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Partial cycle: testing Profile doctrine on Codex (mixed_official_docs)

2026-05-11-partial-cycle-codex-2026-05-08_2026-05-11-frontier-v0

Status
draft
Window
2026-05-08 to 2026-05-11
Signals
1

Mode: partial_profile_cycle_test

Source contracts

Accepted signals from this run

  1. Codex Permissions glance surface and role-aware plugin sharing

Artifact contents

Every file the loop produced for this run, anchored in the repo. Internal links go to the rendered page; the repo path opens the raw artifact on GitHub.

Run digest

Codex's most operator-visible move this window is putting authority into the status line. The TUI now shows permissions and approval-mode as separately configurable items, with named profiles preserved and non-standard shapes rendered as Custom permissions. That single ergonomic change addresses the most common operator-surprise pattern: forgetting which permission posture is active before issuing a destructive command.

Around it, plugin sharing keeps evolving: a role-aware share context API and discoverability work split share controls from raw access permissions, and the skills watcher moves to the app-server in the same direction OpenHands has been consolidating. The CLI 0.130.0 release on 2026-05-08 names the same themes in operator-facing terms.

What To Try

  • If you run Codex in multiple permission profiles, enable both the permissions and approval-mode status-line items. The pair is designed to coexist.
  • If you share plugins across environments, exercise the role-aware context API before assuming a shared plugin keeps the same permissions in another role.

What Remains Uncertain

  • The shape of Codex for Chrome, announced 2026-05-07 via changelog, is outside this window's commit evidence. Scope, access boundaries, and security model belong to next cycle.