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codex mcp tool for VS Code

io.github.x51xxx/codex-mcp-tool

MCP server bridging AI assistants to OpenAI Codex CLI for code analysis and review

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Install codex mcp tool in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "codex-mcp-cwd",
      "description": "CODEX_MCP_CWD",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "codex-session-ttl-ms",
      "description": "CODEX_SESSION_TTL_MS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "codex-max-sessions",
      "description": "CODEX_MAX_SESSIONS",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "codex-mcp-tool": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trishchuk/codex-mcp-tool"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CODEX_MCP_CWD": "${input:codex-mcp-cwd}",
        "CODEX_SESSION_TTL_MS": "${input:codex-session-ttl-ms}",
        "CODEX_MAX_SESSIONS": "${input:codex-max-sessions}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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