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io.github.hampsterx/codex-mcp-bridge MCP Server

io.github.hampsterx/codex-mcp-bridge

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Wraps Codex CLI as MCP tools: query, review, search, assess, structured, sessions.

How to install io.github.hampsterx/codex-mcp-bridge

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.
Environment / auth
  • CODEX_CLI_PATH

    Path to the codex CLI binary. Defaults to 'codex' on PATH.

  • CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL

    Default Codex model for query/review/search.

  • CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL

    Model to use when the primary model hits a quota error.

  • CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT

    Maximum concurrent Codex CLI subprocesses (default 3).

  • CODEX_MCP_SERVERS

    Controls which MCP servers from ~/.codex/config.toml stay enabled inside the Codex subprocess. Empty/unset disables all non-required servers; 'inherit' passes config through; comma-separated names (e.g. 'serena,github') enables those; values starting with '{' or '[' are raw TOML.

Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codex-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_CODEX_CLI_PATH>",
        "CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT": "<YOUR_CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT>",
        "CODEX_MCP_SERVERS": "<YOUR_CODEX_MCP_SERVERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codex-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_CODEX_CLI_PATH>",
        "CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT": "<YOUR_CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT>",
        "CODEX_MCP_SERVERS": "<YOUR_CODEX_MCP_SERVERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codex-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_CODEX_CLI_PATH>",
        "CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT": "<YOUR_CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT>",
        "CODEX_MCP_SERVERS": "<YOUR_CODEX_MCP_SERVERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "codex-mcp-bridge": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codex-mcp-bridge"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_CLI_PATH": "<YOUR_CODEX_CLI_PATH>",
        "CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT": "<YOUR_CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT>",
        "CODEX_MCP_SERVERS": "<YOUR_CODEX_MCP_SERVERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add codex-mcp-bridge --env CODEX_CLI_PATH=<YOUR_CODEX_CLI_PATH> --env CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL=<YOUR_CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL> --env CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL=<YOUR_CODEX_FALLBACK_MODEL> --env CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT=<YOUR_CODEX_MAX_CONCURRENT> --env CODEX_MCP_SERVERS=<YOUR_CODEX_MCP_SERVERS> -- npx -y codex-mcp-bridge

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