# iflow-mcp_kky42-codex-as-mcp

> MCP server for delegating tasks to Codex CLI subagents

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/iflow-mcp-kky42-codex-as-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/kky42/codex-as-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/kky42/codex-as-mcp
- version: 2026.2.2.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, code-generation, codex, mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_kky42-codex-as-mcp

### Description (declared)

# codex-as-mcp

[中文版](./README.zh-CN.md)

`codex-as-mcp` is a small **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** server that lets MCP clients (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) delegate work to the **Codex CLI**.

It exposes two tools that run Codex in the server's current working directory:
- `spawn_agent(prompt: str)`
- `spawn_agents_parallel(agents: list[dict])`

Under the hood, each agent runs something like:
`codex exec --cd <server cwd> --skip-git-repo-check --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox "<prompt>"`.

Note: `--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox` disables sandboxing and confirmation prompts. Use this server only in repos you trust.

## Use it in Claude Code

There are two tools in codex-as-mcp
![tools](assets/tools.png)

You can spawn parallel codex subagents using prompt.
![alt text](assets/claude.png)

Here's a sample Codex session delegating two tasks in parallel.
![Codex use case](assets/codex.png)

## Quick start

### 1. Install Codex CLI

**Requires Codex CLI >= 0.46.0**

```bash
npm install -g @openai/codex@latest
codex login

# Verify installation
codex --version
```

Make sure Codex CLI can run non-interactively on your machine (provider + credentials in `~/.codex/config.toml`, or via the provider-specific env var it references).

#### Example: third-party provider + `env_key`

If you're using a third-party provider, configure it in Codex `config.toml` and point `model_provider` at it. When a provider uses `env_key`, Codex CLI expects that env var to be present when it runs.

Example:
```toml
model_provider = "custom_provider"

[model_providers.custom_provider]
name = "custom_provider"
base_url = "https://..."
wire_api = "responses"
env_key = "PROVIDER_API_KEY"
show_raw_agent_reasoning = true
```

When using `codex-as-mcp`, make sure the MCP server process has that env var set, so it can pass it through to the spawned `codex` process. The env var name **must match** the `env_key` value above (here: `PROVIDER_API_KEY`).

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.generation (0.75, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_kky42-codex-as-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T19:24:34.291Z)

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