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Michael Bolin e89e5136bd fix: keep zsh-fork release assets after removing shell-tool-mcp (#15644)
## Why

`shell-tool-mcp` and the Bash fork are no longer needed, but the patched
zsh fork is still relevant for shell escalation and for the
DotSlash-backed zsh-fork integration tests.

Deleting the old `shell-tool-mcp` workflow also deleted the only
pipeline that rebuilt those patched zsh binaries. This keeps the package
removal, while preserving a small release path that can be reused
whenever `codex-rs/shell-escalation/patches/zsh-exec-wrapper.patch`
changes.

## What changed

- removed the `shell-tool-mcp` workspace package, its npm
packaging/release jobs, the Bash test fixture, and the remaining
Bash-specific compatibility wiring
- deleted the old `.github/workflows/shell-tool-mcp.yml` and
`.github/workflows/shell-tool-mcp-ci.yml` workflows now that their
responsibilities have been replaced or removed
- kept the zsh patch under
`codex-rs/shell-escalation/patches/zsh-exec-wrapper.patch` and updated
the `codex-rs/shell-escalation` docs/code to describe the zsh-based flow
directly
- added `.github/workflows/rust-release-zsh.yml` to build only the three
zsh binaries that `codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/zsh` needs today:
  - `aarch64-apple-darwin` on `macos-15`
  - `x86_64-unknown-linux-musl` on `ubuntu-24.04`
  - `aarch64-unknown-linux-musl` on `ubuntu-24.04`
- extracted the shared zsh build/smoke-test/stage logic into
`.github/scripts/build-zsh-release-artifact.sh`, made that helper
directly executable, and now invoke it directly from the workflow so the
Linux and macOS jobs only keep the OS-specific setup in YAML
- wired those standalone `codex-zsh-*.tar.gz` assets into
`rust-release.yml` and added `.github/dotslash-zsh-config.json` so
releases also publish a `codex-zsh` DotSlash file
- updated the checked-in `codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/zsh` fixture
comments to explain that new releases come from the standalone zsh
assets, while the checked-in fixture remains pinned to the latest
historical release until a newer zsh artifact is published
- tightened a couple of follow-on cleanups in
`codex-rs/shell-escalation`: the `ExecParams::command` comment now
describes the shell `-c`/`-lc` string more clearly, and the README now
points at the same `git.code.sf.net` zsh source URL that the workflow
uses

## Testing

- `cargo test -p codex-shell-escalation`
- `just argument-comment-lint`
- `bash -n .github/scripts/build-zsh-release-artifact.sh`
- attempted `cargo test -p codex-core`; unrelated existing failures
remain, but the touched `tools::runtimes::shell::unix_escalation::*`
coverage passed during that run
2026-03-24 12:56:26 -07:00

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# codex-shell-escalation
This crate contains the Unix shell-escalation protocol implementation and the
`codex-execve-wrapper` executable.
`codex-execve-wrapper` receives the arguments to an intercepted `execve(2)` call and delegates the
decision to the shell-escalation protocol over a shared file descriptor (specified by the
`CODEX_ESCALATE_SOCKET` environment variable). The server on the other side replies with one of:
- `Run`: `codex-execve-wrapper` should invoke `execve(2)` on itself to run the original command
within the sandboxed shell.
- `Escalate`: forward the file descriptors of the current process so the command can be run
faithfully outside the sandbox. When the process completes, the server forwards the exit code
back to `codex-execve-wrapper`.
- `Deny`: the server has declared the proposed command to be forbidden, so
`codex-execve-wrapper` prints an error to `stderr` and exits with `1`.
## Patched zsh
We carry a small patch to `Src/exec.c` (see `patches/zsh-exec-wrapper.patch`) that adds support for `EXEC_WRAPPER`. The patch applies to `77045ef899e53b9598bebc5a41db93a548a40ca6` from https://git.code.sf.net/p/zsh/code. To rebuild manually:
```bash
git clone https://git.code.sf.net/p/zsh/code
git checkout 77045ef899e53b9598bebc5a41db93a548a40ca6
git apply /path/to/patches/zsh-exec-wrapper.patch
./Util/preconfig
./configure
make -j"$(nproc)"
```