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codex-oauth-plus-onboarding Use when BOSS asks to register a ChatGPT/Codex OAuth account flow with ClawEmail, optionally open Plus through GoPay/GPC, and authorize the OAuth callback into SUB2API, Codex2API, or CPA using an isolated proxied browser profile. 1.0.0 Hermes Agent MIT
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tags related_skills
codex
oauth
clawemail
gopay
sub2api
codex2api
cpa
browser-automation
clawemail-operations
browser-extension-storage-audit

Codex OAuth + Plus Onboarding

Overview

This skill describes the safe, repeatable workflow for using the local codex-oauth-automation-extension project to run a single user-authorized onboarding flow:

  1. Use ClawEmail as the registration mailbox.
  2. Register/Login through ChatGPT/OpenAI auth.
  3. Optionally open ChatGPT Plus through GoPay / GPC helper.
  4. Complete OAuth authorization.
  5. Submit the localhost OAuth callback to exactly one configured target: SUB2API, Codex2API, or CPA.
  6. Run the browser in an isolated profile with a dedicated proxy.

The skill is for BOSS's own infrastructure and accounts only. Do not use it for spam, credential stuffing, rate-limit evasion, CAPTCHA bypass, unauthorized account creation, or bulk registration. If a page asks for CAPTCHA, security challenge, phone ownership proof, payment confirmation, or another user-visible anti-abuse checkpoint, pause and ask BOSS to complete/approve it manually.

When to Use

Use this skill when BOSS asks for any of these:

  • “用 ClawEmail 注册 Codex / ChatGPT OAuth,然后授权到 SUB2API / Codex2API / CPA”
  • “用 GoPay 开 Plus 后把 OAuth 接进去”
  • “把 QLHazyCoder/codex-oauth-automation-extension 那套流程跑起来”
  • “给这个注册流程做独立代理、无痕/隔离浏览器配置”
  • “把这个流程做成可复用配置和操作步骤”

Also load clawemail-operations before any ClawEmail mailbox work.

BOSS-specific Operating Defaults

These are confirmed operating rules for BOSS's environment:

  • Use Google Chrome stable at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome with a real visible window.
  • Do not set a default target platform. If PANEL_MODE is empty or not one of cpa|sub2api|codex2api, stop before launching the run.
  • Proxies are supplied as unauthenticated socks5://host:port or http://host:port; do not expect proxy username/password.
  • The new account password is unified through CUSTOM_PASSWORD. If it is empty, stop and ask BOSS to fill it, unless BOSS explicitly allows auto-generation for that run.
  • ClawEmail creates a fresh mailbox for every run (CLAWEMAIL_CREATE_PER_RUN=true). Record every created mailbox locally with outcome classification: pending, success, failed.
  • Phone/SMS platform has no default. Keep PHONE_VERIFICATION_ENABLED=false and PHONE_SMS_PROVIDER empty unless BOSS configures one or approves enabling it after a phone verification appears.
  • Plus mode uses PLUS_PAYMENT_METHOD=gopay. Any paid GoPay action still requires explicit confirmation immediately before payment/approval.
  • GoPay WhatsApp OTP uses 方案 A / manual checkpoint: set GOPAY_OTP_SOURCE=manual. The extension detects OTP input and opens a side-panel prompt (requestGoPayOtpInput / “输入 GoPay 验证码”); BOSS pastes the WhatsApp code, then the extension fills OTP, fills GOPAY_PIN, and continues.
  • GOPAY_OTP should normally stay empty before the run. It is only a temporary prefill/cache for the current OTP dialog, not a durable secret.
  • Do not implement WhatsApp scraping/API automation unless BOSS explicitly requests it later.
  1. Explicit target: BOSS must specify exactly one target mode: sub2api, codex2api, or cpa; there is no default target, and an empty PANEL_MODE must stop execution.
  2. Single-run default: default to one account / one OAuth flow unless BOSS explicitly requests a count.
  3. No CAPTCHA bypass: if Cloudflare/CAPTCHA/security challenge appears, stop and report the required manual action.
  4. Payment checkpoint: Plus mode is GoPay for BOSS, but before any GoPay payment or paid operation, confirm that BOSS wants to proceed.
  5. No secret leakage: never print API keys, admin keys, proxy addresses if sensitive, refresh tokens, card keys, or OAuth callback URLs containing code= in final summaries. Redact as [REDACTED].
  6. Config export risk: the extensions built-in settings export may contain secrets. Treat exported files as sensitive.
  7. Mailbox records: every freshly-created ClawEmail mailbox must be recorded locally with run id and final status (pending, success, or failed).

Repository and Local Paths

Known research clone:

/Users/chick/.Hermes/workspace/research/codex-oauth-automation-extension

If missing, clone shallow:

mkdir -p /Users/chick/.Hermes/workspace/research
cd /Users/chick/.Hermes/workspace/research
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/QLHazyCoder/codex-oauth-automation-extension.git

Validate tests when modifying or before relying on a changed checkout:

cd /Users/chick/.Hermes/workspace/research/codex-oauth-automation-extension
node --test tests/*.test.js

Observed verification result during initial study: 772 tests passed, 0 failed.

Configuration File

Create a dedicated env file instead of typing secrets into chat. A fuller template is stored with this skill at templates/codex_oauth_onboarding.env.example. If BOSS has temporarily filled real values into that template, first copy it to the real env file, back up the filled template privately, and sanitize the template again; see references/env-file-and-5sim-notes.md.

mkdir -p ~/.hermes/env
chmod 700 ~/.hermes/env
cp ~/.hermes/skills/software-development/codex-oauth-plus-onboarding/templates/codex_oauth_onboarding.env.example ~/.hermes/env/codex_oauth_onboarding.env
chmod 600 ~/.hermes/env/codex_oauth_onboarding.env
$EDITOR ~/.hermes/env/codex_oauth_onboarding.env

High-level required groups:

  1. Local project / browser: CODEX_OAUTH_EXTENSION_DIR, CHROME_BIN, BROWSER_PROFILE_ROOT, BROWSER_HEADLESS=false.
  2. Panel / target mode: PANEL_MODE=cpa|sub2api|codex2api has no default; if empty, stop. Fill only the selected targets auth fields copied from the original side panel (CPA_VPS_URL/CPA_VPS_PASSWORD, or SUB2API_*, or CODEX2API_*).
  3. Proxy: fill BROWSER_PROXY_SERVER with BOSS-provided unauthenticated socks5://host:port or http://host:port; use IP_PROXY_* only when using the original extensions built-in 711proxy/IP proxy panel.
  4. Registration identity and password: CLAWEMAIL_CREATE_PER_RUN=true, CLAWEMAIL_PREFIX, CLAWEMAIL_RECORD_FILE, SIGNUP_METHOD=email, and unified CUSTOM_PASSWORD. For BOSS's ClawEmail per-run accounts, use a pure lowercase English 8-letter random create prefix with no base prefix (example create prefix abcdefgh, resulting sub-mailbox shape chickliu.abcdefgh@claw.163.com). Live ClawEmail probing showed create prefixes are accepted only up to 11 characters and dots/hyphens are rejected despite docs/help text, so do not use codex + 8 letters. Store/observe the policy with CLAWEMAIL_PREFIX= (empty), CLAWEMAIL_RANDOM_SUFFIX_LENGTH=8, CLAWEMAIL_RANDOM_SUFFIX_CHARSET=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz, and CLAWEMAIL_PREFIX_WITH_RANDOM_SUFFIX=true when helper scripts support it; if not, generate the 8-letter prefix in the runner before calling mail-cli clawemail create --prefix ....
  5. Mail provider: MAIL_PROVIDER, EMAIL_GENERATOR, and original-provider fields only if not polling ClawEmail from Hermes.
  6. Phone/SMS verification fallback: no default provider; keep PHONE_VERIFICATION_ENABLED=false and PHONE_SMS_PROVIDER empty unless configured/approved.
  7. Plus/payment: PLUS_MODE_ENABLED=true, PLUS_PAYMENT_METHOD=gopay; paid operations still require explicit confirmation.

Minimal template excerpt:

# Required: local extension repo
CODEX_OAUTH_EXTENSION_DIR=/Users/chick/.Hermes/workspace/research/codex-oauth-automation-extension
```bash
# Required: ClawEmail mailbox
CLAWEMAIL_UID=chickliu@claw.163.com
# BOSS preference: per-run sub-mailbox create prefix is exactly 8 lowercase English random letters.
# Example create prefix: abcdefgh -> chickliu.abcdefgh@claw.163.com
CLAWEMAIL_PREFIX=
CLAWEMAIL_RANDOM_SUFFIX_LENGTH=8
CLAWEMAIL_RANDOM_SUFFIX_CHARSET=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
CLAWEMAIL_PREFIX_WITH_RANDOM_SUFFIX=true
CLAWEMAIL_PREFIX_WITH_RANDOM_SUFFIX=true

Browser isolation

BROWSER_PROFILE_ROOT=/Users/chick/.Hermes/workspace/browser-profiles/codex-oauth BROWSER_HEADLESS=false BROWSER_PROXY_SERVER=http://host:port BROWSER_PROXY_USERNAME= BROWSER_PROXY_PASSWORD=

Target mode: sub2api | codex2api | cpa

OAUTH_TARGET_MODE=sub2api

SUB2API settings

SUB2API_URL= SUB2API_EMAIL= SUB2API_PASSWORD= SUB2API_GROUP_NAME=default SUB2API_ACCOUNT_PRIORITY=1 SUB2API_DEFAULT_PROXY_NAME=

Codex2API settings

CODEX2API_URL= CODEX2API_ADMIN_KEY=

CPA settings

CPA_URL= CPA_MANAGEMENT_KEY= CPA_LOCAL_STEP9_MODE=submit

Plus / GoPay / GPC helper settings

PLUS_MODE_ENABLED=false PLUS_PAYMENT_METHOD=gpc-helper GPC_HELPER_API_URL= GPC_HELPER_CARD_KEY= GPC_HELPER_COUNTRY_CODE=+86 GPC_HELPER_PHONE_NUMBER= GPC_HELPER_PIN= GPC_HELPER_OTP_CHANNEL=whatsapp GPC_HELPER_LOCAL_SMS_ENABLED=false GPC_HELPER_LOCAL_SMS_URL=http://127.0.0.1:18767

Runtime behavior

RUN_COUNT=1 AUTO_RUN_SKIP_FAILURES=false AUTO_STEP_DELAY_SECONDS=2 OAUTH_FLOW_TIMEOUT_ENABLED=true


Rules:

- Keep this file local only; never commit it.
- Use `[REDACTED]` in reports for all secret values.
- If multiple target sections are filled, only the section selected by `OAUTH_TARGET_MODE` should be used.

## Browser Isolation and Proxy Strategy

This workflow must use a **real visible Chrome/Chromium browser**. Do not use headless browser mode for registration, payment, OAuth consent, or security-sensitive OpenAI/Auth pages.

Use a **dedicated browser profile** per run or per account. “无痕模式” in Chrome does not normally persist extension state and may not allow side panel/extensions unless explicitly enabled. For this extension, prefer a real visible browser with:

- Dedicated clean `user-data-dir` profile.
- Loaded unpacked extension from `CODEX_OAUTH_EXTENSION_DIR`.
- Proxy applied at browser launch or by a verified local proxy wrapper.
- Human-visible UI for CAPTCHA/security/payment checkpoints.
- Profile cleared after success if BOSS wants no local residue.

Recommended profile naming:

```bash
RUN_ID=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
PROFILE_DIR="$BROWSER_PROFILE_ROOT/$RUN_ID"
mkdir -p "$PROFILE_DIR"

Chrome launch pattern:

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome \
  --user-data-dir="$PROFILE_DIR" \
  --disable-extensions-except="$CODEX_OAUTH_EXTENSION_DIR" \
  --load-extension="$CODEX_OAUTH_EXTENSION_DIR" \
  --proxy-server="$BROWSER_PROXY_SERVER" \
  --no-first-run \
  --no-default-browser-check

If proxy authentication is required and Chrome launch flags do not authenticate reliably, use one of these approaches:

  1. Use an upstream proxy URL that embeds auth only in a local proxy wrapper, not in command history.
  2. Start a local forwarding proxy that injects upstream credentials.
  3. Configure proxy credentials inside the extension only if the extension supports it and the config file is protected.

Do not reuse the normal personal browser profile for this workflow.

ClawEmail Preparation

Load clawemail-operations and verify:

mail-cli auth test --json
mail-cli clawemail list --json
mail-cli clawemail info --uid "$CLAWEMAIL_UID" --json

Registration email choice:

  • Default: use CLAWEMAIL_UID directly.
  • If BOSS wants per-run sub-mailboxes, create them with mail-cli clawemail create --prefix ... and set the extensions registration email to the created UID.

For code retrieval, the extension may interact with mail provider pages or helper logic, but ClawEmail can also be polled by Hermes:

mail-cli mail list --fid 1 --limit 20 --json
mail-cli read body --id '<message-id>'

Always quote message IDs.

Extension Architecture Reference

The project is a Manifest V3 Chrome extension:

  • manifest.json: permissions, host permissions, content scripts, side panel.
  • background.js: service worker and state orchestration.
  • background/message-router.js: handles sidepanel messages such as EXECUTE_STEP, AUTO_RUN, SAVE_SETTING, EXPORT_SETTINGS, IMPORT_SETTINGS.
  • data/step-definitions.js: step list for normal and Plus modes.
  • background/steps/*.js: one executor per major step.
  • content/signup-page.js: OpenAI/Auth page DOM automation.
  • content/*mail*.js: mail provider automation.
  • sidepanel/sidepanel.js: UI controls and settings collection.

Important permissions include tabs, webNavigation, webRequest, proxy, debugger, cookies, browsingData, storage, scripting, activeTab, and <all_urls> host access.

Normal OAuth Flow Steps

Normal mode step definitions:

  1. open-chatgpt — clear ChatGPT/OpenAI cookies and open ChatGPT.
  2. submit-signup-email — enter email or phone registration identity.
  3. fill-password — generate/use password and submit.
  4. fetch-signup-code — fetch registration verification code from mailbox/SMS.
  5. fill-profile — generate and submit name + birthday.
  6. wait-registration-success — wait for registration to stabilize.
  7. oauth-login — refresh OAuth URL from selected target and log in.
  8. fetch-login-code — fetch login verification code if needed.
  9. confirm-oauth — click OAuth consent / Continue and capture localhost callback.
  10. platform-verify — submit callback/code/state to SUB2API, Codex2API, or CPA.

ClawEmail random suffix policy

BOSS specifically prefers Codex onboarding sub-mailboxes to use only an 8-letter lowercase English random create prefix after the primary mailbox dot, e.g. chickliu.ktqcxzux@claw.163.com. Do not use cod/codex plus 8 letters unless BOSS asks; the live ClawEmail API only accepted create prefixes up to 11 characters and rejected dots/hyphens during probing. See clawemail-operations reference references/clawemail-prefix-probe-2026-05.md and this skill's references/clawemail-random-suffix-policy-2026-05.md.

FIVE_SIM_API_KEY=
FIVE_SIM_BASE_URL=https://5sim.net/v1
FIVE_SIM_COUNTRY_ORDER=argentina,netherlands,indonesia
FIVE_SIM_OPERATOR=any
FIVE_SIM_PRODUCT=openai
FIVE_SIM_SERVICE=openai

Plus Flow Steps

When PLUS_MODE_ENABLED=true, the extension switches step definitions.

PayPal Plus path:

1-5. same registration steps. 6. plus-checkout-create — create Plus Checkout. 7. plus-checkout-billing — fill billing and submit order. 8. paypal-approve — PayPal login/approval. 9. plus-checkout-return — confirm return. 10. oauth-login. 11. fetch-login-code. 12. confirm-oauth. 13. platform-verify.

GoPay/GPC helper paths use similar Plus step positions, with payment-specific logic in background/steps/create-plus-checkout.js, fill-plus-checkout.js, gopay-*, and helper API settings.

Applying Settings in the Extension

The sidepanel normally sends settings through SAVE_SETTING; the background persists keys in chrome.storage.local via PERSISTED_SETTING_KEYS.

Manual UI route:

  1. Open isolated Chrome profile with extension loaded.
  2. Open the extension side panel.
  3. Set panelMode according to OAUTH_TARGET_MODE:
    • sub2api → fill SUB2API URL/email/password/group/proxy/priority.
    • codex2api → fill Codex2API URL/Admin Key.
    • cpa → fill CPA URL and management key.
  4. Set registration email to ClawEmail mailbox.
  5. Enable Plus mode only if requested.
  6. Select gpc-helper / GoPay settings when using GoPay/GPC.
  7. Configure proxy mode if the extension manages proxy; otherwise rely on browser launch proxy.
  8. Save settings.
  9. Start manual steps or Auto Run with RUN_COUNT=1.

Programmatic route, if writing a helper script:

  • Prefer controlling the sidepanel UI or sending extension runtime messages from the extension context.
  • Do not inject secrets into shell command lines where they will remain in history/process listings.
  • Keep settings source in ~/.hermes/env/codex_oauth_onboarding.env.

Execution Checklist

  1. Load this skill and clawemail-operations.
  2. Read ~/.hermes/env/codex_oauth_onboarding.env locally; validate required fields for the selected target.
  3. Confirm payment/Plus intent if PLUS_MODE_ENABLED=true.
  4. Verify ClawEmail auth and selected mailbox.
  5. Confirm extension repo exists and tests pass if the checkout changed.
  6. Start a dedicated proxied browser profile with the unpacked extension.
  7. Open sidepanel and apply settings.
  8. Start one run.
  9. Monitor logs for:
    • registration email submitted
    • signup verification code fetched
    • profile completed
    • Plus checkout/payment status, if enabled
    • OAuth URL refreshed
    • login code fetched, if required
    • localhost callback captured
    • platform verification succeeded
  10. If security challenge/CAPTCHA/phone/payment confirmation appears, pause and notify BOSS.
  11. After success, verify target platform has the new authorized account/session.
  12. Redact secrets and callback codes in the final report.

Storage and Export Risk

The extension stores sensitive configuration in chrome.storage.local, including possible:

  • CPA management key / password.
  • SUB2API password.
  • Codex2API admin key.
  • Proxy username/password/API URL.
  • Hotmail account passwords, clientId, refreshToken.
  • PayPal account pool credentials.
  • 2925 mailbox credentials.
  • LuckMail / HeroSMS / 5sim / NexSMS API keys.
  • Cloudflare Temp Email auth fields.

Runtime state goes mostly to chrome.storage.session, including generated email, password, codes, OAuth URL, localhost callback, and target session metadata.

The built-in export function exports getPersistedSettings() as JSON; this can include sensitive persistent settings. Treat every export as secret material.

Troubleshooting

Extension does not appear

  • Confirm Chrome was launched with --load-extension and --disable-extensions-except pointing to the repo directory.
  • Confirm manifest.json exists and is Manifest V3.
  • Use a non-headless browser. Chrome extension side panels are usually not practical in headless mode.
  • When using Chrome DevTools Protocol, do not assume the first /json service_worker target is this automation extension; verify the extension is visible in chrome://extensions/ and that the target URL/ID corresponds to the unpacked repo before sending SAVE_SETTING / AUTO_RUN.

PassWall2/DNS split rules still polluted

After BOSS updates PassWall2/domain split rules, verify DNS takeover before relaunching the extension. Domain rules alone are not enough if macOS still resolves chatgpt.com / accounts.openai.com through ISP/local DNS.

Run:

python3 - <<'PY'
import socket
for host in ['chatgpt.com','accounts.openai.com','auth.openai.com','openai.com']:
    print(host, sorted({x[4][0] for x in socket.getaddrinfo(host,443,proto=socket.IPPROTO_TCP)}))
PY
scutil --dns | sed -n '1,120p'
curl -I -L --max-time 20 https://chatgpt.com/

If chatgpt.com resolves to suspicious non-Cloudflare ranges such as 199.59.150.40 / 202.160.128.16, or accounts.openai.com resolves to 128.121.146.109 / 192.133.77.189 / 2001::80f2:f09b, treat it as DNS pollution and stop before registration/OAuth. Ask BOSS to fix PassWall2 DNS takeover/remote DNS/fake-ip or redir-host. See references/openai-chatgpt-browser-probe-2026-05-08.md, references/passwall2-openai-dns-pollution-2026-05-08.md, and references/openai-lan-proxy-endpoint-probe-2026-05-08.md for browser/TLS/proxy endpoint failure patterns.

When BOSS provides a LAN proxy endpoint such as socks5://192.168.2.8:1085 or http://192.168.2.8:1084, test the endpoint before launching Chrome:

ping -c 2 -W 1000 192.168.2.8 || true
nc -vz -w 5 192.168.2.8 1085 || true
curl --proxy socks5h://192.168.2.8:1085 -I -L --max-time 30 https://chatgpt.com/

Use socks5h:// with curl so DNS resolution happens through the SOCKS proxy. If proxy TCP tests fail with No route to host, stop: this is a LAN/gateway/proxy reachability problem, not an OpenAI OAuth or extension problem.

SOCKS5 gateway not reachable

If BOSS asks to test a specific proxy such as socks5://192.168.2.8:1085, test gateway reachability before browser/extension automation. Use socks5h:// in curl when the intent is to force DNS through the SOCKS proxy:

PROXY='socks5h://192.168.2.8:1085'
nc -vz -w 3 192.168.2.8 1085 || true
curl --proxy "$PROXY" -I -L --max-time 25 https://chatgpt.com/ 2>&1 | sed -n '1,80p'
curl --proxy "$PROXY" --max-time 15 https://api.ipify.org 2>&1 || true
route -n get 192.168.2.8 2>/dev/null || true
arp -n 192.168.2.8 || true
ping -c 3 -W 1000 192.168.2.8 || true

If the Mac cannot reach the gateway/port (No route to host, Couldn't connect to server, ping loss), report this as a local gateway/port problem rather than continuing OAuth or extension tests. See references/passwall2-socks5-gateway-reachability-2026-05-08.md for the session example.

Proxy not applied

  • Visit an IP-check page in the isolated browser before starting.
  • If auth proxy fails, use a local forwarding proxy wrapper.
  • Do not put proxy passwords in final answers.

ClawEmail code not found

  • Verify the email address submitted in step 2 matches CLAWEMAIL_UID or the created sub-mailbox.
  • Use mail-cli mail list --fid 1 --limit 20 --json and inspect recent OpenAI messages.
  • Check spam/deleted folders if inbox is empty.

OAuth callback not captured

  • Step confirm-oauth listens for localhost callback via webNavigation/tabs updates.
  • Re-run the OAuth login/confirm steps only, not the full registration, unless the auth session is invalid.
  • Verify target mode settings and state value mismatch errors.

Target verify fails

  • For SUB2API, verify URL/email/password/group/priority/proxy fields.
  • For Codex2API, verify URL and admin key.
  • For CPA, verify management origin/key and callback endpoint support.
  • Do not print callback URL with code=; redact.

Plus/GoPay fails

  • Confirm Plus mode and payment method are correct.
  • Confirm GPC helper URL/card key/phone/PIN/OTP channel settings.
  • Stop before retrying paid operations repeatedly; ask BOSS.

Verification Checklist

  • Config file exists at ~/.hermes/env/codex_oauth_onboarding.env with mode-specific fields.
  • ClawEmail auth passes.
  • Isolated browser profile is not the normal personal profile.
  • Browser exit IP matches intended proxy.
  • Extension is loaded and sidepanel opens.
  • Only one target mode is active.
  • Plus payment was explicitly approved if enabled.
  • Target platform shows the OAuth account/session after verification.
  • Final report redacts all secrets, callback codes, passwords, API keys, and proxy credentials.