core: add stdin-backed sandboxed fs writes

codex-rs/Cargo.lock

@@ -1557,6 +1557,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "codex-apply-patch",
+ "codex-fs-ops",
  "codex-linux-sandbox",
  "codex-shell-escalation",
  "codex-utils-home-dir",
@@ -1846,6 +1847,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-exec-server",
  "codex-execpolicy",
  "codex-file-search",
+ "codex-fs-ops",
  "codex-git",
  "codex-hooks",
  "codex-keyring-store",
@@ -2087,6 +2089,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "codex-fs-ops"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "pretty_assertions",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "codex-git"
 version = "0.0.0"

codex-rs/Cargo.toml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ members = [
     "apply-patch",
     "arg0",
     "feedback",
+    "fs-ops",
     "codex-backend-openapi-models",
     "cloud-requirements",
     "cloud-tasks",
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ codex-exec-server = { path = "exec-server" }
 codex-execpolicy = { path = "execpolicy" }
 codex-experimental-api-macros = { path = "codex-experimental-api-macros" }
 codex-feedback = { path = "feedback" }
+codex-fs-ops = { path = "fs-ops" }
 codex-file-search = { path = "file-search" }
 codex-git = { path = "utils/git" }
 codex-hooks = { path = "hooks" }

codex-rs/arg0/Cargo.toml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 codex-apply-patch = { workspace = true }
+codex-fs-ops = { workspace = true }
 codex-linux-sandbox = { workspace = true }
 codex-shell-escalation = { workspace = true }
 codex-utils-home-dir = { workspace = true }

codex-rs/arg0/src/lib.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use codex_apply_patch::CODEX_CORE_APPLY_PATCH_ARG1;
+use codex_fs_ops::CODEX_CORE_FS_OPS_ARG1;
 use codex_utils_home_dir::find_codex_home;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
@@ -105,6 +106,17 @@ pub fn arg0_dispatch() -> Option<Arg0PathEntryGuard> {
         };
         std::process::exit(exit_code);
     }
+    if argv1 == CODEX_CORE_FS_OPS_ARG1 {
+        let mut stdin = std::io::stdin();
+        let mut stdout = std::io::stdout();
+        let mut stderr = std::io::stderr();
+        let exit_code =
+            match codex_fs_ops::run_from_args(args, &mut stdin, &mut stdout, &mut stderr) {
+                Ok(()) => 0,
+                Err(_) => 1,
+            };
+        std::process::exit(exit_code);
+    }
 
     // This modifies the environment, which is not thread-safe, so do this
     // before creating any threads/the Tokio runtime.

codex-rs/cli/src/debug_sandbox.rs

@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ async fn run_command_under_sandbox(
                         &cwd_clone,
                         env_map,
                         None,
+                        None,
                         config.permissions.windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
                     )
                 } else {
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ async fn run_command_under_sandbox(
                         &cwd_clone,
                         env_map,
                         None,
+                        None,
                         config.permissions.windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
                     )
                 }

codex-rs/core/Cargo.toml

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ codex-exec-server = { workspace = true }
 codex-shell-command = { workspace = true }
 codex-skills = { workspace = true }
 codex-execpolicy = { workspace = true }
+codex-fs-ops = { workspace = true }
 codex-file-search = { workspace = true }
 codex-git = { workspace = true }
 codex-hooks = { workspace = true }

codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests.rs

@@ -4764,6 +4764,7 @@ async fn rejects_escalated_permissions_when_policy_not_on_request() {
         expiration: timeout_ms.into(),
         env: HashMap::new(),
         network: None,
+        stdin: crate::exec::ExecStdin::Closed,
         sandbox_permissions,
         windows_sandbox_level: turn_context.windows_sandbox_level,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop: turn_context
@@ -4781,6 +4782,7 @@ async fn rejects_escalated_permissions_when_policy_not_on_request() {
         expiration: timeout_ms.into(),
         env: HashMap::new(),
         network: None,
+        stdin: crate::exec::ExecStdin::Closed,
         windows_sandbox_level: turn_context.windows_sandbox_level,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop: turn_context
             .config

codex-rs/core/src/codex_tests_guardian.rs

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ async fn guardian_allows_shell_additional_permissions_requests_past_policy_valid
         expiration: expiration_ms.into(),
         env: HashMap::new(),
         network: None,
+        stdin: crate::exec::ExecStdin::Closed,
         sandbox_permissions: SandboxPermissions::WithAdditionalPermissions,
         windows_sandbox_level: turn_context.windows_sandbox_level,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop: turn_context

codex-rs/core/src/exec.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 use async_channel::Sender;
 use tokio::io::AsyncRead;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
+use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 use tokio::io::BufReader;
 use tokio::process::Child;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ pub struct ExecParams {
     pub expiration: ExecExpiration,
     pub env: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub network: Option<NetworkProxy>,
+    pub stdin: ExecStdin,
     pub sandbox_permissions: SandboxPermissions,
     pub windows_sandbox_level: codex_protocol::config_types::WindowsSandboxLevel,
     pub windows_sandbox_private_desktop: bool,
@@ -87,6 +89,13 @@ pub struct ExecParams {
     pub arg0: Option<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub enum ExecStdin {
+    #[default]
+    Closed,
+    Bytes(Vec<u8>),
+}
+
 fn select_process_exec_tool_sandbox_type(
     file_system_sandbox_policy: &FileSystemSandboxPolicy,
     network_sandbox_policy: NetworkSandboxPolicy,
@@ -231,6 +240,7 @@ pub fn build_exec_request(
         mut env,
         expiration,
         network,
+        stdin: _stdin,
         sandbox_permissions,
         windows_sandbox_level,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
@@ -291,6 +301,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_exec_request(
         cwd,
         env,
         network,
+        stdin,
         expiration,
         sandbox,
         windows_sandbox_level,
@@ -310,6 +321,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_exec_request(
         expiration,
         env,
         network: network.clone(),
+        stdin,
         sandbox_permissions,
         windows_sandbox_level,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
@@ -332,6 +344,60 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_exec_request(
     finalize_exec_result(raw_output_result, sandbox, duration)
 }
 
+pub(crate) async fn execute_exec_request_raw_output(
+    exec_request: ExecRequest,
+    sandbox_policy: &SandboxPolicy,
+    stdout_stream: Option<StdoutStream>,
+    after_spawn: Option<Box<dyn FnOnce() + Send>>,
+) -> Result<ExecToolCallRawOutput> {
+    let ExecRequest {
+        command,
+        cwd,
+        env,
+        network,
+        stdin,
+        expiration,
+        sandbox,
+        windows_sandbox_level,
+        windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
+        sandbox_permissions,
+        sandbox_policy: _sandbox_policy_from_env,
+        file_system_sandbox_policy,
+        network_sandbox_policy,
+        justification,
+        arg0,
+    } = exec_request;
+    let _ = _sandbox_policy_from_env;
+
+    let params = ExecParams {
+        command,
+        cwd,
+        expiration,
+        env,
+        network: network.clone(),
+        stdin,
+        sandbox_permissions,
+        windows_sandbox_level,
+        windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
+        justification,
+        arg0,
+    };
+
+    let start = Instant::now();
+    let raw_output_result = exec(
+        params,
+        sandbox,
+        sandbox_policy,
+        &file_system_sandbox_policy,
+        network_sandbox_policy,
+        stdout_stream,
+        after_spawn,
+    )
+    .await;
+    let duration = start.elapsed();
+    finalize_exec_result_raw_output(raw_output_result, sandbox, duration)
+}
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 fn extract_create_process_as_user_error_code(err: &str) -> Option<String> {
     let marker = "CreateProcessAsUserW failed: ";
@@ -413,6 +479,7 @@ async fn exec_windows_sandbox(
         cwd,
         mut env,
         network,
+        stdin,
         expiration,
         windows_sandbox_level,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
@@ -449,6 +516,10 @@ async fn exec_windows_sandbox(
                 command,
                 &cwd,
                 env,
+                match stdin {
+                    ExecStdin::Closed => None,
+                    ExecStdin::Bytes(bytes) => Some(bytes),
+                },
                 timeout_ms,
                 windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
             )
@@ -460,6 +531,10 @@ async fn exec_windows_sandbox(
                 command,
                 &cwd,
                 env,
+                match stdin {
+                    ExecStdin::Closed => None,
+                    ExecStdin::Bytes(bytes) => Some(bytes),
+                },
                 timeout_ms,
                 windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
             )
@@ -574,6 +649,64 @@ fn finalize_exec_result(
     }
 }
 
+fn finalize_exec_result_raw_output(
+    raw_output_result: std::result::Result<CapturedExecOutput, CodexErr>,
+    sandbox_type: SandboxType,
+    duration: Duration,
+) -> Result<ExecToolCallRawOutput> {
+    match raw_output_result {
+        Ok(raw_output) => {
+            #[allow(unused_mut)]
+            let mut timed_out = raw_output.timed_out;
+
+            #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+            {
+                if let Some(signal) = raw_output.exit_status.signal() {
+                    if signal == TIMEOUT_CODE {
+                        timed_out = true;
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(CodexErr::Sandbox(SandboxErr::Signal(signal)));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            let mut exit_code = raw_output.exit_status.code().unwrap_or(-1);
+            if timed_out {
+                exit_code = EXEC_TIMEOUT_EXIT_CODE;
+            }
+
+            let exec_output = ExecToolCallRawOutput {
+                exit_code,
+                stdout: raw_output.stdout,
+                stderr: raw_output.stderr,
+                aggregated_output: raw_output.aggregated_output,
+                duration,
+                timed_out,
+            };
+
+            if timed_out {
+                return Err(CodexErr::Sandbox(SandboxErr::Timeout {
+                    output: Box::new(exec_output.to_utf8_lossy_output()),
+                }));
+            }
+
+            let string_output = exec_output.to_utf8_lossy_output();
+            if is_likely_sandbox_denied(sandbox_type, &string_output) {
+                return Err(CodexErr::Sandbox(SandboxErr::Denied {
+                    output: Box::new(string_output),
+                    network_policy_decision: None,
+                }));
+            }
+
+            Ok(exec_output)
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            tracing::error!("exec error: {err}");
+            Err(err)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) mod errors {
     use super::CodexErr;
     use crate::sandboxing::SandboxTransformError;
@@ -741,6 +874,16 @@ pub struct ExecToolCallOutput {
     pub timed_out: bool,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct ExecToolCallRawOutput {
+    pub exit_code: i32,
+    pub stdout: StreamOutput<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub stderr: StreamOutput<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub aggregated_output: StreamOutput<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub duration: Duration,
+    pub timed_out: bool,
+}
+
 impl Default for ExecToolCallOutput {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -754,6 +897,19 @@ impl Default for ExecToolCallOutput {
     }
 }
 
+impl ExecToolCallRawOutput {
+    fn to_utf8_lossy_output(&self) -> ExecToolCallOutput {
+        ExecToolCallOutput {
+            exit_code: self.exit_code,
+            stdout: self.stdout.from_utf8_lossy(),
+            stderr: self.stderr.from_utf8_lossy(),
+            aggregated_output: self.aggregated_output.from_utf8_lossy(),
+            duration: self.duration,
+            timed_out: self.timed_out,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg_attr(not(target_os = "windows"), allow(unused_variables))]
 async fn exec(
     params: ExecParams,
@@ -784,6 +940,7 @@ async fn exec(
         mut env,
         network,
         arg0,
+        stdin,
         expiration,
         windows_sandbox_level: _,
         ..
@@ -811,12 +968,13 @@ async fn exec(
         network: None,
         stdio_policy: StdioPolicy::RedirectForShellTool,
         env,
+        stdin_open: matches!(stdin, ExecStdin::Bytes(_)),
     })
     .await?;
     if let Some(after_spawn) = after_spawn {
         after_spawn();
     }
-    consume_truncated_output(child, expiration, stdout_stream).await
+    consume_truncated_output(child, stdin, expiration, stdout_stream).await
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(not(target_os = "windows"), allow(dead_code))]
@@ -874,9 +1032,18 @@ fn windows_restricted_token_sandbox_support(
 /// use as the output of a `shell` tool call. Also enforces specified timeout.
 async fn consume_truncated_output(
     mut child: Child,
+    stdin: ExecStdin,
     expiration: ExecExpiration,
     stdout_stream: Option<StdoutStream>,
 ) -> Result<RawExecToolCallOutput> {
+    let stdin_task = match (child.stdin.take(), stdin) {
+        (Some(mut child_stdin), ExecStdin::Bytes(bytes)) => Some(tokio::spawn(async move {
+            child_stdin.write_all(&bytes).await?;
+            child_stdin.shutdown().await
+        })),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+
     // Both stdout and stderr were configured with `Stdio::piped()`
     // above, therefore `take()` should normally return `Some`.  If it doesn't
     // we treat it as an exceptional I/O error
@@ -956,6 +1123,13 @@ async fn consume_truncated_output(
         Duration::from_millis(IO_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS),
     )
     .await?;
+    if let Some(stdin_task) = stdin_task {
+        match stdin_task.await {
+            Ok(Ok(())) => {}
+            Ok(Err(err)) => return Err(CodexErr::Io(err)),
+            Err(join_err) => return Err(CodexErr::Io(io::Error::other(join_err))),
+        }
+    }
     let aggregated_output = aggregate_output(&stdout, &stderr);
 
     Ok(RawExecToolCallOutput {

codex-rs/core/src/exec_tests.rs

@@ -102,6 +102,56 @@ async fn read_capped_limits_retained_bytes() {
     assert_eq!(out.text.len(), EXEC_OUTPUT_MAX_BYTES);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn exec_passes_stdin_bytes_to_child() -> Result<()> {
+    let command = if cfg!(windows) {
+        vec![
+            "cmd.exe".to_string(),
+            "/Q".to_string(),
+            "/D".to_string(),
+            "/C".to_string(),
+            "more".to_string(),
+        ]
+    } else {
+        vec!["/bin/cat".to_string()]
+    };
+    let params = ExecParams {
+        command,
+        cwd: std::env::current_dir()?,
+        expiration: 1_000.into(),
+        env: std::env::vars().collect(),
+        network: None,
+        stdin: ExecStdin::Bytes(b"hello from stdin\n".to_vec()),
+        sandbox_permissions: SandboxPermissions::UseDefault,
+        windows_sandbox_level: WindowsSandboxLevel::Disabled,
+        windows_sandbox_private_desktop: false,
+        justification: None,
+        arg0: None,
+    };
+
+    let output = exec(
+        params,
+        SandboxType::None,
+        &SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess,
+        &FileSystemSandboxPolicy::from(&SandboxPolicy::DangerFullAccess),
+        NetworkSandboxPolicy::Enabled,
+        None,
+        None,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    let expected_stdout = if cfg!(windows) {
+        "hello from stdin\r\n"
+    } else {
+        "hello from stdin\n"
+    };
+    assert_eq!(output.exit_status.code(), Some(0));
+    assert_eq!(output.stdout.from_utf8_lossy().text, expected_stdout);
+    assert_eq!(output.stderr.from_utf8_lossy().text, "");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn aggregate_output_prefers_stderr_on_contention() {
     let stdout = StreamOutput {
@@ -398,6 +448,7 @@ async fn kill_child_process_group_kills_grandchildren_on_timeout() -> Result<()>
         expiration: 500.into(),
         env,
         network: None,
+        stdin: ExecStdin::Closed,
         sandbox_permissions: SandboxPermissions::UseDefault,
         windows_sandbox_level: WindowsSandboxLevel::Disabled,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop: false,
@@ -455,6 +506,7 @@ async fn process_exec_tool_call_respects_cancellation_token() -> Result<()> {
         expiration: ExecExpiration::Cancellation(cancel_token),
         env,
         network: None,
+        stdin: ExecStdin::Closed,
         sandbox_permissions: SandboxPermissions::UseDefault,
         windows_sandbox_level: WindowsSandboxLevel::Disabled,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop: false,

codex-rs/core/src/landlock.rs

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ where
         network,
         stdio_policy,
         env,
+        stdin_open: false,
     })
     .await
 }

codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ pub mod default_client;
 pub mod project_doc;
 mod rollout;
 pub(crate) mod safety;
+mod sandboxed_fs;
 pub mod seatbelt;
 pub mod shell;
 pub mod shell_snapshot;

codex-rs/core/src/sandboxed_fs.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+use crate::codex::Session;
+use crate::codex::TurnContext;
+use crate::error::CodexErr;
+use crate::error::SandboxErr;
+use crate::exec::ExecExpiration;
+use crate::exec::ExecStdin;
+use crate::exec::ExecToolCallRawOutput;
+use crate::sandboxing::CommandSpec;
+use crate::sandboxing::SandboxPermissions;
+use crate::sandboxing::execute_env_raw_output;
+use crate::sandboxing::merge_permission_profiles;
+use crate::tools::sandboxing::SandboxAttempt;
+use crate::tools::sandboxing::SandboxablePreference;
+use codex_fs_ops::CODEX_CORE_FS_OPS_ARG1;
+use codex_fs_ops::FsError;
+use codex_fs_ops::FsErrorKind;
+use codex_protocol::models::PermissionProfile;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+const SANDBOXED_FS_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
+
+pub(crate) async fn read_file(
+    session: &Arc<Session>,
+    turn: &Arc<TurnContext>,
+    path: &Path,
+) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SandboxedFsError> {
+    let output = run_request(session, turn, path, "read", ExecStdin::Closed).await?;
+    Ok(output.stdout.text)
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub(crate) async fn write_file(
+    session: &Arc<Session>,
+    turn: &Arc<TurnContext>,
+    path: &Path,
+    contents: &[u8],
+) -> Result<(), SandboxedFsError> {
+    run_request(
+        session,
+        turn,
+        path,
+        "write",
+        ExecStdin::Bytes(contents.to_vec()),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn run_request(
+    session: &Arc<Session>,
+    turn: &Arc<TurnContext>,
+    path: &Path,
+    operation: &str,
+    stdin: ExecStdin,
+) -> Result<ExecToolCallRawOutput, SandboxedFsError> {
+    let exe = std::env::current_exe().map_err(|error| SandboxedFsError::ResolveExe {
+        message: error.to_string(),
+    })?;
+    let additional_permissions = effective_granted_permissions(session).await;
+    let sandbox_manager = crate::sandboxing::SandboxManager::new();
+    let attempt = SandboxAttempt {
+        sandbox: sandbox_manager.select_initial(
+            &turn.file_system_sandbox_policy,
+            turn.network_sandbox_policy,
+            SandboxablePreference::Auto,
+            turn.windows_sandbox_level,
+            /*has_managed_network_requirements*/ false,
+        ),
+        policy: &turn.sandbox_policy,
+        file_system_policy: &turn.file_system_sandbox_policy,
+        network_policy: turn.network_sandbox_policy,
+        enforce_managed_network: false,
+        manager: &sandbox_manager,
+        sandbox_cwd: &turn.cwd,
+        codex_linux_sandbox_exe: turn.codex_linux_sandbox_exe.as_ref(),
+        use_legacy_landlock: turn.features.use_legacy_landlock(),
+        windows_sandbox_level: turn.windows_sandbox_level,
+        windows_sandbox_private_desktop: turn.config.permissions.windows_sandbox_private_desktop,
+    };
+    let mut exec_request = attempt
+        .env_for(
+            CommandSpec {
+                program: exe.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                args: vec![
+                    CODEX_CORE_FS_OPS_ARG1.to_string(),
+                    operation.to_string(),
+                    path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                ],
+                cwd: turn.cwd.clone(),
+                env: HashMap::new(),
+                expiration: ExecExpiration::Timeout(SANDBOXED_FS_TIMEOUT),
+                sandbox_permissions: SandboxPermissions::UseDefault,
+                additional_permissions,
+                justification: None,
+            },
+            /*network*/ None,
+        )
+        .map_err(|error| SandboxedFsError::ProcessFailed {
+            path: path.to_path_buf(),
+            exit_code: -1,
+            message: error.to_string(),
+        })?;
+    exec_request.stdin = stdin;
+
+    let output = execute_env_raw_output(exec_request, /*stdout_stream*/ None)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|error| map_exec_error(path, error))?;
+    if output.exit_code != 0 {
+        return Err(parse_helper_failure(
+            path,
+            output.exit_code,
+            &output.stderr.text,
+            &output.stdout.text,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    Ok(output)
+}
+
+async fn effective_granted_permissions(session: &Session) -> Option<PermissionProfile> {
+    let granted_session_permissions = session.granted_session_permissions().await;
+    let granted_turn_permissions = session.granted_turn_permissions().await;
+    merge_permission_profiles(
+        granted_session_permissions.as_ref(),
+        granted_turn_permissions.as_ref(),
+    )
+}
+
+fn map_exec_error(path: &Path, error: CodexErr) -> SandboxedFsError {
+    match error {
+        CodexErr::Sandbox(SandboxErr::Timeout { .. }) => SandboxedFsError::TimedOut {
+            path: path.to_path_buf(),
+        },
+        _ => SandboxedFsError::ProcessFailed {
+            path: path.to_path_buf(),
+            exit_code: -1,
+            message: error.to_string(),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_helper_failure(
+    path: &Path,
+    exit_code: i32,
+    stderr: &[u8],
+    stdout: &[u8],
+) -> SandboxedFsError {
+    if let Ok(error) = serde_json::from_slice::<FsError>(stderr) {
+        return SandboxedFsError::Operation {
+            path: path.to_path_buf(),
+            error,
+        };
+    }
+
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(stderr);
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(stdout);
+    let message = if !stderr.trim().is_empty() {
+        stderr.trim().to_string()
+    } else if !stdout.trim().is_empty() {
+        stdout.trim().to_string()
+    } else {
+        "no error details emitted".to_string()
+    };
+
+    SandboxedFsError::ProcessFailed {
+        path: path.to_path_buf(),
+        exit_code,
+        message,
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub(crate) enum SandboxedFsError {
+    #[error("failed to determine codex executable: {message}")]
+    ResolveExe { message: String },
+    #[error("sandboxed fs helper timed out while accessing `{path}`")]
+    TimedOut { path: PathBuf },
+    #[error("sandboxed fs helper exited with code {exit_code} while accessing `{path}`: {message}")]
+    ProcessFailed {
+        path: PathBuf,
+        exit_code: i32,
+        message: String,
+    },
+    #[error("sandboxed fs helper could not access `{path}`: {error}")]
+    Operation { path: PathBuf, error: FsError },
+}
+
+impl SandboxedFsError {
+    pub(crate) fn operation_error_kind(&self) -> Option<&FsErrorKind> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Operation { error, .. } => Some(&error.kind),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn operation_error_message(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Operation { error, .. } => Some(error.message.as_str()),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub(crate) fn to_io_error(&self) -> std::io::Error {
+        match self {
+            Self::Operation { error, .. } => error.to_io_error(),
+            Self::TimedOut { .. } => {
+                std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut, self.to_string())
+            }
+            Self::ResolveExe { .. } | Self::ProcessFailed { .. } => {
+                std::io::Error::other(self.to_string())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

codex-rs/core/src/sandboxing/mod.rs

@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ ready‑to‑spawn environment.
 pub(crate) mod macos_permissions;
 
 use crate::exec::ExecExpiration;
+use crate::exec::ExecStdin;
 use crate::exec::ExecToolCallOutput;
+use crate::exec::ExecToolCallRawOutput;
 use crate::exec::SandboxType;
 use crate::exec::StdoutStream;
 use crate::exec::execute_exec_request;
+use crate::exec::execute_exec_request_raw_output;
 use crate::landlock::allow_network_for_proxy;
 use crate::landlock::create_linux_sandbox_command_args_for_policies;
 use crate::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ pub struct ExecRequest {
     pub cwd: PathBuf,
     pub env: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub network: Option<NetworkProxy>,
+    pub stdin: ExecStdin,
     pub expiration: ExecExpiration,
     pub sandbox: SandboxType,
     pub windows_sandbox_level: WindowsSandboxLevel,
@@ -706,6 +710,7 @@ impl SandboxManager {
             cwd: spec.cwd,
             env,
             network: network.cloned(),
+            stdin: ExecStdin::Closed,
             expiration: spec.expiration,
             sandbox,
             windows_sandbox_level,
@@ -738,6 +743,20 @@ pub async fn execute_env(
     .await
 }
 
+pub(crate) async fn execute_env_raw_output(
+    exec_request: ExecRequest,
+    stdout_stream: Option<StdoutStream>,
+) -> crate::error::Result<ExecToolCallRawOutput> {
+    let effective_policy = exec_request.sandbox_policy.clone();
+    execute_exec_request_raw_output(
+        exec_request,
+        &effective_policy,
+        stdout_stream,
+        /*after_spawn*/ None,
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
 pub async fn execute_exec_request_with_after_spawn(
     exec_request: ExecRequest,
     stdout_stream: Option<StdoutStream>,

codex-rs/core/src/seatbelt.rs

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pub async fn spawn_command_under_seatbelt(
         network,
         stdio_policy,
         env,
+        stdin_open: false,
     })
     .await
 }

codex-rs/core/src/spawn.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SpawnChildRequest<'a> {
     pub network: Option<&'a NetworkProxy>,
     pub stdio_policy: StdioPolicy,
     pub env: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub stdin_open: bool,
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn spawn_child_async(request: SpawnChildRequest<'_>) -> std::io::Result<Child> {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn spawn_child_async(request: SpawnChildRequest<'_>) -> std::io
         network,
         stdio_policy,
         mut env,
+        stdin_open,
     } = request;
 
     trace!(
@@ -105,11 +107,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn spawn_child_async(request: SpawnChildRequest<'_>) -> std::io
 
     match stdio_policy {
         StdioPolicy::RedirectForShellTool => {
-            // Do not create a file descriptor for stdin because otherwise some
-            // commands may hang forever waiting for input. For example, ripgrep has
-            // a heuristic where it may try to read from stdin as explained here:
-            // https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/e2362d4d5185d02fa857bf381e7bd52e66fafc73/crates/core/flags/hiargs.rs#L1101-L1103
-            cmd.stdin(Stdio::null());
+            if stdin_open {
+                cmd.stdin(Stdio::piped());
+            } else {
+                // Do not create a file descriptor for stdin because otherwise some
+                // commands may hang forever waiting for input. For example, ripgrep has
+                // a heuristic where it may try to read from stdin as explained here:
+                // https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/e2362d4d5185d02fa857bf381e7bd52e66fafc73/crates/core/flags/hiargs.rs#L1101-L1103
+                cmd.stdin(Stdio::null());
+            }
 
             cmd.stdout(Stdio::piped()).stderr(Stdio::piped());
         }

codex-rs/core/src/tasks/user_shell.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use tracing::error;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::codex::TurnContext;
+use crate::exec::ExecStdin;
 use crate::exec::ExecToolCallOutput;
 use crate::exec::SandboxType;
 use crate::exec::StdoutStream;
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn execute_user_shell_command(
             Some(session.conversation_id),
         ),
         network: turn_context.network.clone(),
+        stdin: ExecStdin::Closed,
         // TODO(zhao-oai): Now that we have ExecExpiration::Cancellation, we
         // should use that instead of an "arbitrarily large" timeout here.
         expiration: USER_SHELL_TIMEOUT_MS.into(),

codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/shell.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::codex::TurnContext;
 use crate::exec::ExecParams;
+use crate::exec::ExecStdin;
 use crate::exec_env::create_env;
 use crate::exec_policy::ExecApprovalRequest;
 use crate::features::Feature;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ impl ShellHandler {
             expiration: params.timeout_ms.into(),
             env: create_env(&turn_context.shell_environment_policy, Some(thread_id)),
             network: turn_context.network.clone(),
+            stdin: ExecStdin::Closed,
             sandbox_permissions: params.sandbox_permissions.unwrap_or_default(),
             windows_sandbox_level: turn_context.windows_sandbox_level,
             windows_sandbox_private_desktop: turn_context
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ impl ShellCommandHandler {
             expiration: params.timeout_ms.into(),
             env: create_env(&turn_context.shell_environment_policy, Some(thread_id)),
             network: turn_context.network.clone(),
+            stdin: ExecStdin::Closed,
             sandbox_permissions: params.sandbox_permissions.unwrap_or_default(),
             windows_sandbox_level: turn_context.windows_sandbox_level,
             windows_sandbox_private_desktop: turn_context

codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/view_image.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use codex_exec_server::ExecutorFileSystem;
 use codex_protocol::models::FunctionCallOutputBody;
 use codex_protocol::models::FunctionCallOutputContentItem;
 use codex_protocol::models::FunctionCallOutputPayload;
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ use crate::function_tool::FunctionCallError;
 use crate::original_image_detail::can_request_original_image_detail;
 use crate::protocol::EventMsg;
 use crate::protocol::ViewImageToolCallEvent;
+use crate::sandboxed_fs;
 use crate::tools::context::ToolInvocation;
 use crate::tools::context::ToolOutput;
 use crate::tools::context::ToolPayload;
@@ -94,36 +94,6 @@ impl ToolHandler for ViewImageHandler {
             AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(turn.resolve_path(Some(args.path))).map_err(|error| {
                 FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!("unable to resolve image path: {error}"))
             })?;
-
-        let metadata = turn
-            .environment
-            .get_filesystem()
-            .get_metadata(&abs_path)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|error| {
-                FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!(
-                    "unable to locate image at `{}`: {error}",
-                    abs_path.display()
-                ))
-            })?;
-
-        if !metadata.is_file {
-            return Err(FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!(
-                "image path `{}` is not a file",
-                abs_path.display()
-            )));
-        }
-        let file_bytes = turn
-            .environment
-            .get_filesystem()
-            .read_file(&abs_path)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|error| {
-                FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!(
-                    "unable to read image at `{}`: {error}",
-                    abs_path.display()
-                ))
-            })?;
         let event_path = abs_path.to_path_buf();
 
         let can_request_original_detail =
@@ -136,14 +106,23 @@ impl ToolHandler for ViewImageHandler {
             PromptImageMode::ResizeToFit
         };
         let image_detail = use_original_detail.then_some(ImageDetail::Original);
+        let image_bytes = sandboxed_fs::read_file(&session, &turn, abs_path.as_path())
+            .await
+            .map_err(|error| {
+                FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(render_view_image_read_error(
+                    abs_path.as_path(),
+                    &error,
+                ))
+            })?;
 
-        let image =
-            load_for_prompt_bytes(abs_path.as_path(), file_bytes, image_mode).map_err(|error| {
+        let image = load_for_prompt_bytes(abs_path.as_path(), image_bytes, image_mode).map_err(
+            |error| {
                 FunctionCallError::RespondToModel(format!(
                     "unable to process image at `{}`: {error}",
                     abs_path.display()
                 ))
-            })?;
+            },
+        )?;
         let image_url = image.into_data_url();
 
         session
@@ -202,6 +181,33 @@ impl ToolOutput for ViewImageOutput {
     }
 }
 
+fn render_view_image_read_error(
+    path: &std::path::Path,
+    error: &sandboxed_fs::SandboxedFsError,
+) -> String {
+    let operation_message = error
+        .operation_error_message()
+        .map(str::to_owned)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| error.to_string());
+    match error.operation_error_kind() {
+        Some(codex_fs_ops::FsErrorKind::IsADirectory) => {
+            format!("image path `{}` is not a file", path.display())
+        }
+        Some(codex_fs_ops::FsErrorKind::NotFound) => {
+            format!(
+                "unable to locate image at `{}`: {operation_message}",
+                path.display()
+            )
+        }
+        Some(_) | None => {
+            format!(
+                "unable to read image at `{}`: {operation_message}",
+                path.display()
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;

codex-rs/core/src/tools/runtimes/shell/unix_escalation.rs

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ pub(super) async fn try_run_zsh_fork(
         cwd: sandbox_cwd,
         env: sandbox_env,
         network: sandbox_network,
+        stdin: _stdin,
         expiration: _sandbox_expiration,
         sandbox,
         windows_sandbox_level,
@@ -902,6 +903,7 @@ impl ShellCommandExecutor for CoreShellCommandExecutor {
                 cwd: self.cwd.clone(),
                 env: exec_env,
                 network: self.network.clone(),
+                stdin: crate::exec::ExecStdin::Closed,
                 expiration: ExecExpiration::Cancellation(cancel_rx),
                 sandbox: self.sandbox,
                 windows_sandbox_level: self.windows_sandbox_level,

codex-rs/core/tests/suite/exec.rs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ async fn run_test_cmd(tmp: TempDir, cmd: Vec<&str>) -> Result<ExecToolCallOutput
         expiration: 1000.into(),
         env: HashMap::new(),
         network: None,
+        stdin: codex_core::exec::ExecStdin::Closed,
         sandbox_permissions: SandboxPermissions::UseDefault,
         windows_sandbox_level: WindowsSandboxLevel::Disabled,
         windows_sandbox_private_desktop: false,

codex-rs/core/tests/suite/view_image.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use base64::Engine;
 use base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as BASE64_STANDARD;
 use codex_core::CodexAuth;
+use codex_core::config::Constrained;
 use codex_core::features::Feature;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::ReasoningSummary;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ConfigShellToolType;
@@ -13,9 +14,15 @@ use codex_protocol::openai_models::ModelsResponse;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ReasoningEffort;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ReasoningEffortPreset;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::TruncationPolicyConfig;
+use codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemAccessMode;
+use codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemPath;
+use codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemSandboxEntry;
+use codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemSandboxPolicy;
+use codex_protocol::permissions::FileSystemSpecialPath;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::AskForApproval;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::EventMsg;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::Op;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::ReadOnlyAccess;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::SandboxPolicy;
 use codex_protocol::user_input::UserInput;
 use core_test_support::responses;
@@ -1243,6 +1250,109 @@ async fn view_image_tool_errors_when_file_missing() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn view_image_tool_respects_filesystem_sandbox() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    skip_if_no_network!(Ok(()));
+
+    let server = start_mock_server().await;
+    let sandbox_policy_for_config = SandboxPolicy::ReadOnly {
+        access: ReadOnlyAccess::Restricted {
+            include_platform_defaults: true,
+            readable_roots: Vec::new(),
+        },
+        network_access: false,
+    };
+    let mut builder = test_codex().with_config({
+        let sandbox_policy_for_config = sandbox_policy_for_config.clone();
+        move |config| {
+            config.permissions.sandbox_policy = Constrained::allow_any(sandbox_policy_for_config);
+            config.permissions.file_system_sandbox_policy =
+                FileSystemSandboxPolicy::restricted(vec![
+                    FileSystemSandboxEntry {
+                        path: FileSystemPath::Special {
+                            value: FileSystemSpecialPath::Minimal,
+                        },
+                        access: FileSystemAccessMode::Read,
+                    },
+                    FileSystemSandboxEntry {
+                        path: FileSystemPath::Special {
+                            value: FileSystemSpecialPath::CurrentWorkingDirectory,
+                        },
+                        access: FileSystemAccessMode::Read,
+                    },
+                ]);
+        }
+    });
+    let TestCodex {
+        codex,
+        config,
+        cwd,
+        session_configured,
+        ..
+    } = builder.build(&server).await?;
+
+    let outside_dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+    let abs_path = outside_dir.path().join("blocked.png");
+    let image = ImageBuffer::from_pixel(256, 128, Rgba([10u8, 20, 30, 255]));
+    image.save(&abs_path)?;
+
+    let call_id = "view-image-sandbox-denied";
+    let arguments = serde_json::json!({ "path": abs_path }).to_string();
+
+    let first_response = sse(vec![
+        ev_response_created("resp-1"),
+        ev_function_call(call_id, "view_image", &arguments),
+        ev_completed("resp-1"),
+    ]);
+    responses::mount_sse_once(&server, first_response).await;
+
+    let second_response = sse(vec![
+        ev_assistant_message("msg-1", "done"),
+        ev_completed("resp-2"),
+    ]);
+    let mock = responses::mount_sse_once(&server, second_response).await;
+
+    let session_model = session_configured.model.clone();
+
+    codex
+        .submit(Op::UserTurn {
+            items: vec![UserInput::Text {
+                text: "please attach the outside image".into(),
+                text_elements: Vec::new(),
+            }],
+            final_output_json_schema: None,
+            cwd: cwd.path().to_path_buf(),
+            approval_policy: AskForApproval::Never,
+            sandbox_policy: config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
+            model: session_model,
+            effort: None,
+            summary: None,
+            service_tier: None,
+            collaboration_mode: None,
+            personality: None,
+        })
+        .await?;
+
+    wait_for_event(&codex, |event| matches!(event, EventMsg::TurnComplete(_))).await;
+
+    let request = mock.single_request();
+    assert!(
+        request.inputs_of_type("input_image").is_empty(),
+        "sandbox-denied image should not produce an input_image message"
+    );
+    let output_text = request
+        .function_call_output_content_and_success(call_id)
+        .and_then(|(content, _)| content)
+        .expect("output text present");
+    let expected_prefix = format!("unable to read image at `{}`:", abs_path.display());
+    assert!(
+        output_text.starts_with(&expected_prefix),
+        "expected sandbox denial prefix `{expected_prefix}` but got `{output_text}`"
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn view_image_tool_returns_unsupported_message_for_text_only_model() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     skip_if_no_network!(Ok(()));

codex-rs/fs-ops/BUILD.bazel

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+load("//:defs.bzl", "codex_rust_crate")
+
+codex_rust_crate(
+    name = "fs-ops",
+    crate_name = "codex_fs_ops",
+)

codex-rs/fs-ops/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+[package]
+name = "codex-fs-ops"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lib]
+name = "codex_fs_ops"
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
+tempfile = { workspace = true }

codex-rs/fs-ops/src/command.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum FsCommand {
+    ReadFile { path: PathBuf },
+    WriteFile { path: PathBuf },
+}
+
+pub fn parse_command_from_args(
+    mut args: impl Iterator<Item = OsString>,
+) -> Result<FsCommand, String> {
+    let Some(operation) = args.next() else {
+        return Err("missing operation".to_string());
+    };
+    let Some(operation) = operation.to_str() else {
+        return Err("operation must be valid UTF-8".to_string());
+    };
+    let Some(path) = args.next() else {
+        return Err(format!("missing path for operation `{operation}`"));
+    };
+    if args.next().is_some() {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "unexpected extra arguments for operation `{operation}`"
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let path = PathBuf::from(path);
+    match operation {
+        "read" => Ok(FsCommand::ReadFile { path }),
+        "write" => Ok(FsCommand::WriteFile { path }),
+        _ => Err(format!(
+            "unsupported filesystem operation `{operation}`; expected `read` or `write`"
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "command_tests.rs"]
+mod tests;

codex-rs/fs-ops/src/command_tests.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use super::FsCommand;
+use super::parse_command_from_args;
+use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_read_command() {
+    let command = parse_command_from_args(["read", "/tmp/example.png"].into_iter().map(Into::into))
+        .expect("command should parse");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        command,
+        FsCommand::ReadFile {
+            path: "/tmp/example.png".into(),
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_write_command() {
+    let command =
+        parse_command_from_args(["write", "/tmp/example.png"].into_iter().map(Into::into))
+            .expect("command should parse");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        command,
+        FsCommand::WriteFile {
+            path: "/tmp/example.png".into(),
+        }
+    );
+}

codex-rs/fs-ops/src/constants.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/// Special argv[1] flag used when the Codex executable self-invokes to run the
+/// internal sandbox-backed filesystem helper path.
+pub const CODEX_CORE_FS_OPS_ARG1: &str = "--codex-run-as-fs-ops";

codex-rs/fs-ops/src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum FsErrorKind {
+    NotFound,
+    PermissionDenied,
+    IsADirectory,
+    InvalidData,
+    Other,
+}
+
+impl From<ErrorKind> for FsErrorKind {
+    fn from(value: ErrorKind) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            ErrorKind::NotFound => Self::NotFound,
+            ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => Self::PermissionDenied,
+            ErrorKind::IsADirectory => Self::IsADirectory,
+            ErrorKind::InvalidData => Self::InvalidData,
+            _ => Self::Other,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FsErrorKind {
+    pub fn to_io_error_kind(&self) -> ErrorKind {
+        match self {
+            Self::NotFound => ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            Self::PermissionDenied => ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
+            Self::IsADirectory => ErrorKind::IsADirectory,
+            Self::InvalidData => ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+            Self::Other => ErrorKind::Other,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct FsError {
+    pub kind: FsErrorKind,
+    pub message: String,
+    pub raw_os_error: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for FsError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(&self.message)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FsError {
+    pub fn to_io_error(&self) -> std::io::Error {
+        if let Some(raw_os_error) = self.raw_os_error {
+            std::io::Error::from_raw_os_error(raw_os_error)
+        } else {
+            std::io::Error::new(self.kind.to_io_error_kind(), self.message.clone())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for FsError {
+    fn from(error: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            kind: error.kind().into(),
+            message: error.to_string(),
+            raw_os_error: error.raw_os_error(),
+        }
+    }
+}

codex-rs/fs-ops/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+mod command;
+mod constants;
+mod error;
+mod runner;
+
+pub use command::FsCommand;
+pub use command::parse_command_from_args;
+pub use constants::CODEX_CORE_FS_OPS_ARG1;
+pub use error::FsError;
+pub use error::FsErrorKind;
+pub use runner::execute;
+pub use runner::run_from_args;
+pub use runner::write_error;

codex-rs/fs-ops/src/runner.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use crate::FsCommand;
+use crate::FsError;
+use crate::parse_command_from_args;
+use anyhow::Context;
+use anyhow::Result;
+use std::ffi::OsString;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::io::Write;
+
+pub fn run_from_args(
+    args: impl Iterator<Item = OsString>,
+    stdin: &mut impl Read,
+    stdout: &mut impl Write,
+    stderr: &mut impl Write,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let command = match parse_command_from_args(args) {
+        Ok(command) => command,
+        Err(error) => {
+            writeln!(stderr, "{error}").context("failed to write fs helper usage error")?;
+            anyhow::bail!("{error}");
+        }
+    };
+
+    if let Err(error) = execute(command, stdin, stdout) {
+        write_error(stderr, &error)?;
+        anyhow::bail!("{error}");
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn execute(
+    command: FsCommand,
+    stdin: &mut impl Read,
+    stdout: &mut impl Write,
+) -> Result<(), FsError> {
+    match command {
+        FsCommand::ReadFile { path } => {
+            let mut file = std::fs::File::open(path).map_err(FsError::from)?;
+            std::io::copy(&mut file, stdout)
+                .map(|_| ())
+                .map_err(FsError::from)
+        }
+        FsCommand::WriteFile { path } => {
+            let mut file = std::fs::File::create(path).map_err(FsError::from)?;
+            std::io::copy(stdin, &mut file)
+                .map(|_| ())
+                .map_err(FsError::from)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn write_error(stderr: &mut impl Write, error: &FsError) -> Result<()> {
+    serde_json::to_writer(&mut *stderr, error).context("failed to serialize fs error")?;
+    writeln!(stderr).context("failed to terminate fs error with newline")?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "runner_tests.rs"]
+mod tests;

codex-rs/fs-ops/src/runner_tests.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+use super::execute;
+use crate::FsCommand;
+use crate::FsErrorKind;
+use crate::run_from_args;
+use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+use std::io::Cursor;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+#[test]
+fn run_from_args_streams_file_bytes_to_stdout() {
+    let tempdir = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let path = tempdir.path().join("image.bin");
+    let expected = b"hello\x00world".to_vec();
+    std::fs::write(&path, &expected).expect("write test file");
+
+    let mut stdout = Vec::new();
+    let mut stderr = Vec::new();
+    let mut stdin = std::io::empty();
+    run_from_args(
+        ["read", path.to_str().expect("utf-8 test path")]
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(Into::into),
+        &mut stdin,
+        &mut stdout,
+        &mut stderr,
+    )
+    .expect("read should succeed");
+
+    assert_eq!(stdout, expected);
+    assert_eq!(stderr, Vec::<u8>::new());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn read_reports_directory_error() {
+    let tempdir = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let mut stdout = Vec::new();
+    let mut stdin = std::io::empty();
+
+    let error = execute(
+        FsCommand::ReadFile {
+            path: tempdir.path().to_path_buf(),
+        },
+        &mut stdin,
+        &mut stdout,
+    )
+    .expect_err("reading a directory should fail");
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    assert_eq!(error.kind, FsErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    assert_eq!(error.kind, FsErrorKind::IsADirectory);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn run_from_args_serializes_errors_to_stderr() {
+    let tempdir = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let missing = tempdir.path().join("missing.txt");
+    let mut stdout = Vec::new();
+    let mut stderr = Vec::new();
+    let mut stdin = std::io::empty();
+
+    let result = run_from_args(
+        ["read", missing.to_str().expect("utf-8 test path")]
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(Into::into),
+        &mut stdin,
+        &mut stdout,
+        &mut stderr,
+    );
+
+    assert!(result.is_err(), "missing file should fail");
+    assert_eq!(stdout, Vec::<u8>::new());
+
+    let error: crate::FsError = serde_json::from_slice(&stderr).expect("structured fs error");
+    assert_eq!(error.kind, FsErrorKind::NotFound);
+    assert!(error.raw_os_error.is_some());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn run_from_args_streams_stdin_bytes_to_file() {
+    let tempdir = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let path = tempdir.path().join("image.bin");
+    let expected = b"hello\x00world".to_vec();
+
+    let mut stdin = Cursor::new(expected.clone());
+    let mut stdout = Vec::new();
+    let mut stderr = Vec::new();
+    run_from_args(
+        ["write", path.to_str().expect("utf-8 test path")]
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(Into::into),
+        &mut stdin,
+        &mut stdout,
+        &mut stderr,
+    )
+    .expect("write should succeed");
+
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&path).expect("read test file"), expected);
+    assert_eq!(stdout, Vec::<u8>::new());
+    assert_eq!(stderr, Vec::<u8>::new());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn write_reports_directory_error() {
+    let tempdir = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let mut stdin = Cursor::new(b"hello world".to_vec());
+    let mut stdout = Vec::new();
+
+    let error = execute(
+        FsCommand::WriteFile {
+            path: tempdir.path().to_path_buf(),
+        },
+        &mut stdin,
+        &mut stdout,
+    )
+    .expect_err("writing to a directory should fail");
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    assert_eq!(error.kind, FsErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    assert_eq!(error.kind, FsErrorKind::IsADirectory);
+}

codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/elevated_impl.rs

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ mod windows_impl {
         command: Vec<String>,
         cwd: &Path,
         mut env_map: HashMap<String, String>,
+        stdin_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
         timeout_ms: Option<u64>,
         use_private_desktop: bool,
     ) -> Result<CaptureResult> {
@@ -383,13 +384,26 @@ mod windows_impl {
                         cap_sids,
                         timeout_ms,
                         tty: false,
-                        stdin_open: false,
+                        stdin_open: stdin_bytes.is_some(),
                         use_private_desktop,
                     }),
                 },
             };
             write_frame(&mut pipe_write, &spawn_request)?;
             read_spawn_ready(&mut pipe_read)?;
+            if let Some(stdin_bytes) = stdin_bytes {
+                write_frame(
+                    &mut pipe_write,
+                    &FramedMessage {
+                        version: 1,
+                        message: Message::Stdin {
+                            payload: crate::ipc_framed::StdinPayload {
+                                data_b64: crate::ipc_framed::encode_bytes(&stdin_bytes),
+                            },
+                        },
+                    },
+                )?;
+            }
             drop(pipe_write);
 
             let mut stdout = Vec::new();
@@ -503,6 +517,7 @@ mod stub {
         _command: Vec<String>,
         _cwd: &Path,
         _env_map: HashMap<String, String>,
+        _stdin_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
         _timeout_ms: Option<u64>,
         _use_private_desktop: bool,
     ) -> Result<CaptureResult> {

codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/lib.rs

@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ mod windows_impl {
         command: Vec<String>,
         cwd: &Path,
         mut env_map: HashMap<String, String>,
+        stdin_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
         timeout_ms: Option<u64>,
         use_private_desktop: bool,
     ) -> Result<CaptureResult> {
@@ -406,7 +407,30 @@ mod windows_impl {
 
         unsafe {
             CloseHandle(in_r);
-            // Close the parent's stdin write end so the child sees EOF immediately.
+            if let Some(stdin_bytes) = stdin_bytes {
+                let mut offset = 0;
+                while offset < stdin_bytes.len() {
+                    let remaining = stdin_bytes.len() - offset;
+                    let chunk_len = remaining.min(u32::MAX as usize);
+                    let mut written: u32 = 0;
+                    let ok = windows_sys::Win32::Storage::FileSystem::WriteFile(
+                        in_w,
+                        stdin_bytes[offset..offset + chunk_len].as_ptr(),
+                        chunk_len as u32,
+                        &mut written,
+                        std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                    );
+                    if ok == 0 {
+                        CloseHandle(in_w);
+                        CloseHandle(out_w);
+                        CloseHandle(err_w);
+                        CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+                        CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+                        return Err(std::io::Error::from_raw_os_error(GetLastError() as i32).into());
+                    }
+                    offset += written as usize;
+                }
+            }
             CloseHandle(in_w);
             CloseHandle(out_w);
             CloseHandle(err_w);
@@ -615,6 +639,7 @@ mod stub {
         _command: Vec<String>,
         _cwd: &Path,
         _env_map: HashMap<String, String>,
+        _stdin_bytes: Option<Vec<u8>>,
         _timeout_ms: Option<u64>,
         _use_private_desktop: bool,
     ) -> Result<CaptureResult> {