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Codex Control Plane MCP

Codex Control Plane MCP is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Durable MCP control plane for long-running Codex Desktop tasks. It has 124 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with uvx codex-control-plane-mcp.

github.com/aresyn/codex-control-plane-mcp (opens in a new tab)

Install Codex Control Plane MCP

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-control-plane-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "codex-control-plane-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio codex-control-plane-mcp -- uvx codex-control-plane-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex-control-plane-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "codex-control-plane-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "codex-control-plane-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "codex-control-plane-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Codex Control Plane MCP

Reliable Codex Desktop automation for long tasks. codex-control-plane-mcp turns Codex Desktop and codex-app-server into a durable worker that an MCP client can drive safely. Send a task, get an operationId or workflowId right away, poll until the work finishes, approve Plan Mode when needed, then read the final report.

  • agent-tools
  • codex-desktop
  • mcp
  • model-context-protocol
  • openai-codex
  • openclaw
  • python
  • agentic-workflows
  • ai-agents
  • automation

FAQ

Codex Control Plane MCP FAQ

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What is Codex Control Plane MCP?

Codex Control Plane MCP is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Durable MCP control plane for long-running Codex Desktop tasks. It has 124 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with uvx codex-control-plane-mcp. The source code is at github.com/aresyn/codex-control-plane-mcp.

How do I install the Codex Control Plane MCP MCP server?

Add the command uvx codex-control-plane-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Codex Control Plane MCP free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Codex Control Plane MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 9, 2026. The latest release is v0.2.1, published Jun 21, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.