MCP servers and skills for Codex

Setup steps and file locations from OpenAI's own documentation. Checked Nov 14, 2026.

121 MCP servers299 skills

MCP servers

✓ Supported

Add a server

For a local server, run codex mcp add <name> with any --env KEY=value flags, then -- and the launch command.
For a remote server, run codex mcp add <name> --url <server-url>, adding OAuth client flags if the server needs them.
Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly and add an [mcp_servers.<name>] table.
For OAuth servers, run codex mcp login <name> and finish the browser sign-in.
Start Codex; the CLI and IDE extension pick up the same configuration.

Where it's saved

Default: ~/.codex/config.toml
Trusted projects: .codex/config.toml

OpenAI's MCP documentation Open the config builder How to connect MCP servers to AI clients

Skills

✓ Supported

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file. Codex finds skills here:

Repository: $CWD/.agents/skills$CWD/../.agents/skills$REPO_ROOT/.agents/skills
User: $HOME/.agents/skills
Admin: /etc/codex/skills
System: Bundled with Codex

OpenAI's skills documentation How to create a skill

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domain-modeling
Matt Pocock · Documentation
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 9, 2026321.5KGitHub stars
OmniGet
Antonio Leandro
MCP serverRuns locallyGPL-3.0licenceUpdated Nov 13, 202614.4KGitHub stars
@openflowkit/openflowkit-mcp
OpenFlowKit
MCP serverLocal or remoteMITlicenceUpdated Nov 7, 2026962GitHub stars
brainstorming
Prime Radiant (Jesse Vincent)
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 3, 2026315.9KGitHub stars
diagnosing-superpowers
Prime Radiant (Jesse Vincent)
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 3, 2026315.9KGitHub stars
figma-code-connect-components
OpenAI · Figma
SkillUpdated Oct 28, 202628.7KGitHub stars
figma-create-design-system-rules
OpenAI · Figma
SkillUpdated Oct 28, 202628.7KGitHub stars
Spanish Top Tech Companies
pugarte7
MCP serverLocal or remoteMITlicenceUpdated Nov 10, 2026225GitHub stars
flawless-ui-ux
smokeeaasd · Frontend design
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 6, 2026217GitHub stars
remove-your-data
Nick Newsom
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 14, 2026150GitHub stars
ponytail-debt
DietrichGebert
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Oct 29, 2026188.6KGitHub stars
imagegen
OpenAI · Image and video generation
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Oct 28, 202628.7KGitHub stars
canvas2d-data-visualization
OpenAI · Data analysis
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 6, 20267,892GitHub stars
d3-data-visualization
OpenAI · Data analysis
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Nov 6, 20267,892GitHub stars
canva-branded-presentation
Canva Pty Ltd. · Canva
SkillUpdated Nov 6, 20267,892GitHub stars
Frontend Design Loop MCP
Alexander Burkhart · Frontend design
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Oct 6, 20262GitHub stars
turbo-browser-mcp
Tthanh2k6 · Browser automation
MCP serverRuns locallyMITlicenceUpdated Nov 15, 202651GitHub stars
openai-docs
OpenAI
SkillApache-2.0licenceUpdated Nov 11, 2026134.9KGitHub stars
think-tool
chrislamdev · Reasoning
SkillMITlicenceUpdated Jul 1, 202613GitHub stars
Sequential Thinking (MCP reference server)
Model Context Protocol (steering group) · Reasoning
MCP serverRuns locallyApache-2.0 AND MITlicence

Questions

Does Codex support MCP servers?: Yes. Codex runs local servers over stdio and connects to remote servers over Streamable HTTP, with OAuth through codex mcp login. The Codex CLI, IDE extension and ChatGPT desktop app share one config file, ~/.codex/config.toml.
Does Codex support skills?: Yes. Each skill is a folder with a SKILL.md that names and describes it. Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repository and from ~/.agents/skills/ in your home directory.