{"id":"agency-ai-solutions-openai-codex-mcp","name":"openai-codex-mcp","af_score":39.8,"security_score":22.5,"reliability_score":25.0,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server (JSON-RPC over HTTP) that exposes methods (e.g., codex_completion, write_code, explain_code, debug_code) to route requests to the OpenAI Codex CLI for code generation, explanation, and debugging. Designed for use with tools like Claude Code.","best_when":"You want a lightweight local (localhost) bridge between an MCP-capable client and the @openai/codex CLI for developer-assistant coding tasks.","avoid_when":"You cannot restrict network access to the MCP server (e.g., leaving it exposed without authentication), or you need formal API contracts (OpenAPI) and explicit rate-limit/timeout/error semantics.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:22:16.104879+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["None (README instructs leaving Authentication blank for Claude Code tool registration)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["The MCP server forwards to the Codex CLI; behavior/latency and error semantics may be inherited from the CLI invocation rather than clearly specified here.","Authentication is not described for the server; agents may assume the tool is safe to call only locally/within a trusted network.","Rate limits, timeouts, and structured error codes are not documented in the provided README; agent retry/backoff strategies may be guesswork."],"error_quality":0.0}