Fixes issue #726 by adding config to configToSave object (#728)

The saveConfig() function only includes a hardcoded subset of properties
when writing the config file. Any property not explicitly listed (like
disableResponseStorage) will be dropped.
I have added `disableResponseStorage` to the `configToSave` object as
the immediate fix.

[Linking Issue this fixes.](https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/726)

codex-cli/src/cli.tsx

@@ -294,6 +294,12 @@ if (!apiKey && !NO_API_KEY_REQUIRED.has(provider.toLowerCase())) {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
+const flagPresent = Object.hasOwn(cli.flags, "disableResponseStorage");
+
+const disableResponseStorage = flagPresent
+  ? Boolean(cli.flags.disableResponseStorage) // value user actually passed
+  : (config.disableResponseStorage ?? false); // fall back to YAML, default to false
+
 config = {
   apiKey,
   ...config,
@@ -303,10 +309,7 @@ config = {
     (cli.flags.reasoning as ReasoningEffort | undefined) ?? "high",
   flexMode: Boolean(cli.flags.flexMode),
   provider,
-  disableResponseStorage:
-    cli.flags.disableResponseStorage !== undefined
-      ? Boolean(cli.flags.disableResponseStorage)
-      : config.disableResponseStorage,
+  disableResponseStorage,
 };
 
 // Check for updates after loading config. This is important because we write state file in

codex-cli/src/utils/config.ts

@@ -323,6 +323,22 @@ export const loadConfig = (
     }
   }
 
+  if (
+    storedConfig.disableResponseStorage !== undefined &&
+    typeof storedConfig.disableResponseStorage !== "boolean"
+  ) {
+    if (storedConfig.disableResponseStorage === "true") {
+      storedConfig.disableResponseStorage = true;
+    } else if (storedConfig.disableResponseStorage === "false") {
+      storedConfig.disableResponseStorage = false;
+    } else {
+      log(
+        `[codex] Warning: 'disableResponseStorage' in config is not a boolean (got '${storedConfig.disableResponseStorage}'). Ignoring this value.`,
+      );
+      delete storedConfig.disableResponseStorage;
+    }
+  }
+
   const instructionsFilePathResolved =
     instructionsPath ?? INSTRUCTIONS_FILEPATH;
   const userInstructions = existsSync(instructionsFilePathResolved)
@@ -372,7 +388,7 @@ export const loadConfig = (
     instructions: combinedInstructions,
     notify: storedConfig.notify === true,
     approvalMode: storedConfig.approvalMode,
-    disableResponseStorage: storedConfig.disableResponseStorage ?? false,
+    disableResponseStorage: storedConfig.disableResponseStorage === true,
     reasoningEffort: storedConfig.reasoningEffort,
   };
 
@@ -488,6 +504,7 @@ export const saveConfig = (
     provider: config.provider,
     providers: config.providers,
     approvalMode: config.approvalMode,
+    disableResponseStorage: config.disableResponseStorage,
     reasoningEffort: config.reasoningEffort,
   };
 

codex-cli/tests/disableResponseStorage.agentLoop.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * codex-cli/tests/disableResponseStorage.agentLoop.test.ts
+ *
+ * Verifies AgentLoop's request-building logic for both values of
+ * disableResponseStorage.
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { AgentLoop } from "../src/utils/agent/agent-loop";
+import type { AppConfig } from "../src/utils/config";
+import { ReviewDecision } from "../src/utils/agent/review";
+
+/* ─────────── 1.  Spy + module mock ─────────────────────────────── */
+const createSpy = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+  data: { id: "resp_123", status: "completed", output: [] },
+});
+
+vi.mock("openai", () => ({
+  default: class {
+    public responses = { create: createSpy };
+  },
+  APIConnectionTimeoutError: class extends Error {},
+}));
+
+/* ─────────── 2.  Parametrised tests ─────────────────────────────── */
+describe.each([
+  { flag: true, title: "omits previous_response_id & sets store:false" },
+  { flag: false, title: "sends previous_response_id & allows store:true" },
+])("AgentLoop with disableResponseStorage=%s", ({ flag, title }) => {
+  /* build a fresh config for each case */
+  const cfg: AppConfig = {
+    model: "o4-mini",
+    provider: "openai",
+    instructions: "",
+    disableResponseStorage: flag,
+    notify: false,
+  };
+
+  it(title, async () => {
+    /* reset spy per iteration */
+    createSpy.mockClear();
+
+    const loop = new AgentLoop({
+      model: cfg.model,
+      provider: cfg.provider,
+      config: cfg,
+      instructions: "",
+      approvalPolicy: "suggest",
+      disableResponseStorage: flag,
+      additionalWritableRoots: [],
+      onItem() {},
+      onLoading() {},
+      getCommandConfirmation: async () => ({ review: ReviewDecision.YES }),
+      onLastResponseId() {},
+    });
+
+    await loop.run([
+      {
+        type: "message",
+        role: "user",
+        content: [{ type: "input_text", text: "hello" }],
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    expect(createSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    const call = createSpy.mock.calls[0];
+    if (!call) {
+      throw new Error("Expected createSpy to have been called at least once");
+    }
+    const payload: any = call[0];
+
+    if (flag) {
+      /* behaviour when ZDR is *on* */
+      expect(payload).not.toHaveProperty("previous_response_id");
+      if (payload.input) {
+        payload.input.forEach((m: any) => {
+          expect(m.store === undefined ? false : m.store).toBe(false);
+        });
+      }
+    } else {
+      /* behaviour when ZDR is *off* */
+      expect(payload).toHaveProperty("previous_response_id");
+      if (payload.input) {
+        payload.input.forEach((m: any) => {
+          if ("store" in m) {
+            expect(m.store).not.toBe(false);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  });
+});

codex-cli/tests/disableResponseStorage.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * codex/codex-cli/tests/disableResponseStorage.test.ts
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from "vitest";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+
+import { loadConfig, saveConfig } from "../src/utils/config";
+import type { AppConfig } from "../src/utils/config";
+
+const sandboxHome: string = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "codex-home-"));
+const codexDir: string = join(sandboxHome, ".codex");
+const yamlPath: string = join(codexDir, "config.yaml");
+
+describe("disableResponseStorage persistence", () => {
+  beforeAll((): void => {
+    // mkdir -p ~/.codex inside the sandbox
+    rmSync(codexDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    mkdirSync(codexDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    // seed YAML with ZDR enabled
+    writeFileSync(yamlPath, "model: o4-mini\ndisableResponseStorage: true\n");
+  });
+
+  afterAll((): void => {
+    rmSync(sandboxHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps disableResponseStorage=true across load/save cycle", async (): Promise<void> => {
+    // 1️⃣ explicitly load the sandbox file
+    const cfg1: AppConfig = loadConfig(yamlPath);
+    expect(cfg1.disableResponseStorage).toBe(true);
+
+    // 2️⃣ save right back to the same file
+    await saveConfig(cfg1, yamlPath);
+
+    // 3️⃣ reload and re-assert
+    const cfg2: AppConfig = loadConfig(yamlPath);
+    expect(cfg2.disableResponseStorage).toBe(true);
+  });
+});