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Windows-first local AI-agent runtime and MCP gateway 214 configurable tools for local files, Git, processes, Windows automation, WSL, browser control, indexing, observability, and extensibility; 208...

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Windows-first local AI-agent runtime and MCP gateway 214 configurable tools for local files, Git, processes, Windows automation, WSL, browser control, indexing, observability, and extensibility; 208...

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lnwjud

Windows-first local AI-agent runtime and MCP gateway 214 configurable tools for local files, Git, processes, Windows automation, WSL, browser control, indexing, observability, and extensibility; 208 are advertised by default because codex_* delegation is opt-in.


What is lnwjud?

lnwjud is a Windows-first local development gateway that exposes trusted local capabilities through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It is designed for AI-assisted software development where the agent needs more than a text-only chat: it may need to inspect a repository, search code, edit files, review Git state, run project commands, manage owned processes, inspect Windows UI state, automate a managed browser, work with WSL, or call an additional local MCP server.

The runtime stays on the Windows machine. Local filesystem paths, processes, SQLite state, credentials, and capability backends are owned by lnwjud on that machine. Remote AI clients only receive the MCP requests and results that travel through the connection mode you choose.

For ChatGPT web and other supported OpenAI surfaces, lnwjud supports the official OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel. The tunnel is outbound-only: tunnel-client runs beside lnwjud, reaches OpenAI over outbound HTTPS, forwards MCP work to the local stdio server, and returns the response without opening a public inbound port on the Windows machine.

Current version: v4.9.1

The v4.9.1 release target and runtime contract contain 214 configurable MCP tools, with 208 advertised by default because the six codex_* delegation tools are opt-in. The earlier 184-tool snapshot remains only as the compatibility baseline used by the v4 architecture; new v4 gateway capabilities are additive.

What’s new in v4.9.1

  • Adds first-class project lifecycle management in the Desktop Projects page: active projects can be archived, archived projects can be restored, and project registrations can be removed with a two-step confirmation.
  • Treats archived workspaces as inactive trust-boundary entries: they remain in SQLite for management/history labels but are excluded from normal runtime/MCP workspace lookup until restored.
  • Makes project removal registration-only. Removing a project from lnwjud does not delete its directory, files, Git repository, audit history, or checkpoints; system/machine-root workspaces are protected from archive/remove actions.
  • Repairs selected-workspace state after archive/removal, stops the workspace index watcher, blocks lifecycle changes while tracked Desktop work is active, and restores an archived registration instead of creating a duplicate when the same path is added again.
  • Keeps Home/Git selectors limited to active workspaces while Projects, Work Log, and Live Logs retain the management/history context needed to understand archived workspaces.

What’s new in v4.9.0

  • Adds real multi-workspace / multi-session operation on one lnwjud installation: Desktop workspace selection no longer restarts the MCP listener, HTTP/STDIO sessions have stable ownership boundaries, and process/Codex/shell/WSL/task handles are isolated by session and workspace.
  • Makes destructive authorization request-scoped instead of relying on the Desktop-selected project, while keeping destructive auto-approval disabled by default, preserving Protected Critical Files, and supporting recoverable delete/restore.
  • Makes shared activity and durable runtime state safe for concurrent owners with per-owner activity leases, session-namespaced state, atomic writes, inter-process locking, shared plugin/worktree ledgers, and fail-closed checkpoint persistence under I/O contention.
  • Propagates workspace/session metadata through audit, Work Log, Live Logs, and process feeds; adds workspace/session filters, badges, scoped clear controls, and filtered log export without splitting global settings.
  • Adds real two-session/two-workspace release acceptance and release-gate coverage, including parallel build/test/background/Git workflows, handle isolation, updater safety, packaging, and Windows installer verification.
  • Fixes Work Log attribution for shell calls from clients with an older/stale schema: a registered workspace is inferred from cwd for logging only, and the task workspace is retained for later wait/status/logs/result/cancel activity without weakening permission or path policy.

What’s new in v4.8.5

  • Adds two user-configurable wait controls under Settings → Tools & Timeouts. MCP Poll / Tool Wait is adjustable from 5–60 seconds with a 5-second default, while Foreground Shell Wait is adjustable from 5–60 seconds with a 60-second default. Both limits are validated by the desktop IPC boundary and persisted in the local SQLite settings store.
  • Applies both wait settings live to the Desktop HTTP runtime and direct STDIO / Secure Tunnel runtime. Changing only these timing controls does not require a Local MCP restart; shell foreground/wait paths read the current value through a provider and MCP shell/wsl_exec polling reads the current poll window per call.
  • Uses the same configurable MCP poll window for experimental tasks/result and advertised task pollInterval, while preserving the durable background-task contract: reaching the wait limit never kills the command running on the machine.
  • Strengthens agent guidance for long-running work: after one or two checks still report running, preserve the task ID and return control instead of tight-polling inside one ChatGPT turn. This reduces message-delivery timeouts without losing the background build, test, install, or packaging task.

What’s new in v4.8.4

  • Makes MCP command execution non-blocking by policy: shell and wsl_exec run requests are normalized to durable background execution and return a task handle immediately, while MCP wait polling is capped at 5 seconds. Long builds, tests, installs, and packaging jobs therefore keep running on the machine instead of holding one ChatGPT/MCP tool request open until it times out.
  • Keeps the core ShellCapabilityBackend independent from that transport policy. Direct/internal foreground callers retain the 60-second synchronous wait ceiling; regression coverage verifies a foreground command running beyond 5 seconds still returns its terminal result normally.
  • Bounds experimental MCP Tasks tasks/result to a short ~5-second request window. Non-terminal tasks direct clients back to tasks/get polling, while durable task state, logs, cancellation, and later result retrieval continue across runtime runs.
  • Clarifies immediate-return process_start and project_* contracts, updates the live catalog to 214 configurable tools (208 advertised by default because the six codex_* delegation tools are opt-in), and synchronizes the README, architecture, packaging, and release metadata for v4.8.4.
  • Documents the separately configurable STDIO permission profile and optional Strict Roots while preserving the backward-compatible full profile default.

What’s new in v4.8.3

  • Hardened the real desktop MCP E2E flow for hosted Windows runners by allowing the managed project-test process up to 60 seconds to publish its terminal status. The test already has a 180-second scenario budget; this change only removes the overly strict 15-second inner poll and keeps the same terminal state assertions.
  • Keeps the v4.8.2 canonical-path fix and targeted Vitest timeout budgets intact; no runtime permission, process, or MCP behavior is relaxed by this patch.

What’s new in v4.8.2

  • Hardened the v4.8 release line for clean Windows CI/release runners: document workspace-boundary checks now compare canonical paths so Windows 8.3 aliases do not produce false outside-workspace failures while junction/symlink escapes remain rejected.
  • Increased the Vitest budget only for the three process/I/O-heavy smoke and integration tests that legitimately exceed the 5-second default on hosted Windows runners. Performance assertions remain separate and unchanged.
  • Version metadata, packaging assertions, installer naming, and the generated 213-tool runtime contract are synchronized to 4.8.2.

What’s new in v4.8.0

  • Durable background tasks (shell/wsl_exec execution=background) are exposed through the experimental MCP Tasks utility (spec 2025-11-25): tasks/get, tasks/result, tasks/list, and tasks/cancel, advertised as capabilities.tasks { list, cancel }. Task creation stays with the shell tool; task-augmented tools/call is intentionally not declared yet. See docs/mcp/MCP_TASKS.md for the state mapping and known deviations.
  • Wave 3: the WinRT OCR helper gained build/sign/register scripts (scripts/build-windows-ocr.ps1, scripts/register-windows-ocr.ps1 with a self-signed dev path), real cached host-side identity probing, packaging assets, and installer shipping (windows-ocr extra resource).
  • Wave 5: event_watch/crash_trace serve bounded allowlisted Get-WinEvent queries; sandbox_exec stages the artifact-only WSB plan, launches WindowsSandbox.exe, and retrieves stdout/stderr/exit-code behind dry-run and confirmation gating.
  • Wave 6: read-only SQLite db_inspect/db_query (workspace-confined, single SELECT/PRAGMA), a minimal stdio LSP client behind lsp_diagnostics/lsp_rename (LNWJUD_LSP__COMMAND), and a persisted Git worktree ownership ledger with git_worktree_remove. DAP stays contract-only by design.
  • Wave 7: PowerPoint read/save_as and read-only Outlook folder/message headers joined the Office COM boundary; pdf_extract_tables/inspect_pdf run through an optional local PDF provider; docx_merge and inspect_workbook use Word/Excel COM; the phase-37 compare/preview adapters now report truthful optional availability.
  • Wave 8: self_heal_plan proposes allowlisted reversible fixes from live evidence and self_heal_apply executes them behind dry-run + explicit confirmation with no automatic destructive retry. agent_swarm_run remains planned (the only local subagent provider is Codex, which the chat-quota-only policy keeps off-limits).

What’s new in v4.7.1

  • Resilient long-session workflows for chat-quota runs: a run budget guard appends near-limit warnings to tool results, session_handoff builds a same-chat continuation prompt from the tracker, Git state, and durable task IDs, and verify_incremental caches typecheck results keyed by the Git diff.
  • Codex delegation tools (codex_*) are disabled unless explicitly enabled, keeping the separate Codex work quota untouched. The long-session guide is docs/CHATGPT_LONG_SESSION.md.

What’s new in v4.7.0

  • End-user configuration: the desktop Settings page gained a user config panel with persisted preferences, plus tray, tunnel-controller, and update-check scheduler refinements backed by new persistence tests.

What’s new in v4.6.0

  • Durable background command tasks decouple long-running Windows work from a single MCP tool-call lifetime. Background tasks can survive MCP/stdio runtime replacement and are recovered by task ID for status, logs, result, or cancel.
  • Selectable stdio/Secure-Tunnel permission profiles (safe, balanced, full, or custom) plus opt-in Strict Roots. The compatibility default remains full with existing machine roots until Strict Roots is enabled.
  • AI Destructive Actions are opt-in per command family and default OFF on fresh installs. delete_file, Git delete/discard commands, direct shell delete commands, and WSL delete commands can be enabled independently, but scoped auto-approval is always restricted to the Active Project/workspace boundary. Critical-file protection and recoverable delete_file remain enabled by default.
  • Checkpoint file payloads are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM. The local encryption key is protected with Windows DPAPI, and legacy plaintext checkpoint rows are upgraded to ciphertext as the encrypted repository starts.
  • SQLite-consistent automatic backup/restore with daily and weekly retention, pre-migration/pre-update snapshots, cross-process backup coordination, and restart-safe restore handling.
  • PowerShell hardening adds -NonInteractive to internal launches and verifies the packaged Windows capability bridge SHA-256 before every execution.
  • Live Logs and Work Log now use newest-first bounded tables, filtering/search, full-entry copy actions, clear-all handling, improved pop-out behavior, and clearer MCP TASK/RESULT/ERROR presentation.
  • Desktop dependencies were refreshed within compatible release lines to Electron 43.4.1 and Vite 7.3.6 without migrating to electron-vite.

Current v4 highlights include:

  • Workspace registration, bounded project snapshots, file reads/writes, paging, full scans, persistent indexing, and continuation tokens.
  • Git status/diff/log plus policy-checked Git execution.
  • Foreground/background command tasks with ownership, timeout, cancellation, bounded output, logs, and result retrieval.
  • Project-aware development, test, lint, typecheck, and build commands.
  • Local Codex discovery and optional delegation without reading Codex credential files.
  • Native Windows capabilities for shell execution, windows, accessibility, input, screen capture, notifications, clipboard, file dialogs, audio, screen recording, Office automation, and scheduler integration.
  • Managed Chrome / CDP automation and Set-of-Marks annotated observations with expiring observation hashes and approval-gated target actions.
  • Scoped WSL execution and Windows/WSL path translation for registered workspaces.
  • Skills discovery plus child MCP discovery/description/call contracts.
  • Compound and parallel workflows, deterministic semantic tool routing, and Context Economy telemetry.
  • Trace-correlated activity, NDJSON/SQLite audit metadata, Work Log, Live Logs, Doctor checks, health surfaces, and background tray operation.
  • OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel management with Windows DPAPI-encrypted runtime-key storage and reconnect handling.

Authoritative in-repository references:

  • Tool contract — core primitive schemas, policy classes, and compatibility rules; the 214-tool configurable index below comes from the live runtime registry.
  • Upgrade architecture — v4 runtime architecture and additive gateway design.
  • Roadmap phase status — completed implementation phases.

Security model you should understand before using it

lnwjud is intentionally powerful. It is intended for a machine and workspace you trust, not as a sandbox for unknown code.

  • Unrestricted mode is enabled by default. Fixed local drives can be registered as machine roots and inspected by the local-agent runtime.
  • Desktop MCP applies the selected permission profile (safe, balanced, full, or custom) to tool calls.
  • The packaged stdio/Secure-Tunnel runtime supports selectable safe, balanced, full, or custom profiles. For backward compatibility the default remains full with the existing machine-root behavior until Strict Roots is enabled.
  • Strict Roots is opt-in and limits stdio/Secure-Tunnel workspace visibility to explicitly allowed roots. It is a filesystem/capability boundary, not an operating-system sandbox.
  • Explicit file reads can include sensitive files such as .env when the active policy permits them. Do not register or expose a machine to an AI client you do not trust.
  • Destructive operations are centrally classified. Filesystem deletion, destructive Git forms, destructive shell/process commands, opaque child MCP calls, HTTP DELETE, mutating Office operations, and opaque UI operations that may delete data require explicit confirmation (userConfirmed: true) before backend execution.
  • Disk formatting and machine shutdown/reboot remain hard-blocked by the capability policy.
  • The local Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint binds to loopback. Do not publish that loopback endpoint through a generic reverse proxy. For a private remote connection, use Secure MCP Tunnel.
  • Runtime tunnel API keys saved from the desktop UI are encrypted with Windows DPAPI for the current Windows user. Never commit a runtime key, .env, tunnel profile containing a plaintext secret, private key, or credential file.

The Context Economy Engine reduces automatic discovery cost without acting as a security deny list. Automatic search/index/watch flows skip vendor, build, cache, binary, generated-bundle, and source-map noise, while explicit reads or full scans can still inspect paths allowed by the active workspace/policy.

Connection modes

Client / use case Connection What must run on Windows Notes
ChatGPT web developer-mode app OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel tunnel-client + lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd Private outbound-only path; no public MCP port
Codex CLI or another local MCP host Local stdio MCP lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd Lowest-overhead local MCP path
Local MCP client / dashboard diagnostics Loopback Streamable HTTP lnwjud Desktop Defaults to http://127.0.0.1:18765/mcp; actual URL is shown in the UI
Supported OpenAI API/Codex surface Secure MCP Tunnel tunnel-client + local MCP target Tunnel association and Platform permissions apply

The desktop HTTP server starts automatically after lnwjud resolves a workspace. If the preferred port 18765 is busy, the server can fall back to an ephemeral loopback port; always use the endpoint shown in the dashboard. The Start Connection button is useful after a manual stop, while Stop Connection stops the current local HTTP listener.

Quick start: install the Windows release

1. Install lnwjud Desktop

  1. Download the latest published installer from GitHub Releases. The Windows installer for the current version is lnwjud-Setup-4.9.1.exe; download the published artifact from GitHub Releases.
  2. Run the NSIS installer and launch lnwjud Agent Control Center.
  3. Add or select the project/workspace you want lnwjud to operate on.
  4. Review Settings before attaching an AI client, especially Permission Profile and Unrestricted Mode.

The graphical desktop app and the packaged stdio/Secure-Tunnel launcher are self-contained. The installer ships Electron for the dashboard and a private Node.js 24 runtime for lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd, so end users do not need a separate system Node.js installation.

2. Prepare OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel for ChatGPT web

OpenAI’s current Secure MCP Tunnel flow requires a Platform tunnel ID, a runtime API key, and a private MCP server that tunnel-client can reach. Creating or editing a tunnel requires Tunnels Read + Manage; running tunnel-client or selecting a tunnel while creating the ChatGPT app requires Tunnels Read + Use.

  1. Open OpenAI Platform tunnel settings.
  2. Create a tunnel named lnwjud and associate it with the Platform organization that owns it and the ChatGPT workspace that should use it.
  3. Create a restricted runtime API key with Tunnels Read + Use.
  4. Download the current tunnel-client.exe from the Platform tunnel page or the official openai/tunnel-client releases.
  5. Determine the installed stdio launcher path, normally:
C:/Users//AppData/Local/Programs/lnwjud/lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd
  1. In a temporary PowerShell session, initialize the tunnel profile:
$env:CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY = ''
$tc = 'C:/path/to/tunnel-client.exe'

& $tc init `
  --sample sample_mcp_stdio_local `
  --profile lnwjud `
  --tunnel-id 'tunnel_0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef' `
  --mcp-command 'C:/Users//AppData/Local/Programs/lnwjud/lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd'

& $tc doctor --profile lnwjud --explain
Remove-Item Env:CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Use forward slashes in executable paths stored in YAML to avoid accidental YAML escape sequences.

3. Save tunnel settings in the desktop UI

In Settings → OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel:

  1. Save the runtime API key. lnwjud encrypts it locally with Windows DPAPI.
  2. Save the path to tunnel-client.exe.
  3. Confirm %APPDATA%/tunnel-client/lnwjud.yaml exists.
  4. Start the tunnel from the dashboard.
  5. Open Live Logs or run Doctor if the tunnel fails to start.

The desktop tunnel controller runs tunnel-client doctor before launch, rewrites the profile to prefer the packaged stdio launcher when available, starts the client with a seven-day MCP connection ceiling, detects externally started lnwjud tunnel processes, and performs bounded reconnect attempts after unexpected exits.

4. Add lnwjud to ChatGPT

For current ChatGPT developer-mode MCP testing, use the official Connect and test your plugin guide as the UI source of truth because workspace policy and labels can change. The stable flow is:

  1. Enable Developer mode for the target ChatGPT account/workspace if your plan and workspace policy allow it.
  2. Open ChatGPT Plugins and select the plus button.
  3. Enter a name/description, choose Tunnel under Connection, and select the associated lnwjud tunnel or enter its tunnel_id.
  4. Create the connection and review the discovered tools and metadata.
  5. Confirm that the default runtime exposes 208 tools (or 214 when Codex delegation is explicitly enabled) and run a read-only smoke test before trying writes.

Example smoke test:

Use lnwjud to list registered workspaces, report Git status for the selected project, and summarize the top-level project tree. Do not modify anything.

Quick start: build from source

Requirements for source development:

  • Windows x64.
  • Node.js >=24.0.0 <25.
  • Git.
  • Corepack with the repository-pinned [email protected].
  • PowerShell 7 recommended; Windows PowerShell 5.1 is sufficient for most helper scripts.
  • rg (ripgrep) recommended.
git clone https://github.com/engasnm111/lnwjud.git
Set-Location .\lnwjud
corepack enable
corepack [email protected] install --frozen-lockfile
Copy-Item .env.example .env

# Build all packages and the desktop app
corepack [email protected] build

# Launch the development desktop runtime
corepack [email protected] desktop

Optional Windows installer build:

corepack [email protected] package:windows

The generated x64 NSIS installer is written under apps/desktop/dist/installers/.

Run in the Windows system tray

Closing the main lnwjud window hides it instead of shutting down the desktop runtime. The MCP listener, Live Logs, tunnel controller, and background services continue running and the lnwjud icon remains in the Windows notification area. Use the tray menu to reopen the dashboard, check for updates, or quit the process completely.

The packaged stdio launcher

lnwjud.exe is the graphical desktop entrypoint. MCP stdio clients and Secure MCP Tunnel should use the generated launcher instead:

lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd --workspace D:\projects\my-app

The build generates lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cjs, lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd, and a private lnwjud-node.exe copied from the pinned Node.js 24 build runtime. These generated runtime files are intentionally ignored by Git. The Windows package copies them next to the installed application and into its resources directory, and the launcher uses only this bundled runtime rather than a system Node installation or PATH.

STDIO permission profiles and strict roots

The packaged stdio launcher keeps the historical behavior by default: the permission profile is full and machine-drive roots are registered as before. You can opt into a narrower policy per launch:

lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd --workspace D:\\projects\\my-app --profile safe --strict-roots --allowed-root D:\\projects\\my-app

Supported profiles are safe, balanced, full, and custom. Equivalent environment variables are LNWJUD_STDIO_PROFILE, LNWJUD_STRICT_ROOTS, and semicolon-separated LNWJUD_ALLOWED_ROOTS. Desktop Settings stores the same policy for OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel launches. In strict-root mode lnwjud skips automatic whole-drive registration and exposes only explicitly allowed canonical roots; absolute paths outside those roots fail closed. Existing realpath/reparse-point and secret-policy checks still apply. Strict roots are a filesystem/capability boundary, not an OS sandbox: spawned programs still run under the Windows user token.

The AI Destructive Actions policy in Desktop Settings is separate from the normal permission profile. Every destructive auto-approval toggle defaults OFF on fresh installs. Users can opt in independently to scoped delete_file, git rm, git clean, git reset / restore, direct rm / unlink, rmdir / rd, del / erase, and the corresponding WSL delete families. Auto-approval never bypasses the Active Project/workspace boundary; targets that escape the project, use unsafe broad patterns, or cannot be proven safe fall back to explicit chat confirmation. Protected Critical Files and recoverable delete_file are enabled by default, so protected manifests/secrets/recovery metadata are not auto-approved and supported deletes are checkpointed/moved to Recovery Trash for restoration.

Requirements and optional integrations

Core requirements

  • Windows x64.
  • Node.js 24.x for source development/builds. Installed releases bundle their own private Node 24 runtime for stdio/Secure Tunnel.
  • Git/Corepack/pnpm for source development.

Optional dependencies

  • Codex CLI for codex_* delegation tools.
  • rg for fast code search; lnwjud has bounded fallbacks where supported.
  • Chrome/Chromium for managed CDP/browser capabilities.
  • WSL for wsl_exec and wsl_fs.
  • Microsoft Office applications for Office automation actions that require the native Office stack.
  • FFmpeg and other media helpers for capabilities that report them as available.

OpenAI / ChatGPT requirements for Secure MCP Tunnel

  • An OpenAI Platform organization with tunnel access.
  • A tunnel associated with the intended Platform organization and ChatGPT workspace.
  • Tunnels Read + Manage to create/edit a tunnel.
  • Tunnels Read + Use to run tunnel-client or select a tunnel in the ChatGPT app flow.
  • ChatGPT Developer mode access according to the target plan/workspace policy.
  • Outbound HTTPS from the Windows host to api.openai.com:443 (or the documented mTLS control-plane host when configured).
  • No inbound firewall rule or public lnwjud MCP port is required for Secure MCP Tunnel.

Install from source

Clone and install dependencies

git clone https://github.com/engasnm111/lnwjud.git
Set-Location .\lnwjud
corepack [email protected] install --frozen-lockfile

Do not silently upgrade the package manager: the lockfile is pinned to [email protected].

Configure Environment

Copy-Item .env.example .env

Build and run the desktop dashboard

One command from the repository root:

Set-Location .\lnwjud
corepack [email protected] desktop

This builds the desktop app and opens the Agent Control Center. MCP HTTP auto-starts on launch (no Start Connection click required). The dashboard owns the SQLite state, workspace registry, permission profile, work-log audit records, loopback MCP lifecycle, and Secure Tunnel controls.

Optional environment:

$env:LNWJUD_DATA_PATH = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\lnwjud"
$env:LNWJUD_WORKSPACE = "D:\projects\my-app"
corepack [email protected] desktop

Use the same LNWJUD_DATA_PATH for desktop UI and the packaged stdio launcher so ChatGPT tool activity appears in the Work Log. The launcher is the same direct MCP entrypoint used by the Codex/tunnel integration.

Build a Windows installer

Set-Location .\lnwjud
corepack [email protected] package:windows

The x64 NSIS installer is written to:

apps/desktop/dist/installers/lnwjud-Setup-4.9.1.exe

The installer is per-user by default. A common installed executable path is:

C:/Users//AppData/Local/Programs/lnwjud/lnwjud.exe

Always use the path shown by the installed shortcut or Get-Command.

Configure the local desktop application

Add a workspace

  1. Start lnwjud (pnpm desktop or the installed app).
  2. On Home or Projects, add the project directory path.
  3. The selected project is persisted; switching projects restarts MCP automatically.
  4. Desktop MCP uses the selected Permission profile; stdio/tunnel MCP uses its separately configured STDIO profile (backward-compatible default: full) and optional Strict Roots.
  5. Run Doctor from the sidebar if a dependency is reported missing.

Every file operation resolves the supplied path against a registered workspace, canonicalizes existing parents/targets, rejects traversal and reparse-point escapes, and applies the secret policy after resolution.

Permission profiles

Profile READ WRITE EXECUTE DANGEROUS Intended use
safe allow ask ask deny Read and approve changes carefully
balanced allow allow allow ask Normal development
full allow allow allow allow Explicitly trusted local automation
custom configured configured configured configured Host-defined policy

Desktop MCP honors the selected profile for every MCP tool, including local capabilities. The packaged stdio/tunnel runtime keeps full as the backward-compatible default, but accepts safe, balanced, full, or custom through the launcher/environment/Desktop STDIO policy settings; optional Strict Roots can further constrain visible roots. This policy is stored separately from the Desktop MCP profile. Unrestricted mode remains the compatibility default when Strict Roots is not enabled (every fixed drive is a machine root). Filesystem deletion-style commands require confirmation. Disk format, shutdown, and reboot stay hard-blocked. Destructive Git forms including rm / clean / reset require explicit chat confirmation followed by userConfirmed: true.

Optional local capability roots

The local desktop capability layer can receive additional roots through the semicolon-separated environment variable LNWJUD_CAPABILITY_ROOTS:

$env:LNWJUD_CAPABILITY_ROOTS = 'E:/work;E:/projects'

In the default unrestricted mode, all fixed-drive roots are available to local capability tools. LNWJUD_CAPABILITY_ROOTS is optional extra configuration; it is not a visibility ignore list. Core file tools still require a registered workspace, and stdio defaults to the machine roots when the variable is unset.

Local Streamable HTTP connection

The desktop runtime auto-starts the loopback MCP server after resolving the selected workspace. In the dashboard:

  1. Select a registered workspace.
  2. Copy the displayed endpoint, normally http://127.0.0.1:18765/mcp.
  3. Add it to a compatible local Streamable HTTP MCP client.
  4. Use Stop Connection when you intentionally want to stop the listener.
  5. Use Start Connection to start it again after a manual stop.

The endpoint binds to 127.0.0.1, validates origin/host, and uses the same application services and permission checks as the dashboard. Do not expose the loopback URL through a generic port forward.

If dom_cdp is available, the dashboard can launch managed Chrome. Browser automation remains loopback-bound and separate from the file guard.

Connect a local Codex client

Local Codex clients can use stdio directly; they do not need Secure MCP Tunnel. Point the entry at the stdio-capable installed executable:

codex mcp add lnwjud -- "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\lnwjud\lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd" --workspace E:\lnwjud
codex mcp list

The stdio launcher is lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd shipped next to the desktop app (not the GUI lnwjud.exe). It exposes the full tool catalog, including skills/MCP bridge meta-tools, and uses the bundled private lnwjud-node.exe; no separate Node.js installation is required for an installed release.

The same server can be added in ChatGPT desktop or an IDE extension under Settings → MCP servers → Add server → STDIO. Restart the host after saving. In Codex, /mcp lists active servers.

Example user-scoped or trusted project-scoped config.toml:

[mcp_servers.lnwjud]
command = "C:/Users//AppData/Local/Programs/lnwjud/lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd"
args = ["--workspace", "E:/lnwjud"]
startup_timeout_sec = 20
tool_timeout_sec = 3600

Use prompt approval while testing an unfamiliar workspace. No OpenAI API key belongs in this local MCP entry.

Create an OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel

This is the path that lets ChatGPT web, which cannot read local files or local Codex configuration, call lnwjud.

1. Create or select a Platform tunnel

Open OpenAI Platform tunnel settings. Create a tunnel and record its ID, for example:

tunnel_0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef

Associate the tunnel with the Platform organization that owns it, the target ChatGPT workspace, and any other Platform organization that will call it. The same tunnel_id is used by every association.

2. Create the correct runtime key

Open OpenAI Platform API keys. Create a runtime API key for tunnel-client and grant Tunnels Read + Use.

Do not use an Admin API key or an unrelated project key (sk-proj-…). Keep the key in a local secret store or environment variable. Never put it in this repository, a YAML profile, a committed .env file, or a public issue/log. If a key is exposed, revoke it and create a replacement.

3. Download tunnel-client

Use the Platform download link or the official tunnel-client releases. Keep the executable at a stable path, for example:

C:/Users//Downloads/tunnel/tunnel-client.exe

Verify it:

$tc = 'C:/Users//Downloads/tunnel/tunnel-client.exe'
& $tc --version
& $tc help quickstart

4. Create a stdio profile

Set the runtime key only in the current PowerShell process and create the profile:

$env:CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY = ''

& $tc init --sample sample_mcp_stdio_local --profile lnwjud --tunnel-id 'tunnel_0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef' --mcp-command 'C:/Users//AppData/Local/Programs/lnwjud/lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd'

Use forward slashes in the Windows executable path inside the profile. Backslashes can be interpreted as YAML escapes and turn C:\Users.… into C:Users…

The generated profile is normally:

C:/Users//AppData/Roaming/tunnel-client/lnwjud.yaml

A minimal profile has this shape. The key remains an environment reference:

config_version: 1
control_plane:
  base_url: "https://api.openai.com"
  tunnel_id: "tunnel_0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"
  api_key: "env:CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY"
health:
  listen_addr: "127.0.0.1:0"
admin_ui:
  open_browser: false
log:
  level: info
  format: json
mcp:
  # Force a long ceiling via flag/env/YAML (default is only 10m):
  #   --mcp.connection-max-ttl 168h0m0s
  #   MCP_CONNECTION_MAX_TTL=168h0m0s
  #   mcp.connection_max_ttl: 168h0m0s  (snake_case; hyphenated YAML key is rejected)
  connection_max_ttl: 168h0m0s
  commands:
    - channel: main
      command: "C:/Users//AppData/Local/Programs/lnwjud/lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd"

5. Run diagnostics and the tunnel

Prefer the desktop Control Center: save the Runtime API key once under Settings, then click Start Tunnel. The key is stored with Windows DPAPI.

Manual session (still supported):

$env:CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY = ''
$env:MCP_CONNECTION_MAX_TTL = '168h0m0s'
& $tc doctor --profile lnwjud --explain
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'tunnel-client doctor failed' }
& $tc run --profile lnwjud --mcp.connection-max-ttl 168h0m0s

Keep this process and the child lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd process alive while ChatGPT is using the connector. Use the same LNWJUD_DATA_PATH as the desktop app so Work Log entries appear in the Control Center.

6. Verify the command locally

$lnwjud = 'C:/Users//AppData/Local/Programs/lnwjud/lnwjud-mcp-stdio.cmd'
Test-Path $lnwjud
Test-Path $tc

If doctor reports a missing executable, fix the YAML path. If launching the command opens the dashboard instead of holding a stdio MCP process, install a stdio-capable package. Do not solve that error with shell: true or an unrestricted PowerShell command string.

Start the tunnel automatically at Windows logon

A scheduled task is more reliable than leaving a terminal open. This example stores the runtime key encrypted with the current Windows user’s DPAPI; the key is not written in plain text to the profile or task command line.

Save the key once

$secretDir = Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'tunnel-client'
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $secretDir -Force | Out-Null
$secureKey = Read-Host 'Tunnel runtime API key' -AsSecureString
$secureKey | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Set-Content (Join-Path $secretDir 'lnwjud.runtime.secret')

The encrypted value is tied to the same Windows user and machine.

Create a runner script

Save as start-lnwjud-tunnel.ps1:

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$tc = 'C:/Users//Downloads/tunnel/tunnel-client.exe'
$profile = 'lnwjud'
$secretPath = Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'tunnel-client/lnwjud.runtime.secret'

if (-not (Test-Path $tc)) { throw "Missing tunnel-client: $tc" }
if (-not (Test-Path $secretPath)) { throw "Missing encrypted runtime key: $secretPath" }

$encrypted = Get-Content $secretPath -Raw
$secureKey = ConvertTo-SecureString $encrypted
$keyPointer = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($secureKey)
try {
  $env:CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringBSTR($keyPointer)
  & $tc doctor --profile $profile --explain
  if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }
  & $tc run --profile $profile
  exit $LASTEXITCODE
}
finally {
  [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ZeroFreeBSTR($keyPointer)
  Remove-Item Env:CONTROL_PLANE_API_KEY -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

Register the logon task

Run once as the same Windows user who saved the DPAPI secret:

$runner = 'C:/Users//Downloads/tunnel/start-lnwjud-tunnel.ps1'
$userId = "$env:USERDOMAIN/$env:USERNAME"
$argument = '-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "' + $runner + '"'
$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'powershell.exe' -Argument $argument
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn -User $userId
$principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId $userId -LogonType InteractiveToken -RunLevel Limited
Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'lnwjud Secure MCP Tunnel' -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -Force

Check or start it:

Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'lnwjud Secure MCP Tunnel'
Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'lnwjud Secure MCP Tunnel'

Use Run only when user is logged on and a limited principal unless your organization has a documented service-account design. lnwjud does not need an administrator token for normal workspace operations.

Add the connector in ChatGPT Developer mode

Enable Developer mode

In ChatGPT web:

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Select Security and login.
  3. Turn on Developer mode.

Enterprise/Edu administrators may need to enable this before it appears.

Create the developer app

  1. Open ChatGPT Plugins.
  2. Select the plus (+) button.
  3. Enter a name such as lnwjud and a short description such as Local Windows development workspace gateway.
  4. Under Connection, choose Tunnel.
  5. Select the tunnel or enter its tunnel_id.
  6. Create the connection and review the discovered tools and schemas.

lnwjud does not expose an OAuth login endpoint. Do not invent OAuth URLs or paste the runtime key into the ChatGPT connector form. Tunnel authentication is handled by tunnel-client; ChatGPT selects the OpenAI-hosted tunnel. Choose a no-extra-auth option only when the tunnel form offers it.

Attach it to a new chat

Start a new conversation, open the tools menu, and add the lnwjud connection. A good smoke test is:

Use lnwjud to inspect the available workspace and report only registered workspace IDs and display names. Do not read file contents yet.

Then test a read-only project flow:

For workspace , show the project snapshot, Git status, and the top-level workspace tree. Do not modify anything.

After changing tool metadata or restarting the tunnel, refresh the connector and continue in the same chat. Start a new chat only if Refresh connector does not clear a stale schema.

Complete MCP tool catalog (214 configurable tools; 208 advertised by default)

This index is generated from the current v4.9.1 ToolRegistry, not copied from an older release document. Optional/planned tools still appear in the advertised contract and report their availability/requirements at runtime where applicable.

# Tool Permission Runtime description
1 workspace_list DANGEROUS List all registered workspaces/drive roots available to lnwjud. Call this first to discover workspace IDs. Entries include kind=machine_root|project.
2 workspace_register WRITE Register an existing project directory under a machine root (E:\ by default; any drive root in unrestricted mode). parentWorkspaceId must be a machine root from workspace_list. Idempotent for the same path.
3 workspace_info READ Return the configured workspace summary.
4 workspace_tree READ List a bounded workspace tree. Absolute path does not require workspaceId.
5 project_snapshot READ Return a bounded project snapshot without source contents.
6 read_file READ Read a workspace file as UTF-8 text or as an image/binary payload. Absolute paths (C:.…) do not require workspaceId.
7 read_files READ Read up to twenty workspace files. Absolute paths do not require workspaceId.
8 search_files READ Search workspace filenames with automatic context-economy filters; set includeIgnored for an explicit full path search. Absolute path does not require workspaceId.
9 search_text READ Search workspace text using direct ripgrep arguments with automatic binary/generated filters; set includeIgnored for an explicit full path search. Absolute path does not require workspaceId.
10 git_status READ Inspect parsed read-only Git status. For writes (init, add, commit, remote, push, rm, clean, reset) use the git tool.
11 git_diff READ Return a bounded read-only Git diff. For writes use the git tool.
12 git_log READ Return bounded structured Git history. For writes use the git tool.
13 git EXECUTE Run any git subcommand immediately with a separate args array (init, clone, add, commit, remote, fetch, pull, push, rm, mv, restore, checkout, switch, branch, tag, stash, merge, rebase, cherry-pick, reset, clean, revert). cwd may be an absolute path; workspaceId is then optional. Returns exitCode, stdout, and stderr. Destructive Git operations require explicit chat confirmation and userConfirmed: true. Do not wrap git in powershell/cmd.
14 write_file WRITE Write UTF-8 text, creating missing parent directories. Checkpoints an existing target first. Absolute paths do not require workspaceId.
15 apply_patch WRITE Validate and apply bounded file changes, creating missing parent directories.
16 move_file WRITE Move a file or directory within one workspace, creating missing destination parents.
17 copy_file WRITE Copy a file or directory within one workspace, creating missing destination parents.
18 delete_file DANGEROUS Delete one file or an empty directory inside its workspace. Confirmation is required by default; Settings can explicitly allow scoped AI deletion while workspace-root deletion stays blocked.
19 process_start EXECUTE Immediate-return managed process launcher. Starts one policy-checked executable and returns processId after spawn; follow with process_status / process_logs.
20 process_list READ List managed process handles owned by this client in a workspace, including launches whose response was cancelled.
21 process_status READ Read status for an owned process handle.
22 process_logs READ Read bounded logs for an owned process handle.
23 process_stop EXECUTE Stop an owned managed process tree.
24 project_dev EXECUTE Immediate-return launcher for the detected project dev command; returns processId after spawn and does not wait for completion.
25 project_test EXECUTE Immediate-return launcher for the detected project test command; returns processId after spawn and does not wait for completion.
26 project_lint EXECUTE Immediate-return launcher for the detected project lint command; returns processId after spawn and does not wait for completion.
27 project_typecheck EXECUTE Immediate-return launcher for the detected project typecheck command; returns processId after spawn and does not wait for completion.
28 project_build EXECUTE Immediate-return launcher for the detected project build command; returns processId after spawn and does not wait for completion.
29 codex_status READ Report local Codex installation and capabilities without credential inspection.
30 codex_run EXECUTE Delegate an instruction to the local Codex CLI in a workspace.
31 codex_task_list READ List local Codex task handles owned by this client, including launches whose response was cancelled.
32 codex_task_status READ Read status for an owned Codex task.
33 codex_task_logs READ Read bounded logs for an owned Codex task.
34 codex_stop EXECUTE Stop an owned Codex task process.
35 shell EXECUTE Non-blocking command runner. MCP run calls are forced to background and return task_id immediately; wait uses the configurable 5–60 second poll window (default 5s). After 1–2 running checks, preserve task_id and return control instead of tight-polling.
36 dom_cdp DANGEROUS Default for web-page DOM work inside managed Chrome: inspect content, query selectors, click, type, navigate, evaluate JavaScript, wait, manage tabs, and capture screenshots. Use steps to batch related DOM actions in one call.
37 accessibility DANGEROUS Semantic native Windows UI tool. Inspect UI trees and named controls, then click, focus, read or set values, select controls and menus, or manage a native element. Prefer shell for direct system work and dom_cdp for web pages.
38 input_event DANGEROUS Low-level keyboard and pointer fallback. Use only when DOM/CDP and Accessibility cannot operate the target. Supports text, keys, mouse movement, clicks, drag, scroll, held buttons, release_all, and batched sequences.
39 vision READ Visual and OCR fallback for content unavailable through DOM or Accessibility. Capture a display, window, or region, or run local Vision OCR. It never clicks or types.
40 vision_annotated_capture READ Capture a local Windows screen/region/window and return a short-lived Set-of-Marks observation with numbered bounds, a content hash, and an annotated PNG. This tool only observes; use ui_target_action for a separately gated action.
41 ui_target_action DANGEROUS Act on one mark from a current vision_annotated_capture observation. The observation ID, optional hash, TTL, workspace owner, and current Accessibility element are checked before the action is sent.
42 window DANGEROUS Direct native Windows window management. List, inspect, activate, move, resize, minimize, maximize, restore, or close windows without raw coordinates when a window operation is sufficient.
43 health READ Diagnostics only. Check all lnwjud backends or one public tool after a failure, when asked for status, or while diagnosing permissions. Do not use as a preflight before normal work.
44 system_info READ Read-only system information: OS, CPU, memory, disks, battery, uptime, and top processes by memory. Use for environment checks and diagnostics.
45 notification EXECUTE Show a Windows notification (toast when BurntToast is installed, balloon otherwise). Use to tell the user when a long task finishes.
46 file_dialog EXECUTE Open a native Windows file open/save dialog and return the chosen path(s). The dialog does not read or write files itself; use the guarded file tools afterwards.
47 clipboard DANGEROUS Read or write the Windows clipboard (text, or PNG image as base64). Use get_text/get_image to read and set_text to write.
48 web_fetch DANGEROUS Fetch an http/https URL (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE/HEAD) with bounded size and timeout. HTTP DELETE requires explicit chat confirmation and userConfirmed: true. Returns status, headers, and text or base64 body.
49 audio DANGEROUS Record the microphone to a WAV file or play a local audio file through MCI. record is synchronous and limited to 600 seconds. Use stop to abort an ongoing record/play.
50 screen_record DANGEROUS Record the screen to an MP4 using ffmpeg gdigrab (requires ffmpeg on PATH). start spawns a background capture, status checks it, stop finalizes the file. Recording stops automatically after 3600 seconds.
51 office DANGEROUS Automate Excel or Word through COM. Mutating actions (write, replace, save_as) require explicit chat confirmation and userConfirmed: true. Requires Microsoft Office installed.
52 scheduler DANGEROUS Manage Windows scheduled tasks with schtasks.exe. list enumerates tasks, create registers a new task, run starts one immediately. delete requires the user to confirm in chat first, then pass userConfirmed: true.
53 wsl_exec EXECUTE Scoped WSL2 developer runner. MCP run calls are forced to background and return task_id immediately; wait uses the configurable 5–60 second poll window (default 5s). After 1–2 running checks, preserve task_id and return control instead of tight-polling.
54 wsl_fs READ Translate paths and inspect metadata between a registered Windows workspace and WSL without exposing raw \wsl$ read/write access.
55 skills_list DANGEROUS List local agent skills discovered from Cursor, Claude, Agents, workspace skill roots, and lnwjud settings. Filter with query or source.
56 skills_read DANGEROUS Read a local skill SKILL.md (or a relative file inside the skill folder). Follow the skill instructions with lnwjud tools and mcp_call.
57 mcp_list DANGEROUS List local MCP servers discovered from Cursor, Claude Desktop, and lnwjud settings. Does not flatten child tools into the lnwjud catalog.
58 mcp_describe DANGEROUS Connect to one local MCP server (if needed) and return its tool names, descriptions, and input schemas.
59 mcp_call DANGEROUS Call a tool on a discovered local MCP server. Because child side effects cannot be proven non-destructive at this boundary, every mcp_call requires explicit chat confirmation and userConfirmed: true.
60 workspace_context READ Aggregate ranked workspace context with snippets, symbols, Git/test relevance, economy metadata, and continuation; automatic discovery can be explicitly expanded.
61 workspace_context_continue READ Continue a workspace_context result without discarding unreturned candidates.
62 workspace_full_scan READ Enumerate workspace files with full access by default; set includeIgnored false to use the persistent automatic index.
63 workspace_full_scan_continue READ Continue a workspace_full_scan result page.
64 workspace_snapshot READ Return workspace identity and project snapshot metadata without source contents.
65 search_all READ Search text and filenames across one or all registered workspaces with automatic economy filters or an explicit includeIgnored override.
66 read_many_files READ Read many workspace files in parallel while preserving one result or error per requested path.
67 read_file_page READ Read a deterministic line chunk with explicit continuation instead of silently truncating a large file.
68 read_file_page_continue READ Continue read_file_page from the next deterministic line chunk.
69 workspace_index READ Build or refresh the persistent workspace index using automatic context filters unless ignored paths are explicitly included.
70 workspace_index_status READ Return persistent index metadata and lossless watcher queue telemetry.
71 workspace_index_watch READ Watch all workspace paths and incrementally re-index only changed paths with configurable debounce/concurrency.
72 workspace_index_stop READ Stop a workspace watcher after draining all queued path updates.
73 session_handoff READ Create a concise same-chat continuation message from the real phase tracker, current git status/diff, and durable background task IDs.
74 verify_incremental EXECUTE Cache project typecheck results by current Git status/diff fingerprint; unchanged edits return a cache hit.
75 symbol_search READ Search indexed symbols across the workspace.
76 find_definition READ Find deterministic symbol definitions.
77 find_references READ Find textual and indexed references to a symbol.
78 find_implementations READ Find interface and class implementations.
79 call_hierarchy READ Return a deterministic call hierarchy approximation.
80 import_graph READ Return indexed imports and exports for a module.
81 dependency_graph READ Return package and module dependency metadata.
82 module_graph READ Return the workspace module graph.
83 type_search READ Search indexed TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python types.
84 trace_symbol READ Combine definition, references, imports, tests, and recent context.
85 context_ranking READ Explain ranking signals without removing lower-ranked context.
86 debug_context READ Gather deterministic debugging context and continuation metadata.
87 review_context READ Gather code-review context.
88 change_context READ Gather changed files, symbols, dependencies, and tests.
89 symbol_context READ Gather context around a symbol.
90 test_context READ Gather relevant test context.
91 dependency_context READ Gather dependency-related context.
92 git_context READ Gather Git status, diff, and history context.
93 frontend_context READ Gather frontend project context.
94 backend_context READ Gather backend project context.
95 route_intent READ Classify a prompt with a deterministic, overridable route.
96 recipe_list READ List built-in and user recipe names.
97 recipe_describe READ Describe a recipe plan and permissions.
98 recipe_run EXECUTE Preview or run a deterministic recipe plan.
99 dry_run READ Return a no-side-effect execution preview.
100 review_changes READ Review current Git changes and affected context.
101 changed_symbols READ Find symbols in changed files.
102 affected_modules READ Find modules affected by current changes.
103 git_history_context READ Return relevant recent Git history.
104 git_blame_context READ Return line ownership context for a file.
105 discover_tests READ Discover project tests without imposing an execution limit.
106 run_affected_tests EXECUTE Plan or run tests affected by changed files.
107 test_failures READ Summarize recorded test failures.
108 coverage_context READ Return coverage context when project tooling provides it.
109 test_history READ Return recent test execution history.
110 cache_stats READ Return shared cache hit/miss telemetry.
111 cache_clear WRITE Clear safe local runtime caches.
112 cache_invalidate WRITE Invalidate cache entries for a path or workspace.
113 hook_list READ List registered lifecycle hooks.
114 hook_register WRITE Register a deterministic lifecycle hook descriptor.
115 hook_remove WRITE Remove a lifecycle hook descriptor.
116 skill_match READ Match relevant local skills without loading all skill text.
117 skill_load READ Load a selected local skill by identifier.
118 plugin_install DANGEROUS Install a declared plugin after permission evaluation.
119 plugin_list READ List installed and enabled plugins.
120 plugin_enable WRITE Enable an installed plugin.
121 plugin_disable WRITE Disable an installed plugin.
122 plugin_remove DANGEROUS Remove an installed plugin.
123 session_context READ Return persisted development-session context.
124 session_checkpoint WRITE Persist a development-session checkpoint.
125 session_resume READ Resume a persisted session context.
126 session_history READ Return session checkpoints and decisions.
127 response_mode READ Select compact, normal, verbose, or stream formatting.
128 inspect_web_app READ Combine DOM, console, network, URL, and screenshot metadata.
129 debug_ui READ Gather deterministic UI debugging context.
130 capture_ui_state READ Capture a structured UI state.
131 form_context READ Inspect form controls and values metadata.
132 network_context READ Summarize browser network context.
133 console_context READ Summarize browser console context.
134 browser_debug_context READ Combine browser diagnostics for one request.
135 windows_environment READ Inspect Windows environment metadata.
136 service_context READ Inspect Windows service metadata.
137 process_context READ Inspect process-tree context.
138 port_context READ Inspect local listening-port context.
139 registry_context READ Inspect registry context through the Windows capability boundary.
140 event_log_context READ Inspect Windows event-log context.
141 installed_runtime_context READ Inspect installed runtimes and package managers.
142 path_context READ Resolve executable and PATH context.
143 startup_context READ Inspect startup configuration context.
144 mcp_discover READ Discover external MCP servers without flattening native tools.
145 mcp_health READ Return external MCP connection health.
146 mcp_resources READ List resources exposed by connected MCP servers.
147 task_create EXECUTE Create a visible managed runtime task.
148 task_status READ Read managed task state.
149 task_cancel EXECUTE Cancel a managed runtime task.
150 task_result READ Read a managed task result.
151 task_list READ List managed runtime tasks.
152 delegate EXECUTE Delegate a task through a policy/audit adapter.
153 delegate_status READ Read delegated agent state.
154 delegate_cancel EXECUTE Cancel a delegated agent task.
155 delegate_result READ Read a delegated agent result.
156 parallel_delegate EXECUTE Run isolated read-only agent tasks with collision metadata.
157 permission_check READ Evaluate an action class without limiting allowed context reads.
158 permission_profile READ Return the active Permission v2 profile.
159 live_logs_query READ Query structured activity/log metadata with correlation IDs.
160 live_logs_status READ Return Live Logs pipeline health and source status.
161 telemetry_dashboard READ Return runtime performance telemetry.
162 context_economy_stats READ Return context discovery, deduplication, ledger, and token-efficiency telemetry.
163 execution_plan READ Return the cheapest deterministic execution plan and reason.
164 repo_map READ Return a traversable repository structural map.
165 context_expand READ Return optional import, caller, type, test, and change references.
166 recovery_status READ Return reconnect, retry, continuation, cache, and worker recovery state.
167 tool_schema_list READ List versioned tool schema metadata.
168 tool_schema_register WRITE Register a backward-compatible tool schema descriptor.
169 capabilities READ Discover capability categories without requiring every full schema.
170 tool_search READ Search tools, tags, phases, and descriptions deterministically.
171 tool_dynamic_filter READ Return a bounded ranked tool set using deterministic scoring with optional local rerank fallback.
172 tool_describe READ Describe one tool contract on demand.
173 tool_categories READ List tool categories and counts.
174 tool_function_find READ Find the best local tool/function candidates for a prompt.
175 tool_aliases READ List stable shorthand aliases and their primitive tool targets.
176 mcp_hub READ Describe the additive MCP hub boundary without flattening child tools or retaining credentials.
177 dev_context READ Run the unified deterministic development-context facade.
178 recipe_catalog READ Return inspectable developer automation recipes.
179 capture_screenshot READ Capture screenshot metadata for visual validation.
180 compare_screenshot READ Compare screenshot metadata or supplied artifacts.
181 dom_snapshot READ Return a structured DOM snapshot.
182 layout_metadata READ Return layout metadata for visual validation.
183 visual_context READ Combine screenshot, DOM, layout, console, and network references.
184 inspect_workbook READ Inspect workbook structure through an optional spreadsheet plugin.
185 compare_workbook_layout READ Compare workbook layout metadata through an optional spreadsheet plugin.
186 render_excel_preview READ Render an Excel preview through an optional spreadsheet plugin.
187 inspect_pdf READ Inspect PDF metadata and page structure through an optional PDF plugin.
188 compare_pdf_pages READ Compare PDF page metadata through an optional PDF plugin.
189 project_profile_get READ Read project intelligence conventions.
190 project_profile_set WRITE Update project intelligence conventions.
191 handoff_context READ Build a structured cross-agent handoff bundle.
192 benchmark_run EXECUTE Run or preview a benchmark scenario.
193 regression_report READ Return benchmark and regression results.
194 sandbox_exec EXECUTE Run an artifact-based Windows Sandbox job with networking disabled and read-only mapped input.
195 event_watch EXECUTE Watch an allowlisted user-mode ETW or Windows Event Log diagnostic stream.
196 crash_trace READ Return bounded crash and service-diagnostic context from allowlisted user-mode sources.
197 lsp_diagnostics READ Read diagnostics from an owned language-server child process.
198 lsp_rename WRITE Create a cross-file LSP rename edit plan before any workspace write.
199 debug_attach EXECUTE Attach a DAP client only to an owned workspace debug adapter.
200 debug_step EXECUTE Perform a bounded DAP stepping/read operation in an owned debug session.
201 git_worktree_spawn DANGEROUS Create an owned Git worktree for isolated agent work with collision metadata.
202 git_worktree_remove DANGEROUS Remove a ledger-owned Git worktree after dry-run and explicit confirmation.
203 db_inspect READ Inspect a local database schema through a configured, read-only connection.
204 db_query DANGEROUS Run a bounded local database query under explicit connection and mutation policy.
205 office_ppt DANGEROUS Automate PowerPoint through the existing Office policy boundary.
206 office_outlook READ Read Outlook folder/message metadata through the existing Office policy boundary.
207 pdf_extract_tables READ Extract bounded PDF text and tables through a local document provider.
208 docx_merge WRITE Create a deterministic DOCX merge plan and write only after approval.
209 self_heal_plan READ Propose safe, deterministic, reversible recovery steps without applying mutations.
210 self_heal_apply DANGEROUS Apply an approved reversible recovery plan without automatic destructive retries.
211 skills_import WRITE Import a compatible skill descriptor after validation and permission review.
212 agent_swarm_run EXECUTE Plan bounded parallel subagents with ownership, collision, approval, and cancellation metadata.
213 tool_batch DANGEROUS Execute multiple MCP tools with parallel, dependency-aware, timeout, cancellation, and partial-result handling.

Detailed capability guide

Workspace and project inspection

Tool Permission What it does
workspace_info READ Returns display name, canonical root, project profile, and Git summary
workspace_tree READ Returns a bounded directory tree; hidden and heavy folders are included, with depth/entry bounds and truncation metadata
project_snapshot READ Returns profile, Git counts, top-level tree, managed processes, and recent error summaries without source contents

Optional machine-root discovery extension

The current default is Unrestricted mode, which registers every available fixed drive (C:, D:, E:, …) as a machine root. If Unrestricted mode is explicitly disabled, the restricted machine-root contract keeps E: (E:\) as the sole machine root and prunes other drive-root registrations. Project folders may be registered below the active machine roots through MCP or the desktop UI.

Tool Permission Input What it does
workspace_list DANGEROUS Empty object Lists registered machine roots and project workspaces (kind: machine_root or project)
workspace_register WRITE parentWorkspaceId, path, optional displayName Registers an existing project directory below a machine root (idempotent; any drive root in unrestricted mode)

The extension still validates the parent ID, canonical path, and reparse points. Secret and hidden files are intentionally readable in the default unrestricted mode (including .env, keys, and credentials) on every fixed drive. Image and other binary files are returned as base64 with no application size cap. Paths outside registered roots remain denied only when unrestricted mode is explicitly disabled.

Local capability tools (shell, vision, accessibility, input_event, window, dom_cdp, health) are available on both desktop HTTP MCP and stdio/tunnel. Shell allowed roots include E:\.

If your build does not advertise workspace_register, register the workspace from the desktop dashboard and use its workspace ID.

Tool Permission What it does
read_file READ Reads a workspace file as UTF-8 or an image/binary payload. Absolute paths do not require workspaceId.
read_files READ Reads up to 20 workspace files. Absolute paths do not require workspaceId.
search_files READ Searches workspace filenames with bounded results; automatic mode skips vendor/build/binary/generated paths
search_text READ Searches text through direct ripgrep arguments; automatic mode avoids binary/generated context
write_file WRITE Writes UTF-8 text, creates missing parents, and checkpoints an existing target before overwrite
apply_patch WRITE Validates and applies bounded file changes, creating missing parents
move_file WRITE Moves a file or directory within one workspace, creating missing destination parents
copy_file WRITE Copies a file or directory within one workspace, creating missing destination parents
delete_file DANGEROUS Deletes one file or an empty directory after the user confirms in chat (userConfirmed: true)

In the default unrestricted mode, .env, .env.*, *.pem, *.key, id_rsa*, id_ed25519*, .ssh/**, .aws/**, and credentials.json are readable on every fixed drive. Explicitly setting unrestricted mode to false restores the restricted-drive secret policy.

Git

Tool Permission What it does
git EXECUTE Runs git subcommands; destructive forms require explicit chat confirmation plus userConfirmed: true
git_status READ Parsed read-only working-tree status
git_diff READ Bounded read-only diff with truncation metadata
git_log READ Bounded structured commit history

Use git for init, add, commit, remote, push, pull, rm, clean, reset, and branch deletes. git_status / git_diff / git_log remain structured read-only views. Destructive Git forms such as rm, clean, reset, forced branch/tag moves, stash removal, force-push, and working-tree discard require explicit confirmation before execution.

Processes and project commands

Tool Permission What it does
process_start EXECUTE Starts one policy-checked executable; destructive command forms require explicit confirmation
process_status READ Reads state for an owned process handle
process_logs READ Reads bounded stdout/stderr records with sequence numbers
process_stop EXECUTE Stops an owned managed process tree
project_dev EXECUTE Runs the detected project development command
project_test EXECUTE Runs the detected project test command
project_lint EXECUTE Runs the detected project lint command
project_typecheck EXECUTE Runs the detected project type-check command
project_build EXECUTE Runs the detected project build command

process_start uses an executable plus an args array with shell false. It is not PowerShell, CMD, or a free-form shell parser. Project commands come from the detected ProjectProfile.

Context Economy Engine

Automatic discovery is optimized for useful context rather than raw tree size. The default policy skips node_modules, .git, dist, build, coverage, .next, .turbo, .cache, vendor, target, bin, obj, virtualenvs, binary files, bundles, and source maps. Lockfiles and large JSON/log/CSV files start as metadata summaries; source and tests start with relevant symbol/line ranges; changed Git files are ranked first.

This policy is not a deny list. Explicit reads remain full-access within the normal workspace boundary, for example:

read_file({ "path": "node_modules/pkg/index.js" })
read_many_files({ "files": [{ "path": ".env" }, { "path": ".git/config" }] })
search_files({ "includeIgnored": true, "path": "node_modules/pkg" })
workspace_context({ "includeIgnored": true, "query": "login" })

The Context Ledger keeps bounded in-memory fingerprints and small previous contents. Repeated delivery can be represented as unchanged, a line diff, or a duplicate referencePath; unchanged bytes are not sent again. The context_economy_stats tool and telemetry_dashboard expose raw discovered bytes, delivered bytes, duplicate/previously-seen bytes avoided, skipped paths, ledger hits, and estimated savings. No raw file content or credential is persisted by this telemetry.

Local Codex delegation

Tool Permission What it does
codex_status READ Reports local Codex installation/version/capabilities without credential inspection
codex_run EXECUTE Delegates an instruction to local Codex and returns codexTaskId
codex_task_status READ Reads state for an owned Codex task
codex_task_logs READ Reads bounded logs for an owned Codex task
codex_stop EXECUTE Stops only a Codex task launched by lnwjud

Typical flow: codex_run → poll task status/logs → inspect git_diff → run checks.

Local desktop capabilities

Tool Permission Actions
shell EXECUTE Non-blocking MCP command execution; run is forced to background, returns task_id immediately, and follow-up status/logs/result calls inspect progress without holding the connection open
dom_cdp DANGEROUS Managed Chrome launch/status/tabs/navigation/JavaScript/DOM query/click/type/wait/screenshot
accessibility DANGEROUS Windows UI Automation for app/window discovery, element inspection, focus, values, clicks, selections, and menus
input_event DANGEROUS Text, paste, keys/hotkeys, pointer movement, clicks, drag, scroll, button state, release-all, and sequences
vision READ Local display/region/window PNG capture and optional OCR; never clicks or types
window DANGEROUS Native window list/inspect/activate/close/minimize/maximize/restore/move/resize/frame operations
health READ Per-backend diagnostics with no input/browser/window side effects
system_info READ OS/CPU/memory/disks/battery/uptime and top processes (read-only)
notification EXECUTE Windows toast (BurntToast) or balloon notification
file_dialog EXECUTE Native open/save dialogs returning chosen paths; does not read or write files itself
clipboard DANGEROUS Clipboard text read/write and PNG image read as base64
web_fetch DANGEROUS Bounded http/https GET/POST/PUT/DELETE/HEAD with text or base64 responses
audio DANGEROUS Microphone WAV recording (up to 600s), local audio playback, stop
screen_record DANGEROUS ffmpeg gdigrab screen recording with start/stop/status (requires ffmpeg on PATH)
office DANGEROUS Excel range read/write/save_as and Word read_text/replace/save_as via COM (requires Office)
scheduler DANGEROUS Windows scheduled task list/create/run; delete requires userConfirmed after a chat confirmation

Use dom_cdp for web pages, accessibility for semantic native controls, and input_event only as a low-level fallback. shell remains direct executable invocation, not an unrestricted PowerShell or CMD gateway.

Skills and local MCP bridge

These meta-tools discover local agent skills and other MCP servers on the machine (Cursor mcp.json, Claude Desktop config, plus lnwjud settings). They do not flatten every child tool into the lnwjud catalog. Default mode enables all discovered servers except lnwjud itself (recursion guard).

Tool Permission What it does
skills_list DANGEROUS Lists discovered skills from Cursor/Claude/Agents/workspace roots
skills_read DANGEROUS Reads a skill SKILL.md or a relative file inside that skill folder
mcp_list DANGEROUS Lists discovered local MCP servers and enabled/connected state
mcp_describe DANGEROUS Connects if needed and returns child tool names/schemas
mcp_call DANGEROUS Forwards a tool call to a child MCP server

Security note: These tools are available on every transport, including the Secure MCP Tunnel. Packaged stdio and Secure Tunnel connections intentionally use the full permission profile, so a remote ChatGPT session can invoke local desktop/browser MCP servers if lnwjud and the tunnel are running. Desktop MCP still applies the profile selected in Settings. Disable individual servers through the lnwjud extensions settings JSON (disabledServers) when needed.

Settings key extensions (SQLite) example:

{
  "mode": "enable_all",
  "disabledServers": [],
  "disabledSkillRoots": [],
  "extraSkillRoots": [],
  "extraMcpServers": {}
}

The exact schemas and defaults are maintained in packages/mcp-server/src/tools/schemas.ts.

Read, change, verify

  1. workspace_info: confirm the workspace ID.
  2. project_snapshot and git_status: establish the starting state.
  3. search_files/search_text/read_file: locate code.
  4. apply_patch: make a coherent edit.
  5. project_test/project_lint/project_typecheck/project_build.
  6. process_status/process_logs for long-running work.
  7. git_diff and git_status for the final review.

Run a development server

Use project_dev for a detected project command. For a manually approved executable, use process_start with separate arguments and a workspace-relative cwd. Save the returned process ID and use process_status, process_logs, and process_stop.

Delegate to Codex

Run codex_status first. If available, use codex_run, poll the returned task ID, inspect the logs, and review git_diff yourself. In unrestricted mode Codex can read the full registered workspace, including .env; keep credentials out of logs, commits, and prompts when they are not needed.

Automate Windows applications

Use health for diagnostics; dom_cdp for managed web pages; accessibility for native controls; vision for screen/OCR fallback; input_event only when the higher-level APIs cannot operate; and window for native window management.

Unrestricted full-access mode

Unrestricted mode lifts the workspace/command limits while keeping the deletion blocks. Enable it either way:

  • Settings → Unrestricted mode (checkbox; restart the app to apply), or
  • $env:LNWJUD_UNRESTRICTED = '1' before launching lnwjud (the tunnel script below sets this automatically for the stdio runtime).

When enabled:

  • Every fixed drive (C:, D:, E:, …) is registered as a machine root, so PATH_OUTSIDE_WORKSPACE stops appearing and workspace_register accepts any drive.
  • cmd.exe, powershell.exe, pwsh, bash, and sh are allowed through process_start (still spawned with separate arguments, shell: false).
  • .cmd/.bat shims (npm.cmd, npx.cmd, …) accept arguments containing & | ^ %.
  • Secret files (.env, *.key, id_rsa, .ssh/, .aws/, credentials.json) are readable on every drive; binary files read as base64 with no size cap.
  • Shell working directories may be anywhere and the full environment is passed through to child processes.

Still confirmation-gated in every mode: filesystem del/erase/rm/rmdir/rd/ unlink/remove-item, delete_file, destructive Git (rm, clean, reset, force/discard forms), HTTP DELETE, mutating Office actions, child MCP/agent mutation boundaries, and opaque UI actions that may cause data loss. These operations require explicit chat confirmation followed by userConfirmed: true.

Real-time Live Logs

The desktop app includes a Live Logs screen (sidebar) with three tabs:

  • Tunnel — tails %APPDATA%\tunnel-client\lnwjud-tunnel.log continuously
  • MCP activity — every tool call received by MCP appears immediately
  • Processes — state and recent output of managed processes

Follow/pause, text filter, clear, and export-to-file are available per tab, and “Pop out viewer” opens a compact separate window. The viewer can also be launched directly:

& "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\lnwjud\lnwjud.exe" --log-viewer

The app is single-instance: launching with --log-viewer while the dashboard is already open focuses/opens the viewer in the running instance.

Live Logs v2 preserves partial lines across tunnel-client chunks, correlates MCP activity, and keeps the tunnel/process streams visible while the app is running. It is covered by the desktop log-hub and tunnel lifecycle tests.

Tunnel state sync between the script and the app

The tunnel can be started from the PowerShell script or from the app’s Start Tunnel button, and both reflect the same state:

  • When the script starts the tunnel, the dashboard detects the external tunnel-client process (within ~4 seconds) and shows “Tunnel connected (from script)” with the Start button disabled.
  • Stop Tunnel in the app also stops a script-started tunnel.
  • If the tunnel exits, the status returns to stopped automatically.

Run the tunnel with a resilient script

The repository ships scripts/start-lnwjud-tunnel.ps1. Copy it anywhere and run it instead of a manual tunnel-client run:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Users\\Downloads\tunnel\start-lnwjud-tunnel.ps1"

The script sets --mcp.connection-max-ttl 168h0m0s (prevents the 10-minute disconnect), writes lnwjud-tunnel.log, aligns LNWJUD_DATA_PATH with the desktop app so ChatGPT activity shows in the Work Log and Live Logs, enables unrestricted mode, restarts the tunnel automatically when it drops (including TTL shutdowns that exit 0), avoids double-starting, and opens the log viewer window. Rapid failures are bounded with backoff; after five failures in a 30-second window it stops retrying and asks for a manual Start Tunnel. Parameters: -NoViewer, -OpenDashboard, -ForceRestart, -Once.

Session resilience / แนวทางสำหรับผู้ปฏิบัติการ

Use Capture Incident in Control Center or Live Logs when a turn looks wrong. It writes one bounded, redacted JSON report after you choose a file; tokens, authorization values, passwords, and secret-like values are removed. It is still operational evidence, so review the chosen export before sharing it outside the support case.

The classification is evidence-based, not a remote root-cause guarantee:

  • local_tool_failed — the latest structured MCP call completed locally with a failure. ตรวจสอบ tool result/Work Log first.
  • tunnel_disconnected — the tunnel reported a lifecycle stop/TTL/stdio stop, or its configured health evidence is unhealthy. ตรวจสอบ doctor and the tunnel log.
  • remote_turn_stopped — a user manually captured after a structured local success while the tunnel was live. This is an inference that the remote turn stopped; it does not prove the remote cause.
  • healthy_or_inconclusive — the collected evidence cannot safely select one of the cases above. Collect the report before restarting layers.

Desktop Start Tunnel and start-lnwjud-tunnel.ps1 share one profile lock. The losing launcher reports the actual owner PID and does not start or stop another owner’s tunnel-client. A stale lock is reclaimed only when the recorded PID and process start time no longer match; do not manually delete a lock merely to force a second tunnel.

For a downloaded update, Later is the safe default. Restart Now queues installation until active MCP calls finish and the runtime remains quiet briefly; a short new call resets that quiet interval. Quitting the app cancels the pending install rather than interrupting work.

Validate the already configured health endpoint without launching another tunnel. With listen_addr: 127.0.0.1:0, use the runtime address written by the current client rather than copying a fixed port:

$profile = Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'tunnel-client'
$tc = if ($env:LNWJUD_TUNNEL_CLIENT_PATH) { $env:LNWJUD_TUNNEL_CLIENT_PATH } else { Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE 'Downloads\tunnel\tunnel-client.exe' }
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $tc -PathType Leaf)) { throw "Missing tunnel-client executable: $tc" }
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath (Join-Path $profile 'lnwjud.yaml') -PathType Leaf)) { throw "Missing configured profile: $(Join-Path $profile 'lnwjud.yaml')" }
Get-Content (Join-Path $profile 'lnwjud.tunnel.lock') -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
& $tc doctor --profile lnwjud --profile-dir $profile --explain
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'tunnel-client doctor failed' }
$match = Select-String -LiteralPath (Join-Path $profile 'lnwjud-tunnel.log') -Pattern 'health.*(?:listening|listen_addr).*?(127\.0\.0\.1|localhost):(\d{2,5})' | Select-Object -Last 1
if ($null -eq $match) { throw 'No runtime health address was reported by the configured tunnel' }
$address = [regex]::Match($match.Line, '(127\.0\.0\.1|localhost):(\d{2,5})').Value
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "http://$address/healthz"

This validates the live configured endpoint and lock/doctor state; it does not start, replace, or terminate a tunnel. Repository acceptance coverage can be run with corepack [email protected] test:acceptance.

Security and operational model

Transport

The local HTTP MCP endpoint binds to 127.0.0.1. Stdio is a child-process transport. Secure MCP Tunnel is an outbound HTTPS bridge, not an inbound public listener.

Filesystem

Every client path passes the workspace path guard. It resolves relative paths, rejects NUL bytes/traversal, handles non-existing write targets through their nearest existing ancestor, rejects junction/symlink/reparse-point escapes, and applies the secret policy after canonicalization.

Process execution

The default process API is equivalent to:

spawn(executable, args, { shell: false })

Arguments are not concatenated into a shell command. Processes have owned handles, bounded logs, timeout/cancel support, and Windows process-tree termination. Normal execution is as the current user; administrator privilege requests are denied by the capability backend.

Audit and recovery

Audit records contain timestamp, actor/client, tool/action, workspace ID, sanitized argument summary, permission decision, result code, and duration. They do not persist full prompts, environment variables, bearer tokens, API keys, passwords, or unlimited terminal history. Existing-file writes checkpoint before overwrite where supported.

Explicitly unavailable tools

These are intentionally not in the core catalog:

run_shell
git_reset
git_clean
kill_pid
read_arbitrary_path

powershell and cmd are not standalone tools. They are executable names: process_start/shell allow them in unrestricted mode (the default) and deny them otherwise; filesystem deletion-style invocations require confirmation. Git itself is invoked with the git tool or shell + git.exe, not as standalone git_reset / git_clean tools.

Troubleshooting

Symptom Fix
mcp-command preflight shows C:Users… Use forward slashes in the YAML command path
profile_load says the YAML file is missing Run init with profile lnwjud and verify %APPDATA%/tunnel-client/lnwjud.yaml
doctor rejects the key Use a runtime key with Tunnels Read + Use; do not substitute an Admin or unrelated project key
Tunnel is not listed in ChatGPT Associate it with the target ChatGPT workspace and verify Tunnels Read + Use
ChatGPT reports no tools Check doctor, the local stdio command, tunnel health, connector refresh, and a new chat
The desktop window opens when the tunnel starts A GUI-only executable was configured; install/use the stdio launcher
WORKSPACE_NOT_FOUND Use the exact registered workspace ID, not a path or display name
PATH_OUTSIDE_WORKSPACE Register/select the correct root and use a workspace-relative path
A secret file is denied Check that unrestricted mode was not explicitly disabled (LNWJUD_UNRESTRICTED=0 or Settings) and that the root is registered
process_start refuses PowerShell/CMD Unrestricted mode is disabled; enable it if you intentionally want cmd/powershell/pwsh access (destructive commands remain gated)
Child process windows are visible This is expected for the current visible-window Windows build; use handles/logs to manage them
codex_status is unavailable Install Codex or continue with process_* and project_*; lnwjud does not inspect credentials
Tunnel disconnects with context canceled / context deadline exceeded MCP connection TTL teardown; start-lnwjud-tunnel.ps1 restarts even on exit 0. After restart, Refresh the connector or send a new ChatGPT message
ChatGPT advertises old tools Restart server/tunnel, Refresh the connector, and start a new conversation
Long tool run looks dead / silent lnwjud emits progress heartbeats every ~15s after the first 15s; ensure tunnel-client is current and TTL is set via --mcp.connection-max-ttl 168h0m0s

For ambiguous failures, call health locally and run tunnel-client doctor –explain before restarting both layers.

Public repository and distribution hygiene

This repository is intended to be safe to clone and redistribute, but a local agent project can easily accumulate machine-specific files if release hygiene is not enforced.

Current repository rules:

  • .env, private keys, SSH/AWS credential files, local databases, logs, and diagnostic output are ignored by Git.
  • Generated MCP stdio bundles under apps/desktop/build/ are ignored and are regenerated from source during build/package. Do not force-add them.
  • Logo generation uses repository-relative paths (or explicit CLI arguments), not developer-home or editor-upload paths.
  • README local documentation links are release-tested so public readers are not sent to ignored/private documentation.
  • A release regression test rejects known developer-specific paths/private project identifiers from tracked text files.
  • Secret scanning should cover Git history, not only the current working tree. Removing a secret from the latest file does not remove it from old commits or tags.

Before publishing a fork or release:

# Public-tree regression checks
corepack [email protected] exec vitest run tests/release/public-repo-hygiene.test.ts

# Tracked-tree sanity
 git diff --check
 git status --short

# Optional but strongly recommended when gitleaks is installed
 gitleaks git --redact --no-banner

If a real credential was ever committed, rotate/revoke it first. Then decide whether the public Git history/tags also need to be rewritten; deleting it from main alone is not a credential-remediation strategy.

Git commit author metadata is public in a public repository. Contributors who do not want to publish a personal email address should configure a GitHub-provided users.noreply.github.com address before committing.

Community and contribution

Please use the security policy instead of public issues for vulnerability details.

Development and verification

corepack [email protected] lint
corepack [email protected] typecheck
corepack [email protected] test
corepack [email protected] test:integration
corepack [email protected] test:packaging
corepack [email protected] build
corepack [email protected] package:windows
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\scripts\verify-release.ps1

Electron end-to-end tests:

corepack [email protected] test:e2e

Use git diff --check before committing.

Repository layout

apps/desktop/          Electron main/preload/renderer and dashboard
apps/cli/              CLI parser and local service entrypoints
packages/application/  Shared use cases and orchestration
packages/domain/       Result/error contracts and policy types
packages/workspace/    Workspace registry, path guard, and secret policy
packages/filesystem/   File adapters
packages/search/       Ripgrep adapter
packages/project/      Project detection and command profiles
packages/git/          Read-only Git adapter
packages/process/      Process lifecycle and bounded logs
packages/codex/        Local Codex discovery and task adapter
packages/permissions/  Permission profiles and command policy
packages/audit/        Sanitized audit events
packages/storage/      SQLite repositories and migrations
packages/mcp-server/   MCP registry plus stdio/HTTP transports
packages/capabilities/ Local shell/browser/UI/vision/window capabilities
packages/extensions/   Local skills catalog and MCP server bridge
packages/ipc-contracts/Typed Electron IPC contracts
assets/logo/           Official brand logos and icons in multiple resolutions

All entrypoints are intended to call the same application services so that validation and permissions remain consistent.

Further reading

Official OpenAI documentation

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

View this README on GitHub

Install

This server does not publish a one-line install command.

Open the repository installation guide