Disable Codex web search by default unless web-search tool is specified

[Copilot]

Codex CLI enables web search by default, allowing agents to perform web searches even when web-search is not listed in the workflow's tools section. This explicitly disables it with --no-search unless opted in.

Changes

• pkg/workflow/codex_engine.go: Default webSearchParam to --no-search; set --search only when ParsedTools.WebSearch is present
• pkg/workflow/codex_engine_test.go: Add TestCodexEngineWebSearchDisabledByDefault covering both enabled and disabled cases
• Lock files: Recompiled all Codex workflow lock files to include --no-search

Before/After

# Before: no flag passed, Codex uses web search by default
codex ${...}exec --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox ...

# After: explicitly disabled unless web-search tool is configured
codex ${...}exec --no-search --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox ...

# With web-search tool present
codex ${...}exec --search --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox ...

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• developers.openai.com
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node --enable-source-maps /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/copilot-developer-action-main/dist/index.js (dns block)
• https://api.github.com/graphql
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/gh /usr/bin/gh api graphql -f query=query($owner: String!, $name: String!) { repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) { hasDiscussionsEnabled } } -f owner=github -f name=gh-aw (http block)
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/gh /usr/bin/gh api graphql -f query=query($owner: String!, $name: String!) { repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) { hasDiscussionsEnabled } } -f owner=github -f name=gh-aw /tmp/go-build1740840479/b001/importcfg -pack /tmp/go-build1740840479/b001/_testmain.go (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/actions/download-artifact/git/ref/tags/v8
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/gh gh api /repos/actions/download-artifact/git/ref/tags/v8 --jq .object.sha (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/actions/upload-artifact/git/ref/tags/v7
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/gh gh api /repos/actions/upload-artifact/git/ref/tags/v7 --jq .object.sha (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/astral-sh/setup-uv/git/ref/tags/eac588ad8def6316056a12d4907a9d4d84ff7a3b
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/gh gh api /repos/astral-sh/setup-uv/git/ref/tags/eac588ad8def6316056a12d4907a9d4d84ff7a3b --jq .object.sha (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/github/gh-aw/git/ref/tags/a70c5eada06553e3510ac27f2c3bda9d3705bccb
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/gh gh api /repos/github/gh-aw/git/ref/tags/a70c5eada06553e3510ac27f2c3bda9d3705bccb --jq .object.sha (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/githubnext/agentics/git/ref/tags/
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/gh gh api /repos/githubnext/agentics/git/ref/tags/# --jq .object.sha (http block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

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[pelikhan]

Refactoring of agentic engine in process. Delay this.

[eaftan]

OK, will redo this once the refactoring is done. Closing.

[pelikhan]

Good bug though. Models have started bundling web search...