Release 0.106.0-alpha.8

## Summary

Lower the `js_repl` minimum Node version from `24.13.1` to `22.22.0`.

This updates the enforced minimum in `codex-rs/node-version.txt` and the
corresponding user-facing `/experimental` description for the JavaScript
REPL feature.

## Rationale

The previous `24.13.1` floor was stricter than necessary for `js_repl`.
I validated the REPL kernel behavior under Node `22.22.0` still works.

## Why `22.22.0`

`22.22.0` is a current, widely packaged Node 22 release across common
developer environments and distros, including Homebrew `node@22`, Fedora
`nodejs22`, Arch `nodejs-lts-jod`, and Debian testing. That makes it a
better exact floor than guessing at an older `22.x` patch we have not
validated.

`22.x` is also a maintenance branch that will be supported through April
2027, where the previous maintenance branch of `20.x` is only supported
through April of this year.

## Changes

- Update `codex-rs/node-version.txt` from `24.13.1` to `22.22.0`
- Update the `/experimental` JavaScript REPL description to say
`Requires Node >= v22.22.0 installed.`

codex-rs/.cargo/config.toml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [target.'cfg(all(windows, target_env = "msvc"))']
-rustflags = [
-    "-C",
-    "link-arg=/STACK:8388608",
-    "-C",
-    "llvm-args=-function-sections",
-]
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=/STACK:8388608"]
 
+# MSVC emits a warning about code that may trip "Cortex-A53 MPCore processor bug #843419" (see
+# https://developer.arm.com/documentation/epm048406/latest) which is sometimes emitted by LLVM.
+# Since Arm64 Windows 10+ isn't supported on that processor, it's safe to disable the warning.
+[target.aarch64-pc-windows-msvc]
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=/STACK:8388608", "-C", "link-arg=/arm64hazardfree"]
 
 [target.'cfg(all(windows, target_env = "gnu"))']
 rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-Wl,--stack,8388608"]

codex-rs/Cargo.toml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.0.0"
+version = "0.106.0-alpha.8"
 # Track the edition for all workspace crates in one place. Individual
 # crates can still override this value, but keeping it here means new
 # crates created with `cargo new -w ...` automatically inherit the 2024

codex-rs/core/src/features.rs

@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ pub const FEATURES: &[FeatureSpec] = &[
         key: "js_repl",
         stage: Stage::Experimental {
             name: "JavaScript REPL",
-            menu_description: "Enable a persistent Node-backed JavaScript REPL for interactive website debugging and other inline JavaScript execution capabilities. Requires Node >= v24.13.1 installed.",
+            menu_description: "Enable a persistent Node-backed JavaScript REPL for interactive website debugging and other inline JavaScript execution capabilities. Requires Node >= v22.22.0 installed.",
             announcement: "NEW: JavaScript REPL is now available in /experimental. Enable it, then start a new chat or restart Codex to use it.",
         },
         default_enabled: false,

codex-rs/core/src/skills/manager.rs

@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ impl SkillsManager {
                 }),
         );
         let mut outcome = load_skills_from_roots(roots);
+        if !extra_user_roots.is_empty() {
+            // When extra user roots are provided, skip system skills before caching the result.
+            outcome
+                .skills
+                .retain(|skill| skill.scope != SkillScope::System);
+        }
         outcome.disabled_paths = disabled_paths_from_stack(&config_layer_stack);
         let (by_scripts_dir, by_doc_path) =
             build_implicit_skill_path_indexes(outcome.allowed_skills_for_implicit_invocation());

codex-rs/node-version.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-24.13.1
+22.22.0