codex octopus for Grok
io.github.xiaolai/codex-octopus
Spawn multiple specialized Codex agents as MCP servers, each independently configured.
client:Grok
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install codex octopus in Grok
.mcp.json (in your project root)
{
"mcpServers": {
"codex-octopus": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"codex-octopus"
],
"env": {
"CODEX_API_KEY": "<CODEX_API_KEY>",
"CODEX_TOOL_NAME": "<CODEX_TOOL_NAME>",
"CODEX_MODEL": "<CODEX_MODEL>",
"CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE": "<CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE>",
"CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY": "<CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY>",
"CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS": "<CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS>",
"CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY": "<CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY>"
}
}
}
}
Grok Build reads Claude Code's .mcp.json and Claude Desktop's config unchanged, so a server you have already set up there needs nothing new. The Grok web app and X integration do not take custom servers. Grok docs