fix(openai): align auth picker labels for API key vs Codex OAuth

Lock regression coverage for current OpenAI API key, Codex browser login, and Codex device pairing auth picker labels.\n\nThanks @tmlxrd.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Providers/OpenAI: lock the auth picker wording for OpenAI API key, Codex browser login, and Codex device pairing so the setup choices no longer imply a mixed Codex/API-key auth path. (#67848) Thanks @tmlxrd.
 - Agents/BTW: route `/btw` side questions through provider stream registration with the session workspace, so Ollama provider URL construction and workspace-scoped hooks apply correctly. Fixes #68336. (#70413) Thanks @suboss87.
 - Memory search: use sqlite-vec KNN for vector recall while preserving full post-filter result limits in multi-model indexes. Fixes #69666. (#69680) Thanks @aalekh-sarvam.
 - Providers/OpenAI Codex: stop stale per-agent `openai-codex:default` OAuth profiles from shadowing a newer main-agent identity-scoped profile, and let `openclaw doctor` offer the matching cleanup. (#70393) Thanks @pashpashpash.

extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.test.ts

@@ -110,6 +110,21 @@ describe("openai codex provider", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("exposes grouped model/auth picker labels for Codex auth methods", () => {
+    const provider = buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin();
+    const oauth = provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "oauth");
+    const deviceCode = provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "device-code");
+
+    expect(oauth?.wizard).toMatchObject({
+      choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
+      groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
+    });
+    expect(deviceCode?.wizard).toMatchObject({
+      choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing",
+      groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("returns deprecated-profile doctor guidance for legacy Codex CLI ids", () => {
     const provider = buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin();
 

extensions/openai/openai-provider.test.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ function runWrappedPayloadCase(params: {
 }
 
 describe("buildOpenAIProvider", () => {
+  it("exposes grouped model/auth picker labels for API key setup", () => {
+    const provider = buildOpenAIProvider();
+    const apiKey = provider.auth.find((method) => method.id === "api-key");
+
+    expect(apiKey?.wizard).toMatchObject({
+      choiceLabel: "OpenAI API Key",
+      groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("resolves gpt-5.4 mini and nano from GPT-5 small-model templates", () => {
     const provider = buildOpenAIProvider();
     const registry = {

extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.test.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ const manifest = JSON.parse(
   readFileSync(new URL("./openclaw.plugin.json", import.meta.url), "utf8"),
 ) as {
   providerAuthChoices?: Array<{
+    provider?: string;
+    method?: string;
+    choiceLabel?: string;
+    choiceHint?: string;
     choiceId?: string;
     deprecatedChoiceIds?: string[];
+    groupHint?: string;
   }>;
 };
 
@@ -18,4 +23,34 @@ describe("OpenAI plugin manifest", () => {
 
     expect(codexBrowserLogin?.deprecatedChoiceIds).toContain("openai-codex-import");
   });
+
+  it("labels OpenAI API key and Codex auth choices without stale mixed OAuth wording", () => {
+    const choices = manifest.providerAuthChoices ?? [];
+    const codexBrowserLogin = choices.find((choice) => choice.choiceId === "openai-codex");
+    const codexDeviceCode = choices.find(
+      (choice) => choice.choiceId === "openai-codex-device-code",
+    );
+    const apiKey = choices.find(
+      (choice) => choice.provider === "openai" && choice.method === "api-key",
+    );
+
+    expect(codexBrowserLogin).toMatchObject({
+      choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
+      choiceHint: "Sign in with OpenAI in your browser",
+      groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
+    });
+    expect(codexDeviceCode).toMatchObject({
+      choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing",
+      choiceHint: "Pair in browser with a device code",
+      groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
+    });
+    expect(apiKey).toMatchObject({
+      choiceLabel: "OpenAI API Key",
+      groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
+    });
+    expect(choices.map((choice) => choice.choiceLabel)).not.toContain(
+      "OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT OAuth)",
+    );
+    expect(choices.map((choice) => choice.groupHint)).not.toContain("Codex OAuth + API key");
+  });
 });