fix(codex): handle MCP tool approval elicitation separately#1079
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Problem
mcpServer/elicitation/requestfor MCP tool approvals could fall through Symphony's generic approval handling.In practice, this caused Codex app-server turns to appear stuck while waiting on Linear MCP
save_commentapprovals. The runtime log showed the turn hanging onmcpServer/elicitation/requestuntil timeout or shutdown.Root cause
The client did not have dedicated handling for MCP tool approval elicitations. Because the payload contains approval-related metadata (
_meta.codex_approval_kind = "mcp_tool_call"), it matched the generic approval path and replied with:{ "approved": true }But Codex app-server expects an MCP elicitation acceptance payload shaped like:
{ "action": "accept", "content": {}, "_meta": { "persist": ... } }That meant the elicitation was not actually resolved, so the app-server kept waiting.
Fix
mcpServer/elicitation/requestwithcodex_approval_kind = "mcp_tool_call"persistsemantics (always/session) from the elicitation metadataValidation
I ran:
corepack pnpm testcorepack pnpm typecheckcorepack pnpm buildcorepack pnpm exec biome check src/codex/app-server-client.ts tests/codex/app-server-client.test.ts tests/fixtures/codex-fake-server.mjsAll of the above passed locally.