yoloforever: tell Codex its sandbox rejects rm -rf/-f; use mktemp -d (unblocks exit=1 cycles)

b9e3c88289d653690e7e0d56f4f2eeb8c3d47f81 · 2026-09-03 08:54:13 -0700 · Steve Abrams

Root cause of every cycle exiting 1 post-auth-fix: the prompt says 'Run DTD'
and Codex improvises 'rm -rf $DTD_DIR' cleanup, which its own sandbox refuses
('rm -f style commands are not permitted'), failing the exec and the cycle.
Add an explicit SANDBOX constraint so Codex never emits rm and uses mktemp -d.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018PfGmAXW3DWxHgUYZrEupT

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M scripts/codex-yoloforever-prompt.md

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commit b9e3c88289d653690e7e0d56f4f2eeb8c3d47f81
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Thu Sep 3 08:54:13 2026 -0700

    yoloforever: tell Codex its sandbox rejects rm -rf/-f; use mktemp -d (unblocks exit=1 cycles)
    
    Root cause of every cycle exiting 1 post-auth-fix: the prompt says 'Run DTD'
    and Codex improvises 'rm -rf $DTD_DIR' cleanup, which its own sandbox refuses
    ('rm -f style commands are not permitted'), failing the exec and the cycle.
    Add an explicit SANDBOX constraint so Codex never emits rm and uses mktemp -d.
    
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
    Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018PfGmAXW3DWxHgUYZrEupT
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 scripts/codex-yoloforever-prompt.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/codex-yoloforever-prompt.md b/scripts/codex-yoloforever-prompt.md
index b56989fc..79b0a362 100644
--- a/scripts/codex-yoloforever-prompt.md
+++ b/scripts/codex-yoloforever-prompt.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ The runner sets `DTD_ZERO_COST=1` and requires the filesystem guard at `/Users/m
 
 This cycle has a maximum of six execution iterations and must terminate cleanly so launchd can schedule the next cycle. Follow `/yoloforever`, `/ticketmaster`, `/dtd`, `/contrarian` (Cody), `/a2a-contract`, and `/e2e-proof` exactly. Read each selected skill's complete SKILL.md before acting.
 
+SANDBOX: Your Codex environment REJECTS `rm`, `rm -rf`, and `rm -f` ("rm -f style commands are not permitted"). Never emit them — a rejected command fails the whole cycle. For any temp/DTD working directory use a fresh unique path via `mktemp -d` (e.g. `DTD_DIR=$(mktemp -d)`) and do NOT delete it; the OS reclaims `/private/tmp`. Never build a command whose cleanup step is `rm`.
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 1. Set `TK_AGENT=codex-yoloforever`. Read `tk inbox`, then take a fresh ticketmaster snapshot from the canonical `~/.claude/tickets/events.jsonl`. Do not trust a prior ranking.
 2. Exclude work owned by an active agent/session, work that collides with a dirty worktree, and any item whose next step is gated. Select the highest-value safe, reversible, non-colliding open item. Take or resume its canonical ticket and continuously log material actions and correlation evidence there.
 3. Run DTD to choose the exact bounded increment. Then route execution through the canonical owner. Delegation never widens authority; follow the A2A contract and independently verify any handoff.

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