codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Env var allowlist (include) for Codex IDE (VS Code) + Codex app (+ CLI) when inheriting “core” or “none” [1 participants]

What variant of Codex are you using?

App, IDE Extension

What feature would you like to see?

Currently, the allowed keys for [shell_environment_policy] do not allow including an env variable that was not included with, say, inherit="core"

Please add a new include / allowlist capability to shell_environment_policy so Codex can inherit only a minimal base environment plus explicitly permitted variables. Variable names are custom and will vary, so this must support prefix/glob and/or regex patterns.

Examples:

[shell_environment_policy]
inherit = "core"
include = ["MYAPP_*", "CI_*"]          # prefix/glob
# or:
include_regex = ["^MYAPP_", "^CI_"]    # regex

Also helpful:

[shell_environment_policy]
inherit = "none"
include = ["MYAPP_*", "CI_*"]
# (or include_regex = [...])

Meaning: with inherit="none", only the allow listed vars are passed.

Additional information

Acceptance criteria:

Only base (core or none) + matched vars are visible to Codex and spawned tools (VS Code extension + Codex app, and ideally CLI for consistency).

Deterministic and auditable; supports empty include (pure core-only / none-only).

Clear precedence if an exclude option is also present.

Business impact: Without this, users must choose between “too locked down to work” and “full inherit that risks leaking unrelated secrets,” which blocks compliant environments.