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Codex Subagent
io.github.parisbs/codex-subagent-mcp
Delegate coding tasks to the OpenAI Codex CLI, installed separately, with explicit model and effort.
Install
Add the config to your client settings. Replace values in <angle brackets> with your own.
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"codex-subagent-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"codex-subagent-mcp@0.6.0"
],
"env": {
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_DELEGATIONS_PER_HOUR": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_DELEGATIONS_PER_HOUR>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_BACKGROUND_JOBS>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_USAGE_LOG": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_USAGE_LOG>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_EFFORT": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_EFFORT>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED_MODELS": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_ALLOWED_MODELS>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_SANDBOX": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_DEFAULT_SANDBOX>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_SANDBOX": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_SANDBOX>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_EFFORT": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_MAX_EFFORT>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_MCP_SERVERS": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_MCP_SERVERS>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_PLUGINS": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_PLUGINS>",
"CODEX_SUBAGENT_APPS": "<CODEX_SUBAGENT_APPS>",
"CODEX_BIN": "<CODEX_BIN>"
}
}
}
}Details
- Name
- io.github.parisbs/codex-subagent-mcp
- Version
- 0.6.0
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- Source
- Official MCP Registry