Codex Delegate MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| delegateA | Delegate a coding task to OpenAI Codex. Never run codex from the shell — use this tool. Check status before trusting result — a run that spawns then fails returns normally. Keep model, reasoningEffort and fast at their defaults unless the user asks. See the delegate skill. |
| cancelA | Cancel active runs. delegationId selects one (announced in progress before spawn — the only handle if a run wedges at startup), threadId all on its thread, neither all. Waits for settlement; if a process tree survives the kill deadline, it still returns and the delegate result warns. Status: cancelled, nothing-active, or not-found (no active run with this ID). |
| doctorA | Diagnose plugin/CLI/login, recursion, and workspace (default: server cwd). deep adds no-quota help and model-catalog checks. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 3 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: delegate starts runs, cancel aborts them, and doctor diagnoses the environment. There is no overlap or ambiguity between them.
All tool names are single-word imperative verbs in lowercase, forming a simple and predictable pattern. The slight noun-like quality of 'doctor' is still consistent with the verb-oriented style.
Three tools is well-scoped for this server's purpose: delegate, cancel, and doctor form a tight, non-bloated set. No tool feels redundant or unnecessary.
The core lifecycle is covered: start runs, cancel runs, and diagnose issues. A dedicated status or list-runs tool is missing, though status information appears to be available through delegate and cancel results.