aevatar-codex-exec-node-setup

Configure Aevatar codex_exec

Choose exactly one target before changing state:

• managed_sandbox: Aevatar and operations own OpenSandbox, the runner image, model gateway, isolation, and cleanup. The user needs an authenticated NyxID binding with llm:proxy and an allowlist entry. No personal node or local Codex login is required.
• private_ssh: the user owns a private NyxID node, SSH service, fixed target, forced-command wrapper, local Codex login, and one Git workspace.

Never mix fields between targets. Do not report either target as ready until its public Ornn sample succeeds through Aevatar with exact CODEX_EXEC_READY.

Guardrails

• Never print, copy, or persist NyxID tokens, OpenSandbox keys, SSH private keys, Codex credentials, or auth.json into workflow input, logs, issue comments, or image layers.
• Never let a workflow choose an image, provider, model flag, shell fragment, approval policy, workspace path, or sandbox bypass.
• Do not forward the reusable caller bearer into OpenSandbox. Managed execution must mint a short-lived capability with only llm:proxy and install it through Credential Vault.
• Keep a private node and SSH service personal unless the user explicitly authorizes organization ownership.
• Use a dedicated SSH key, pinned host key, forced command, fixed Git workspace, and sandboxed Codex command. Never use danger-full-access.

Managed target

1. User preflight

Confirm the intended identity and Aevatar service connection:

nyxid --version
nyxid whoami
nyxid service list

The Aevatar login/consent flow must create a first-party binding for the same NyxID sub. Bindings created before Aevatar requested llm:proxy must be refreshed through normal login consent. Do not repair invalid_scope by broadening a token or using a static API key.

2. Operations handoff

Operations must complete docs/operations/2026-07-16-managed-codex-exec-rollout.md in the Aevatar repository. Required outcomes are:

• the immutable runner digest is pullable on the deployed architecture
• direct SDK tenant smoke returns exact CODEX_EXEC_READY
• Credential Vault, gateway-only egress, native Landlock, bounded JSONL, kill, and absence verification pass
• the Aevatar host receives its OpenSandbox endpoint/API key from Secret-backed configuration
• the intended NyxID subject is the only P0 AllowedNyxIdUserIds entry

Health and standalone smoke results still do not prove Aevatar workflow identity propagation.

3. Managed workflow proof

Mount the public dependency and run codex-exec-check with no caller-controlled routing. Follow its evaluation contract exactly. Success is a managed JSON result with status=succeeded, target=managed_sandbox, exit_code=0, and output=CODEX_EXEC_READY.

Private SSH target

Build this ownership chain:

NyxID user -> private SSH UserService -> owned node -> SSH target -> fixed wrapper -> Codex CLI -> one Git workspace

The workflow receives the service slug or UUID, never node_id.

1. Collect inputs and preflight

Choose NODE_PROFILE, NODE_NAME, SERVICE_LABEL, PRINCIPAL, absolute WORKSPACE, SSH_HOST, SSH_PORT, and dedicated SSH_KEY_FILE. Show these values and visibility before mutating state.

nyxid --version
nyxid whoami
codex --version
codex login status
git -C "$WORKSPACE" rev-parse --show-toplevel
command -v jq sshd ssh-keygen base64 codex

Stop if the Codex login is absent, the workspace is not a Git repository, or the NyxID identity is not the intended owner.

2. Register an isolated node profile

Preserve any default profile. Mint and consume the one-time token without emitting it:

NODE_STORAGE_FLAG=--keychain
registration_json="$(nyxid node register-token --name "$NODE_NAME" --terminal --output json)"
registration_token="$(printf '%s' "$registration_json" | jq -r '.token // .registration_token // .data.token // empty')"
test -n "$registration_token"
nyxid node register \
  --token "$registration_token" \
  --url wss://nyx-api.chrono-ai.fun/api/v1/nodes/ws \
  --profile "$NODE_PROFILE" \
  ${NODE_STORAGE_FLAG:+$NODE_STORAGE_FLAG}
unset registration_token registration_json

nyxid node daemon install --profile "$NODE_PROFILE" --log-level info
nyxid node daemon start --profile "$NODE_PROFILE"
nyxid node daemon status --profile "$NODE_PROFILE"
nyxid node list --output json

Use --keychain only where a supported secret service exists; otherwise explicitly select NyxID's encrypted-file backend. Continue only when this profile's node is online.

3. Prepare the fixed SSH target

Read forced-command-wrapper.md and install the wrapper first. On macOS follow macos-loopback-sshd.md; on Linux follow linux-ssh-target.md.

Allow only the selected host and port in this node profile's [ssh].allowed_targets, then restart only that profile. Do not replace its server, node, signing, or credential sections.

4. Create and bind the private service

Create the service without --org unless organization ownership was explicitly requested:

node_id="$(nyxid node list --output json | jq -r --arg name "$NODE_NAME" '.nodes[] | select(.name == $name) | .id')"
test -n "$node_id"

service_json="$(nyxid service add-ssh \
  --label "$SERVICE_LABEL" \
  --host "$SSH_HOST" \
  --port "$SSH_PORT" \
  --via-node "$node_id" \
  --node-key \
  --principals "$PRINCIPAL" \
  --output json)"
service_slug="$(printf '%s' "$service_json" | jq -r '.slug // .service_slug // .data.slug // empty')"
test -n "$service_slug"

NYXID_PROFILE="$NODE_PROFILE" nyxid node ssh-credentials add \
  --service "$service_slug" \
  --principal "$PRINCIPAL" \
  --key-file "$SSH_KEY_FILE" \
  --host "$SSH_HOST" \
  --port "$SSH_PORT"

Investigate a host-key mismatch or explicitly rotate the verified pin. Never disable host verification.

5. Verify the private route

Use troubleshooting.md to confirm a generic command is rejected and the exact Aevatar command profile succeeds through nyxid ssh exec.

Private workflow arguments use the nested contract:

{
  "target": {
    "kind": "private_ssh",
    "private_ssh": {
      "service": "your-service-slug",
      "principal": "your-unix-user"
    }
  },
  "prompt": "Reply with exactly CODEX_EXEC_READY",
  "timeout_secs": 300
}

Do not use the obsolete root-level service and principal shape.

6. Private workflow proof

Mount the public dependency and run codex-exec-private-ssh-check with the actual service slug and principal. A direct SSH success is insufficient. The Aevatar workflow must return exit_code: 0, timed_out: false, and stdout exactly CODEX_EXEC_READY after trimming.

Mandatory public-sample procedure

For either target, load the declared public dependency from Ornn:

{
  "skill": "aevatar-codex-exec-workflow-sample",
  "mount_workflows": true
}

Use codex-exec-check for managed or codex-exec-private-ssh-check for private SSH. If workflow mounting is unavailable, fetch the same published Ornn version and run it as explicit inline draft input; do not substitute an unverified local copy.

Completion criteria

For managed, all must be true:

• the correct NyxID account has a current Aevatar binding and llm:proxy consent
• operations completed the tenant smoke and enabled only that subject
• the public managed workflow returned exact CODEX_EXEC_READY
• cleanup was verified and no raw credential appeared in output

For private SSH, all must be true:

• the node is online under the intended NyxID user
• the service is private, active, node-bound, and uses node-held key auth
• the target is restricted and arbitrary commands are rejected
• local Codex succeeds through the fixed NyxID SSH route
• the public private-SSH workflow returned exact CODEX_EXEC_READY

Anything less is partial configuration, not a usable codex_exec route.