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  • Stack layer 3, depends on test(protocols): cover external image wire roundtrips #3589 (which depends on fix(chat): preserve external screenshot tool results and image detail #3586). Review this layer's diff only.
  • Preserve a visible marker for provider-scoped input_image.file_id in translated function/custom outputs, using the existing nonempty URL → file reference precedence. Native raw inputs remain unchanged.
  • Reject translated Claude file-backed image sources with a fixed, actionable HTTP 400 instead of silently dropping them; native Anthropic passthrough is unaffected.
  • Reject unsupported computer_call_output on non-passthrough adapters before vision work. Responses passthrough retains the exact item; ordinary user image input still works. This is not a hosted computer-tool implementation.
  • The all-format audit and adapter repairs are complete and reviewed; merge awaits exact-head CI. This layer modestly exceeds 500 added lines after its CI fixture repair, largely due planning and regression coverage; no production listener behavior changed.

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  • Scope stays focused and avoids unrelated cleanup.
  • Docs or release notes were updated when needed.
  • Security-sensitive changes were reviewed for secrets, auth, and unsafe defaults; independent boundary reviewers passed the corrected patch.

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  • Image Handling

    • Improved preservation of image references across Responses and Anthropic translation routes.
    • File-only images now appear as clear text markers when direct image transport is unavailable.
    • Empty or invalid image URLs are handled consistently without disrupting other image content.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Translated routes now return clear errors for unsupported hosted computer screenshots and file-backed Anthropic images.
    • Native passthrough routes continue to support these image formats.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance covering supported image formats, routing behavior, and recommended screenshot submission methods.

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The change audits image formats, preserves file and URL references, rejects unsupported translated-route inputs, updates Anthropic conversion, adds parser and routing tests, documents the contract, and corrects loopback fixture port allocation.

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Image roundtrip handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Audit and implementation scope
devlog/_plan/260905_external_image_roundtrip/*
The plans define image-format coverage, file-reference handling, computer-output boundaries, vision caption alignment, verification, and delivery sequencing.
Image reference normalization
src/responses/parser.ts, src/vision/index.ts, tests/responses/responses-parser.test.ts, tests/vision/vision-cache.test.ts
Responses tool results preserve usable URLs, convert file-only images to [image: file_id], omit unusable references, and normalize detail: "original" to "high". Vision rewriting applies the same empty-URL handling to messages and tool outputs without consuming captions incorrectly.
Translated-route boundaries
src/server/responses/core.ts, src/claude/inbound.ts, tests/responses/responses-compaction-routing.test.ts, tests/claude-integration/claude-inbound.test.ts, docs-site/src/content/docs/reference/proxy-formats.md
Translated Responses routes reject computer_call_output before vision or upstream processing. Anthropic translation rejects file-backed images while continuing to translate base64 and URL images. The documentation describes both contracts.

CI fixture port allocation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Reserved fixture ports
devlog/_plan/260905_external_image_roundtrip/060_delivery.md
The delivery plan records a test-only correction for eleven loopback fixtures that use the reserved-port allocator.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 94df1

Translated routes now reject unsupported computer outputs before vision processing, but this rejection can retain an account-pool probe lease in some authentication configurations, potentially reducing pool availability. Cleanup should be added before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant handleResponsesInner
  participant VisionModule
  participant UpstreamRoute
  Client->>handleResponsesInner: submit Responses input
  alt translated route contains computer_call_output
    handleResponsesInner-->>Client: return sanitized HTTP 400
  else ordinary input_image content
    handleResponsesInner->>VisionModule: rewrite image content
    VisionModule->>UpstreamRoute: continue translated request
    UpstreamRoute-->>Client: return response
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리뷰 · 우선순위 62 / 80

이 PR은 외부 이미지 왕복 스택의 3층입니다. 밑층은 이미 리뷰된 #3586(Chat 쪽 tool 스크린샷·detail 보존)과 #3589(와이어 왕복 테스트·계약 문서)이고, 이 PR의 base는 dev가 아니라 codex/external-image-wire-contract입니다. Draft이며, 작성자 말대로 전체 포맷 감사와 독립 보안 검토가 끝나기 전에는 머지하지 않는 층입니다.

지금 dev HEAD 3c920af5f7b18ecd98f87a589d21d299f5cbe172(패키지 2.43.0, Windows 스위트·샤드 쪽 막 들어간 상태)만 보면, 메시지 content의 input_image는 이미 src/responses/parser.ts에서 nonEmptyString으로 URL을 고르고, 없으면 file_id[image: …] 텍스트 마커로 남깁니다. 그런데 같은 파일의 outputToToolResultContent(대략 304행 근처)는 아직 typeof raw.image_url === "string"만 봅니다. 그래서 도구 결과(function_call_output / custom_tool_call_output) 안의 file-only 이미지는 조용히 사라지고, 빈 문자열 URL도 “문자열이라서” 이미지로 취급될 수 있습니다. Claude 쪽 src/claude/inbound.tsimageBlockToInputImagesource.type === "file"이면 null을 돌려 번역 경로에서 그림을 조용히 버립니다. Responses 번역 경로에 computer_call_output이 오면 스크린샷이 파서에서 빠지고도 요청이 계속 올라갈 수 있습니다.

이번 층은 그 세 경계를 “조용한 손실”에서 “보이는 마커 또는 고정 400”으로 바꿉니다. outputToToolResultContent는 메시지 content와 같은 우선순위(비어 있지 않은 URL → file_id 마커)를 쓰고, src/vision/index.tssyncRawBodyImageDescriptions도 빈 URL이 다른 이미지의 캡션 슬롯을 훔치지 않게 맞춥니다. src/server/responses/core.ts는 passthrough가 아닌 어댑터에서 computer_call_output을 비전 계획 전에 거부하고, Claude file 소스는 번역 경로에서 고정 메시지로 거부합니다. 네이티브 Anthropic/Responses passthrough는 그대로 둡니다. 공개 문서(docs-site/.../proxy-formats.md)와 계획(devlog/_plan/260905_external_image_roundtrip/의 003·030)도 같은 말을 적습니다. 호스티드 computer-tool을 새로 구현하지는 않습니다. OCR·계정·원격 file 해석도 이 PR 범위 밖입니다.

src/responses/parser.ts outputToToolResultContent - 현재 dev는 빈 문자열 URL도 이미지로 넣을 수 있고 file_id만 있는 블록은 버림. PR은 메시지 content(70–81행 근처)와 같은 nonEmptyString 규칙을 맞춤. 테스트가 file-only·빈 URL·URL 우선·혼합 순서를 잠금.
src/vision/index.ts syncRawBodyImageDescriptions - 예전엔 tool output에 nonEmptyImageUrlsOnly=false라서 빈 URL이 캡션 큐를 소비할 수 있었음. PR은 빈 URL+file_id면 마커, 아니면 omitted으로 통일. vision-cache 테스트가 캡션 도난을 막음.
src/server/responses/core.ts computer_call_output 가드 - passthrough가 아니면 요청 전체를 400으로 끊음. 같은 요청에 일반 user input_image가 있어도 마찬가지(테스트로 고정). 의도된 실패-닫힘.
src/claude/inbound.ts imageBlockToInputImage - file 소스를 null 대신 AnthropicRequestError로 올림. 예전엔 번역 경로에서 조용히 사라짐. 네이티브 Anthropic passthrough는 이 매퍼를 타지 않음.
docs-site proxy-formats.md - 공개 계약에 file_id 마커·computer_call_output 400·Claude file 400을 적음. 코드와 문서가 같은 이야기인지 CI/리뷰에서만 확인하면 됨.
이 PR base/스택 - #3586#3589 → 이 PR 순. 이 층만 dev에 올리면 기대값이 HEAD와 어긋남. Draft·보안 체크리스트 미완·감사 미완 상태.

메인테이너의 판단이 필요한 지점

  • #3586/#3589를 먼저 밑에서부터 머지한 뒤, 이 층의 exact-head CI·독립 보안 검토를 통과시킬지
  • 감사표의 040(Anthropic/Command Code orphan)·050(Cursor trailing tool image)을 이 기차에 붙일지, 별도 PR로 뺄지
  • 번역 경로에서 computer_call_output을 400으로 막을지, 아니면 스크린샷만 user input_image로 낮추는 완화 경로를 허용할지(지금 PR·문서는 400 쪽)

너의 추천
Draft로 두고 #3586#3589 머지·리타겟 후에만 이 층을 본다. exact-head CI가 초록이고 체크리스트의 보안 검토가 끝나면 bottom-up으로 머지. 이 PR만 단독으로 dev에 올리지 말 것. 040/050은 감사 문서에 이미 적혀 있으니, 이 층에 몰아넣지 말고 후속 PR로 분리하는 편이 안전하다.

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Comment on lines 420 to +424
if (value.type === "input_image" && typeof value.image_url === "string") {
if (nonEmptyImageUrlsOnly && value.image_url.length === 0) {
return { type: "input_text", text: IMAGE_OMITTED_TEXT };
// Both message and tool-output parsers exclude empty URLs from caption jobs.
if (value.image_url.length === 0) {
const fileId = typeof value.file_id === "string" && value.file_id.length > 0 ? value.file_id : undefined;
return { type: "input_text", text: fileId ? `[image: ${fileId}]` : IMAGE_OMITTED_TEXT };

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle file-only images when image_url is absent.

The rewrite branch requires image_url to be a string. A file-only block such as { type: "input_image", file_id: "file-marker" } bypasses the branch and does not become the required text marker. This leaves the raw request representation inconsistent with the documented translated-route boundary.

  • src/vision/index.ts#L420-L424: handle every input_image; treat a missing or empty image_url as a file-marker or omitted-image case, and reserve caption consumption only for a non-empty URL.
  • tests/vision/vision-cache.test.ts#L145-L148: add a file-only image fixture with no image_url property and assert that it produces [image: file-marker] without a caption request.
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3739-3743: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Release the Codex probe lease on this early rejection.

resolveResponsesCodexAuth assigns authCtx before this guard (src/server/responses/core.ts:3427-3430). Pool authentication can attach a probe lease. The pre-auth host lease remains unset when host-circuit admission is disabled or the route selects an exact account (src/server/responses/core.ts:885-891). The outer finalizer releases the probe lease only when pendingHostAdmissionLease exists (src/server/responses/core.ts:7105-7109). This 400 path can therefore retain the probe lease and reduce pool availability.

Release the probe lease only when the finalizer will not own it:

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   if (!isPassthrough && Array.isArray(rawInput) && rawInput.some(
     item => item !== null && typeof item === "object" && item.type === "computer_call_output",
   )) {
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       400,

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