# GhostPaw Codex MCP server

Local belief and memory engine with evidence, certainty, and honest revision history.

## At a glance

GhostPaw Codex is an MCP server in the Dev Tools & Git category. It runs locally over stdio via `npx -y @ghostpaw/codex`, and declares no required credentials. It exposes 7 tools, including search_codex, review_codex and inspect_codex_item. It scores A (83/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

## Install

### How to install GhostPaw Codex in Claude Code

1. Add the server

```bash
claude mcp add codex -- npx -y @ghostpaw/codex
```

2. Verify it's connected

```bash
claude mcp list
```

3. Sharing it with your team?

   Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).

4. Use it in a session

   Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes (e.g. search_codex, review_codex, inspect_codex_item). It discovers them automatically.

### How to install GhostPaw Codex in Claude Desktop

1. Open your MCP config

   macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this server

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/codex"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

3. Restart Claude Desktop

   The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

### How to install GhostPaw Codex in Cursor

1. Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/codex"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

2. Enable it

   Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

### How to install GhostPaw Codex in Codex CLI

1. Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

```toml
[mcp_servers.codex]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@ghostpaw/codex"]
```

2. Run Codex

   Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

### How to install GhostPaw Codex in Windsurf

1. Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/codex"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

2. Reload

   Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

### How to install GhostPaw Codex in Cline

1. Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure

   Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

2. Add the server

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/codex"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### How to install GhostPaw Codex in VS Code

1. Create .vscode/mcp.json

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "codex": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ghostpaw/codex"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

2. Start it

   VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

## Tools

- `search_codex` — Lexical recall with FTS5 bm25 and character-trigram similarity
- `review_codex` — Dashboards: flags, status, trends, log
- `inspect_codex_item` — One belief in full: metrics, lineage, nearby beliefs
- `remember_belief` — Capture a claim with source, category and provenance
- `revise_belief` — Confirm, correct, forget, defer or merge
- `retire_belief` — Hard-delete for privacy or cleanup
- `dismiss_proximity` — Mark two nearby beliefs as intentionally distinct

Source repository: https://github.com/GhostPawJS/codex.git

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