Add multi-agent tool support and docs

AGENTS.md

@@ -102,3 +102,13 @@ If you don’t have the tool:
   let request = mock.single_request();
   // assert using request.function_call_output(call_id) or request.json_body() or other helpers.
   ```
+
+# Agent usage rules (ASCII-only)
+
+- If the user asks for "two code reviewers" (or similar), run both @code_reviewer and @code_reviewer_b on the requested scope (latest diff/commits if unspecified), then merge findings ordered by severity with file:line.
+- If the user asks for "two validators" (or similar), run both @validator and @validator_b on the requested scope, then merge findings ordered by severity with file:line.
+- If the user asks for "a logic review", run @logic_reviewer.
+- If the user asks for "a debugger", run @debugger.
+- If the user asks for "research", run @researcher.
+- Default scope when not provided: latest two commits in the current repo.
+- Always cite file:line in findings and keep summaries concise.

MULTI_AGENT_IMPLEMENTATION.md

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+# Multi-Agent Feature Implementation Notes
+
+## Completed Tasks (as of 2025-11-24)
+
+### Core Implementation
+- [x] **Agent Registry**: Implemented in `codex-rs/core/src/agent.rs` to load agent configurations from `~/.codex/agents.toml`.
+  - Added security validation to prevent loading prompts from outside the allowed directory (`validate_prompt_path`).
+  - Added symlink protection for the configuration file itself.
+  - Implemented nested prompt loading refactor for readability.
+- [x] **Agent Handler**: Implemented `AgentHandler` in `codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/agent.rs` to execute agent tasks.
+  - Uses the `agent` tool to invoke sub-agents.
+  - **Tool Inheritance**: Sub-agents inherit tools from the parent session, but the `agent` tool itself is excluded to prevent recursion.
+  - **ID Randomization**: Uses `rand::thread_rng().r#gen()` to generate unique call IDs, fixing potential collision issues and deprecated usage.
+  - **Response Handling**: Streams agent output and reasoning deltas back to the session.
+- [x] **Protocol Updates**: Added `AgentBegin`, `AgentProgress`, `AgentEnd`, and `ListAgentsResponse` events to `codex-rs/protocol/src/protocol.rs`.
+  - Updated `codex-rs/core/src/rollout/policy.rs` to persist `AgentBegin` and `AgentEnd` events for history playback.
+- [x] **Tools Spec**: Registered the `agent` tool in `codex-rs/core/src/tools/spec.rs`.
+  - Enabled parallel execution support for the agent tool.
+
+### TUI Integration
+- [x] **Slash Commands**: Added `/agents` command to list available agents (`codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs`, `slash_command.rs`).
+- [x] **Mentions**: Implemented parsing for `@agent: task` syntax in `codex-rs/tui/src/agent_mention.rs`.
+  - Regex updated to support hyphens in agent names (e.g., `@code-reviewer`).
+  - Mentions are converted into `agent` tool calls before submission.
+- [x] **Visual Feedback**: Added history cells for agent execution status (running, progress, done) in `codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs`.
+
+### Documentation
+- [x] **Guide**: Created `docs/subagents.md` detailing configuration, usage, and best practices.
+- [x] **Examples**: Created `example-agents.toml` with sample agent configurations.
+- [x] **Getting Started**: Updated `README.md` and `docs/getting-started.md` with quickstart instructions.
+- [x] **AGENTS.md**: Added agent usage rules and ensured trailing newline compliance.
+
+### Testing
+- [x] **Unit Tests**: Added tests for agent registry validation and mention parsing.
+- [x] **Integration Tests**: Added `sub_agent_inherits_tools` test in `codex-rs/core/tests/suite/agent_tool.rs` to verify tool inheritance logic.
+- [x] **Verification**: All tests passed in `codex-core` (459 tests) and `codex-tui` (490 tests).
+
+## Pending / Future Work
+- [ ] **Runtime Error Investigation**: The error `{"detail":"Instructions are not valid"}` was observed when running agents against specific endpoints (likely GitHub Models/Azure). This is identified as a configuration mismatch (using `Responses` protocol with an endpoint that rejects `instructions`). Future work could auto-detect this or warn the user.
+- [ ] **Test Coverage**: Add more robust integration tests for the TUI interactions if possible (currently manual verification).
+- [ ] **Release**: Build and publish the updated `codex-cli` package.
+
+## Branch State
+- **Branch**: `agents-multi-final`
+- **Latest Commit**: `3d52a35cc` (fix: persist agent events, refactor prompt loading, harden security)
+- **Sync Status**: Local workspace is synced with remote.

NEXT_SESSION_NOTES.md

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+# Next Session Notes
+
+## What was done
+- Added agent tool support end-to-end: core handler/events, registry listing, TUI @mentions and `/agents`, docs + example config.
+- Hardened agent prompt path validation and fatal init errors; refreshed plan file `agent-merge-plan.md` and new docs `docs/subagents.md`.
+- Quick doc polish: added multi-agent quickstart to `docs/getting-started.md` and follow-ups section to `agent-merge-plan.md`.
+- Formatting/linting: `just fmt`, `just fix -p codex-core`, `just fix -p codex-tui`.
+- Tests: `cargo test -p codex-core --tests`, `cargo test -p codex-tui` (all passing).
+
+## What’s left / next session
+- Packaging: stage/commit remaining changes (plan + notes, docs, code) and write PR description (scope, risks, tests run).
+- Optional: run full workspace tests `cargo test --all-features` if time permits.
+
+## PR draft (copy/paste)
+- Title: "Add multi-agent tool support and TUI mentions"
+- Summary:
+  - Reintroduce agent protocol and tool handler; wire registry into core session flow.
+  - Add TUI `/agents` list and `@agent` mention handling with plan integration.
+  - Document multi-agent usage (`docs/subagents.md`, quickstart in getting-started, config snippet, example `agents.toml`).
+- Risks: new tool path touching core session/tool dispatch; TUI input parsing for mentions.
+- Tests: `cargo test -p codex-core --tests` and `cargo test -p codex-tui` (passing). Consider optional `cargo test --all-features` before upstream PR.

README.md

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 ### Model Context Protocol (MCP)
 
-Codex can access MCP servers. To configure them, refer to the [config docs](./docs/config.md#mcp_servers).
+Codex can access MCP servers. See the [config docs](./docs/config.md#mcp_servers) and the [advanced guide](./docs/advanced.md#model-context-protocol-mcp) for setup details; add an `mcp_servers` section to your `~/.codex/config.toml` to enable.
 
 ### Configuration
 
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 - [**Advanced**](./docs/advanced.md)
   - [Tracing / verbose logging](./docs/advanced.md#tracing--verbose-logging)
   - [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](./docs/advanced.md#model-context-protocol-mcp)
+- [**Multi-Agent System**](./docs/subagents.md)
+  - [Custom agent configuration](./docs/subagents.md#custom-agent-configuration)
+  - [Agent behavior](./docs/subagents.md#agent-behavior)
+  - [Best practices](./docs/subagents.md#best-practices)
 - [**Zero data retention (ZDR)**](./docs/zdr.md)
 - [**Contributing**](./docs/contributing.md)
 - [**Install & build**](./docs/install.md)

agent-merge-plan.md

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+# Multi-agent merge plan (local fork)
+
+Goal: keep current `main` core runtime, layer in multi-agent support from PR #3655 with minimal regression risk.
+
+Status legend: ☐ not started · ⭕ in progress · ✅ done
+
+## Tasks
+
+- ✅ Reset core to main for runtime files
+  - Restore `codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs` from `origin/main`
+  - Remove PR-only `codex-rs/core/src/codex/compact.rs` and `codex-rs/core/src/openai_tools.rs`
+- ✅ Reintroduce agent protocol/events into core
+  - Wire agent events through event dispatch
+  - Add agent tool flag in existing tool builder (current main)
+  - Pass agent registry info to tool construction
+- ✅ Implement minimal agent execution path
+  - Keep `core/src/agent.rs` registry loader
+  - Handle agent tool calls in `codex.rs` using current Session/TurnContext APIs
+  - Ensure safety/plan/turn_diff compatibility
+- ✅ TUI integration
+  - Ensure `/agents` and @mention handling compile with new core events
+- ✅ Docs/examples
+  - Verify `docs/subagents.md`, `example-agents.toml` references remain accurate
+- ✅ Format & test
+  - `just fmt`
+  - `cargo test -p codex-core --tests --no-run`
+  - `cargo test -p codex-tui` (update snapshots if needed)
+
+## Notes
+
+- Keep protocol agent structs already merged.
+- Avoid reviving deleted legacy modules; adapt to current architecture instead.
+
+## Follow-ups
+
+- ✅ Doc polish: align `docs/getting-started.md`, `docs/config.md`, and `docs/subagents.md` language; keep `example-agents.toml` consistent with tool names/fields.
+- ✅ Final verification: quick pass over agent registry wiring and example config after doc tweaks.
+- ☐ Packaging: stage/commit, write PR summary (scope, risks, test matrix).
+- ☐ Optional: full sweep `cargo test --all-features` before opening upstream PR.