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io.github.xiaolai/codex-octopus MCP Server

Name: io.github.xiaolai/codex-octopus MCP Server
Author: io.github.xiaolai

io.github.xiaolai/codex-octopus

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What is the io.github.xiaolai/codex-octopus MCP server?

Spawn multiple specialized Codex agents as MCP servers, each independently configured.

How to install io.github.xiaolai/codex-octopus

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

CODEX_API_KEY
secret
OpenAI API key (leave unset to inherit from parent process)
CODEX_TOOL_NAME
Tool name prefix (default: codex)
CODEX_MODEL
Model: gpt-5-codex, o3, codex-1, or full ID
CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE
Sandbox: read-only, workspace-write, danger-full-access
CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY
Approval: never, on-failure, on-request, untrusted
CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS
Additional instructions appended to the default
CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY
Set to true to expose only the factory wizard tool

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-octopus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codex-octopus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CODEX_API_KEY>",
        "CODEX_TOOL_NAME": "<YOUR_CODEX_TOOL_NAME>",
        "CODEX_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE": "<YOUR_CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE>",
        "CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY": "<YOUR_CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY>",
        "CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS": "<YOUR_CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS>",
        "CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY": "<YOUR_CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-octopus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codex-octopus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CODEX_API_KEY>",
        "CODEX_TOOL_NAME": "<YOUR_CODEX_TOOL_NAME>",
        "CODEX_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE": "<YOUR_CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE>",
        "CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY": "<YOUR_CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY>",
        "CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS": "<YOUR_CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS>",
        "CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY": "<YOUR_CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-octopus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codex-octopus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CODEX_API_KEY>",
        "CODEX_TOOL_NAME": "<YOUR_CODEX_TOOL_NAME>",
        "CODEX_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE": "<YOUR_CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE>",
        "CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY": "<YOUR_CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY>",
        "CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS": "<YOUR_CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS>",
        "CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY": "<YOUR_CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "codex-octopus": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "codex-octopus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_CODEX_API_KEY>",
        "CODEX_TOOL_NAME": "<YOUR_CODEX_TOOL_NAME>",
        "CODEX_MODEL": "<YOUR_CODEX_MODEL>",
        "CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE": "<YOUR_CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE>",
        "CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY": "<YOUR_CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY>",
        "CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS": "<YOUR_CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS>",
        "CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY": "<YOUR_CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add codex-octopus --env CODEX_API_KEY=<YOUR_CODEX_API_KEY> --env CODEX_TOOL_NAME=<YOUR_CODEX_TOOL_NAME> --env CODEX_MODEL=<YOUR_CODEX_MODEL> --env CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE=<YOUR_CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE> --env CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY=<YOUR_CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY> --env CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS=<YOUR_CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS> --env CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY=<YOUR_CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY> -- npx -y codex-octopus

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