Ask Codex MCP server

by Lykhoyda·io.github.Lykhoyda/ask-codex·v0.7.8

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

A92/100grade A

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A92/100

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18 stars236 downloads/wk

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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.

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Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

get-usage-stats
Get the current MCP server's session usage stats: total LLM calls, token totals (input/output/thinking/cached), wall time, and breakdowns per provider and per model. No data leaves your machine — counts are tracked in-memory for the lifetime of the server process. Returns both human-readable markdown and a structured JSON snapshot via outputSchema.

scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan12 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 1 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y @ask-llm/codex-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

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

Is Ask Codex MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Ask Codex safety report
How do I install Ask Codex?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does Ask Codex need an API key?: No secret keys are declared. It reads 2 settings from the environment.
Is Ask Codex maintained?: The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-18). The latest release is v0.7.8.
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Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

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

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