OpenAI add-phone UK +44 and interrupted-run cleanup notes (2026-05-10)

What changed

BOSS requested stopping the active Argentina/Netherlands/Indonesia run and switching phone verification to the UK +44.

Mandatory cleanup when stopping a runner

When a background phone-verification runner is killed/interrupted, immediately inspect the last active 5sim activation from the JSONL log and cancel it if status is still RECEIVED.

Observed interrupted order:

{"activation_id":"1006733450","country":"netherlands","status":"RECEIVED","sms_count":0}

Cleanup result:

{"activation_id":"1006733450","result":"CANCELED"}

Do not assume a killed runner canceled its current order.

UK +44 mapping for OpenAI add-phone

5sim country slug used successfully for buying OpenAI activation:

england

OpenAI selector mapping:

ISO: GB
Visible text: 英国 (+44)
Dial prefix: 44

Config for UK-only run:

FIVE_SIM_COUNTRY_ORDER=england
PHONE_VERIFICATION_REPLACEMENT_LIMIT=10
FIVE_SIM_OPERATOR=any
FIVE_SIM_PRODUCT=openai

Strict country gate remains mandatory

Before buying and before clicking Continue, verify both:

{"country":"英国 (+44)","selectValue":"GB"}

Observed valid gate before the first UK buy:

{
  "phase": "country_gate_before_buy",
  "country": "england",
  "attempt": 1,
  "ok": true,
  "country_text": "英国 (+44)",
  "selectValue": "GB"
}

Then 5sim bought a UK number:

{"phase":"buy","country":"england","activation_id":1006734496,"masked":"+4477***381","status":"RECEIVED"}

Runner behavior after UK switch

Use a single configurable strict-gate runner, not ad-hoc CDP snippets:

Stop old runner.
Cancel in-flight activation from its log.
Set FIVE_SIM_COUNTRY_ORDER=england.
Ensure metadata includes england: {iso:'GB', visible:'英国 (+44)', prefix:'44'}.
Restore OAuth/add-phone if currently on phone-verification or a Chrome error page.
Set country via native select.
Run strict gate.
Buy only after gate passes.
Fill local phone part.
Run strict gate again.
Click Continue.
Poll; resend once; poll; cancel/rotate if no SMS.

Pitfall

BOSS watches the visible screen and will catch wrong country/area code. If the visible selector says 美国 (+1) while a non-US number is being used, stop immediately, cancel any new order, restore add-phone, and verify the correct visible code before buying/submitting again.

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