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Summary

  • Adds an opt-in top-level config option dropCodexSafetyBuffering (default false).
  • When enabled, the Codex Responses passthrough strips every Codex safety-buffering hint:
    • response headers x-codex-safety-buffering-enabled / x-codex-safety-buffering-faster-model (sanitizePassthroughHeaders, all three call sites in responses/core.ts);
    • SSE body hints at the client output boundary (createSseTerminalOutputBoundary, used by both native passthrough relays relaySseEagerBounded and relaySseWithFailedTail): a response.metadata event whose metadata.type is safety_buffering is dropped whole, and a safety_buffering field on any other event is stripped while the event is otherwise relayed unchanged.
  • Why: the Codex TUI turns those hints into the "Hang tight or retry with a faster model" prompt, whose default action switches the session to the weaker model; an unattended session can trigger it by accident. Per codex-rs/codex-api/src/sse/responses.rs the prompt is built from the SSE body (safety_buffering field or the metadata event); the headers only supply the faster-model name when the body has no retry_model. Dropping the headers alone still shows the prompt (verified on codex-cli 0.153.4), hence the body filter in the second commit.
  • Other x-codex-* headers and all other SSE events pass through unchanged. With the option absent or false every byte is relayed verbatim (locked by tests).
  • Malformed values are rejected by config validation (schema_invalid: dropCodexSafetyBuffering: ...), mirroring emptyCompletionRetry. Documented in docs-site/.../reference/configuration/server.md.
  • Scope note: the WebSocket bridge forwards a header allowlist (safeResponseHeaders), so it never carried these headers; the /responses/compact relay is left as is.

Verification

  • bun run typecheck — clean.
  • bun test tests/responses/passthrough-headers.test.ts tests/server/config.test.ts — 197 pass, 0 fail (header tests from commit 1; 2 new boundary tests: verbatim relay when off, drop/strip when on with other events untouched).
  • bun test tests/server/relay-eager.test.ts tests/responses/passthrough-abort.test.ts — pass (source pin on the relaySseWithFailedTail(rewrittenBody, upstream call preserved).
  • bun run test:changed — 14927 pass, 0 fail (779 files, 139s).
  • bun run privacy:scan — passed.
  • No GUI change.

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  • Scope stays focused and avoids unrelated cleanup.
  • Docs or release notes were updated when needed.
  • Security-sensitive changes were reviewed for secrets, auth, and unsafe defaults (option is off by default; only two documented response headers are affected).

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  • New Features

    • Added an opt-in server setting to remove Codex safety-buffering response headers.
    • When enabled, also removes safety-buffering metadata events and fields from streamed responses.
    • Suppresses prompts to retry with a faster model while preserving other Codex and OpenAI headers and events.
    • The setting is disabled by default and accepts only boolean values.
  • Documentation

    • Documented the new server configuration option and its default behavior.

Add `dropCodexSafetyBufferingHeaders` (default false). When enabled, the Codex
Responses passthrough strips `x-codex-safety-buffering-enabled` and
`x-codex-safety-buffering-faster-model` before relaying the upstream response.

The Codex TUI renders those hints as a "Hang tight or retry with a faster model"
prompt whose default action switches the session to the weaker model. For an
unattended session driven over tmux, a stray Enter while that prompt is open
silently downgraded the model (gpt-6-astra/ultra -> gpt-5.6-luna/low). Codex
itself exposes no toggle for the prompt, so the proxy is the only place to
suppress it. Every other `x-codex-*` header (quota, reset-at, turn-state) still
passes through, and the option is off unless set explicitly; a malformed value
is rejected by config validation like `emptyCompletionRetry`.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds an opt-in dropCodexSafetyBuffering configuration field. The setting reaches all Codex Responses passthrough paths. When enabled, the relay removes safety-buffering headers, metadata events, and event fields. Tests and documentation cover the behavior.

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Codex safety-buffering filtering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configuration contract and validation
src/types/config.ts, src/config.ts, tests/server/config.test.ts
Adds the optional boolean field, defaults it to false, validates live writes, and tests valid and invalid values.
Header and SSE filtering
src/server/relay.ts, src/server/relay-eager.ts, src/server/index.ts
Adds configurable filtering for the two safety-buffering headers, safety_buffering metadata events, and safety_buffering fields on other SSE events.
Responses wiring and coverage
src/server/responses/core.ts, tests/responses/passthrough-headers.test.ts, docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/configuration/server.md
Applies the filter options to main, redirect, eager, tee, and reframed-SSE paths. Tests and documentation describe default forwarding and opt-in removal.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f0751

When enabled, this option can strip safety_buffering data from non-Codex custom Responses providers even though it is intended only for Codex passthroughs. Scope the filter to the Codex provider and correct the English and translated documentation before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CodexResponsesUpstream
  participant ResponsesCore
  participant sanitizePassthroughHeaders
  participant createSseTerminalOutputBoundary
  participant CodexClient
  CodexResponsesUpstream->>ResponsesCore: passthrough response
  ResponsesCore->>sanitizePassthroughHeaders: headers and filter options
  sanitizePassthroughHeaders-->>ResponsesCore: filtered headers
  ResponsesCore->>createSseTerminalOutputBoundary: SSE frames and filter options
  createSseTerminalOutputBoundary-->>CodexClient: filtered SSE stream
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이 PR은 top-level 설정 dropCodexSafetyBufferingHeaders(기본 false)를 추가합니다. 켜면 Codex Responses 패스스루에서 x-codex-safety-buffering-enabledx-codex-safety-buffering-faster-model만 빼고, 나머지 x-codex-*(쿼터·reset-at·turn-state)와 openai-model은 그대로 둡니다. 이유: Codex TUI가 그 힌트로 “Hang tight or retry with a faster model” 프롬프트를 띄우고, 기본 동작이 세션 모델을 약한 쪽으로 바꿉니다. tmux 무인 세션에서 실수로 Enter가 먹으면 gpt-6-astra/ultra가 gpt-5.6-luna/low로 내려가는 실사용 사고와 맞습니다. Codex CLI 쪽에 끄는 스위치가 없다면 프록시 opt-in이 합리적입니다.

현재 devsanitizePassthroughHeaders(src/server/relay.ts)는 인코딩/홉바이홉만 버리고 나머지 헤더는 그대로 넘깁니다. 이 PR은 옵션 객체를 받아 안전 버퍼링 힌트만 추가로 제거하고, responses/core.ts의 패스스루 세 곳에서 passthroughHeaderOptions(config)를 넘깁니다. Zod/validateConfigCandidateemptyCompletionRetry와 같이 잘못된 값을 거절하고, 기본은 false라 기존 설치는 변하지 않습니다. 영문 docs-site/.../server.md만 문서화했고, WebSocket allowlist와 /responses/compact는 범위 밖으로 명시한 점도 좋습니다. review-ready이고 hygiene/enforce-target이 통과한 상태입니다.

범위는 작고 테스트도 초점 있습니다. tests/responses/passthrough-headers.test.ts가 기본 전달·대소문자 무시 드롭·다른 x-codex 보존·헬퍼 truthiness를 확인하고, config 테스트가 boolean만 받는지 확인합니다. 보안 면에서도 “헤더를 더 줄이는” opt-in이라 기본 공격면은 늘지 않습니다. 다만 이름과 문서가 “무엇을 왜 지우는가”를 운영자에게 분명히 남겨야 하고, 켜 둔 사람은 TUI의 안전 버퍼링 안내를 못 보게 된다는 트레이드오프만 인지하면 됩니다.

src/server/relay.ts sanitizePassthroughHeaders - 옵션이 없으면 기존과 동일해야 합니다. 회귀 테스트가 그 계약을 잠급니다.
src/server/responses/core.ts - 세 call site 모두 같은 passthroughHeaderOptions(config)를 쓰는지 확인했습니다. 하나라도 빠지면 경로마다 헤더 정책이 달라집니다.
src/types/config.ts / src/config.ts - 기본 false + 잘못된 타입 거절은 emptyCompletionRetry 패턴과 맞춰 두었습니다.
경로/문서 - 번역 페이지는 건드리지 않았습니다. 의도적 범위라면 OK이고, 나중에 번역 드리프트만 보면 됩니다.

메인테이너의 판단이 필요한 지점

  • 기본 off를 유지할지(권장), 무인/자동화 사용자에게 더 공격적으로 기본 on을 줄지
  • GUI 토글을 나중에 둘지, 지금은 설정/문서만으로 충분한지
  • compact/WS 경로를 영원히 제외할지, 후속으로 맞출지

너의 추천
머지해도 됩니다. 기본값이 false이고 테스트·문서·패스스루 call site가 맞춰져 있습니다. 머지 후 이슈가 따로 없으면 그대로 두고, 운영 노트에 “무인 Codex 세션이면 이 플래그를 켜라” 한 줄만 있으면 충분합니다.

이 댓글은 grok-bot이 작성했습니다

The "retry with a faster model" prompt is not driven by the response
headers alone. codex-api/src/sse/responses.rs builds SafetyBuffering from
the SSE body: a `response.metadata` event whose metadata.type is
"safety_buffering", or a `safety_buffering` field on any other event; the
headers only supply the faster-model name when the body has no
`retry_model`. Dropping the headers therefore still showed the prompt.

Rename the option to `dropCodexSafetyBuffering` and make it cover both:
- headers: unchanged behaviour from the previous commit
- SSE: createSseTerminalOutputBoundary takes the same filter options;
  the metadata event is dropped whole and the field is stripped from other
  events, so the carrying event is otherwise relayed unchanged
- both native passthrough relays (relaySseEagerBounded and
  relaySseWithFailedTail) receive the option from the responses core

Default stays false: with the option absent or false every byte is relayed
verbatim, locked by the new boundary tests.
@itismyfield itismyfield changed the title feat(config): opt-in drop of Codex safety-buffering hint headers feat(config): opt-in drop of Codex safety-buffering hints (headers + SSE) Sep 5, 2026
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In `@docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/configuration/server.md`:
- Line 18: Update the dropCodexSafetyBuffering documentation entry to clarify
that all other SSE event content passes through unchanged except for removal of
the safety_buffering field.
- Line 18: Update the translated Server configuration tables in ja, ko, ru, and
zh-cn to include dropCodexSafetyBuffering? with type boolean, default false, and
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behavior, matching the English Server table.

In `@src/server/responses/core.ts`:
- Line 4736: Update the Responses passthrough handling around
isCanonicalOpenAiForwardProvider so codexSafetyBufferingFilterOptions(config) is
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