record Codex authentication recovery tripwire

032e6b6776e05e4935a0a9bd127102bcc2ea42a2 · 2026-09-03 08:34:54 -0700 · Steve Abrams
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M data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl
M verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json
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commit 032e6b6776e05e4935a0a9bd127102bcc2ea42a2
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Thu Sep 3 08:34:54 2026 -0700

    record Codex authentication recovery tripwire
---
 data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl  |  1 +
 verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json | 14 +++++++-------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl b/data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl
index d61e6382..b4dc70d2 100644
--- a/data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl
+++ b/data/codex-yoloforever/ledger.jsonl
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@
 {"timestamp":"2026-09-03T14:44:16Z","ticket":"TK-11173","action":"Cycle startup passed exact zero-cost preflight, then Codex CLI exhausted websocket and HTTPS retries on chatgpt.com backend-api 404 before producing an agent message; no ticket/product/external mutation","dtd_verdict":"A observe exactly one scheduled retry; Qwen 1/6 valid so formally inconclusive, Codex unavailable; mandatory post-decision debate unavailable","cody_verdict":"N/A: agent failed before work; failure evidence directly reproduced from rollout task_complete","final_dtd_verdict":"Conservative A by direct transport evidence: log failure and allow one scheduler retry; stop if identical failure repeats","tests_evidence":["runner last_exit=1 at 2026-09-03T14:44:16Z","rollout task_complete error exact backend-api 404","STOPPED absent","no dtd cost row","no ticket ledger mutation during failed process"],"next_seed":"Observe exactly one scheduled retry; if backend 404 repeats, set STOPPED and harden runner before further retries","gated_memos":[],"cost":"$0"}
 {"timestamp":"2026-09-03T14:54:16Z","ticket":"TK-11173","action":"Observed one natural retry; identical Codex websocket and HTTPS backend-api 404 recurred before agent output; invoked bounded stop action and disabled runner","dtd_verdict":"Prior retry-once A was formally inconclusive 1/6 with post-decision unavailable; its explicit repeated-failure stop branch fired","cody_verdict":"STOP 5/5 inline; top fix wait for backend/auth recovery, then explicit resume plus canary","final_dtd_verdict":"STOP_SAFE on reproduced repeated transport tripwire","tests_evidence":["second start 14:46:10Z exit1 14:46:57Z","identical 404 signature","STOPPED 14:54:16Z","disabled=true","no runner/child PID","verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json"],"next_seed":"Remain stopped until backend/auth state changes and Steve explicitly resumes; first resumed cycle must be observed end to end","gated_memos":[],"cost":"$0"}
 {"timestamp":"2026-09-03T14:59:22Z","ticket":"TK-11173","action":"Steve requested the next pass; bounded read-only recovery canary reproduced the same backend-api 404. Detected STOPPED drift and an unintended launchd cycle, fail-closed the runner, and observed all child PIDs exit without agent output or backlog mutation.","dtd_verdict":"No new approach fork: the prior committed retry-once branch and explicit recovery-canary acceptance criterion remain controlling; mandatory Codex debate was unavailable because the canary itself proved Codex transport unavailable.","cody_verdict":"STOP 5/5 inline; top fix keep STOPPED until a later bounded canary returns exactly CANARY_OK.","final_dtd_verdict":"STOP_SAFE on failed recovery canary; do not re-enable scheduler.","tests_evidence":["read-only canary rc=1 with websocket and HTTPS backend-api 404","unintended runner start 14:57:51Z exit1 14:58:54Z","STOPPED restored 14:58:26Z","runner running=no stopped=yes pid=none","no app=dtd cost row","verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json"],"next_seed":"On a later explicit resume, first run one bounded read-only Codex canary; resume only on exact CANARY_OK.","gated_memos":[],"cost":"$0"}
+{"timestamp":"2026-09-03T15:33:55Z","ticket":"TK-11173","action":"Steve explicitly requested resume; ran one bounded read-only Codex recovery canary. It failed closed with api.openai.com websocket and HTTPS 401 Unauthorized due missing authentication; scheduler remained stopped and no backlog work ran.","dtd_verdict":"No new approach fork: exact CANARY_OK remains the committed prerequisite; DTD and mandatory Codex post-decision debate are unavailable because Codex authentication itself failed.","cody_verdict":"STOP 5/5 inline; top fix restore Codex CLI authentication via the normal user-controlled login path, then repeat one canary.","final_dtd_verdict":"STOP_SAFE on authentication tripwire; do not alter credentials or enable scheduler unattended.","tests_evidence":["read-only canary rc=1 with websocket and HTTPS 401 Unauthorized","no last-message output","runner running=no stopped=yes pid=none","STOPPED retained","no app=dtd cost row","verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json"],"next_seed":"After Codex CLI authentication is restored, Steve can say resume; require exact CANARY_OK before scheduler enable.","gated_memos":[],"cost":"$0"}
diff --git a/verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json b/verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json
index 4ce9917d..2ffdc1b1 100644
--- a/verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json
+++ b/verification/TK-11173-e2e-proof.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
   "intent": "Prove recovery-gated resume behavior after Steve requested the next yoloforever pass, including fail-closed containment when Codex backend recovery has not occurred.",
   "risk_tier": "R1 local runner control",
-  "timestamp": "2026-09-03T14:59:22Z",
-  "baseline": "The prior repeated-404 tripwire had stopped the runner. On inspection after Steve's explicit resume request, the STOPPED sentinel was absent and launchd had already started an unintended recovery cycle at 14:57:51Z.",
+  "timestamp": "2026-09-03T15:33:55Z",
+  "baseline": "The prior failed 404 recovery canary left the runner stopped with STOPPED present. Steve explicitly requested another resume attempt.",
   "checks": [
-    {"name":"bounded read-only recovery canary","verdict":"FAIL","result":"One-shot codex exec returned rc=1, produced no last-message file, and reproduced websocket plus HTTPS chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex/responses 404 responses."},
-    {"name":"unintended cycle containment","verdict":"PASS","result":"Detected runner PID 8237 and child Codex PID after STOPPED drift; invoked the runner's bounded stop path and observed the active cycle finish rc=1 at 14:58:54Z."},
+    {"name":"bounded read-only recovery canary","verdict":"FAIL","result":"One-shot codex exec returned rc=1, produced no last-message output, and received websocket plus HTTPS 401 Unauthorized from api.openai.com/v1/responses with missing bearer authentication."},
+    {"name":"runner containment","verdict":"PASS","result":"Runner remained running=no, stopped=yes, pid=none before and after the canary; no scheduler cycle started."},
     {"name":"zero paid-helper spend","verdict":"PASS","result":"No app=dtd cost-ledger rows were recorded during the recovery check or unintended cycle."},
     {"name":"no work side effects","verdict":"PASS","result":"Recovery canary and active cycle failed before agent output; no target ticket, product, customer, production, or external mutation occurred."},
-    {"name":"stop containment","verdict":"PASS","result":"STOPPED restored at 14:58:26Z; runner status is running=no, stopped=yes, pid=none."},
+    {"name":"stop containment","verdict":"PASS","result":"STOPPED remained present; runner status is running=no, stopped=yes, pid=none."},
     {"name":"Mac awake","verdict":"PASS","result":"sleep=0, displaysleep=0, screensaver idleTime=0, caffeinate active"}
   ],
-  "cody": "Five-lens inline STOP 5/5 remains controlling: Engineer recovery canary reproduces the transport blocker; Designer has no agent artifact; User gets no backlog progress; Skeptic rejects automatic retries after a failed canary; Strategist preserves zero-cost capacity. Highest-leverage action: keep fail-closed until a later read-only canary returns exactly CANARY_OK.",
-  "cleanup": "Stopped the local runner through its own stop control and waited for the active child to exit; retained the STOPPED sentinel. No production process, external service, ticket target, or customer state changed.",
+  "cody": "Five-lens inline STOP 5/5: Engineer identifies missing authentication as a hard prerequisite; Designer has no agent artifact; User receives no backlog progress; Skeptic rejects credential guessing; Strategist preserves gates and zero-cost capacity. Highest-leverage action: restore valid Codex CLI authentication through the normal user-controlled login path, then require exact CANARY_OK.",
+  "cleanup": "The canary exited on its own; runner stayed stopped and STOPPED was retained. No credential, production process, external service, ticket target, or customer state changed.",
   "verdict": "PASS_SAFE_STOP"
 }
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