Merge credential refreshes instead of rewriting the file

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Why

Gemini and Grok both persisted a refreshed token by reading the file, rebuilding it from the fields Ceiling models, and writing it back with no lock and no atomic replace. Three failure modes:

1. Two refreshes at once interleave and one is lost.
2. A crash partway through the write truncates the file and signs the user out.
3. Any field Ceiling does not model is dropped, including a newer refresh token the provider's own CLI had just written.

What

• with_file_write_lock holds a per-file lock across the whole read-modify-write.
• Merge only the fields the refresh actually changed into the parsed document, preserving unknown keys and (for Grok) unrelated scopes.
• Replace atomically, preserving the destination's existing permissions instead of forcing Ceiling's private ACL onto a file another application owns. Windows uses ReplaceFileW, which transfers the destination's metadata to the replacement; the temp file stays current-user-only until that swap. Unix copies the existing mode to the temp file first.

Notes for review

• The lock serializes Ceiling against itself only. The Gemini and Grok CLIs don't participate in it, so a concurrent refresh by the CLI can still race. The atomic replace keeps the file valid and complete either way, which is the property that actually matters.
• It drops a lock file into a third-party directory (~/.gemini/.oauth_creds.json.ceiling-write.lock). Deliberate, so unrelated credential paths don't fold into Ceiling's global state lock, but it is a Ceiling artifact in someone else's folder.
• Gemini deliberately never writes refresh_token, keeping whatever is on disk. Right call as long as Google doesn't rotate it on refresh, and it's what stops a stale in-memory value from clobbering a newer one. Called out so nobody "fixes" it later.
• Both providers only reach the persist path after loading from that same file, so the read cannot fail on a missing file in practice.

Testing

cargo test -- secure_file:: providers::gemini providers::grok — 34 pass, including per-provider tests for unknown-field preservation, two concurrent refreshes leaving valid complete JSON, and a failed persist leaving the original bytes untouched. Permission preservation is covered on both platforms (Unix mode, Windows DACL).

cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings clean.

Note

Merge credential refreshes instead of overwriting files for Gemini and Grok

• Credential refresh for Gemini (api.rs) and Grok (mod.rs) now reads the existing file, merges only changed fields, and writes atomically, rather than overwriting the whole file.
• Existing refresh_token values are preserved when the token endpoint does not issue a new one; only genuinely rotated or missing tokens are replaced.
• A per-file lock file (.target.ceiling-write.lock) is acquired during read-modify-write to prevent concurrent processes from clobbering each other's changes.
• Identity conflict detection via JWT sub/email skips persistence when the on-disk credentials belong to a different account than the refreshed token.
• On Windows, atomic replacement now uses ReplaceFileW to preserve DACL/owner metadata; on Unix, file owner and permissions are copied from the destination before replacement (secure_file.rs).
• Behavioral Change: credential save failures during quota fetch are now logged as warnings rather than propagating as errors, so a write failure no longer aborts the refresh flow.

^{Macroscope summarized 34bc345.}

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved Gemini and Grok sign-in token refresh reliability.
  • Preserved existing credential settings and unknown configuration fields during refresh.
  • Prevented concurrent refreshes from overwriting each other’s updates.
  • Preserved file permissions and security settings when credentials are updated.
  • Automatically recreated missing credential files when needed.
  • Kept existing Grok refresh tokens when no replacement token is provided.
  • Improved handling of invalid credential files and interrupted updates.

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Changes

Credential persistence hardening

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Locked and metadata-preserving file writes rust/src/secure_file.rs, rust/Cargo.toml	Adds per-file locks and atomic replacement that preserves permissions, ownership, and Windows security descriptors. Tests cover replacement failures and platform-specific metadata.
Gemini credential persistence rust/src/providers/gemini/api.rs, CHANGELOG.md	Gemini persistence preserves existing JSON fields, supports missing files, and retains refreshed in-memory credentials when saving fails.
Grok credential persistence rust/src/providers/grok/mod.rs	Grok persistence tracks rotated refresh tokens, preserves newer disk tokens and unrelated JSON fields, supports missing files, and validates concurrent updates.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to 0b37c

This change updates credential persistence to merge refreshed fields safely while preserving existing data; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains at the current head.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GeminiOrGrokRefresh
  participant with_file_write_lock
  participant CredentialFile
  participant atomic_write_preserving_permissions

  GeminiOrGrokRefresh->>with_file_write_lock: lock credential path
  with_file_write_lock->>CredentialFile: read and validate JSON
  GeminiOrGrokRefresh->>CredentialFile: update token fields and preserve unrelated fields
  GeminiOrGrokRefresh->>atomic_write_preserving_permissions: write updated JSON
  atomic_write_preserving_permissions->>CredentialFile: replace file atomically

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New in this pass: 4 issues.

1. ReplaceFileW 0x498 can delete the credential file

   rust/src/secure_file.rs:687 · disposition: block · confidence: high · severity: high · quick win

   PreserveExisting dests go through ReplaceFileW. On ERROR_UNABLE_TO_MOVE_REPLACEMENT (0x498) the dest name is already gone and the new bytes exist only at the temp path. Recovery is a single unretried MoveFileEx; if that rename fails for the same OneDrive, AV, or share lock that produced 0x498, persist returns Err, Gemini and Grok only warn, and the next load_credentials/load_from_disk treats the missing dest as logged out. win32_io_error also drops the context string that named the temp path, so logs do not say where the tokens went.

   Prompt for AI agents

   In rust/src/secure_file.rs around line 687: On the 0x498 arm, retry MoveFileEx like the sharing path; if it still fails, include the temp path in the io::Error so a later load or the user can recover the tokens. Add a test that forces dest-missing after replace and asserts the dest path is restored or the error names the temp file. Verify against the current code first; if no longer valid, skip with a brief reason. Keep the change minimal.

2. Grok persist leaves a null or empty refresh_token in place

   rust/src/providers/grok/mod.rs:663 · disposition: block · confidence: high · severity: high · quick win

   apply_refresh_to_auth_json writes refresh_token only when rotated_refresh_token is set or the entry lacks the key. contains_key is true for null, empty string, and whitespace, so those values are kept. After a successful refresh the in-memory token is good, but the next process load uses text_field, which treats null/empty as missing, so needs_refresh is false and refresh_and_persist cannot run. Gemini's merge already repairs this with usable_refresh_token; Grok's new merge does not.

   Prompt for AI agents

   In rust/src/providers/grok/mod.rs around line 663: Treat a missing, null, empty, or non-string disk refresh_token as unusable and write credentials.refresh_token in that case, matching Gemini. Add a persist_to_path test seeded with null, empty, and whitespace values that expects the memory token to be written. Verify against the current code first; if no longer valid, skip with a brief reason. Keep the change minimal.

3. Atomic persist replaces a symlinked credential path

   rust/src/secure_file.rs:323 · disposition: fix-if-quick · confidence: high · severity: medium · quick win

   Gemini and Grok persist now call atomic_write_preserving_permissions, which rename/ReplaceFileW the dest path and therefore replaces a symlink directory entry with a regular file. The old std::fs::write followed the symlink and updated the target, so a ~/.gemini/oauth_creds.json or ~/.grok/auth.json link (dotfile manager, WSL shared target) stayed a link. After this change the link is gone, the original target keeps stale tokens, and a second process still using that target is out of sync with the Windows path.

   Prompt for AI agents

   In rust/src/secure_file.rs around line 323: If dest is a symlink, lock and replace the canonical target so the link stays. Add a test that seeds a symlink, persists, and asserts the path is still a symlink whose target contains the new tokens. Verify against the current code first; if no longer valid, skip with a brief reason. Keep the change minimal.

4. Gemini identity conflict check misses missing/non-JWT id_token and silently skips persist

   rust/src/providers/gemini/api.rs:592 · disposition: fix-if-quick · confidence: medium · severity: medium · quick win

   credential_identities_conflict returns false when either side has no JWT identity (jwt_identity returns None for missing, non-JWT, or missing sub/email). If the on-disk file belongs to account B but has no id_token (old CLI) or a non-JWT token, and memory holds account A, the check does not fire and apply_refresh_to_credentials_json overwrites access_token/expiry while keeping B's refresh_token, mixing accounts. When it does fire it returns Ok(()) with no warning, leaving in-memory creds diverged from disk without diagnostics.

   Prompt for AI agents

   In rust/src/providers/gemini/api.rs around line 592: Treat missing identity as potential conflict (require both sides present to compare) or compare raw id_token when JWT parsing fails, and emit a tracing::warn! when skipping due to conflict. Add test with disk id_token missing vs memory with valid JWT. Verify against the current code first; if no longer valid, skip with a brief reason. Keep the change minimal.

Resolved since the previous pass: 5.

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rust/src/secure_file.rs (1)

389-401: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

win32_io_error discards its _context message.

io_error_from_win32_code builds the error only from the raw code. The call sites at Lines 599-602 and Lines 612-615 pass distinct context strings that never reach the user. The reported message becomes the generic OS text, so the operator cannot tell a ReplaceFileW failure from a fallback MoveFileExW failure.

Keep the raw code for keep_replacement_temp and log the context, or remove the parameter so the signature does not imply context is preserved.

♻️ Option: log the context and keep the raw code

 #[cfg(windows)]
-fn win32_io_error(_context: &str, error: windows::core::Error) -> io::Error {
-    io_error_from_win32_code(win32_error_code(&error))
+fn win32_io_error(context: &str, error: windows::core::Error) -> io::Error {
+    let code = win32_error_code(&error);
+    tracing::warn!(context, code, "atomic replacement failed");
+    io_error_from_win32_code(code)
 }

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In `@rust/src/secure_file.rs` around lines 389 - 401, Update win32_io_error so the
supplied context is preserved in the resulting error or emitted through the
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Inline comments:
In `@rust/src/providers/grok/mod.rs`:
- Around line 645-670: When recreating a missing scope in the persistence
helper, also store the known oidc_issuer and oidc_client_id identity fields
alongside key, refresh_token, and expires_at so later parsing and refresh work.
Update persist_creates_auth_file_when_missing to assert both fields are written.

In `@rust/src/secure_file.rs`:
- Around line 591-616: Update each successful replacement branch in the
surrounding replacement flow to propagate failures from
restore_captured_security instead of converting them to success. When
restoration fails, return an error that clearly states the bytes were replaced
but security metadata restoration failed, preserving the underlying restore
error; apply this consistently to the direct and retry move_file_replace paths.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@rust/src/secure_file.rs`:
- Around line 389-401: Update win32_io_error so the supplied context is
preserved in the resulting error or emitted through the existing tracing
diagnostics, while retaining the raw Win32 code from io_error_from_win32_code
for keep_replacement_temp. Ensure the distinct ReplaceFileW and MoveFileExW
call-site contexts remain distinguishable to users.

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