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Summary

  • Adds opt-in codexPool.startIdleWindows (off by default). When a brand-new conversation (no thread binding, shared quota scope) arrives and an eligible pool account's last recorded 5-hour window reads 0% with a reset about one full window after the observation, that one real request is routed to it, so the account's reset clock starts. Routing then returns to the configured strategy.
  • Nothing synthetic is sent: detection reads only quota already recorded from ordinary response headers and operator refreshes (unlike codexQuotaAutoRefresh, which dispatches a warmup).
  • Bound conversations are never moved (no cold prompt cache), a pinned account wins, independent model quota scopes are unaffected, and each account is steered at most once per window (process-memory marker, because the starting response still looks unstarted).
  • Resolve and preview apply the same rule, so subagent preview agrees with dispatch.
  • Docs: docs-site Codex integration guide and structure/providers/openai-accounts.md.

Open question (also in the issue): the "not started" shape is inferred, not yet checked against a captured live idle-account response. Detection uses a one-minute tolerance and fails closed to ordinary routing.

Closes #5833

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  • bun run typecheck: pass
  • bun run structure:check: pass
  • bun run privacy:scan: pass
  • bun test tests/codex-integration/codex-pool-rotation.test.ts tests/codex-integration/codex-pool-plan-exclusion.test.ts tests/config: 544 pass / 0 fail (includes 3 new regression tests: off by default, one-shot steering with preview/resolve agreement, bound/pin/started-window exclusions)
  • bun test tests/codex-integration/codex-pool-rotation.test.ts tests/ci-workflows/file-size-ratchet.test.ts after trimming src/codex/routing.ts under its size baseline: 123 pass / 0 fail
  • bun run test (macOS, before the ratchet trim): 30947 pass / 9 fail. The file-size ratchet failure was this change and is now fixed. Of the other 8, 3 (remote workspace Linux sandbox x2, direct Chat encoder stall watchdog) fail identically on unmodified dev, and the rest (service claim, WSL home ownership, native Codex toggle) passed when rerun in isolation with and without this change. The full suite was not rerun after the trim.

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  • New Features
    • Added the optional codexPool.startIdleWindows setting, off by default. When enabled, new, unbound conversations can be routed to an eligible account whose recorded short quota window has not started.
    • Existing conversation bindings remain unchanged, and pinned-account selections take precedence. The feature uses recorded quota data and does not send warmup requests.

Opt-in codexPool.startIdleWindows routes one never-bound request to a pool
account whose recorded short window reads 0% with a reset a full window
after the observation, so a real request starts its reset clock instead of
a synthetic warmup. Bound conversations, pins and independent quota scopes
are unaffected; each account is steered once per window.

Refs lidge-jun#5833
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The change adds an optional codexPool.startIdleWindows setting. Enabled routing selects an eligible account with an observed unstarted short quota window for the next unbound conversation. Preview and resolution use the same selection, while bindings and pins retain precedence.

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Idle Codex window routing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Idle window configuration contract
src/types/config.ts, src/config/schema/leaf-validators.ts, docs-site/src/content/docs/guides/codex-integration.md, structure/providers/openai-accounts.md
Adds the optional startIdleWindows setting, keeps it disabled by default, and documents its quota criteria, scope, pin precedence, and lack of synthetic requests.
Unstarted window account selection
src/codex/routing/selection.ts
Checks stored quota observations for zero short-window usage, a reset at least one window after observation with a 60-second tolerance, and quota headroom. It skips accounts already marked for the current window and records committed starts in process memory.
Routing integration and validation
src/codex/routing.ts, tests/codex-integration/codex-pool-rotation.test.ts
Applies the selection during preview and detailed resolution for unbound requests before normal strategy selection. Tests cover the disabled default, repeated previews, bindings, pins, started windows, and later normal routing.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant routing_ts as routing.ts
  participant picker as pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount
  participant CodexQuota
  participant CodexAccount
  Client->>routing_ts: Preview or resolve a new conversation
  routing_ts->>picker: Check unstarted-window account
  picker->>CodexQuota: Read recorded quota observation
  CodexQuota-->>picker: Return idle-window status and headroom
  picker->>CodexAccount: Select eligible account
  CodexAccount-->>routing_ts: Return account
  routing_ts-->>Client: Preview or bind the selected account
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With codexPool.startIdleWindows enabled, a conversation whose account binding was released can be moved onto an idle account as if it were a new conversation. That spends the idle account's fresh window on the wrong traffic and contradicts the documented behavior. The feature is off by default, so impact is limited to operators who opt in. The release check should be added to both preview and resolution before merge. It should also be clarified whether only five-hour windows qualify.

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In `@src/codex/routing.ts`:
- Line 1096: Update the idle-window selection checks in the routing flow around
`pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount` so a thread with a release reason or pending
release reason is not treated as brand-new when its affinity entry is absent.
Apply this guard to both the preview and placement paths, preserving idle-window
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- Around line 678-679: Update the `shortWindowSeconds` validation in the
selector to require the five-hour duration promised by
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Reject recorded windows of other durations so the selector does not steer
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// Never-bound only: moving a live conversation pays a cold prompt cache for a window any new one could start.
const unstarted = entry === undefined ? pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount(config, threadId, now, quotaScope, selectionOptions, true) : null;

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Exclude released conversations from idle-window placement.

A released thread has entry === undefined, but releaseReason or a pending release reason shows that it was previously bound. The current checks at src/codex/routing.ts:790 and src/codex/routing.ts:1096 can therefore send that continuing conversation to an idle-window account. This violates the startIdleWindows contract for a “brand-new, never-bound conversation.” The ordinary strategy picker also treats the thread as unbound, and lineage selection does not make it never-bound.

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   const entry = threadId ? getThreadAffinity(threadId, quotaScope) : undefined;
+  const pendingReleaseReason = threadId ? peekPendingReleaseReason(threadId) : undefined;
...
-  const unstartedPreview = entry ? null : pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount(config, threadId, now, quotaScope, selectionOptions, false);
+  const unstartedPreview = entry || pendingReleaseReason !== undefined
+    ? null
+    : pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount(config, threadId, now, quotaScope, selectionOptions, false);
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-  const unstarted = entry === undefined ? pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount(config, threadId, now, quotaScope, selectionOptions, true) : null;
+  const unstarted = entry === undefined && releaseReason === undefined
+    ? pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount(config, threadId, now, quotaScope, selectionOptions, true)
+    : null;

Add coverage for a thread whose affinity was cleared by an outcome.

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const unstarted = entry === undefined ? pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount(config, threadId, now, quotaScope, selectionOptions, true) : null;
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In `@src/codex/routing.ts` at line 1096, Update the idle-window selection checks
in the routing flow around `pickUnstartedWindowCodexAccount` so a thread with a
release reason or pending release reason is not treated as brand-new when its
affinity entry is absent. Apply this guard to both the preview and placement
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|| typeof shortWindowSeconds !== "number" || !Number.isFinite(shortWindowSeconds)
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Require the five-hour window described by the setting.

shortWindowSeconds > 0 also accepts a recorded one-hour window. If that record shows 0% usage and a reset one hour after observation, this selector steers a request even though codexPool.startIdleWindows promises a five-hour window. Require the intended duration, or explicitly define and document which durations the setting supports.

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In `@src/codex/routing/selection.ts` around lines 678 - 679, Update the
`shortWindowSeconds` validation in the selector to require the five-hour
duration promised by `codexPool.startIdleWindows`, rather than accepting any
positive finite value. Reject recorded windows of other durations so the
selector does not steer requests based on an unsupported window.

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계정 풀에 5시간 창이 아직 안 돌아간 계정이 있으면, 새 대화 하나를 그쪽으로 보내 시계를 켜는 기능이에요. 설정 이름은 codexPool.startIdleWindows이고, 기본은 꺼져 있어요.

가짜 요청은 안 나가요. 이미 적어 둔 사용량만 봐요. 짧은 창이 0%이고, 리셋 시각이 그 기록을 본 시각보다 창 하나만큼(1분 여유) 뒤면 "아직 시작 안 함"으로 봐요. 한 계정은 이 프로세스 안에서 창마다 한 번만 골라요. 이미 붙은 대화는 옮기지 않아요. 고정한 계정이 있으면 그 계정이 이겨요. 모델마다 따로 재는 사용량은 이 규칙 밖이에요. 미리보기와 실제 배정이 같은 고르기를 써요.

기준 브랜치는 dev예요. 이 설정을 넣는 다른 열린 PR은 없어요.

src/codex/routing.ts:1096 - 한 번도 안 붙은 대화만 보내야 하는데, 붙었다가 풀린 다음 요청도 새 대화로 봐요. 이번 호출 안에서 방금 푼 경우는 변수 entry가 남아 있어서 이 줄에 안 들어와요. 429처럼 앞선 처리가 연결을 먼저 지운 요청은 달라요. 저장된 연결은 없고, 해제 이유만 peekPendingReleaseReason으로 releaseReason에 남아요. 이 줄은 그 이유를 안 보고 entry === undefined만 봐요. 그래서 이미 쓰던 대화를, 창을 새로 켤 계정으로 보내요. 미리보기 790줄도 entry만 봐요.

src/codex/routing/selection.ts:679 - 글에는 5시간 창이라고 적혀 있는데, 검사는 shortWindowSeconds가 0보다 크기만 하면 통과예요. 이 저장소에서 짧은 창은 24시간보다 짧은 창 전부예요. 1시간 창이 0%이고 리셋이 관측보다 한 시간 뒤면, 5시간이 아니어도 그 계정으로 보내요.

src/codex/routing/selection.ts:663 - "이미 시작함" 표시는 이 프로세스 메모리에만 있어요. 프로세스가 다시 뜨면 표시가 사라져요. 창을 켠 직후 기록은 아직 0%이고 리셋이 한 창 뒤로 남아서, 재시작 뒤에 같은 계정으로 또 보낼 수 있어요.

src/codex/routing.ts:790 - 미리보기는 그 표시를 안 남겨요. 보내기 전에 새 대화 여러 개가, 창이 아직 안 열린 그 계정을 같이 가리켜요. 첫 대화가 실제로 배정된 뒤에야 다음 미리보기가 보통 규칙으로 돌아와요.

메인테이너의 판단이 필요한 지점

창이 안 열린 모양은, 실제로 아직 안 쓰인 계정의 응답과 아직 안 맞춰 봤어요. 작성자도 PR에 그렇게 적었어요. 1분 여유로 어긋나면 보통 배정으로 돌아가요. 합치기 전에 캡처로 한 번 볼지 정해 주세요.

5시간만 받을지, 기록된 짧은 창이면 다 받을지 정해 주세요. 짧은 창을 다 받으려면 설정 설명의 "5시간"을 빼면 돼요.

재시작 뒤에 한 번 더 보내는 것을 받아들일지 정해 주세요. 표시를 디스크에 남기지 않으면 그 구멍은 남아요.

너의 추천

방향은 맞아요. 가짜 워밍업 없이, 기본은 끈 채로, 진짜 새 요청 하나에 시계를 켜는 쪽이 맞아요. 닫을 중복 PR은 없어요. 합치기 전에 1096줄과 790줄에서 해제 이유가 있으면 이 배정을 건너뛰게 하고, 풀렸던 대화 테스트를 하나 넣으세요. 5시간이 아니면 거절하거나, 문서의 5시간을 짧은 창으로 고치세요. 재시작 한계는 structure/providers/openai-accounts.md에 한 줄 적으면 돼요. 체크리스트는 아직 0/4라 초안이에요. 위 수정 뒤에 체크를 채우세요.

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Closing as superseded: #5949 implemented the same feature, starting idle five-hour windows with a real request, with tighter freshness and selection checks. It landed on dev through enhancement merge train batch 10A, #5988 (merge 1972cdb), with a Co-authored-by trailer crediting you for this earlier work. Thank you.

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