taskchef 7.21.1 → 7.21.2

package/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "taskchef",
-  "version": "7.21.1",
+  "version": "7.21.2",
   "description": "Dispatch work from a data-only workspace to visible Codex project tasks.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Favo Yang",

package/README.md

@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ Task details offer infrequent administrative actions without cluttering task
 cards. Selecting **More task actions** (`…`) reveals the action list immediately
 beside the disclosure and changes it to a back/hide control. The list contains
 **Copy Task ID**, direct **Mark completed** and **Mark failed** actions for a
-`working` or `needs_input` task, and **Archive chat** whenever archival is
-eligible. The menu disclosure is the deliberate first step; choosing a terminal
-outcome submits it immediately without a second confirmation. There is no
+`working` or `needs_input` task. The menu disclosure is the deliberate first
+step; choosing a terminal outcome submits it immediately without a second
+confirmation. There is no
 free-form reason: the audit turn records a fixed summary, timestamp, dashboard
 provenance, optimistic preconditions, and a unique action ID while preserving
 every executor turn. Terminal tasks cannot be rewritten. Stale or concurrent
@@ -284,12 +284,13 @@ changes are rejected and the dialog refreshes to the current task. A stalled
 local request is aborted after a bounded wait so the dialog cannot remain
 permanently locked; retry keeps the same idempotency identity.
 
-The More actions list offers **Archive chat** for every linked task whose current
-TaskChef state is not `working`. After confirmation, TaskChef invokes only the
-Codex CLI at the canonical ChatGPT or Codex desktop app location under
-`/Applications`, to archive the exact thread UUID. The Codex chat leaves active chat lists while the TaskChef record
-and its activity timeline remain unchanged. If the bundled CLI is unavailable,
-the dashboard does not fall back to another `codex` executable from `PATH`.
+The archive implementation is retained behind a disabled capability gate, and
+the **Archive chat** control is hidden. The bundled `codex archive` command can
+reject a valid idle desktop-app thread even when the dashboard runs in the MCP
+host environment, while Codex's native app archive operation succeeds. TaskChef
+will keep the feature disabled until Codex exposes a reliable supported
+app-callable archive interface or guarantees CLI compatibility. The dormant
+server path also rejects requests before discovering or invoking the CLI.
 
 Task details also show whole-task and per-turn token usage when `ccusage` can
 map the linked Codex thread. A completed turn briefly shows “Tokens:

package/docs/spec.md

@@ -490,7 +490,11 @@ administrative action out of list cards. A keyboard-accessible **More task
 actions** disclosure MUST reveal its action list immediately beside it and
 change from an ellipsis to an accessible back/hide control while expanded. The
 list MUST group **Copy Task ID**, **Mark completed**, and **Mark failed** for
-eligible tasks, plus **Archive chat** when archival is eligible. Opening the
+eligible tasks. **Archive chat** MUST remain hidden while the archive capability
+gate is disabled because the bundled CLI does not reliably archive desktop-app
+threads. The dormant server endpoint MUST reject requests before discovering or
+invoking the CLI. Re-enabling requires a reliable supported app-callable archive
+interface or guaranteed CLI compatibility. Opening the
 list is the deliberate disclosure step; choosing a terminal outcome submits it
 immediately without a second confirmation. Escape MUST close the idle list,
 pending controls MUST be

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "taskchef",
-  "version": "7.21.1",
+  "version": "7.21.2",
   "description": "A non-blocking interactive dispatcher for visible Codex tasks.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Favo Yang",

package/src/dashboard/state.js

@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ export const STATUS_FILTERS = [
 ];
 const CODEX_THREAD_ID_PATTERN = /^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-7[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i;
 
+// Disabled because the bundled `codex archive` command can reject valid idle
+// desktop-app threads while Codex's native archive operation succeeds. Keep
+// the implementation behind this gate until Codex exposes a reliable,
+// supported app-callable archive interface or guarantees CLI compatibility.
+export const CODEX_CHAT_ARCHIVE_ENABLED = false;
+
 const NOTIFICATION_TITLES = new Map([
   ["created", "Task created"],
   ["task_started", "Task started"],
@@ -41,12 +47,16 @@ export function taskStatusLabel(task) {
   return task.status === null ? "unresolved" : task.status.replaceAll("_", " ");
 }
 
-export function canArchiveTask(task) {
+export function isArchiveTaskEligible(task) {
   return task.status !== "working"
     && typeof task.threadId === "string"
     && CODEX_THREAD_ID_PATTERN.test(task.threadId);
 }
 
+export function canArchiveTask(task) {
+  return CODEX_CHAT_ARCHIVE_ENABLED && isArchiveTaskEligible(task);
+}
+
 export function canManuallyTransitionTask(task) {
   return ["working", "needs_input"].includes(task.status);
 }

package/src/dashboard.js

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 } from "./workspace.js";
 import { DASHBOARD_SERVER_VERSION, TASKCHEF_VERSION } from "./version.js";
 import { taskGitHubProjection } from "./dashboard/github-links.js";
+import { CODEX_CHAT_ARCHIVE_ENABLED } from "./dashboard/state.js";
 import { createUsageTracker } from "./usage-tracker.js";
 
 const TASKS_FILE_NAME = "tasks.jsonl";
@@ -529,6 +530,7 @@ function publicMonitorError() {
 }
 
 export async function createDashboardServer({
+  archiveEnabled = CODEX_CHAT_ARCHIVE_ENABLED,
   archiveThread = archiveThreadInCodex,
   discoverArchiveCli = discoverBundledCodexCli,
   workspace,
@@ -759,6 +761,10 @@ export async function createDashboardServer({
 
     const archiveMatch = url.pathname.match(/^\/api\/tasks\/([a-zA-Z0-9._-]+)\/archive-codex$/);
     if (archiveMatch && method === "POST") {
+      if (!archiveEnabled) {
+        sendJson(response, 404, { message: "Chat archiving is not available." });
+        return;
+      }
       if (request.headers.origin !== allowedOrigin) {
         sendJson(response, 403, { message: "Dashboard origin validation failed." });
         return;