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codex octopus for Windsurf

io.github.xiaolai/codex-octopus

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

client:Windsurf transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install codex octopus in Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-octopus": {
      "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Global only — Windsurf has no per-project MCP config. Refresh Cascade after saving. Windsurf docs

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