fix(computer-use): use the Windows desktop native app-server

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windows native calls kept timing out because satelle launched the standalone managed app-server. after an approved reboot and an unlocked interactive-desktop check, the same gpt-6 luna native call failed there but completed with the current desktop-bundled app-server in 2.8 seconds.

this launches the current desktop’s official extracted app-server after authenticating it against the same protected appx package that authenticates the native bridge, keeps the managed codex home, and supplies that verified helper path to native execution. the managed cli still updates to the latest release and owns installation and inventory. both executable hashes now bind readiness, so a desktop update requires fresh proof. missing or redirected components fail admission. windows blocks direct execution from the protected package, so the official extracted executable must match its bytes and stays locked against writes and replacement for the session. hashing uses a bounded 64 kib buffer. there is no version pin or fallback.

validation: the runtime passed all 2,385 tests, formatting and all-target clippy in box. the final runtime source passed all 59 owning tests, formatting and clippy. all current platform ci tests, builds, install smoke checks, docs and npm gates pass at 738f4e3. the windows fixture uses a canonical temporary path and keeps every admission and write/replacement-lock assertion. the earlier full review's finding was fixed and resolved; a fresh full review request is rate limited. box is stopped.

the exact e775 candidate passes cli admission but its native click-and-drag test still times out. non-capture window-state calls and synthetic image delivery complete. after explicit user approval, gpt-6 luna also reproduced the screenshot-only timeout on windows calculator through the installed official sdk; the exact text-only calculator control completed but returned no accessibility text. compositor and display-device restarts did not fix capture. yoga is signed in and uses the correct ARM64 candidate. its managed setup succeeds; the earlier x64 setup rejection was an operator architecture mistake. interactive readiness failed after 57 seconds, and opening codex desktop did not fix it: the next attempt failed after 81 seconds. gpt-6 luna completed an isolated native window-listing call on yoga with the verified desktop runtime. after the user approved yoga calculator for the diagnostic, gpt-6 luna captured it successfully in 9444ms. owned readiness errors show (660,430) rejected against sdk logical bounds585x387. stacked #349 passed all platform gates and full review, but its proposed dpi-unaware change failed three native tests. independent owned-window geometry confirms that input still lands in physical pixels and misses the scaled controls. both callbacks stay pending. #349 is marked do-not-merge. the current evidence points to inconsistent native sdk validation and injection units. windows10 returned the exact FrameArrived timeout, matching open upstream reports; its internal cause is not independently instrumented. windows10 capture still fails separately. this is not ready to merge. private errors and proofs are saved without exporting provider transcripts, device screenshots or credentials.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Updates
  • Windows native Computer Use now runs through the authenticated CLI bundled with the registered Codex Desktop app, while continuing to use the managed home.
  • Windows runtime admission checks that the CLI is in the expected location, matches the protected app’s executable, and stays locked during the session. Missing, redirected, oversized, or mismatched components are rejected.
  • Windows readiness identity reflects both the bridge and bundled app-server, so Desktop runtime updates require fresh readiness proof.
• Documentation
  • Updated the Windows native Computer Use requirements and behavior.

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Windows native Computer Use now validates the desktop package's bundled Codex CLI and authenticates the extracted executable against the protected AppX executable. The runtime retains a read-only lock, launches the CLI with the managed home, and includes both CLI and bridge digests in readiness identity.

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Windows Desktop Codex CLI Runtime

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate the desktop CLI package and path crates/satelle/src/host/runtime-codex.rs, crates/satelle/src/host/runtime-codex-tests.rs	Windows admission validates the packaged CLI layout and requires CODEX_CLI_PATH to match the expected desktop path. Tests cover package layout, size limits, missing files, redirected paths, and the admitted environment.
Authenticate and bind the runtime crates/satelle/src/host/runtime-codex.rs, crates/satelle/src/host/runtime-codex-tests.rs	Runtime preparation authenticates the extracted CLI against the protected executable and retains a read-only lock. Readiness identity combines the bridge and CLI digests; tests check digest authentication, lock behavior, and identity changes.
Launch the authenticated desktop CLI crates/satelle/src/host/runtime-codex.rs, docs/reference/codex-app-server-capability-matrix.md	The Windows runtime launches the authenticated CLI with the managed home and forwards its path to the native helper. The capability matrix documents the package and admission requirements.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant AppX as Protected AppX package
  participant Satelle
  participant CLI as Extracted desktop CLI
  participant Helper as Native helper
  AppX->>Satelle: Supply protected executable for digest authentication
  Satelle->>CLI: Verify matching digest and retain read-only lock
  Satelle->>Helper: Pass authenticated CLI path
  Helper->>CLI: Launch with managed CODEX_HOME

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7576f

Some Windows desktop CLI read or size failures are reported as a bridge problem instead of a CLI problem, which can mislead troubleshooting. Admission still fails safely, so the risk is low; the Windows device run and the click-and-drag proof remain pending.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 7576f

The new executable authentication and locking strengthen protection against replacement. However, readiness is not bound through the final launch: a desktop update after readiness can select a different authenticated app-server without fresh proof. Validation of the revised Windows candidate also remains pending.

Retained concerns

• Medium · security · inferred: Desktop app-server identity is not preserved from readiness to execution. Readiness and smoke checks bind the bridge and CLI identities, but actual execution reacquires the current authenticated CLI without comparing it to the admitted identity. A desktop update in that interval can therefore run an app-server that did not receive the applicable fresh proof. The missing comparison predates this PR for native components; changing the execution sink extends its effect to the desktop app-server and its access to the turn and provider credential. Protected-byte authentication, approval checks, and session locks remain effective countercontrols.

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Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The material exposure is the selected Windows native session: its app-server handles the turn, receives the resolved provider credential, and drives the configured desktop under the admitted app policy. Local inventory or cache manipulation must still satisfy protected-package authentication; arbitrary replacement bytes do not satisfy admission.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

• inferred — The supported concern is readiness control drift, not verified malicious-code injection. A change to the available authenticated desktop runtime between preflight and execution can produce a new launch identity without a corresponding fresh proof, because execution does not consume the admitted native identity.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — User-writable inventory and extracted executable paths are constrained by structural validation and protected-package bytes. The launch command uses the admitted CLI path, and actual execution separately rechecks the app-approval fingerprint before dispatch. Those controls do not replace readiness-identity continuity.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• observed — Executable-lock ownership is coupled to process containment rather than only to successful protocol completion. Normal termination and error handling release resources after shutdown; unresolved shutdown retains the process owner and blocks further launches until cleanup succeeds.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — Carry the admitted native runtime and plugin identities into execution and compare them with the newly authenticated, locked runtime before dispatch. On mismatch, fail closed and require fresh readiness instead of launching under the earlier proof.

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tested exact rebased head 27dfc0979527ad27da4e17cc28ac7d6227189b53 on both devices with the verified official desktop CLI 0.160.0. both tests ran on WinSta0/Default, and native history confirms the model copied the exact canonical script.

yoga failed after 93.06 seconds: point (660, 430) is outside window bounds { originX: 0, originY: 0, width: 585, height: 387 }. windows 10 failed after 32.31 seconds: FrameArrived timed out: timed out waiting on channel.

all source quality gates and platform builds pass, but native acceptance does not. keeping this unmerged. saved only derived metadata and normalized errors; cleaned up the owned diagnostic tasks. no SDK patches, display changes, or maintenance-claim changes.