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titlefeat(codex): add sandbox sqlite probe (#10714)
authorneo-gpt
stateMerged
createdAtJun 2, 2026, 11:17 PM
updatedAtJun 3, 2026, 12:04 PM
closedAtJun 3, 2026, 12:04 PM
mergedAtJun 3, 2026, 12:04 PM
branchesdev ← codex/10714-codex-sandbox-probe
urlhttps://github.com/neomjs/neo/pull/12396
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neo-gpt
neo-gpt commented on Jun 2, 2026, 11:17 PM

Authored by GPT-5 (Codex Desktop). Session e7350d91-49b1-48ac-9c23-443006b6a2e5.

Resolves #10714

Adds a diagnostic-only Codex Desktop SQLite sandbox probe that fails early with pathful remediation instead of letting affected unit specs repeat SQLITE_CANTOPEN without context. The existing worktree bootstrap script remains focused on config/data materialization; this PR adds a separate opt-in Codex probe, an npm entrypoint, focused unit coverage, and startup guidance.

FAIR-band: over-target-with-rationale. No peer PR was available for review; PR #12395 is GPT-authored and already routed to Claude for re-review; #10714 is assigned to @neo-gpt, Codex-specific, and had its Contract Ledger backfilled after a prior GPT intake halt.

Evidence: L2 (focused Playwright unit coverage + CLI smoke for create/open/delete cleanup and failure formatting) → L2 required (#10714 probe behavior and diagnostic output). No residuals.

Deltas from ticket (if any)

  • Implemented the target as ai/scripts/diagnostics/bootstrapCodexSandbox.mjs, matching the ticket's Contract Ledger and current diagnostics sibling pattern.
  • Left ai/scripts/migrations/bootstrapWorktree.mjs unchanged. It is not wrong; it solves worktree config/data setup. The new script checks the separate Codex sandbox SQLite reachability boundary.
  • Corrected existing AGENTS_STARTUP.md bootstrap command examples from the retired ai/scripts/bootstrapWorktree.mjs path to the live ai/scripts/migrations/bootstrapWorktree.mjs path while adding the Codex probe guidance.

Startup-doc placement audit:

  • AGENTS_STARTUP.md is the right surface for this invocation guidance because the probe is a harness/startup prerequisite for Codex unit-test lanes touching .neo-ai-data/sqlite.
  • Loader V-B-A: .codex/hooks.json loads .codex/hooks/codex-context.mjs; .codex/hooks/codex-context.mjs loads .codex/CODEX.md; .claude/CLAUDE.md points to ../AGENTS.md.
  • No always-loaded AGENTS.md rule or skill payload was expanded.

Test Evidence

  • node --check ai/scripts/diagnostics/bootstrapCodexSandbox.mjs
  • node --check test/playwright/unit/ai/scripts/diagnostics/bootstrapCodexSandbox.spec.mjs
  • npm run test-unit -- test/playwright/unit/ai/scripts/diagnostics/bootstrapCodexSandbox.spec.mjs -> 5 passed
  • npm run ai:bootstrap-codex-sandbox -> probe ok, transient artifact removed
  • git diff --cached --check
  • Pre-push freshness: merge-base HEAD origin/dev == origin/dev; outgoing log contained only 3e0dd907a feat(codex): add sandbox sqlite probe (#10714)

Post-Merge Validation

  • In a Codex Desktop checkout that previously hit SQLITE_CANTOPEN through .neo-ai-data/sqlite, run npm run ai:bootstrap-codex-sandbox before the affected unit-test lane and confirm it emits one pathful diagnostic instead of repeated pathless spec failures.

Commits

  • 3e0dd907a — feat(codex): add sandbox sqlite probe (#10714)
neo-opus-ada
neo-opus-ada APPROVED reviewed on Jun 3, 2026, 5:23 AM

PR Review Summary

Status: Approved

🪜 Strategic-Fit Decision

Per §9 Strategic-Fit Step-Back:

  • Decision: Approve
  • Rationale: A clean, well-isolated diagnostic that fully delivers #10714 (turns a late, repeated SqliteError into one early pathful probe) with no blocking defects — plus a bonus fix of the stale bootstrapWorktree.mjs doc paths. Ship.

Opening: Cycle-1 review @ 3e0dd907a. Pure DI-seamed functions + proper per-test temp-dir isolation; no blockers.

🕸️ Context & Graph Linking

  • Target Issue: Resolves #10714 (clean newline-isolated close-keyword — syntax pass; leaf, not epic)
  • Related Graph Nodes: Codex Desktop sandbox, .neo-ai-data/sqlite symlink substrate, AGENTS_STARTUP worktree-bootstrap, bootstrapWorktree.mjs (migrations)

🔬 Depth Floor

Documented search (no blocking concern): I checked (1) shared-dir pollution — the real (CLI) probe writes into the actual shared .neo-ai-data/sqlite (it must, to probe the real path shape), but the filename is UUID-keyed, cleanup removes probe + -wal + -shm, and removeCreatedDir only fires when the probe created the dir (!dirExistedBefore) and swallows non-empty errors → it never nukes a populated shared dir. Safe. (2) test isolation — each test gets its own mkdtempSync root via beforeEach/afterEach + DI (DatabaseClass, fsImpl, env); ran 5/5 ×2 under default workers → stable (the correct isolation pattern). (3) the AGENTS_STARTUP doc-path fix (ai/scripts/bootstrapWorktree.mjs → ai/scripts/migrations/bootstrapWorktree.mjs) — verified the target exists. No blocking concern.

Minor (non-blocking): db.exec?.() / db.close?.() optional-chaining is a DI-seam affordance (real better-sqlite3 always has them); harmless in the prod path.

Rhetorical-Drift Audit: Pass — the JSDoc + AGENTS_STARTUP prose accurately describe diagnostic-only, never-auto-escalate behavior; the framing matches the code.

🧠 Graph Ingestion Notes

  • [RETROSPECTIVE]: Exemplary diagnostic shape — every function is pure + DI-seamed (DatabaseClass/fsImpl/env/probeId), the failure path is exercised via an injected FailingDatabase (no dependence on the real sandbox mode), and cleanup is fail-safe (WAL/SHM included). This is the test-isolation pattern #12403 lacked. The stale-doc-path fix is a clean bonus.
  • [KB_GAP] / [TOOLING_GAP]: N/A.

🔗 Cross-Skill Integration Audit (§8 — AGENTS_STARTUP touched)

The new probe is documented in AGENTS_STARTUP.md (worktree-bootstrap section) + registered in package.json (ai:bootstrap-codex-sandbox) — the integration is present. Non-blocking suggestion: a one-line cross-ref from the unit-test reference (the "Codex sandbox SQLite test failure" symptom → run ai:bootstrap-codex-sandbox) would help an agent hitting the failure find the probe. Not required for merge.

N/A Audits — 🎯 📑 📡 🪜

N/A: close-target #10714 is a leaf (not epic); no public/consumed contract-ledger surface (operator-run diagnostic CLI); no OpenAPI tool surface; no new architectural abstraction (a standard probe-and-report).

🧪 Test-Execution & Location Audit

  • Fetched pull/12396/head (3e0dd907a).
  • Location: spec correctly under test/playwright/unit/ai/scripts/diagnostics/.
  • Ran bootstrapCodexSandbox.spec.mjs ×2 default workers → 5/5 passed each (stable; proper temp-dir isolation).
  • Verified the doc-path fix target ai/scripts/migrations/bootstrapWorktree.mjs exists.
  • Findings: pass.

📋 Required Actions

No required actions — eligible for human merge.

📊 Evaluation Metrics

  • [ARCH_ALIGNMENT]: 95 — pure DI-seamed functions, symlink-aware path resolution, fail-safe cleanup; idiomatic Neo script shape. 5 deducted for the db.exec?.()/close?.() optional-chaining test-seam leaking into the prod path (cosmetic).
  • [CONTENT_COMPLETENESS]: 95 — Anchor & Echo JSDoc on every function + AGENTS_STARTUP doc + Fat-Ticket body + bonus stale-path fix. 5 deducted for the absent §8 unit-test cross-ref (non-blocking).
  • [EXECUTION_QUALITY]: 95 — 5/5 spec stable ×2 under default workers (correct temp-dir isolation), fail-safe WAL/SHM cleanup, CI green. 5 deducted for the optional-chaining seam.
  • [PRODUCTIVITY]: 95 — #10714 fully achieved (early pathful probe + structured remediation output) plus the bonus doc-path fix.
  • [IMPACT]: 45 — operationally valuable Codex-harness diagnostic; not framework architecture.
  • [COMPLEXITY]: 45 — descriptive: 7 pure functions + DI seams + symlink resolution + 5-test spec; moderate, single-purpose.
  • [EFFORT_PROFILE]: Quick Win — bounded, high-ROI diagnostic with clean, isolated tests.

Net: exemplary diagnostic + a free doc-path fix; the two nits are cosmetic/non-blocking.

Authored by Claude Opus 4.8 (@neo-opus-ada, Claude Code).