## Summary
When switching models, we should append the instructions of the new
model to the conversation as a developer message.
## Test
- [x] Adds a unit test
Summary:
- replace the `sse_completed` fixture and related JSON template with
direct `responses::ev_completed` payload builders
- cascade the new SSE helpers through all affected core tests for
consistency and clarity
- remove legacy fixtures that were no longer needed once the helpers are
in place
Testing:
- Not run (not requested)
###### Summary
- Add input_modalities to model metadata so clients can determine
supported input types.
- Gate image paste/attach in TUI when the selected model does not
support images.
- Block submits that include images for unsupported models and show a
clear warning.
- Propagate modality metadata through app-server protocol/model-list
responses.
- Update related tests/fixtures.
###### Rationale
- Models support different input modalities.
- Clients need an explicit capability signal to prevent unsupported
requests.
- Backward-compatible defaults preserve existing behavior when modality
metadata is absent.
###### Scope
- codex-rs/protocol, codex-rs/core, codex-rs/tui
- codex-rs/app-server-protocol, codex-rs/app-server
- Generated app-server types / schema fixtures
###### Trade-offs
- Default behavior assumes text + image when field is absent for
compatibility.
- Server-side validation remains the source of truth.
###### Follow-up
- Non-TUI clients should consume input_modalities to disable unsupported
attachments.
- Model catalogs should explicitly set input_modalities for text-only
models.
###### Testing
- cargo fmt --all
- cargo test -p codex-tui
- env -u GITHUB_APP_KEY cargo test -p codex-core --lib
- just write-app-server-schema
- cargo run -p codex-cli --bin codex -- app-server generate-ts --out
app-server-types
- test against local backend
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Co-authored-by: Josh McKinney <joshka@openai.com>
## Summary
Let's dial in this api contract in a bit more with more robust fallback
behavior when model_instructions_template is false.
Switches to a more explicit template / variables structure, with more
fallbacks.
## Testing
- [x] Adding unit tests
- [x] Tested locally
## Summary
Move `model_instructions_template` config to the experimental slug while
we iterate on this feature
## Testing
- [x] Tested locally, unit tests still pass
## Summary
Support updating Personality mid-Thread via UserTurn/OverwriteTurn. This
is explicitly unused by the clients so far, to simplify PRs - app-server
and tui implementations will be follow-ups.
## Testing
- [x] added integration tests
## Summary
#9555 is the start of a rename, so I'm starting to standardize here.
Sets up `model_instructions` templating with a strongly-typed object for
injecting a personality block into the model instructions.
## Testing
- [x] Added tests
- [x] Ran locally
## Summary
Introduces the concept of a config model_personality. I would consider
this an MVP for testing out the feature. There are a number of
follow-ups to this PR:
- More sophisticated templating with validation
- In-product experience to manage this
## Testing
- [x] Testing locally