
let cwd = AbsolutePathBuf::current_dir()?;
let layers = load_config_layers_state(
    &codex_home,
    Some(cwd),
    &cli_overrides,
    LoaderOverrides::default(),
    None,
).await?;

let effective = layers.effective_config();
let origins = layers.origins();
let layers_for_ui = layers.layers_high_to_low();

Internal layout

Implementation is split by concern:

  • state.rs: public types (ConfigLayerEntry, ConfigLayerStack) + merge/origins convenience methods.
  • layer_io.rs: reading config.toml, managed config, and managed preferences inputs.
  • overrides.rs: CLI dotted-path overrides → TOML “session flags” layer.
  • merge.rs: recursive TOML merge.
  • fingerprint.rs: stable per-layer hashing and per-key origins traversal.
  • macos.rs: managed preferences integration (macOS only).