fix(sync): refresh catalog for side profiles when Codex injection is OFF

[harryzhou2000]

Explicit ocx sync (and ocx sync-cache) now refresh the catalog and models cache even when the Codex integration toggle is OFF or an external model_provider owns config.toml.

Rationale: users may consume the OpenCodex catalog through a custom side profile without injection. The refresh is harmless in those modes because config, journal, and history are never touched (new catalog-only sync status). POST /api/sync, startup, and ensure keep the existing OFF skip.

Tests: unit tests for the catalog-only and external-provider paths, models-cache override test, and updated composed-acceptance coverage.

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• New Features
  • Catalog and model-cache refreshes can now run even when Codex integration is disabled.
  • Sync results distinguish catalog-only refreshes from skipped or failed operations.
  • External-provider workflows can optionally refresh the catalog before injection.
• Bug Fixes
  • Improved reporting when no catalog or cache changes are written.
  • Preserved existing integration and configuration data during explicit refresh operations.
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  • Added coverage for disabled-integration refreshes, cache invalidation, and external-provider scenarios.

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sync and sync-cache can refresh Codex catalog artifacts while integration is disabled. The sync API adds catalog-only reporting and disabled-state override options. Tests cover disabled integration, external providers, cache invalidation, and permitted catalog artifacts.

Changes

Codex catalog synchronization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Catalog sync override plumbing src/codex/catalog/sync.ts, src/codex/refresh.ts	Catalog synchronization and models-cache invalidation accept CodexCatalogSyncOptions. The override permits writes when Codex is desired-disabled. refreshCodexModelCatalog forwards the options to both operations.
Catalog-aware sync orchestration src/codex/sync.ts	syncModelsToCodex adds catalogEvenWhenNotInjected, separates disabled-state handling from catalog refresh, supports external-provider refreshes, and returns catalog-only results. Catalog refresh gathering and reporting move into refreshCatalogForSync.
CLI entry points and regression coverage src/cli/dispatch.ts, tests/codex-sync-api.test.ts, tests/codex-models-cache-invalidate.test.ts, tests/codex-composed-acceptance.test.ts	CLI commands request catalog or cache writes while integration is disabled. Tests cover catalog-only results, external providers, cache invalidation, and manifest comparisons that exclude permitted catalog artifacts.

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The change enables explicit sync commands to refresh catalog data for side profiles without modifying configuration, journal, or history when Codex injection is off; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant syncModelsToCodex
  participant refreshCatalogForSync
  participant syncCatalogModels
  participant invalidateCodexModelsCache
  CLI->>syncModelsToCodex: request explicit catalog refresh
  syncModelsToCodex->>refreshCatalogForSync: pass catalog override
  refreshCatalogForSync->>syncCatalogModels: write catalog
  refreshCatalogForSync->>invalidateCodexModelsCache: write models cache
  syncModelsToCodex-->>CLI: return catalog-only status

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Possibly related PRs

• lidge-jun/opencodex#518: Modifies the same catalog, cache synchronization, refresh, and sync flows.
• lidge-jun/opencodex#526: Extends the same Codex catalog and cache synchronization APIs.
• lidge-jun/opencodex#802: Modifies the same catalog/cache synchronization and result-reporting paths.

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In `@src/codex/sync.ts`:
- Around line 140-157: In src/codex/sync.ts lines 140-157, remove the
deps.injectCodexConfig call and its result handling from the
catalogEvenWhenNotInjected branch, returning the refreshed catalog result
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tests/codex-sync-api.test.ts lines 264-297, assert that injection is never
called and verify the OpenCodex journal bytes remain unchanged.

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@coderabbitai — addressed in 07a3246. The external-provider catalog-only branch no longer calls injectCodexConfig: it refreshes the catalog/cache and returns a catalog-only result, leaving config/journal/history untouched (inject.ts removes the journal for external providers). The test now requires zero injection calls and asserts the OpenCodex journal bytes are unchanged.

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@harryzhou2000 Thanks for the update. The external-provider catalog-only path now refreshes only the catalog and cache. It does not call injectCodexConfig, and the added assertions protect the OpenCodex journal from modification.

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🧠 Learnings used

Learnt from: Ingwannu
Repo: lidge-jun/opencodex PR: 503
File: tests/doctor.test.ts:81-113
Timestamp: 2026-07-26T13:27:11.063Z
Learning: For the Windows Orca Codex-home diagnostic, `tests/codex-sync-api.test.ts` is the shared behavioral coverage point: it injects deterministic `OrcaCodexHomeDiagnostic` values into `syncModelsToCodex` and captures log/error channels to exercise both the normal catalog-sync branch and the mismatching external-provider branch. During release hardening, avoid adding test-only platform seams to the full network-heavy `runDoctor` command; command-level doctor and restore-back coverage may be deferred.

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Validation before merge: scratch-worktree merge onto current dev — codex-sync-api + models-cache-invalidate 21/0 + tsc clean.

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Validation before merge (bug-PR campaign batch 1): codex-sync-api + models-cache-invalidate suites 21/0, tsc clean on scratch dev merge.