fix(relay-node): repair native Codex registration and hook delivery - #2148

An unregistered Codex thread can be excluded from automatic activation by its working directory, even when the global auto-activation setting is on. activation_check rejects that directory. At SessionStart, codex_session_start returns empty context for the rejected thread. The new PostToolUse guidance branch also returns no context because the registration is absent, and its old manual-registration fallback only runs when auto-activation is off.

Example: A user runs Codex under an excluded directory with auto-activation on and asks the chat to join Relay. Neither SessionStart nor its first PostToolUse provides the register --socket command, although explicit registration remains available.

Recommended fix: Keep the manual registration guidance for unregistered chats that cannot be auto-admitted, or otherwise give them an actionable registration command after a verified PostToolUse hook. Preserve the existing turn-affinity check before consuming guidance.

Recent Codex history contains threads after the Codex process exits. try_discover includes those rows, and the returned live flag reflects whether a delivery route was found. cached_sessions_list passes running=true for every discovered row, including historical Codex rows with no current process. Thus the new wait field cannot distinguish a loaded chat without an owner from a stopped historical chat.

Example: A registered Codex chat remains among the newest 40 threads after its terminal closes. Discovery lists it with live=false, and sessions.list displays a wait for a verified turn hook despite the process having ended.

Recommended fix: Set delivery_wait only when a fresh runtime proof establishes that this particular Codex thread is held, rather than relying on the historical discovery row's running argument.

         let core = self.clone();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
+            struct Reset(Arc<Core>);
+            impl Drop for Reset {
+                fn drop(&mut self) {
+                    self.0.codex_discovery_refresh.store(false, Ordering::Release);
+                }
+            }
+            let _reset = Reset(core.clone());
             for attempt in 0..3 {
                 if attempt > 0 {
                     tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
                 }
                 core.activate_new_sessions().await;
             }
-            core.codex_discovery_refresh.store(false, Ordering::Release);
         });

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Suggested change

	/// A trusted host can request a global pass, but cannot name the chat
	/// to register. Coalesce signals and leave network work off hook calls.
	pub(crate) fn request_codex_discovery(self: &Arc<Self>) {
	use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
	if self.codex_discovery_refresh.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel) {
	return;
	}
	let core = self.clone();
	tokio::spawn(async move {
	for attempt in 0..3 {
	if attempt > 0 {
	tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
	}
	core.activate_new_sessions().await;
	}
	core.codex_discovery_refresh.store(false, Ordering::Release);
	});
	}
	/// A trusted host can request a global pass, but cannot name the chat
	/// to register. Coalesce signals and leave network work off hook calls.
	pub(crate) fn request_codex_discovery(self: &Arc<Self>) {
	use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
	if self.codex_discovery_refresh.swap(true, Ordering::AcqRel) {
	return;
	}
	let core = self.clone();
	tokio::spawn(async move {
	struct Reset(Arc<Core>);
	impl Drop for Reset {
	fn drop(&mut self) {
	self.0.codex_discovery_refresh.store(false, Ordering::Release);
	}
	}
	let _reset = Reset(core.clone());
	for attempt in 0..3 {
	if attempt > 0 {
	tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(500)).await;
	}
	core.activate_new_sessions().await;
	}
	});
	}

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Review comment at @crates/relay-node/src/relay/agents.rs around lines 253 - 270:
Update request_codex_discovery so codex_discovery_refresh is reset on every task exit, including a panic during activate_new_sessions; use a drop guard that owns access to the flag and preserves the existing atomic ordering. Remove the success-only reset once the guard handles cleanup.

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