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Maintain CodexMonitor and Codex app-server protocol parity. Use when asked to audit supported or missing app-server notifications/requests, trace event routing, diagnose schema drift in app-server payloads, or update docs/app-server-events.md after upstream Codex changes.

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App-Server Events Sync

Use this skill to keep CodexMonitor app-server integration accurate as ../Codex evolves.

Canonical Source

Start with:

  • docs/app-server-events.md

Treat that file as the canonical runbook and update it when behavior changes.

Workflow

  1. Confirm upstream baseline:
  • Read Codex hash from ../Codex and update the hash in docs/app-server-events.md title.
  1. Compare notification methods:
  • Diff Codex v2 notification method set against CodexMonitor routing in src/utils/appServerEvents.ts and src/features/app/hooks/useAppServerEvents.ts.
  • Update Supported Events and Missing Events sections in docs/app-server-events.md.
  1. Compare request methods:
  • Diff Codex v2 client/server request sets against CodexMonitor outgoing and inbound handling.
  • Update Supported Requests, Missing Client Requests, and Server Requests sections.
  1. Investigate schema drift when lists look unchanged:
  • Inspect v2 payload structs in ../Codex/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2.rs.
  • Compare parser and normalization edges in src/utils/appServerEvents.ts, src/features/app/hooks/useAppServerEvents.ts, and src/features/threads/utils/threadNormalize.ts.
  1. Implement support when requested:
  • Add method/type support at parsing edges first.
  • Route in app event hook.
  • Update thread/item reducers and rendering only if needed.
  • Keep app/daemon parity and avoid duplicated logic.
  1. Validate:
  • Run targeted tests for touched files.
  • Run npm run typecheck.
  • Run npm run test for frontend behavior changes.
  • Run cd src-tauri && cargo check for backend changes.

Key Files

  • Routing/types: src/utils/appServerEvents.ts
  • Event router: src/features/app/hooks/useAppServerEvents.ts
  • Handler composition: src/features/threads/hooks/useThreadEventHandlers.ts
  • Item/turn handlers: src/features/threads/hooks/useThreadItemEvents.ts, src/features/threads/hooks/useThreadTurnEvents.ts
  • Normalization: src/features/threads/utils/threadNormalize.ts
  • State: src/features/threads/hooks/useThreadsReducer.ts
  • Outgoing requests: src/services/tauri.ts, src-tauri/src/shared/codex_core.rs
  • Daemon RPC: src-tauri/src/bin/codex_monitor_daemon/rpc.rs and rpc/*

References

  • Quick command set: references/quick-commands.md
  • Canonical runbook: docs/app-server-events.md

Output Expectations

When asked for an audit or update:

  • Report concrete supported and missing method deltas.
  • Cite exact files that need edits.
  • Update docs/app-server-events.md in the same change when behavior changed.
  • Call out deliberate non-support explicitly (for example deprecated methods).