fix(codex): restore deferred tool discovery for non-Cursor routed rows - #1596
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supports_search_tool=false (#1529) fixed plugin visibility by paying a measured 2.7x turn-1 payload tax: under tool_mode=code_mode_only every MCP declaration renders into exec.description (16,965 -> 175,849 chars, total 96,699 -> 258,929). Reachability never needed the tax: code mode keeps Deferred MCP tools callable via exec's tools global / ALL_TOOLS without a tool_search round-trip (upstream code_mode suite; live canary 2026-08-13, routed kimi/k3 executed tools.mcp__node_repl__js). - parsing.ts: non-Cursor routed rows advertise supports_search_tool=true; Cursor stays false (runTurn bypasses the sidecar) - sync.ts deriveEntry fallback: same split (Cursor fallback keeps false and drops web_search_tool_type) - tests: dual-seam pair fence (code_mode_only + search=true) on template and template-less paths, plus Cursor fallback inverse - structure/03: decision log updated Measurement + canary: devlog/_plan/260813_tool_catalog_deferral/010,020
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughRouted catalog entries now enable deferred search-tool support for non-Cursor routes. Cursor routes remain disabled. Fallback entries apply the same provider-specific metadata, and catalog tests and documentation cover template, template-less, normalization, and parity paths. ChangesRouted search capabilities
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to The PR restores deferred tool discovery for non-Cursor routed rows while preserving Cursor behavior. Remaining risk is limited to minor documentation accuracy and a bounded consistency follow-up, with no actionable merge-blocking risk. Possibly related PRs
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| entry.web_search_tool_type = "text_and_image"; | ||
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| entry.supports_search_tool = false; | ||
| entry.supports_search_tool = !isCursorEntry; |
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When a valid combo uses an alias such as cursor/fast but its CatalogModel.provider is combo, this slug-prefix check classifies the non-Cursor combo as Cursor and leaves supports_search_tool false. The template-less path instead checks model.provider === "cursor" and correctly sets the same combo to true, so deferred discovery and the turn-1 payload now depend on whether a native template was available. Pass the canonical provider identity into normalization rather than inferring it from a user-controlled public alias.
AGENTS.md reference: src/AGENTS.md:L15-L19
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| // every MCP declaration into exec.description — a measured 2.7x turn-1 payload regression | ||
| // (96,699 → 258,929 chars; devlog/_plan/260813_tool_catalog_deferral/010). So non-Cursor routed | ||
| // rows advertise deferred discovery; the #1522 reachability concern is covered by the code-mode |
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The new behavior is justified by devlog/_plan/260813_tool_catalog_deferral/010, and the commit message additionally names 010_wp2_measurement.md and 020_wp3_scoped_revert.md, but a full git ls-tree search of this commit contains none of those paths. Consequently reviewers and future maintainers cannot inspect or reproduce the measurement that supports reverting the prior plugin-visibility fix; add the referenced investigation artifacts—under _fin if this shipped change is the terminal outcome—and update these references accordingly.
AGENTS.md reference: AGENTS.md:L33-L42
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In `@structure/03_catalog-and-subagents.md`:
- Around line 160-161: Update the Cursor capability description to explicitly
state that it emits supports_search_tool: false, while retaining that
web_search_tool_type is omitted because its runTurn transport bypasses the
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| `web_search_tool_type: "text_and_image"` for the OpenCodex search sidecar; Cursor advertises | ||
| neither flag because its runTurn transport bypasses that sidecar and has no proven deferred path. |
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State the Cursor capability value explicitly.
The implementation emits supports_search_tool: false for Cursor rows. It omits web_search_tool_type, but it does not omit supports_search_tool. Replace “Cursor advertises neither flag” with wording that states the false value.
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-`web_search_tool_type: "text_and_image"` for the OpenCodex search sidecar; Cursor advertises
-neither flag because its runTurn transport bypasses that sidecar and has no proven deferred path.
+`web_search_tool_type: "text_and_image"` for the OpenCodex search sidecar; Cursor sets
+`supports_search_tool: false` and omits `web_search_tool_type` because its runTurn transport
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| `web_search_tool_type: "text_and_image"` for the OpenCodex search sidecar; Cursor advertises | |
| neither flag because its runTurn transport bypasses that sidecar and has no proven deferred path. | |
| `web_search_tool_type: "text_and_image"` for the OpenCodex search sidecar; Cursor sets | |
| `supports_search_tool: false` and omits `web_search_tool_type` because its runTurn transport | |
| bypasses that sidecar and has no proven deferred path. |
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In `@structure/03_catalog-and-subagents.md` around lines 160 - 161, Update the
Cursor capability description to explicitly state that it emits
supports_search_tool: false, while retaining that web_search_tool_type is
omitted because its runTurn transport bypasses the search sidecar.
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The unsharded macOS control lane (and occasionally a Linux shard) flaked on
timing, not logic — different tests each run, all deadline-shaped:
- Bun's default 5s per-test timeout pre-empting tests whose real retry
windows + server round-trips exceed 5s under runner contention
('this test timed out after 5000ms' in PR lidge-jun#1596 runs and the main
promotion run; Linux shard hit the same class at 5003ms)
- hardcoded 1-2s in-test websocket/cleanup watchdogs rejecting before the
server answers under load (server-auth WS terminal 1s x3,
provider-option fixture WS 2s, relay cleanup 2s, ...)
Fixes:
- tests/helpers/ci-watchdog.ts: watchdogMs() gives short in-test watchdogs a
10s floor when CI=true; local behavior unchanged (watchdogs bound hung
tests, they do not assert latency)
- ci.yml macOS lane + scripts/ci/run-bun-test-batches.sh: bun test gets
--timeout 20000 so CI load cannot pre-empt a test's own internal deadline
handling (assertions unchanged; the 30m job timeout stays the backstop)
Three stale claims left behind by the previous two commits. Both the helper comment and the test comment still said a blank key fails `z.string().min(1)`. That became false the moment I changed the rule: `.min(1)` is precisely the mutant that ACCEPTS a whitespace-only key and made the warning lie. They now name the trimmed-nonblank refinement, and the test comment records why the fixture is whitespace-only rather than empty — an empty string passes under both rules and so cannot catch the load/write mismatch. `000_master_plan.md` still claimed default behavior is "byte-for-byte equivalent" to #1596 while `029` correctly records the prior-build normalized comparison as open. It now says equivalence is intended and asserted per-key on both construction paths, and points at `029` for what remains unproven. Verification: bun x tsc --noEmit clean; 399 pass / 0 fail across the config and catalog suites; SHA256SUMS regenerated.
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supports_search_tool: trueagain, paired with the existingtool_mode: code_mode_only. Cursor rows keepfalse(runTurn bypasses the sidecar), including the template-lessderiveEntryfallback, which previously admitted Cursor into the routed default.falseon all routed rows to keep plugin MCP tools visible ([Provider compatibility] Codex App plugins unavailable for routed models when catalog forces supports_search_tool=true #1522), but measurement shows that trade pays a 2.7x turn-1 payload tax — under code mode,search=falseforces every MCP declaration intoexec.description(16,965 → 175,849 chars; total request 96,699 → 258,929). Reachability never needed the tax: code mode keeps Deferred MCP tools callable through exec'stoolsglobal /ALL_TOOLSwithout anytool_searchround-trip (upstream codex-rscode_modesuite; live canary 2026-08-13 — routed kimi/k3 executedtools.mcp__node_repl__js,isError:false, ALL_TOOLS listed all node_repl entries).code_mode_only+supports_search_tool:truepair is pinned on both the template path (normalizeRoutedCatalogEntry) and the template-less fallback (buildCatalogEntries(null, …)), plus the Cursor-fallback inverse.structure/03_catalog-and-subagents.mddecision log updated with the measurement and canary evidence.devlog/_plan/260813_tool_catalog_deferral/010_wp2_measurement.md,020_wp3_scoped_revert.md(5-profile fixed-harness capture, 4-round audited).codex execwith the same plugin tool. The callability mechanism is client-side and model-independent.Verification
bun run typecheck— clean (worktree from freshorigin/devc414e27).bun test tests/catalog-cursor-search.test.ts tests/codex-catalog.test.ts tests/e2e-style/phase100-native-parity.test.ts— 179 pass / 0 fail.Checklist
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