## Why This is a small precursor to the larger permissions-migration work. Both the comparison stack in [#22401](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/22401) / [#22402](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/22402) and the alternate stack in [#22610](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/22610) / [#22611](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/22611) / [#22612](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/22612) are easier to review if the terminology is already settled underneath them. Because `:project_roots` and `:danger-no-sandbox` have not shipped as stable user-facing surface area, carrying them forward as aliases would just add more migration logic to the later stacks. This PR removes that ambiguity now so the follow-on work can rely on one spelling for each built-in concept. ## What Changed - renamed the config-facing special filesystem key from `:project_roots` to `:workspace_roots` - dropped unpublished `:project_roots` parsing support in `core/src/config/permissions.rs`, so new config only recognizes `:workspace_roots` - renamed the built-in full-access permission profile id from `:danger-no-sandbox` to `:danger-full-access` - dropped unpublished `:danger-no-sandbox` support entirely, including the old active-profile canonicalization path, and added explicit rejection coverage for the legacy id - introduced shared built-in permission-profile id constants in `codex-rs/protocol/src/models.rs` - updated `core`, `app-server`, and `tui` call sites that special-case built-in profiles to use the shared constants and canonical ids - updated tests and the Linux sandbox README to use `:workspace_roots` / `:danger-full-access` ## Verification I focused verification on the three places this rename can regress: config parsing, active-profile identity surfaced back out of `core`, and user/server call sites that special-case built-in profiles. Targeted checks: - `config::tests::default_permissions_can_select_builtin_profile_without_permissions_table` - `config::tests::default_permissions_read_only_applies_additional_writable_roots_as_modifications` - `config::tests::default_permissions_can_select_builtin_full_access_profile` - `config::tests::legacy_danger_no_sandbox_is_rejected` - `workspace_root` filtered `codex-core` tests - `request_processors::thread_processor::thread_processor_tests::thread_processor_behavior_tests::requested_permissions_trust_project_uses_permission_profile_intent` - `suite::v2::turn_start::turn_start_rejects_invalid_permission_selection_before_starting_turn` - `status::tests::status_snapshot_shows_auto_review_permissions` - `status::tests::status_permissions_full_disk_managed_with_network_is_danger_full_access` - `app_server_session::tests::embedded_turn_permissions_use_active_profile_selection`
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