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Problem

When Codex is configured to the CLI bundled inside ChatGPT.app
(/Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/Resources/codex-cli/bin/codex, the workaround
recommended in #10514), T3 Code offers a one-click update that can never work. codex update
in that build exits 1 in ~25 ms:

Error: Could not detect the Codex installation method. Please update manually: https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli/

Since #15416, resolvePackageManagedProviderMaintenance falls back to the provider's own
updater for any install no package manager proves. The ChatGPT-bundled CLI is not the
standalone layout (no /packages/standalone/ in the path) and no package manager owns the
path, so the version advisory sets canUpdate: true for a command that always fails.

Fix

Treat a provider executable inside a macOS app bundle (path containing .app/Contents/) as
manual-only, next to the existing mise branch. The version advisory still reports
behind_latest, but canUpdate is false and updateCommand is null, so the toast offers
Settings instead of a broken Update action. No UI code changed; the rule is generic to any
provider binary shipped inside an app bundle.

Verification

  • New test stays manual-only for an executable inside a macOS app bundle asserts the
    ChatGPT.app path resolves to update: null.
  • vp test run apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts → 35 passed
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck → clean
  • vp lint on both changed files → 0 warnings, 0 errors
  • Failing command reproduced before the change:
    CODEX_HOME=$(mktemp -d) /Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/Resources/codex-cli/bin/codex update → exit 1

Fixes #16351

Model: deepseek-v4.1-flash · Harness: T3 Code (acpRegistry)

…dates

The maintenance resolver falls back to the provider's own updater for any
install no package manager proves. ChatGPT.app's bundled Codex CLI is one of
those installs, but its `codex update` cannot detect the installation method
and exits 1 in ~25ms, so the one-click Update button always failed.

Treat executables inside a macOS app bundle (`.app/Contents/`) as
manual-only, next to the existing mise branch. The version advisory still
reports the outdated version; the toast now offers Settings instead of a
button that cannot work.
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Verdict: Approved at aeef0ef

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This small, localized fix prevents a known-failing provider update action for executables shipped inside macOS app bundles while preserving existing behavior elsewhere. It includes focused regression coverage and does not alter schemas, defaults, infrastructure, or static-analysis settings.

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Provider maintenance now returns manual-only capabilities when either the resolved or real executable path is inside a macOS app bundle. Tests cover both path cases for Codex bundled in ChatGPT.app.

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App-bundled provider maintenance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Detect and test app-bundle paths
apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.ts, apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts
A normalized path check detects .app/Contents/. Maintenance resolution returns manual-only capabilities if either executable path matches. Tests verify that Codex bundled in ChatGPT.app has no update action when the resolved path or only the real path matches.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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The app-bundled executable cases are covered, and no issue remains that needs resolution before merging.

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The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: apps/server

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  • observed — apps/server (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.ts: Added a path predicate that detects .app/Contents/ in a normalized executable path.
  • observed — Modified behavior in apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.ts: resolvePackageManagedProviderMaintenance now returns manual-only capabilities when either the resolved or real executable path is inside a macOS app bundle; these paths previously continued through native-updater and package-manager ownership checks.
  • observed — Modified behavior in apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts: Adds a test that resolves maintenance capabilities for a Codex executable inside ChatGPT.app on macOS and expects no update action.
  • observed — Modified behavior in apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts: Adds a test for a launcher path outside ChatGPT.app whose real path is inside it; the expected capabilities remain manual-only.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: app-bundled provider executables remain manual-only for updates.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #16351 requires the ChatGPT.app-bundled Codex CLI to have no one-click update action when its updater fails. The resolver now returns manual-only capabilities when either the resolved or real ex…
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apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts (1)

248-279: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a distinct-path case for the real bundle path.

resolveCommandPath returns the candidate path, while realPath can resolve a symlink target inside the bundle. This test sets both fields to the bundle path, so it still passes if the guard stops checking realCommandPath. Add a case where resolvedCommandPath is outside the bundle and matches isNativeTestCommandPath, while realCommandPath is inside. Without the real-path check, the native branch returns an update action for the bundled executable.

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   it.effect("stays manual-only for an executable inside a macOS app bundle", () =>
     Effect.gen(function* () {
       const bundledPath = "/Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/Resources/codex-cli/bin/codex";
@@
     }),
   );
 
+  it.effect("stays manual-only when only the real path is inside a macOS app bundle", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function* () {
+      const bundledPath = "/Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/Resources/codex-cli/bin/codex";
+      const visiblePath = "/Users/test/.codex/packages/standalone/current/bin/codex";
+      const capabilities = yield* resolvePackageManagedProviderMaintenance(
+        {
+          provider: driver("codex"),
+          npmPackageName: "@openai/codex",
+          nativeUpdate: {
+            args: ["update"],
+            isCommandPath: isNativeTestCommandPath("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/packages/standalone/"),
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          binaryPath: visiblePath,
+          resolvedCommandPath: visiblePath,
+          realCommandPath: bundledPath,
+          env: {},
+          platform: "darwin",
+        },
+      ).pipe(Effect.provideService(ChildProcessSpawner.ChildProcessSpawner, noSpawn));
+
+      expect(capabilities).toEqual({
+        provider: driver("codex"),
+        packageName: "@openai/codex",
+        update: null,
+      });
+    }),
+  );
+
   it.effect.skipIf(!symlinksSupported)(
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Review comment at @apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts around
lines 248 - 279:
Add a distinct-path case alongside the existing
`resolvePackageManagedProviderMaintenance` app-bundle test: keep
`resolvedCommandPath` on the standalone package path so
`isNativeTestCommandPath` matches, and set only `realCommandPath` to the macOS
app-bundle path. Assert that `update` remains null, verifying the real-path
guard independently of the resolved-path check.

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Review comments at @apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts:
- Around line 248-279: Add a distinct-path case alongside the existing
`resolvePackageManagedProviderMaintenance` app-bundle test: keep
`resolvedCommandPath` on the standalone package path so
`isNativeTestCommandPath` matches, and set only `realCommandPath` to the macOS
app-bundle path. Assert that `update` remains null, verifying the real-path
guard independently of the resolved-path check.

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The app-bundle regression test set both the resolved and the real path to the
bundle, so it would still pass if the guard only checked the resolved path.
Add a case where the visible path is a standalone layout and only the real
path resolves inside the bundle.
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Reopening, this was closed by mistake. Sorry for the noise!

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[Bug]: Codex one-click update always fails when the CLI is the ChatGPT.app-bundled binary

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