refactor(registry/coder-labs/modules/codex)!: remove agentapi, tasks and start logic

[35C4n0r]

Closes #878

What

Major refactor of the coder-labs/codex module to mirror the coder/claude-code v5 changes from #861.

Changes

Structural

• Replace module "agentapi" with module "coder_utils" (registry.coder.com/coder/coder-utils/coder v0.0.1)
• Replace scripts/install.sh with scripts/install.sh.tftpl (Terraform templatefile)
• Delete scripts/start.sh
• Module dir changed from .codex-module to .coder-modules/coder-labs/codex
• Output changed from task_app_id to scripts (ordered list of coder exp sync names)

Removed variables

All AgentAPI pass-throughs, boundary, start-script-only, and install-toggle variables:
order, group, report_tasks, subdomain, cli_app, web_app_display_name, cli_app_display_name, install_agentapi, agentapi_version, ai_prompt, continue, enable_state_persistence, codex_system_prompt, enable_boundary, boundary_config_path, boundary_version, compile_boundary_from_source, use_boundary_directly, codex_model, install_codex

Removed from install script

• install_node() / NVM bootstrap (assumes npm is available)
• ARG_INSTALL toggle (Codex always installs via npm)
• Node.js installation logic

Removed from default config.toml

• sandbox_mode, approval_policy, [sandbox_workspace_write]
• [notice.model_migrations]

Renamed

• enable_aibridge -> enable_ai_gateway

Changed

• workdir: now optional (default = null)
• openai_api_key env var: conditional with count
• base_config_toml description: uses heredoc to document generated defaults

Tests

• Terraform tests: 11 pass
• Bun tests: rewritten to runTerraformApply + collectScripts + runScripts pattern
• Added: model_reasoning_effort assertion, workdir-trusted-project, no-workdir-no-project-section
• Removed: all AgentAPI, boundary, session, system-prompt, task-prompt, and install-version tests

Warning

Breaking change. Drops support for Coder Tasks and Boundary. Keep using v4.x.x if you depend on them.

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[matifali]

A minor nit, but it looks good to me.

[matifali]

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[coder-agents-review]

Solid refactor that cleanly converges codex on the coder-utils pattern, removes substantial dead code (AgentAPI, Boundary, Tasks), and simplifies the install pipeline. The scripts output design and conditional coder_env resources are well-considered. The breaking change is documented and version-bumped correctly.

Severity breakdown: 3 P2, 11 P3, 2 Nit.

The P2s center on: (1) openai_api_key missing sensitive = true (5 reviewers flagged this), (2) ARG_WORKDIR/ARG_CODEX_VERSION passed unencoded through templatefile single-quote assignments, breaking or enabling injection when the value contains ' or ", and (3) zero test coverage for the enable_ai_gateway + base_config_toml combination, which is the most complex split behavior in the install script and the only path requiring manual user action.

Five reviewers independently flagged that enable_ai_gateway = true with a user-provided base_config_toml unconditionally appends [model_providers.aibridge], risking duplicate TOML headers if the user's config already defines that section.

Process note: the PR description lists install_codex as removed, but the final code retains it. The description should be updated to match the delivered code. Two "debug" commits remain unsquashed in the branch; consider squashing before merge.

P3 [DEREM-15] The PR description's "Removed variables" list includes install_codex, but main.tf:45 retains it. The description also claims "ARG_INSTALL toggle (Codex always installs via npm)" was removed, but install.sh.tftpl has ARG_INSTALL. A reviewer trusting the description would miss that these were restored after the initial removal. (Mafu-san)

P3 No test for the default install path. The deleted check-latest-codex-version-works was the only coverage for npm install -g "@openai/codex" (without version pin). The surviving install-codex-version exercises only the pinned branch. The most common real-world path now has zero test coverage. (Bisky) Note: -main.test.ts:78, outside current diff.

Pariston: "I tried to construct a scenario where the stated problem exists but this fix does not help. I could not. The refactor is structurally complete."

Mafu-san: "Despite the turbulent path to get there, the final install_codex function handles NVM, non-NVM, and non-root environments correctly."

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P2 [DEREM-6] openai_api_key is missing sensitive = true. Without it, the API key appears in plaintext in terraform plan output, terraform show, CI logs, and the state file. The sibling claude-code module marks its equivalent (claude_code_oauth_token) with sensitive = true at line 90 of its main.tf.

"The variable holds an API key but is not marked sensitive. Its value appears in plan output and Terraform state in cleartext." (Zoro P2, Knov P2, Chopper P2, Hisoka Nit, Mafuuu Nit)

Fix: add sensitive = true to the variable block.

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P2 [DEREM-7] ARG_INSTALL, ARG_CODEX_VERSION, and ARG_WORKDIR are interpolated into single-quoted bash assignments via templatefile(). A value containing ' (e.g. /home/coder/it's-a-project) breaks the quoting boundary, producing a bash syntax error under set -euo pipefail. If workdir flows from a coder_parameter, a workspace user can inject arbitrary shell commands.

The same file correctly base64-encodes ARG_BASE_CONFIG_TOML, ARG_ADDITIONAL_MCP_SERVERS, and ARG_AIBRIDGE_CONFIG (lines 14-17). ARG_WORKDIR and ARG_CODEX_VERSION are the exceptions.

"The inconsistency is the bug. ARG_CODEX_VERSION and ARG_WORKDIR should use the same base64 encode/decode pattern." (Kurapika P2, Razor P2, Hisoka P3)

Fix: base64-encode in main.tf, decode in the template, matching the existing pattern.

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P2 [DEREM-8] No test for enable_ai_gateway = true combined with a custom base_config_toml. This is the only code path where populate_config_toml writes the user's config verbatim (skipping model_provider = "aibridge" injection) but still appends the [model_providers.aibridge] section. It's also the only path that requires the user to manually add a top-level config key.

"Neither half of this split is tested. A refactor that accidentally nests the aibridge append inside the default-config branch would silently break the documented use case with no test failure." (Meruem P2)

Add a test that sets both enable_ai_gateway: "true" and a custom base_config_toml, then asserts: (a) [model_providers.aibridge] is present, (b) model_provider = "aibridge" is NOT present outside the user's config. (Razor P3, Kite P3)

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P3 [DEREM-10] When enable_ai_gateway = true, populate_config_toml unconditionally appends the [model_providers.aibridge] section regardless of whether the user's base_config_toml already defines it. Duplicate TOML table headers are invalid; Codex's parser rejects the file at startup with an error that doesn't point back to the module.

The README tells users to add model_provider = "aibridge" (routing key) but is silent about whether [model_providers.aibridge] (provider definition) is auto-appended. A user who copies the full provider block into their custom config triggers this.

"A reasonable user who also copies the provider definition into their base config triggers this." (Kite P3, Mafuuu P3, Meruem P3, Knov P3, Pariston P3)

Option: guard with grep -q '\[model_providers\.aibridge\]' before appending, or document the constraint explicitly.

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P3 [DEREM-11] The elif branch runs npm config set prefix without first checking that npm is available. Under set -euo pipefail, a missing npm produces bash: npm: command not found with no context about what the module requires. v4 auto-installed Node/npm; v5 assumes it's present but neither validates nor documents the requirement at this point.

"A user upgrading from v4 with a base image that relied on the module's Node bootstrapping gets a broken workspace with no actionable error." (Hisoka P3, Meruem P3)

Fix: command_exists npm || { echo "Error: npm is required to install Codex. Install Node.js/npm first or set install_codex = false."; exit 1; }

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P3 [DEREM-18] The debug header prints internal template variable names (ARG_CODEX_VERSION, ARG_WORKDIR, ARG_ENABLE_AI_GATEWAY) instead of user-facing Terraform variable names. An operator checking logs must reverse-engineer the mapping.

"The operator at 2 AM sees ARG_CODEX_VERSION: 0.1.0 and has to reverse-engineer that this maps to var.codex_version." (Leorio P3)

Use codex_version, workdir, enable_ai_gateway.

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P3 [DEREM-19] openai-api-key test creates a Docker container it never touches. setup() always spins up a container via runContainer, but this test only reads coderEnvVars (extracted from Terraform state at plan time). The container idles until cleanup, adding wasted wall time.

"Either inline a lighter Terraform-only check or call runScripts and verify the env var reaches the shell environment." (Bisky P3)

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Nit [DEREM-20] skipCodexMock: true is dead configuration here. setup() defaults install_codex to "false", so the codex binary is never invoked; whether the mock exists is irrelevant. (Bisky Nit, Razor Nit)

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Nit [DEREM-21] The old code had default = "" # empty string means the latest available version. The comment was dropped. The description doesn't explain what empty means; a reader must trace into install.sh.tftpl to discover the behavior. (Gon Nit)

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P3 [DEREM-13] No test for the default install path. This deleted test was the only coverage for npm install -g "@openai/codex" (without version pin). The surviving install-codex-version exercises only the pinned branch. The most common real-world path now has zero test coverage.

"If the template renders a broken npm install command for the unversioned case, nothing catches it." (Bisky P3)

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Addendum: findings incorrectly dropped from the initial review.

The following were cut during cross-check with insufficient justification. Reopening them here.

P3 [DEREM-1] main.test.ts:302 — model_reasoning_effort is only tested in combination with enable_ai_gateway, never standalone. The write_minimal_default_config function handles these independently (install.sh.tftpl lines 55-61), so the standalone path is unverified. (Netero)

P3 [DEREM-2] main.tf:129 — The aibridge_config local still uses name = "AI Bridge" while the module consistently calls the feature "AI Gateway" everywhere else (variable names, README, descriptions). The name field is a human-readable label the module controls; the section key [model_providers.aibridge], env var, and API path are protocol-level and correctly unchanged. (Netero)

P3 [DEREM-3] main.tftest.hcl:35 — test_codex_custom_options asserts var.icon == "/icon/custom.svg", which proves Terraform variable assignment works, not that the icon propagates to module.coder_utils. Same pattern in test_codex_with_scripts. The Bun integration tests cover actual behavior, but these tftest assertions add no value on their own. (Netero)

Note [DEREM-4] README.md:51 — The coder_app example uses cd ${local.codex_workdir} without shell quoting. If the resolved path contains spaces, the cd breaks. Users copy-paste README examples. Using cd "${local.codex_workdir}" would be defensive. (Netero)

Note [DEREM-5] install.sh.tftpl:59 — Both model_reasoning_effort and the workdir [projects.] section are only written by write_minimal_default_config, which is skipped when base_config_toml is non-empty. A user setting model_reasoning_effort = "high" alongside a custom base_config_toml gets no error and no effect. The base_config_toml description mentions "AI Gateway sections are still appended" but does not mention that model_reasoning_effort and workdir trust are silently dropped. (Netero)

Note [DEREM-24] README.md — No migration section for v4 to v5 users. The PR description catalogs every removed variable, but a user upgrading an existing template must independently figure out: remove all old variables, add a coder_app or coder_script to start Codex, remove coder_ai_task resources, update the module data path in debugging scripts. A brief "Migrating from v4" section would reduce friction for the breaking change. (Pariston)

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