feat(codex): add desktop unblocker loopback proxy for ChatGPT Desktop quota lockout (#4940) - #4974
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Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant DesktopApp
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DesktopApp->>DesktopUnblocker: Request /backend-api/wham/usage
DesktopUnblocker->>ChatGPT: Forward HTTPS request
ChatGPT-->>DesktopUnblocker: Return usage response
DesktopUnblocker-->>DesktopApp: Return patched usage response
Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The usage-rewrite path can fail for chunked upstream responses, and malformed local requests can disrupt the proxy. Resolve these proxy reliability issues before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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리뷰 · 우선순위 41 / 80이 PR은 지금 제안 내용은 네 파일입니다. 다만 지금 #4968과의 관계를 분명히 해야 합니다. #4968은 프록시가 이미 실패할 요청을 알기 때문에 로컬에서 거절하고 설정 이름을 말합니다. 이 PR은 Desktop에게 「한도가 남아 있다」고 보이게 만듭니다. 기술적으로 파일 충돌은 없습니다. 제품 방향은 거의 반대입니다. 공식 문서( 보안·정책 쪽도 메인테이너 판단이 필요합니다. Desktop이 8000에 Bearer와 계정 헤더를 붙인다는 말은 이 루프백이 그 자격증명을 받아 라인 - 이게 무슨 문제다 경로 메인테이너의 판단이 필요한 지점
너의 추천 머지하지 마세요. draft로 두고 제품 결정을 먼저 하세요. #4940의 무의미한 429 조각은 #4968 레인을 유지하고, 피커/외부 라우팅은 #4869를 보세요. 이 PR의 가치는 이 댓글은 grok-bot이 작성했습니다 |
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In `@docs-site/src/content/docs/guides/desktop-unblocker.md`:
- Line 22: Update the Result statement in the desktop unblocker guide to remove
the unsupported claim that messages route through opencodex to configured
third-party models. Describe the default forwarding behavior to chatgpt.com
instead, unless the documented flow includes a verified supported configuration
that changes the upstream.
In `@src/codex/desktop-unblocker.ts`:
- Line 96: Update the response-header handling near resHeaders and before
writeHead to remove transfer-encoding and other hop-by-hop framing headers such
as connection after buffering the rewritten body; retain content-encoding
removal and set content-length to the modified body size.
- Line 63: Update the request URL parsing in the proxy request callback around
the URL construction to use a fixed loopback base URL instead of
client-controlled hostHeader, catch malformed request-target errors, and respond
with HTTP 400 before entering the proxy flow.
- Line 59: Restrict the upstream destination selected by
createDesktopUnblockerServer: only allow chatgpt.com, or apply an existing
explicit trusted-destination policy before forwarding requests. Ensure untrusted
upstreamHost values cannot receive credential-bearing headers, including
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| The unblocker operates a loopback reverse proxy on `127.0.0.1:8000`: | ||
| - **Passthrough:** All conversations, streaming SSE tokens, and standard endpoints forward transparently to `https://chatgpt.com`. | ||
| - **Usage Override:** For `GET /backend-api/wham/usage`, it patches `rate_limit.allowed: true` and `credits.has_credits: true`. | ||
| - **Result:** Desktop removes the upsell modal and keeps the composer Send button active. Messages route smoothly through opencodex to configured third-party models. |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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Correct the routing claim.
The desktop unblocker defaults to chatgpt.com and transparently forwards non-usage requests there. setDesktopApiBaseUrlEnv only points Desktop to the local unblocker through CODEX_API_BASE_URL; it does not configure third-party model routing. Update this result to describe ChatGPT forwarding, or document a supported configuration that changes the upstream.
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In `@docs-site/src/content/docs/guides/desktop-unblocker.md` at line 22, Update
the Result statement in the desktop unblocker guide to remove the unsupported
claim that messages route through opencodex to configured third-party models.
Describe the default forwarding behavior to chatgpt.com instead, unless the
documented flow includes a verified supported configuration that changes the
upstream.
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| * that intercepts /backend-api/wham/usage and unblocks composer submit restrictions. | ||
| */ | ||
| export function createDesktopUnblockerServer(options?: UnblockerOptions): http.Server { | ||
| const upstreamHost = options?.upstreamHost ?? DEFAULT_UPSTREAM_HOST; |
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🛡️ Analyzed with Security Review | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
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Sensitive Data Exposure
CWE: CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Restrict credential-bearing upstream destinations. createDesktopUnblockerServer accepts any upstreamHost and forwards all client headers, including authorization headers, to that host. If a caller supplies an untrusted host, the proxy sends Desktop credentials there. Allow only chatgpt.com, or strip credential headers unless an explicitly trusted destination policy authorizes the host.
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In `@src/codex/desktop-unblocker.ts` at line 59, Restrict the upstream destination
selected by createDesktopUnblockerServer: only allow chatgpt.com, or apply an
existing explicit trusted-destination policy before forwarding requests. Ensure
untrusted upstreamHost values cannot receive credential-bearing headers,
including authorization, while preserving normal forwarding for authorized
destinations.
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| return http.createServer((clientReq, clientRes) => { | ||
| const hostHeader = clientReq.headers.host || "127.0.0.1:8000"; | ||
| const url = new URL(clientReq.url || "/", `http://${hostHeader}`); |
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Handle malformed request URLs before entering the proxy flow.
hostHeader is client input. For example, Host: : makes the base URL http://:, and new URL throws. The exception escapes this request callback and can terminate the proxy process.
Use a fixed loopback base URL and return 400 when the request target cannot be parsed.
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Context: http.createServer((clientReq, clientRes) => {
const hostHeader = clientReq.headers.host || "127.0.0.1:8000";
const url = new URL(clientReq.url || "/", http://${hostHeader});
const isWhamUsage = clientReq.method === "GET" && url.pathname.includes("/wham/usage");
const headers = { ...clientReq.headers };
headers.host = upstreamHost;
const reqOptions: https.RequestOptions = {
hostname: upstreamHost,
port: 443,
path: url.pathname + url.search,
method: clientReq.method,
headers,
};
const upstreamReq = https.request(reqOptions, (upstreamRes) => {
if (isWhamUsage && upstreamRes.statusCode === 200) {
const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
upstreamRes.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => chunks.push(chunk));
upstreamRes.on("end", () => {
try {
let buffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
const encoding = upstreamRes.headers["content-encoding"];
if (encoding === "gzip") {
buffer = zlib.gunzipSync(buffer);
} else if (encoding === "br") {
buffer = zlib.brotliDecompressSync(buffer);
} else if (encoding === "deflate") {
buffer = zlib.inflateSync(buffer);
}
const modified = patchWhamUsagePayload(buffer.toString("utf8"));
const resHeaders = { ...upstreamRes.headers };
delete resHeaders["content-encoding"];
resHeaders["content-length"] = String(Buffer.byteLength(modified));
resHeaders["content-type"] = "application/json";
clientRes.writeHead(200, resHeaders);
clientRes.end(modified);
} catch {
clientRes.writeHead(upstreamRes.statusCode || 200, upstreamRes.headers);
clientRes.end(Buffer.concat(chunks));
}
});
return;
}
// Transparent passthrough for all other endpoints (SSE streams, models, conversations)
clientRes.writeHead(upstreamRes.statusCode || 200, upstreamRes.headers);
upstreamRes.pipe(clientRes);
});
upstreamReq.on("error", (err) => {
if (!clientRes.headersSent) {
clientRes.writeHead(502, { "Content-Type": "text/plain" });
clientRes.end(`Bad Gateway: ${err.message}`);
}
});
clientReq.pipe(upstreamReq);
})
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In `@src/codex/desktop-unblocker.ts` at line 63, Update the request URL parsing in
the proxy request callback around the URL construction to use a fixed loopback
base URL instead of client-controlled hostHeader, catch malformed request-target
errors, and respond with HTTP 400 before entering the proxy flow.
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| const modified = patchWhamUsagePayload(buffer.toString("utf8")); | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Remove stale transfer framing headers.
When the upstream response uses Transfer-Encoding: chunked, this branch buffers the complete body and also sets Content-Length. Forwarding both headers creates invalid response framing. Some clients reject the rewritten WHAM response, so the unblocker fails on that path.
Delete transfer-encoding and other hop-by-hop framing headers before writeHead.
Proposed fix
const resHeaders = { ...upstreamRes.headers };
delete resHeaders["content-encoding"];
+delete resHeaders["transfer-encoding"];
+delete resHeaders["connection"];
resHeaders["content-length"] = String(Buffer.byteLength(modified));Based on learnings, a rewritten response must not retain encoding or transfer-framing headers for its original body.
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Context: http.createServer((clientReq, clientRes) => {
const hostHeader = clientReq.headers.host || "127.0.0.1:8000";
const url = new URL(clientReq.url || "/", http://${hostHeader});
const isWhamUsage = clientReq.method === "GET" && url.pathname.includes("/wham/usage");
const headers = { ...clientReq.headers };
headers.host = upstreamHost;
const reqOptions: https.RequestOptions = {
hostname: upstreamHost,
port: 443,
path: url.pathname + url.search,
method: clientReq.method,
headers,
};
const upstreamReq = https.request(reqOptions, (upstreamRes) => {
if (isWhamUsage && upstreamRes.statusCode === 200) {
const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
upstreamRes.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => chunks.push(chunk));
upstreamRes.on("end", () => {
try {
let buffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
const encoding = upstreamRes.headers["content-encoding"];
if (encoding === "gzip") {
buffer = zlib.gunzipSync(buffer);
} else if (encoding === "br") {
buffer = zlib.brotliDecompressSync(buffer);
} else if (encoding === "deflate") {
buffer = zlib.inflateSync(buffer);
}
const modified = patchWhamUsagePayload(buffer.toString("utf8"));
const resHeaders = { ...upstreamRes.headers };
delete resHeaders["content-encoding"];
resHeaders["content-length"] = String(Buffer.byteLength(modified));
resHeaders["content-type"] = "application/json";
clientRes.writeHead(200, resHeaders);
clientRes.end(modified);
} catch {
clientRes.writeHead(upstreamRes.statusCode || 200, upstreamRes.headers);
clientRes.end(Buffer.concat(chunks));
}
});
return;
}
// Transparent passthrough for all other endpoints (SSE streams, models, conversations)
clientRes.writeHead(upstreamRes.statusCode || 200, upstreamRes.headers);
upstreamRes.pipe(clientRes);
});
upstreamReq.on("error", (err) => {
if (!clientRes.headersSent) {
clientRes.writeHead(502, { "Content-Type": "text/plain" });
clientRes.end(`Bad Gateway: ${err.message}`);
}
});
clientReq.pipe(upstreamReq);
})
Note: [CWE-319] Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. Security best practice.
(https-protocol-missing-typescript)
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@src/codex/desktop-unblocker.ts` at line 96, Update the response-header
handling near resHeaders and before writeHead to remove transfer-encoding and
other hop-by-hop framing headers such as connection after buffering the
rewritten body; retain content-encoding removal and set content-length to the
modified body size.
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Source: Learnings
…ost header lidge-jun#4974, CodeRabbit findings. The unblocker forwarded every request — and the caller's Desktop credentials with it — to any `upstreamHost` it was given, built the request URL from the client's `Host` header, and kept the upstream `transfer-encoding` next to the `content-length` of the body it had rewritten. - Allowlist the upstream destination (`chatgpt.com`) and refuse to build a listener for any other host. - Parse the request target against a fixed loopback base and answer 400 for a malformed or non-loopback target, instead of letting `new URL` throw out of the request callback. - Drop the buffered-response framing headers before `writeHead`. - Correct the guide's routing claim: the proxy forwards to chatgpt.com and does not decide which models opencodex serves. - Move the test to `codex-desktop-unblocker.test.ts` and register it in the layout ledger. The `desktop-` basename resolved to the `clients` domain by seed, which left `tests/test-layout.test.ts` failing on this branch. Verification: `bun test` on the test file, `tests/test-layout.test.ts` and `tests/test-layout-tooling.test.ts` (23 pass), `tsc --noEmit`, `bun run structure:check`, `bun run privacy:scan`, and `tests/ci-workflows` plus `tests/clients` against a clean-branch baseline of the same subset (same pre-existing environment failures, minus the layout guard this fixes).
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Thanks for the review. The What the commit changes:
Local verification on the pushed head — the focused subset, not the full suite: Still open, so nobody has to find it later: the module is not wired into the The product question is the one I cannot answer from here: whether opencodex should ship a client-side usage rewrite, and whether #4940 stays on the #4968 + #4869 lanes with this as a reference. I am leaving it as a draft/RFC so it can serve as a testbed for anyone who wants to poke at the mechanism, and I will keep it updated with whatever the thread decides. |
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Summary
Addresses #4940.
When ChatGPT weekly allowance and Luna Reserve reach 0 credits / 100% usage, the ChatGPT Desktop Electron app enters a client-side hard lockout (
hardBlocked: truein Recoil atomCro/wro), disabling the composer Send button (submitDisabled: true) and collapsing the model picker togpt-reserve.In PR #4968, this was noted as:
However, deeper inspection of the Desktop Electron main process (
main-*.js) reveals:process.env.CODEX_API_BASE_URLoverrides the API base URL used for/backend-api/*.localhost:8000is explicitly whitelisted inisDesktopAuthAllowedUrlalongside official ChatGPT endpoints, meaning the native app freely sends OAuth bearer tokens and account headers to port 8000.Proposed Changes
This PR introduces a standalone unblocker module and utilities for Desktop Electron:
src/codex/desktop-unblocker.ts: A transparent reverse proxy on127.0.0.1:8000that streams all standard requests through tochatgpt.com, while interceptingGET /backend-api/wham/usageto override rate limit exhaustion flags (rate_limit.allowed: true,credits.has_credits: true).src/cli/desktop-unblocker.ts: Environment helpers to manageCODEX_API_BASE_URLvialaunchctl setenvon macOS.tests/codex-integration/desktop-unblocker.test.ts: Regression suite verifying WHAM payload rewriting across rate limits, window percentages, and credit states.docs-site/src/content/docs/guides/desktop-unblocker.md: Documentation on the Electron allowlist mechanism and unblocker architecture.Verification
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