Codex-octopus MCP Server

Codex-octopus is an MCP integration. Spawn multiple specialized Codex agents as MCP servers, each independently configured.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is codex-octopus, version 1.0.1. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares CODEX_API_KEY: OpenAI API key (leave unset to inherit from parent process); CODEX_TOOL_NAME: Tool name prefix (default: codex); CODEX_MODEL: Model: gpt-5-codex, o3, codex-1, or full ID; CODEX_SANDBOX_MODE: Sandbox: read-only, workspace-write, danger-full-access; CODEX_APPROVAL_POLICY: Approval: never, on-failure, on-request, untrusted; CODEX_APPEND_INSTRUCTIONS: Additional instructions appended to the default; CODEX_FACTORY_ONLY: Set to true to expose only the factory wizard tool.

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 1.0.1 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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