Support for device code auth

anvilpete · anvilpete · commit 45a0c85b34c6 · 2026-07-13T08:54:38.000+01:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ CODEX_PATH=/path/to/codex npx -y @agentclientprotocol/codex-acp
 
 The adapter advertises ACP auth methods during initialization. Clients can authenticate with:
 
-- ChatGPT login. Set `NO_BROWSER=1` to hide this method in remote or browserless environments.
+- ChatGPT login. Set `NO_BROWSER=1` to use device code auth for remote or browserless environments.
 - API key via `CODEX_API_KEY` or `OPENAI_API_KEY`.
 - A custom OpenAI-compatible gateway, when the client opts in to the gateway auth capability.
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The adapter advertises ACP auth methods during initialization. Clients can authe
 - `MODEL_PROVIDER` - model provider to pass to Codex for new sessions.
 - `DEFAULT_AUTH_REQUEST` - ACP auth request JSON used when Codex requires authentication.
 - `INITIAL_AGENT_MODE` - initial mode id: `read-only`, `agent`, or `agent-full-access`.
-- `NO_BROWSER` - hide browser-based ChatGPT auth when set.
+- `NO_BROWSER` - use device code auth instead of browser-based ChatGPT auth when set.
 - `APP_SERVER_LOGS` - directory for adapter logs.
 
 ## Development
diff --git a/readme-dev.md b/readme-dev.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Set `CODEX_PATH` to run a different Codex binary; versions other than the one sp
 - `MODEL_PROVIDER` - model provider to pass to Codex for new sessions.
 - `DEFAULT_AUTH_REQUEST` - ACP auth request JSON used when Codex requires authentication.
 - `INITIAL_AGENT_MODE` - initial mode id: `read-only`, `agent`, or `agent-full-access`.
-- `NO_BROWSER` - hide browser-based ChatGPT auth when set.
+- `NO_BROWSER` - use device code auth instead of browser-based ChatGPT auth when set.
 - `APP_SERVER_LOGS` - directory for adapter logs.
 
 ### Quick start
diff --git a/src/CodexAcpClient.ts b/src/CodexAcpClient.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import type {
 } from "./app-server/v2";
 import packageJson from "../package.json";
 import type {AuthenticationStatusResponse} from "./AcpExtensions";
+import type { AcpClientConnection } from "./ACPSessionConnection";
 
 /**
  * Well-known provider id for the client-configurable custom LLM gateway.
@@ -93,7 +94,11 @@ export class CodexAcpClient {
         });
     }
 
-    async authenticate(authRequest: acp.AuthenticateRequest): Promise<Boolean> {
+    async authenticate(
+        connection: AcpClientConnection,
+        authRequest: acp.AuthenticateRequest,
+        env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
+    ): Promise<Boolean> {
         if (!isCodexAuthRequest(authRequest)) {
             throw RequestError.invalidRequest();
         }
@@ -108,13 +113,11 @@ export class CodexAcpClient {
                 if (accountResponse.account?.type === "chatgpt") {
                     return true;
                 }
-                const loginCompletedPromise = this.awaitNextLoginCompleted();
-                const loginResponse = await this.codexClient.accountLogin({type: "chatgpt"});
-                if (loginResponse.type == "chatgpt") {
-                    await open(loginResponse.authUrl);
+                if (env["NO_BROWSER"]) {
+                    return await this.authenticateWithChatGptDeviceCode(connection);
+                } else {
+                    return await this.authenticateWithChatGptBrowser();
                 }
-                const result = await loginCompletedPromise;
-                return result.success;
             }
             case "gateway":
                 if (!authRequest._meta) throw RequestError.invalidRequest();
@@ -133,6 +136,58 @@ export class CodexAcpClient {
         }
     }
 
+    private async authenticateWithChatGptBrowser(): Promise<Boolean> {
+        const loginCompletedPromise = this.awaitNextLoginCompleted();
+        const loginResponse = await this.codexClient.accountLogin({type: "chatgpt"});
+        if (loginResponse.type == "chatgpt") {
+            await open(loginResponse.authUrl);
+        }
+        const result = await loginCompletedPromise;
+        return result.success;
+    }
+
+    private async authenticateWithChatGptDeviceCode(connection: AcpClientConnection): Promise<Boolean> {
+        const loginCompletedPromise = this.awaitNextLoginCompleted();
+        const loginResponse = await this.codexClient.accountLogin({type: "chatgptDeviceCode"});
+        if (loginResponse.type == "chatgptDeviceCode") {
+            const url = loginResponse.verificationUrl;
+            const userCode = loginResponse.userCode;
+
+            await this.requestDeviceCodeAuth(connection, {
+                elicitationId: `chatgpt-login-${crypto.randomUUID()}`,
+                url,
+                message: `Follow these steps to sign in with ChatGPT using device code authorization:\n\
+                            \n1. Open this link in your browser and sign in to your account\n   ${url}\n\
+                            \n2. Enter this one-time code (expires in 15 minutes)\n   ${userCode}\n\
+                            \nDevice codes are a common phishing target. Never share this code.\n`,
+            });
+        }
+        const result = await loginCompletedPromise;
+        return result.success;
+    }
+
+    private async requestDeviceCodeAuth(
+        client: AcpClientConnection,
+        request: { elicitationId: string; url: string; message: string },
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        const response = await client.request(
+            acp.methods.client.elicitation.create,
+            {
+                mode: "url",
+                // This should be the authenticate requestId, but this is not exposed by the ACP SDK.
+                // The elicitation still works, but won't be tied to the authenticate request.
+                requestId: null,
+                elicitationId: request.elicitationId,
+                url: request.url,
+                message: request.message,
+            },
+        );
+
+        if (response.action !== "accept") {
+            throw RequestError.authRequired();
+        }
+    }
+
     private async authenticateWithApiKey(apiKey: string): Promise<Boolean> {
         const loginCompletedPromise = this.awaitNextLoginCompleted();
         await this.codexClient.accountLogin({
diff --git a/src/CodexAcpServer.ts b/src/CodexAcpServer.ts
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ export class CodexAcpServer {
         _params: acp.AuthenticateRequest,
     ): Promise<acp.AuthenticateResponse> {
         logger.log("Authenticate request received");
-        const isAuthenticated = await this.runWithProcessCheck(() => this.codexAcpClient.authenticate(_params));
+        const isAuthenticated = await this.runWithProcessCheck(() => this.codexAcpClient.authenticate(this.connection, _params));
         if (!isAuthenticated) {
             logger.log("Authenticate request failed");
             throw RequestError.invalidParams();
diff --git a/src/CodexAuthMethod.ts b/src/CodexAuthMethod.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ export interface GatewayAuthRequest extends AuthenticateRequest {
 
 export function getCodexAuthMethods(clientCapabilities?: ClientCapabilities | null, env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): AuthMethod[] {
     const authMethods: AuthMethod[] = [ApiKeyAuthMethod];
-    if (!env["NO_BROWSER"]) {
+    // ChatGPT login requires a browser or URL elicitation support for device code auth
+    if (!env["NO_BROWSER"] || clientCapabilities?.elicitation?.url) {
         authMethods.push(ChatGptAuthMethod);
     }
     const supportsGatewayAuth = clientCapabilities?.auth?._meta?.["gateway"] === true;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/CodexACPAgent/CodexAcpClient.test.ts b/src/__tests__/CodexACPAgent/CodexAcpClient.test.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,67 @@ describe('ACP server test', { timeout: 40_000 }, () => {
         expect(accountLoginSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+
+    it('should request ACP URL elicitation for device code auth', async () => {
+        const deviceCodeFixture = createCodexMockTestFixture();
+        vi.spyOn(deviceCodeFixture.getCodexAppServerClient(), "accountRead").mockResolvedValue({
+            account: null,
+            requiresOpenaiAuth: true,
+        });
+        deviceCodeFixture.setElicitationResponse({action: "accept"});
+        deviceCodeFixture.setAccountLoginResponse({
+            type: "chatgptDeviceCode",
+            loginId: "login-id",
+            verificationUrl: "https://openai.example/device",
+            userCode: "ABCD-EFGH",
+        });
+        vi.stubEnv("NO_BROWSER", "1");
+
+        const authPromise = deviceCodeFixture.getCodexAcpAgent().authenticate({methodId: "chat-gpt"});
+
+        await vi.waitFor(() => {
+            expect(deviceCodeFixture.getCodexAppServerClient().accountLogin)
+                .toHaveBeenCalledWith({type: "chatgptDeviceCode"});
+        });
+
+        await vi.waitFor(() => {
+            const elicitationEvent = deviceCodeFixture.getAcpConnectionEvents([])
+                .find(event => event.method === "createElicitation");
+            expect(elicitationEvent?.args[0]).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
+                mode: "url",
+                requestId: null,
+                elicitationId: expect.stringMatching(/^chatgpt-login-/),
+                url: "https://openai.example/device",
+                message: expect.stringContaining("ABCD-EFGH"),
+            }));
+        });
+
+        deviceCodeFixture.sendAccountLoginCompleted({loginId: "login-id", success: true, error: null});
+
+        await expect(authPromise).resolves.toEqual({});
+    });
+
+    it('should fail device code auth when ACP URL elicitation is not accepted', async () => {
+        const deviceCodeFixture = createCodexMockTestFixture();
+        vi.spyOn(deviceCodeFixture.getCodexAppServerClient(), "accountRead").mockResolvedValue({
+            account: null,
+            requiresOpenaiAuth: true,
+        });
+        deviceCodeFixture.setElicitationResponse({action: "cancel"});
+        deviceCodeFixture.setAccountLoginResponse({
+            type: "chatgptDeviceCode",
+            loginId: "login-id",
+            verificationUrl: "https://openai.example/device",
+            userCode: "ABCD-EFGH",
+        });
+        vi.stubEnv("NO_BROWSER", "1");
+
+        await expect(deviceCodeFixture.getCodexAcpAgent().authenticate({methodId: "chat-gpt"}))
+            .rejects.toThrow("Authentication required");
+        expect(deviceCodeFixture.getCodexAppServerClient().accountLogin)
+            .toHaveBeenCalledWith({type: "chatgptDeviceCode"});
+    });
+
     it('should authenticate with a gateway', async () => {
         const gatewayFixture = createTestFixture();
         const codexAcpAgent = gatewayFixture.getCodexAcpAgent();
@@ -2712,7 +2773,7 @@ describe('ACP server test', { timeout: 40_000 }, () => {
 
         await codexAcpAgent.authenticate({methodId: "api-key"});
 
-        expect(authenticateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({methodId: "api-key"});
+        expect(authenticateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), {methodId: "api-key"});
         expect(getAccountSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
         expect(codexAcpAgent.getSessionState(session1.sessionId)).toMatchObject({
             account: { type: "apiKey" },
@@ -2767,7 +2828,7 @@ describe('ACP server test', { timeout: 40_000 }, () => {
         };
         await codexAcpAgent.authenticate(gatewayAuthRequest);
 
-        expect(authenticateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gatewayAuthRequest);
+        expect(authenticateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.anything(), gatewayAuthRequest);
         expect(getAccountSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         expect(codexAcpAgent.getSessionState(session.sessionId)).toMatchObject({
             account: { type: "apiKey" },
diff --git a/src/__tests__/CodexACPAgent/initialize.test.ts b/src/__tests__/CodexACPAgent/initialize.test.ts
@@ -116,11 +116,27 @@ describe('CodexACPAgent - initialize', () => {
         ]));
     });
 
-    it('should not advertise ChatGPT auth when browser auth is disabled', () => {
+    it('should not advertise ChatGPT auth when browser auth is disabled and URL elicitation is unsupported', () => {
         const methodIds = getCodexAuthMethods(undefined, {NO_BROWSER: "1"} as NodeJS.ProcessEnv)
             .map((method) => method.id);
 
         expect(methodIds).not.toContain("chat-gpt");
         expect(methodIds).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["api-key"]));
     });
+
+    it('should advertise ChatGPT auth when browser auth is disabled and URL elicitation is supported', () => {
+        const methodIds = getCodexAuthMethods(
+            {elicitation: {url: {}}},
+            {NO_BROWSER: "1"} as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
+        ).map((method) => method.id);
+
+        expect(methodIds).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["chat-gpt", "api-key"]));
+    });
+
+    it('should advertise ChatGPT auth when browser auth is enabled without URL elicitation support', () => {
+        const methodIds = getCodexAuthMethods(undefined, {} as NodeJS.ProcessEnv)
+            .map((method) => method.id);
+
+        expect(methodIds).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["chat-gpt", "api-key"]));
+    });
 });
diff --git a/src/__tests__/CodexACPAgent/providers.test.ts b/src/__tests__/CodexACPAgent/providers.test.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe("Configurable LLM providers (providers/*)", () => {
         const fixture = createCodexMockTestFixture();
         const codexAcpClient = fixture.getCodexAcpClient();
 
-        await codexAcpClient.authenticate({
+        await fixture.getCodexAcpAgent().authenticate({
             methodId: "gateway",
             _meta: {
                 gateway: {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/acp-test-utils.ts b/src/__tests__/acp-test-utils.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ import fs from "node:fs";
 import os from "node:os";
 import {AgentMode} from "../AgentMode";
 import {expect, vi} from "vitest";
-import type {Model, ReasoningEffortOption} from "../app-server/v2";
+import type {
+    AccountLoginCompletedNotification,
+    LoginAccountResponse,
+    Model,
+    ReasoningEffortOption
+} from "../app-server/v2";
 
 export type MethodCallEvent = { method: string; args: any[] };
 
@@ -245,6 +250,8 @@ export interface CodexMockTestFixture extends TestFixture {
     sendServerRequest<T>(method: string, params: unknown): Promise<T>,
     setPermissionResponse(response: RequestPermissionResponse): void,
     setElicitationResponse(response: CreateElicitationResponse | Promise<CreateElicitationResponse>): void,
+    setAccountLoginResponse(response: LoginAccountResponse): void,
+    sendAccountLoginCompleted(notification: AccountLoginCompletedNotification): void,
 }
 
 /**
@@ -257,6 +264,7 @@ export interface CodexMockTestFixture extends TestFixture {
 export function createCodexMockTestFixture(): CodexMockTestFixture {
     let unhandledNotificationHandler: ((notification: any) => void) | null = null;
     const requestHandlers = new Map<string, (params: unknown) => Promise<unknown>>();
+    const loginCompletedHandlers = new Set<(notification: AccountLoginCompletedNotification) => void>();
 
     // State for controlling permission responses
     const permissionState: { response: RequestPermissionResponse } = {
@@ -271,7 +279,15 @@ export function createCodexMockTestFixture(): CodexMockTestFixture {
         onUnhandledNotification: (handler: (notification: any) => void) => {
             unhandledNotificationHandler = handler;
         },
-        onNotification: () => {},
+        onNotification: (method: string, handler: (notification: AccountLoginCompletedNotification) => void) => {
+            if (method === "account/login/completed") {
+                loginCompletedHandlers.add(handler);
+                return {
+                    dispose: () => loginCompletedHandlers.delete(handler),
+                };
+            }
+            return { dispose: () => {} };
+        },
         onRequest: (type: { method: string }, handler: (params: unknown) => Promise<unknown>) => {
             requestHandlers.set(type.method, handler);
         },
@@ -292,6 +308,7 @@ export function createCodexMockTestFixture(): CodexMockTestFixture {
         return { mock: "Mocked return" };
     });
     returnValues.set('requestPermission', () => permissionState.response);
+    returnValues.set('createElicitation', () => elicitationState.response);
 
     const acpConnection = createSmartMock<AcpClientConnection>((event) => {
         const normalizedEvent = normalizeAcpConnectionEvent(event);
@@ -329,6 +346,14 @@ export function createCodexMockTestFixture(): CodexMockTestFixture {
         setElicitationResponse(response: CreateElicitationResponse | Promise<CreateElicitationResponse>): void {
             elicitationState.response = response;
         },
+        setAccountLoginResponse(response: LoginAccountResponse): void {
+            vi.spyOn(baseFixture.getCodexAppServerClient(), "accountLogin").mockResolvedValue(response);
+        },
+        sendAccountLoginCompleted(notification: AccountLoginCompletedNotification): void {
+            for (const handler of loginCompletedHandlers) {
+                handler(notification);
+            }
+        },
     };
 }
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ export interface GatewayAuthRequest extends AuthenticateRequest {`
`59`	`59`
`60`	`60`	`export function getCodexAuthMethods(clientCapabilities?: ClientCapabilities \| null, env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): AuthMethod[] {`
`61`	`61`	`const authMethods: AuthMethod[] = [ApiKeyAuthMethod];`
`62`		`- if (!env["NO_BROWSER"]) {`
	`62`	`+ // ChatGPT login requires a browser or URL elicitation support for device code auth`
	`63`	`+ if (!env["NO_BROWSER"] \|\| clientCapabilities?.elicitation?.url) {`
`63`	`64`	`authMethods.push(ChatGptAuthMethod);`
`64`	`65`	`}`
`65`	`66`	`const supportsGatewayAuth = clientCapabilities?.auth?._meta?.["gateway"] === true;`