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fix(server): wait for Codex MCP startup before the turn snapshot - #15970

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What Changed

CodexAdapterV2 holds turn/start until every MCP server that has already reported starting or cancelled reaches ready or failed. The wait is one deferred raced with a single 30-second wall-clock timer. The timer state lives only on that provider session.

A timeout records a per-thread skip for the servers that were still pending. A newer notification for one of those servers drops only that skip. Thread-specific phases stay in their own map, so a later global starting or ready is still visible. cancelled does not replace ready. A later ready replaces a spurious cancelled.

Codex replay transcripts that settle a server move that server’s startup lines to just before the turn/start that needs them. The JSON lines themselves are unchanged.

Why

Fixes #13437.

This supersedes #15528 (Macroscope Not approved). Codex builds the model-facing tool catalog when turn/start is sent. A server still in starting is left out after a short optional grace, so a turn that begins while stdio MCP servers are coming up sees a partial catalog. The wait is keyed by server name and stays bounded. A spurious cancelled before ready does not close the wait.

Verification

Head 7e7b1a279, based on main at 250e052f4 (1 commit behind current main at open time). Linux x86_64, Node v24.13.1. From apps/server unless noted.

vp test run src/provider/CodexMcpCatalog.test.ts

1 file passed, 6 tests passed.

vp test run src/orchestration-v2/testkit/OrchestratorReplayFixtures.integration.test.ts -t "runs (multi_turn|provider_thread_resume|thread_rollback|thread_rollback_after_restart|thread_rollback_to_stopped_turn)/codex"

1 file passed, 4 tests passed, 120 skipped.

vp test run src/orchestration-v2/testkit/ThreadFork.integration.test.ts src/orchestration-v2/testkit/ThreadMergeBack.integration.test.ts src/orchestration-v2/testkit/OrchestratorReplayRecovery.integration.test.ts -t "Codex|codex"

3 files passed, 5 tests passed, 8 skipped.

vp run --filter t3 typecheck

Exit 0 (from repo root).

vp run knip:check && vp check

Both exit 0.

vp run --filter t3 test

With GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=2, core.fsmonitor=false, core.untrackedCache=false, and /usr/bin/node pointing at Node v24.13.1: 467 files passed, 7 skipped; 6425 tests passed, 21 skipped; exit 0. Without those overrides, three unrelated failures appear (GitManager index-byte equality and AcpSessionRuntime.processTree looking up node on /usr/bin:/bin).

Limitations: The wait only includes servers that have already reported startup status when the turn samples. A first starting that arrives after turn/start is sent can still miss that snapshot. A server still starting or cancelled at 30 seconds is skipped on later turns of that thread until a newer notification for it arrives. This was not run against a live Codex app-server.

UI Changes

None. Server-side only, so there are no before/after screenshots.

Checklist

Codex snapshots the model-facing tool catalog when turn/start is sent.
Servers still starting are left out, so a turn that begins during MCP
startup sees a partial catalog. Hold turn/start until each reported
server leaves starting or cancelled, on a wall-clock bound. A later
ready replaces a spurious cancelled status. A timeout skip stays on
that thread and is dropped when a newer notification arrives, so it
cannot hide a later global startup status.
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startTurn: (turnInput) =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const threadId = yield* getNativeThreadId(turnInput.providerThread);
yield* mcpStartup.wait(threadId);

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🟠 High Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts:5567

Pressing Stop while mcpStartup.wait(threadId) is blocked does not prevent the delayed startTurn from sending turn/start, so the stopped turn can begin up to 30 seconds later. Because the turn is not yet in pendingRootTurns or activeTurns, interruptTurn(..., requestRuntimeRestart: true) finds nothing at lines 5698–5702 and returns successfully; track or register the pre-start turn before waiting so the interrupt cancels the later request.

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In file @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts around line 5567:

Pressing Stop while `mcpStartup.wait(threadId)` is blocked does not prevent the delayed `startTurn` from sending `turn/start`, so the stopped turn can begin up to 30 seconds later. Because the turn is not yet in `pendingRootTurns` or `activeTurns`, `interruptTurn(..., requestRuntimeRestart: true)` finds nothing at lines 5698–5702 and returns successfully; track or register the pre-start turn before waiting so the interrupt cancels the later request.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This production change adds a substantial asynchronous MCP startup gate that changes existing Codex turn timing and introduces static-analysis suppressions. An unresolved high-severity concern indicates that stopping during the wait may still allow a delayed turn to start, so the change needs human review.

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Walkthrough

The Codex adapter now records MCP startup-status notifications in a per-session gate and waits for the target thread before continuing turn startup. The gate combines global and thread-specific reports and uses a bounded timeout. Tests and transcript fixtures cover startup states and event ordering.

Changes

Codex MCP startup coordination

Layer / File(s) Summary
Startup gate state and wait behavior
apps/server/src/provider/CodexMcpCatalog.ts, apps/server/src/provider/CodexMcpCatalog.test.ts
The gate tracks global and thread-specific startup phases, determines whether servers remain pending, and supports bounded waits with timeout suppression. Tests cover status precedence, wait outcomes, and timeout behavior.
Adapter wiring and turn-start ordering
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/*/codex_transcript.ndjson
The adapter creates a gate per session, forwards startup notifications, and waits for the provider thread before continuing turn startup. Transcript fixtures place startup reports before their associated turns.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7e7b1

Turns now wait up to 30 seconds for MCP servers to finish starting, and during that time the run looks idle with no status shown. This is a bounded, low-impact limitation. The change is mergeable, with the status-visibility gap left as a follow-up.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7e7b1

Turn startup now waits for configured tools with a bounded timeout. No privilege expansion was established, but interruption and concurrent-start behavior remain incompletely verified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The new readiness-state influence is bounded by one provider session. A global report can affect waiting turns across that session's threads; a timeout skip applies only to its target thread. The observed state path does not propagate across provider sessions.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The observed production notification path comes through the existing child-process app-server client. Its dispatcher decodes recognized notification payloads before invoking handlers. The PR adds readiness consumption at that boundary rather than accepting tool-output text as startup state.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — The timeout limits each pending wait and preserves progress with a potentially partial tool catalog, rather than disabling approval or sandbox controls. This is a readiness mechanism, not an authorization guarantee. Cancellation before provider execution remains incompletely traced.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Verify interruption-safe waiter acquisition and cleanup, concurrent timeout/notification transitions, and cancellation while readiness is pending, including whether any turn-start request can occur after cancellation.
🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning #13437 asks for available tools once servers are ready, or a clear incomplete-inventory state before the model answers. CodexMcpStartupGate waits for known starting or cancelled servers for up t… For #13437, prevent an unresolved or unobserved startup from silently producing a partial model catalog. Either refresh the catalog before the model answers or provide a clear incomplete-inventory state. Add tests for the timeout and late-f…
✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: waiting for Codex MCP startup before the turn snapshot.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the problem, change, linked issue, and focused verification. It does not explicitly document maintainer approval or explain why the fix qualifies for the small, obvious bug ex…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The adapter gate, gate tests, and transcript fixture event reordering support #13437 by testing startup waits and representing settled server status before the turn that uses the catalog. No unrelated…
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 11 functions across 3 files. (10 skipped: …
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Explanation

#13437 asks for available tools once servers are ready, or a clear incomplete-inventory state before the model answers. CodexMcpStartupGate waits for known starting or cancelled servers for up to 30 seconds, then logs a warning and releases the turn with the available catalog. It does not expose the incomplete state to the model. The PR also documents that a server whose first starting notification arrives after the turn samples startup can be missed. The tests cover gate timing and status precedence, but do not establish either condition is communicated to the model.

Resolution

For #13437, prevent an unresolved or unobserved startup from silently producing a partial model catalog. Either refresh the catalog before the model answers or provide a clear incomplete-inventory state. Add tests for the timeout and late-first-notification cases.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts (1)

5559-5567: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial

A pending MCP startup can delay startTurn by 30 seconds and no caller can see it.

mcpStartup.wait(threadId) runs before turn/start. During the wait, the adapter emits no provider event. If a server stays starting or cancelled, the run appears stuck in pending for up to 30 seconds. The timeout logs a warning on the server only. The linked issue asks for "a clear startup or incomplete-inventory state". Consider these changes:

  • Emit a status event while the wait is in progress.
  • Use the timedOut result to surface the incomplete catalog to the UI.

If an interrupt arrives during the wait, the wait stops correctly.

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts
around lines 5559 - 5567:
Update startTurn around mcpStartup.wait(threadId) to emit a provider-visible
startup status while waiting and use the wait’s timedOut result to surface that
the tool catalog may be incomplete; preserve the existing behavior that an
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts:
- Around line 5559-5567: Update startTurn around mcpStartup.wait(threadId) to
emit a provider-visible startup status while waiting and use the wait’s timedOut
result to surface that the tool catalog may be incomplete; preserve the existing
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  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/CodexAdapterV2.ts
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/multi_turn/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/provider_thread_resume/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/thread_fork_native_continue/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/thread_fork_native_prior_turn/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/thread_fork_native_siblings/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/thread_merge_back_continue/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/thread_merge_back_siblings/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/thread_rollback/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/thread_rollback_after_restart/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/thread_rollback_to_stopped_turn/codex_transcript.ndjson
  • apps/server/src/provider/CodexMcpCatalog.test.ts
  • apps/server/src/provider/CodexMcpCatalog.ts

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Superseded: Macroscope flagged a blocking issue (Stop during the MCP startup wait can still let the delayed turn start). Redoing from scratch on a fresh branch from main.

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