openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Feature request: native Codex quota/auth diagnosis plus brokered reauth execution [1 participants]

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OpenClaw should provide native Codex/ChatGPT OAuth reliability handling by separating quota-window exhaustion from true OAuth credential failure, and by supporting brokered reauth execution when reauthentication is actually required.

User-facing goal

As a user, I want one reliable ChatGPT/Codex OAuth experience:

if I only hit my rolling usage window, OpenClaw should tell me the quota state and when it renews
if my OAuth refresh token is actually invalid, OpenClaw should tell me that reauth is required
if a bounded host-side reauth adapter exists, OpenClaw should be able to invoke it instead of leaving recovery entirely manual

Problem

Today, quota exhaustion and unrecoverable OAuth failure can be confused operationally. For example:

rolling usage-window exhaustion should not trigger reauth
refresh_token_reused should trigger guided reauth
a normal access-token expiry with a valid refresh token should refresh automatically

These are different states, but they are easy to collapse into a single generic "auth failed" workflow.

Requested feature set

Native quota/auth diagnosis in OpenClaw

OpenClaw should distinguish at least:

ok
expiring_soon
quota_wait
reauth_required

Behavior:

quota_wait: do not trigger reauth
reauth_required: prompt for or invoke a bounded reauth adapter
normal expired access token + valid refresh token: refresh automatically

Native Codex quota display

OpenClaw should surface Codex rate-limit state natively, including both the 5-hour and weekly windows.

Recommended display format:

Codex rate limits
5h: 96%, renews 05:45 AM
Weekly: 60%, renews 2026-03-25 3:04 PM

Formatting rules:

use system local timezone automatically
5h window: percent + local time
weekly window: percent + local date and time

Brokered reauth execution

When OpenClaw determines the state is reauth_required, it should support invoking a narrow reauth adapter rather than assuming it must handle browser-based reauth itself.

This is especially important for Docker/sandboxed deployments where:

the app can diagnose the problem natively
the actual browser-based OAuth flow needs to run outside the container

Conceptually:

native decision inside OpenClaw
bounded external execution via a broker/adapter

Control UI impact

Yes, this should include Control UI changes.

Suggested Control UI behavior:

show the current Codex rate-limit state in a human-readable form
when the state is quota_wait, show renewal times instead of suggesting reauth
when the state is reauth_required, show a clear guided reauth action if a reauth adapter is available
avoid ambiguous generic auth-failure messaging when the real issue is rolling-window quota exhaustion

Why this matters

For users, this is one feature set: a more reliable ChatGPT/Codex OAuth experience. Internally, it can still be split into:

native quota/auth diagnosis
optional brokered reauth execution

That split keeps the trust boundary clean while delivering one coherent recovery UX.

Additional context

I implemented a local host-side prototype in a Docker-based OpenClaw sandbox that:

classifies quota_wait separately from reauth_required
formats local-time 5h/weekly renewal info
auto-triggers a bounded host-side reauth bridge only for reauth_required

I am not attaching that patch directly here because parts of it are deployment-specific, but it validated the behavior and UX split described above.

Root Cause

I am not attaching that patch directly here because parts of it are deployment-specific, but it validated the behavior and UX split described above.

Fix Action

Fix / Workaround

I am not attaching that patch directly here because parts of it are deployment-specific, but it validated the behavior and UX split described above.

Code Example

Codex rate limits
5h: 96%, renews 05:45 AM
Weekly: 60%, renews 2026-03-25 3:04 PM

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Summary

User-facing goal

As a user, I want one reliable ChatGPT/Codex OAuth experience:

if I only hit my rolling usage window, OpenClaw should tell me the quota state and when it renews
if my OAuth refresh token is actually invalid, OpenClaw should tell me that reauth is required
if a bounded host-side reauth adapter exists, OpenClaw should be able to invoke it instead of leaving recovery entirely manual

Problem

Today, quota exhaustion and unrecoverable OAuth failure can be confused operationally. For example:

rolling usage-window exhaustion should not trigger reauth
refresh_token_reused should trigger guided reauth
a normal access-token expiry with a valid refresh token should refresh automatically

These are different states, but they are easy to collapse into a single generic "auth failed" workflow.

Requested feature set

Native quota/auth diagnosis in OpenClaw

OpenClaw should distinguish at least:

ok
expiring_soon
quota_wait
reauth_required

Behavior:

quota_wait: do not trigger reauth
reauth_required: prompt for or invoke a bounded reauth adapter
normal expired access token + valid refresh token: refresh automatically

Native Codex quota display

OpenClaw should surface Codex rate-limit state natively, including both the 5-hour and weekly windows.

Recommended display format:

Codex rate limits
5h: 96%, renews 05:45 AM
Weekly: 60%, renews 2026-03-25 3:04 PM

Formatting rules:

use system local timezone automatically
5h window: percent + local time
weekly window: percent + local date and time

Brokered reauth execution

When OpenClaw determines the state is reauth_required, it should support invoking a narrow reauth adapter rather than assuming it must handle browser-based reauth itself.

This is especially important for Docker/sandboxed deployments where:

the app can diagnose the problem natively
the actual browser-based OAuth flow needs to run outside the container

Conceptually:

native decision inside OpenClaw
bounded external execution via a broker/adapter

Control UI impact

Yes, this should include Control UI changes.

Suggested Control UI behavior:

show the current Codex rate-limit state in a human-readable form
when the state is quota_wait, show renewal times instead of suggesting reauth
when the state is reauth_required, show a clear guided reauth action if a reauth adapter is available
avoid ambiguous generic auth-failure messaging when the real issue is rolling-window quota exhaustion

Why this matters

For users, this is one feature set: a more reliable ChatGPT/Codex OAuth experience. Internally, it can still be split into:

native quota/auth diagnosis
optional brokered reauth execution

That split keeps the trust boundary clean while delivering one coherent recovery UX.

Additional context

I implemented a local host-side prototype in a Docker-based OpenClaw sandbox that:

classifies quota_wait separately from reauth_required
formats local-time 5h/weekly renewal info
auto-triggers a bounded host-side reauth bridge only for reauth_required

I am not attaching that patch directly here because parts of it are deployment-specific, but it validated the behavior and UX split described above.

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Fix Plan

To implement native Codex/ChatGPT OAuth reliability handling, follow these steps:

Step 1: Implement Quota/Auth Diagnosis
- Introduce a new enum to represent different quota/auth states: ok, expiring_soon, quota_wait, reauth_required.
- Update the OAuth flow to distinguish between these states.
Step 2: Display Codex Rate Limit State
- Add a new function to format the Codex rate limit state as a human-readable string.
- Use the system local timezone to display renewal times.
Step 3: Implement Brokered Reauth Execution
- Introduce a new interface for reauth adapters.
- Update the OAuth flow to invoke the reauth adapter when the state is reauth_required.

Example code (Python):

from enum import Enum
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

class QuotaAuthState(Enum):
    OK = 1
    EXPIRING_SOON = 2
    QUOTA_WAIT = 3
    REAUTH_REQUIRED = 4

def format_codex_rate_limit_state(usage, limit, renewal_time):
    """Format Codex rate limit state as a human-readable string."""
    percent = (usage / limit) * 100
    renewal_time_str = renewal_time.strftime("%I:%M %p")
    return f"Codex rate limits\n5h: {percent:.0f}%, renews {renewal_time_str}"

def get_renewal_time(renewal_timestamp):
    """Get the renewal time as a datetime object."""
    return datetime.fromtimestamp(renewal_timestamp)

def invoke_reauth_adapter(adapter):
    """Invoke the reauth adapter."""
    # Implement the reauth adapter invocation logic here
    pass

# Example usage:
usage = 480  # 5-hour window usage
limit = 500  # 5-hour window limit
renewal_timestamp = 1643723400  # Renewal timestamp
renewal_time = get_renewal_time(renewal_timestamp)

quota_auth_state = QuotaAuthState.QUOTA_WAIT
if quota_auth_state == QuotaAuthState.QUOTA_WAIT:
    print(format_codex_rate_limit_state(usage, limit, renewal_time))
elif quota_auth_state == QuotaAuthState.REAUTH_REQUIRED:
    invoke_reauth_adapter("example_adapter")

Verification

To verify the fix, test the following scenarios:

Quota exhaustion: Verify that the quota_wait state is correctly detected and displayed.
OAuth credential failure: Verify that the reauth_required state is correctly detected and the reauth adapter is invoked.
Normal access token expiry: Verify that the access token is automatically refreshed.

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Ensure that the reauth adapter is properly configured and implemented.

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