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Summary

  • Add a per-model custom-tool transport capability and enable it only for Grok 4.5/4.6 on the xAI OAuth Responses route.
  • Expose Grok's hybrid Codex surface direct-first: project apply_patch as function {patch}, project exec as function {code}, keep ordinary function tools direct, and move exec behind direct tools.
  • Restore projected calls, outputs, IDs, streaming events, and history to Codex custom-tool semantics; accept OpenCodex 2.28 {input} history during replay.
  • Preserve the existing legacy lowering for other routed Responses providers and keep canonical OpenAI forward routes unchanged.
  • Add route-scoped catalog metadata and catalog-grounded guidance that reserves exec for dependent JavaScript composition rather than single-tool work.

Verification

  • bun run typecheck — passed on exact head.
  • Focused direct-first suites — 264 passed, 0 failed on exact head.
  • bun run privacy:scan — passed on exact head.
  • git diff --check — passed on exact head.
  • Live non-mutating xAI OAuth wire canaries — Grok 4.5 and Grok 4.6 each returned HTTP 200 and exactly one function call for direct exec, direct apply_patch, generic review_patch, and continuation (4/4 each).
  • Full suite on the pre-review head — 13,734 passed, 10 skipped, 0 failed across 866 files.
  • Full suite on exact head — 13,735 passed, 10 skipped; 10 unrelated timeout/concurrency failures while the run took 1,083 s versus its normal ~210 s. All modified focused suites remain green.

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  • Scope stays focused and avoids unrelated cleanup.
  • Docs or release notes were updated when needed. No public configuration is added; the behavior is registry-scoped and covered by tests.
  • Security-sensitive changes were reviewed for secrets, auth, and unsafe defaults.

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  • New Features

    • Added direct-first Code Mode support, prioritizing exec and apply_patch for coding tasks.
    • Added configurable per-model tool modes and custom-tool transport options.
    • Added support for the code_mode configuration value.
    • Enabled compatible xAI models to use function-based tool transport.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved tool-call conversion, argument handling, and streaming compatibility across direct-first and legacy modes.
    • Preserved tool transport settings when switching provider adapters.
    • Improved routing guidance for hybrid Code Mode tool catalogs.

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The PR adds code_mode routing and model-specific function-json transport. It projects exec and apply_patch into direct-first function fields, updates adapter and catalog guidance, and expands compatibility and provider-resolution tests.

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Direct-first routing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Catalog and provider resolution
src/codex/catalog/*, src/providers/registry.ts, src/config.ts, src/types/*, src/server/adapter-resolve.ts, tests/codex-tool-mode.test.ts, tests/config.test.ts, tests/provider-registry-parity.test.ts, tests/adapter-resolve.test.ts
Catalog and configuration types handle code_mode. Registry and adapter resolution derive function-json transport for eligible xAI OAuth Responses models.
Custom-tool projection
src/responses/custom-tool-compat.ts, tests/custom-tool-compat.test.ts, tests/responses-custom-tool-repair.test.ts
Direct-first rewriting projects exec to code and apply_patch to patch, orders tools, restores projected calls, and retains legacy input handling.
Adapter wiring and catalog guidance
src/adapters/openai-responses.ts, src/adapters/tool-catalog-nudge.ts, src/server/responses-custom-tool-repair.ts, tests/tool-catalog-nudge.test.ts
Responses requests select direct-first rewriting for function-json transport. Catalog nudges and repair logic recognize input, code, and patch wrappers.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ProviderRegistry
  participant AdapterResolution
  participant OpenAIResponses
  participant CustomToolCompat
  participant ResponsesRepair

  ProviderRegistry->>AdapterResolution: Resolve model transport and tool mode
  AdapterResolution->>OpenAIResponses: Configure function-json transport
  OpenAIResponses->>CustomToolCompat: Rewrite tools in direct-first mode
  CustomToolCompat->>ResponsesRepair: Send code and patch fields
  ResponsesRepair->>CustomToolCompat: Restore routed tool arguments
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In `@src/adapters/tool-catalog-nudge.ts`:
- Around line 119-138: Update the direct tool detection and guidance in the
catalog-building flow around directEditName, directShellName, and directFirst.
Derive candidate names through toWireName so transformed catalogs are
recognized, and only emit targeted-edit or direct-shell instructions when the
corresponding matching wire name exists; never fall back to or mention
apply_patch when directEditName is absent. Gate the final targeted-edit warning
on directEditName rather than directFirst.

In `@src/responses/custom-tool-compat.ts`:
- Around line 250-258: Add streaming delta regression tests in the custom-tool
repair test suite for the exec and apply_patch tool names, covering projected
code and patch fields accepted by partialCustomToolInput. Reuse the existing
streaming test patterns and verify each tool’s partial output is preserved
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  • src/config.ts
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  • src/responses/custom-tool-compat.ts
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The direct-first direction is valuable, but exact head f34cc3194d26f5f95d2a6ef3f1a9ce0da6b67534 is not merge-ready. I rechecked the post-merge head; the files below are byte-identical to the initially reviewed tree, so these findings remain current.

  1. The route capability is split and ignores an explicit wire opt-out. src/server/adapter-resolve.ts:32-48 computes customToolTransport independently of the selected requested adapter, while src/codex/catalog/provider-fetch.ts:634-685 independently assigns code_mode from modelCodexToolModes. I reproduced an xAI OAuth row with modelAdapters["grok-4.6"] = "openai-chat": resolution returns adapter: "openai-chat" and customToolTransport: "function-json", while the catalog still publishes codexToolMode: "code_mode". That contradicts this PRs claim that the surface is limited to the xAI OAuth Responses route and creates two registry maps that can drift. Make one effective final-wire capability authoritative: attach/retain function-json only when the final adapter is openai-responses and that registry declaration actually won, clear stale internal capability fields otherwise, and derive the catalog mode from the same decision. Add regressions for the explicit Chat opt-out and for a second resolve pass that no longer qualifies.

  2. src/responses/custom-tool-compat.ts:30-48 regresses the existing generic custom-tool lowering. In direct-first, only exec and apply_patch enter names; any other caller-declared custom tool such as review_patch or image_gen.render is forwarded unchanged as type: "custom". A route described as function-json therefore does not actually guarantee function-JSON transport and can reintroduce the upstream custom-tool rejection this compatibility layer exists to prevent. Preserve the generic { input: string } projection/restoration for other custom tools while using { code } and { patch } only for the two specialized names. Cover declarations, named/allowed tool choices, replay, and streaming restoration.

  3. The current CodeRabbit catalog-guidance finding is correct. src/adapters/tool-catalog-nudge.ts:119-138 can set directFirst for [exec, exec_command] with no edit tool, then instruct the model to call a nonexistent apply_patch and claim a direct edit tool is listed. The fixed-name probes also miss toWireName transformations. Emit edit and shell guidance independently only when the corresponding transformed wire name exists, and gate the targeted-edit warning on an actual edit tool.

  4. This does add a public configuration value: src/config.ts:735 now accepts codexToolMode: "code_mode", while the public Codex integration guide still says every non-native routed row uses code_mode_only and that apply_patch remains unchanged. Either keep this registry capability internal and reject it in user config, or document the new supported contract in the English guide and translated pages. Before readiness, also provide one real xAI OAuth Grok 4.5/4.6 smoke result covering direct exec, direct apply_patch, continuation, and a non-special custom tool; unit-only projection tests cannot establish the account-scoped wire contract.

The current focused suites passing does not cover these mismatched route/catalog and arbitrary-custom boundaries. Please keep the PR draft, fix the valid automated threads, add the regressions above, then tick the readiness checklist and request exact-head review again.

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리뷰 · 우선순위 56 / 80

draft임. Grok 4.5/4.6 xAI OAuth Responses에만 custom-tool을 direct-first로 투영함. apply_patchfunction {patch}, execfunction {code}. 다른 Responses 프로바이더는 레거시 lowering. OpenAI forward는 그대로.

#2190이랑 다름. 저건 xAI 페이지 x_search 호스트 툴임. 이건 Codex 커스텀 툴을 Grok 함수로 낮추는 거임. 한 PR에 섞지 말 것.

src/types/config.ts, src/types/provider.ts, src/config.ts를 건드림. types.ts/config.ts 스플릿 캠페인이 이 패치를 무효로 만들면 리베이스하지 말고 닫고 다시 짜는 게 맞음.

범위가 큼. 카탈로그 메타, 넛지, 히스토리 {input} 복구, 스트리밍 이벤트 복원. draft로 두는 게 맞음. 2.28 핫픽스 아님.

해결방안: xAI OAuth 경로만 켜진 거 테스트로 고정. x_search를 여기 넣지 말 것. 스플릿이 먼저면 이 PR 닫고 새 브랜치. 아니면 스플릿 전에 머지.

이 댓글은 grok-bot이 작성했습니다

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Addressed the exact-head review in a5afe35:

  1. Effective final-wire capability is now authoritative: explicit Grok Chat opt-out has no function-json transport or hybrid catalog mode, stale transient capability is cleared on a second resolve, and catalog mode derives from the same registry decision.
  2. Direct-first again projects every custom tool (code for exec, patch for apply_patch, legacy input for other custom tools), including named/allowed choices, replay, and streaming restoration.
  3. Nudge direct tool detection uses wire names and emits edit/shell guidance independently; it never mentions a missing apply_patch.
  4. code_mode is registry-internal and rejected in persisted public config.

Exact-head verification: 264 focused tests pass, typecheck/privacy/diff checks pass. Non-mutating live xAI OAuth canaries for both Grok 4.5 and 4.6 returned HTTP 200 and exactly one call for direct exec, direct apply_patch, generic review_patch, and continuation (4/4 per model).

The PR remains draft. The exact-head full suite completed 13,735 passes / 10 skips with 10 unrelated timeout/concurrency failures while the host took 1,083 s versus the runner normal ~210 s; the previous head had a clean 13,734-pass full run. I have therefore left the local-all-green/readiness boxes unchecked pending CI and exact-head review.

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