fix(codex): replace a real 'current' directory atomically

[defangdevs]

Fixes #95.

ln -sfn only replaces current under ~/.codex/packages/standalone/
when it is already a symlink or a plain file. If a curl-installed Codex
ever leaves current as a REAL directory (an unusual manual layout, but
a possible one), -sfn can't unlink a non-empty directory — it silently
creates current/agent-box-current INSIDE it instead of replacing it,
and remote-control pairing keeps resolving the stale copy underneath.

Fix

Clear a real (non-symlink) directory first, then swap the current
entry atomically: build the new symlink under a temp name in the same
directory and mv -T it over current. rename() is atomic, so a
session reading current mid-update sees either the old or the new
target, never a missing path.

Testing

A fresh VM never has a pre-existing current directory, so the sessions
VM test can't exercise this path (as the issue itself notes) — added a
dedicated regression case to tests/test-jit-agents.sh instead
(agent_install codex against a pre-seeded real directory with stale
contents), plus the existing suite:

• bash tests/test-jit-agents.sh modules/src/lib/agents.sh — all 29
  assertions pass, including the new one.
• python3 tests/test_agentbox.py — 78 tests, OK.
• nix build .#checks.aarch64-linux.module-generated-up-to-date — pass.
• nix build .#checks.aarch64-linux.golden-snapshot — pass.

I did not run the full aarch64 check sweep (21+ checks) — 8 sibling
worktrees on this box were evaluating the same flake concurrently and
saturated the local nix eval cache. The checks above are the ones this
change can plausibly affect (it only touches modules/src/lib/agents.sh,
mirrored into the generated module and golden supervisor payload), and
all pass.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change documents the non-atomic cleanup required when Codex standalone/current is a real directory and preserves the documented atomic path for later symlink replacements. A JIT-agent regression test validates symlink replacement and stale-content removal.

Changes

Codex standalone mirroring

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Mirror replacement behavior modules/src/lib/agents.sh, modules/agent-box.nix, tests/golden/vm/payloads/agent-box-supervisor/bin/agent-box-supervisor	Comments now distinguish real-directory cleanup, its temporary missing-path window, and atomic replacement when current is already a symlink.
Real-directory regression coverage tests/test-jit-agents.sh	The JIT-install test verifies that a pre-existing real current directory becomes a symlink to an executable mirrored binary and contains no stale contents.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 8b1ad

This change atomically replaces a real current directory while preserving the existing target during updates. The targeted regression and listed checks pass, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the Codex fix for replacing a real current directory and describes the atomic symlink swap strategy.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the real-directory failure, the replacement strategy, and the regression testing for issue #95.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #95 by handling a pre-existing real current directory and adding a regression test for stale directory contents.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to the Codex shim, generated mirrors, and the related regression test. No unrelated code changes are identified.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 2 files. (2 skipped: 2 …

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Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 2 files. (2 skipped: 2 unsupported.)

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In `@modules/src/lib/agents.sh`:
- Line 228: Update the replacement flow around the current directory removal and
temporary symlink installation so readers cannot observe current missing during
the transition; coordinate access or use an atomic exchange mechanism for real
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