# Codex Control Plane MCP (MCP server)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/aresyn/codex-control-plane-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 124 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: codex-control-plane-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | v0.2.1 (Jun 21, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 9, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.aresyn/codex-control-plane-mcp |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```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)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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