Write apikey-mode auth.json so Codex CLI 0.122+ can authenticate via OPENAI_API_KEY (#5276)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - The Codex adapter spawns the OpenAI Codex CLI to drive the model
> - Codex CLI 0.122 changed how it reads credentials: it ignores
`OPENAI_API_KEY` from the environment and reads only
`$CODEX_HOME/auth.json`
> - Without auth.json, Codex 0.122+ returns 401 "Missing bearer or basic
authentication" on `/v1/responses` even when `OPENAI_API_KEY` is
forwarded into the sandbox or remote shell
> - This pull request materializes an apikey-mode `auth.json` in the
managed Codex home (or per-run for the test probe) when an
`OPENAI_API_KEY` is configured
> - The benefit is configured Codex API keys authenticate correctly with
current Codex CLI versions across local, SSH, and sandbox targets

## What Changed

- `codex-home.ts`: add `writeApiKeyAuthJson()` and let
`prepareManagedCodexHome` accept an `apiKey` override that replaces the
symlinked host auth.json with an apikey-mode file
- `execute.ts`: pass `envConfig.OPENAI_API_KEY` into
`prepareManagedCodexHome` so the managed (and synced-to-remote) Codex
home authenticates via the configured key
- `test.ts`: when `OPENAI_API_KEY` is available, wrap the hello probe
with a small shell that materializes a per-run `$CODEX_HOME/auth.json`
before exec'ing codex; key content rides through env to avoid leaking
into process listings
- Update the `codex_hello_probe_auth_required` hint to explain Codex CLI
does not read `OPENAI_API_KEY` from env

## Verification

- `pnpm vitest run --no-coverage --project
@paperclipai/adapter-codex-local`
- `pnpm typecheck` clean
- Manual: Codex 0.122.0 with empty `CODEX_HOME` returns 401 with
env-only auth; with this change it authenticates cleanly

## Risks

Low risk — when no API key is configured, behavior is unchanged (no
auth.json written, existing chatgpt-mode flow preserved). Apikey-mode
`auth.json` is the upstream-supported format.

## Model Used

Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context)

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots — N/A (no UI)
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
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@ -71,33 +71,71 @@ async function ensureCopiedFile(target: string, source: string): Promise<void> {
await fs.copyFile(source, target);
}
/**
* Writes an `auth.json` containing only `OPENAI_API_KEY` so the codex CLI can
* authenticate via API key. Overwrites any existing file or symlink at that
* path. Required because the codex CLI (>= 0.122) ignores the `OPENAI_API_KEY`
* environment variable and only reads credentials from `$CODEX_HOME/auth.json`.
*/
export async function writeApiKeyAuthJson(home: string, apiKey: string): Promise<void> {
await fs.mkdir(home, { recursive: true });
const target = path.join(home, "auth.json");
await fs.rm(target, { force: true });
await fs.writeFile(target, JSON.stringify({ OPENAI_API_KEY: apiKey }), { mode: 0o600 });
}
export async function prepareManagedCodexHome(
env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
onLog: AdapterExecutionContext["onLog"],
companyId?: string,
options: { apiKey?: string | null } = {},
): Promise<string> {
const targetHome = resolveManagedCodexHomeDir(env, companyId);
const apiKey = nonEmpty(options.apiKey ?? undefined);
const sourceHome = resolveSharedCodexHomeDir(env);
if (path.resolve(sourceHome) === path.resolve(targetHome)) return targetHome;
const seedFromShared = path.resolve(sourceHome) !== path.resolve(targetHome);
await fs.mkdir(targetHome, { recursive: true });
for (const name of SYMLINKED_SHARED_FILES) {
const source = path.join(sourceHome, name);
if (!(await pathExists(source))) continue;
await ensureSymlink(path.join(targetHome, name), source);
// If a previous run wrote an apikey-mode auth.json (regular file) and this
// run has no apiKey, remove it so the chatgpt-mode symlink can be restored.
// Without this cleanup, ensureSymlink bails on a non-symlink and Codex keeps
// authenticating with the stale key after it is removed from configuration.
if (!apiKey && seedFromShared) {
const authPath = path.join(targetHome, "auth.json");
const existing = await fs.lstat(authPath).catch(() => null);
if (existing && !existing.isSymbolicLink()) {
await fs.rm(authPath, { force: true });
}
}
for (const name of COPIED_SHARED_FILES) {
const source = path.join(sourceHome, name);
if (!(await pathExists(source))) continue;
await ensureCopiedFile(path.join(targetHome, name), source);
if (seedFromShared) {
for (const name of SYMLINKED_SHARED_FILES) {
const source = path.join(sourceHome, name);
if (!(await pathExists(source))) continue;
await ensureSymlink(path.join(targetHome, name), source);
}
for (const name of COPIED_SHARED_FILES) {
const source = path.join(sourceHome, name);
if (!(await pathExists(source))) continue;
await ensureCopiedFile(path.join(targetHome, name), source);
}
await onLog(
"stdout",
`[paperclip] Using ${isWorktreeMode(env) ? "worktree-isolated" : "Paperclip-managed"} Codex home "${targetHome}" (seeded from "${sourceHome}").\n`,
);
}
if (apiKey) {
await writeApiKeyAuthJson(targetHome, apiKey);
await onLog(
"stdout",
`[paperclip] Wrote API-key auth.json into Codex home "${targetHome}" from configured OPENAI_API_KEY.\n`,
);
}
await onLog(
"stdout",
`[paperclip] Using ${isWorktreeMode(env) ? "worktree-isolated" : "Paperclip-managed"} Codex home "${targetHome}" (seeded from "${sourceHome}").\n`,
);
return targetHome;
}