Ask-codex MCP Server

Bridge Claude with OpenAI Codex CLI for AI-to-AI collaboration, code review, and second opinions

Local serverstdio

What is the Ask-codex MCP Server?

Ask-codex is an MCP integration. Bridge Claude with OpenAI Codex CLI for AI-to-AI collaboration, code review, and second opinions.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is @ask-llm/codex-mcp, version 0.9.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares 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).

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 0.9.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MSTimeout for Codex CLI execution in milliseconds (default: 300000 = 5 minutes)Optional
GMCPT_LOG_LEVELLog verbosity: debug, info, warn, error (default: warn)Optional