fix(startup): launch the consented Desktop path, never a bundle-id lookup

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Summary

ocx ensure's Desktop cold start launched the macOS app through
open -b com.opencodex.desktop, so LaunchServices chose which registered
bundle to execute — while the production wiring reduced the durable
ownership record to the string "desktop" and discarded its installId.
A planted duplicate bundle claiming the same CFBundleIdentifier could be
selected and run in the real app's place on an ordinary Codex launch.

The launch now runs the explicit path the consented installation itself
registered as its Start-at-Login program:

• the recorded ownership claim must still be desktop, and the app-local
  install-id must match the claim's installId;
• ~/Library/LaunchAgents/OpenCodex.plist must carry the shapes
  auto-launch writes ([program] or [program, "--autostart"], matching
  Program when present), resolving to an executable inside a real
  *.app/Contents/MacOS bundle whose own CFBundleIdentifier is
  com.opencodex.desktop;
• /usr/bin/open -g <bundle> --args --autostart runs that resolved path —
  the bundle identifier is never sent to LaunchServices;
• absent, malformed, stale or mismatched evidence refuses the launch,
  producing the existing "Open OpenCodex manually" guidance.

Known narrowing: a Desktop-owned install without a Start-at-Login
registration can no longer be auto-launched and gets that guidance instead
— the previously reachable bundle-id selection is what made the launch
unverifiable, and opening the app once restores the path.

Verification

• bun test tests/cli/cli-ensure-desktop-cold-start.test.ts — 24 pass,
  5 POSIX-only skips, including new cases that assert open receives the
  registered bundle path, that -b/bundle-id is never invoked, and that
  install-id mismatch, missing/wrong-label registration, non-Desktop
  programs, and identifier-mismatched bundles all refuse.
• bun run typecheck, bun run structure:check, bun run privacy:scan,
  git diff --check — clean.
• All launch inputs are dependency-injected (platform, run, home,
  ownership), so the macOS branches are exercised on this Windows host
  without a real LaunchServices database; no live macOS launch was
  performed. Full suite deferred to CI per repo policy.

Checklist

• Scope stays focused and avoids unrelated cleanup.
• Docs or release notes were updated when needed (structure/gui-and-management-api.md documents the bound launch).
• Security-sensitive changes were reviewed for secrets, auth, and unsafe defaults.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • macOS cold starts now launch the Desktop app recorded by its login registration only when the installation can be verified. If the registration or app identity can’t be confirmed, the app won’t be launched.
• Documentation
  • Clarified how macOS selects the Desktop app during cold start.

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On macOS, Desktop relaunch now requires verified Desktop ownership and a valid consented LaunchAgent registration. The launcher opens the validated bundle path instead of selecting a target by bundle identifier.

Changes: macOS Desktop relaunch

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate and launch the registered Desktop bundle src/cli/ensure-desktop-cold-start.ts, tests/cli/cli-ensure-desktop-cold-start.test.ts, structure/gui-and-management-api.md	launchDesktopApp checks ownership, install ID, LaunchAgent registration, executable, and bundle identity before opening the resolved bundle path. Tests cover accepted registrations and refusal cases. The startup-safety documentation describes this path.

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Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Launch as launchDesktopApp
  participant Ownership as resolveServiceOwnership
  participant Registration as consentedDesktopBundle
  participant Open as /usr/bin/open
  Launch->>Ownership: Verify Desktop ownership
  Launch->>Registration: Validate the recorded registration
  Registration-->>Launch: Return validated bundle path or null
  Launch->>Open: Open validated bundle path with --autostart

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to db904

Desktop relaunch now opens only the consented bundle path. In an unusual malformed-registration case it could report a confusing timeout instead of the manual-open guidance. This is a narrow edge case, and a small guard is worth adding.

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Review comments at @src/cli/ensure-desktop-cold-start.ts:
- Around line 252-259: In the desktop executable resolution flow around
isDesktopExecutable, reject the derived bundle unless its path ends in .app
before reading Info.plist or passing it to the launch flow; preserve the
existing bundle identifier check for valid app bundles.

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