Codex Control Plane MCP
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CODEX_HOME | No | The Codex home directory. Every MCP client should use the same CODEX_HOME when running in central worker mode. | |
| CODEX_MCP_STATE_DB | No | Path to the MCP SQLite state database. Every MCP client should use the same CODEX_MCP_STATE_DB when running in central worker mode. | |
| CODEX_MCP_EXECUTION_MODE | No | Execution mode for the server. The default 'inline' mode lets one MCP process submit and execute operations. Set to 'client' for OpenClaw gateway entries and 'worker' for the long-running worker process (codex-control-plane-mcp-worker) that owns codex-app-server, leases, queue slots, and resource locks. | |
| CODEX_MCP_MAX_ACTIVE_TURNS_GLOBAL | No | Maximum number of active turns globally. Defaults to 4. | |
| CODEX_MCP_MAX_ACTIVE_TURNS_PER_AGENT | No | Maximum number of active turns per agent. Defaults to 3. | |
| CODEX_MCP_MAX_ACTIVE_TURNS_PER_THREAD | No | Maximum number of active turns per thread. Defaults to 1. | |
| CODEX_MCP_MAX_ACTIVE_TURNS_PER_PROJECT | No | Maximum number of active turns per project. Defaults to 3. | |
| CODEX_MCP_MAX_APP_SERVER_PENDING_REQUESTS | No | Maximum number of pending app-server requests. Defaults to 8. | |
| CODEX_MCP_MAX_ACTIVE_WRITE_TURNS_PER_PROJECT | No | Maximum number of active write turns per project. Defaults to 1. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
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Capabilities
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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