Ask Codex MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 19 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add ask-codex -- npx -y @ask-llm/codex-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask-codex": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ask-llm/codex-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.ask-codex]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@ask-llm/codex-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask-codex": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ask-llm/codex-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask-codex": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ask-llm/codex-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS (Timeout for Codex CLI execution in milliseconds (default: 300000 = 5 minutes)), GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL (Log verbosity: debug, info, warn, error (default: warn)). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.