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claude mcp add ask-codex -e GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS=<GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS> -e GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL=<GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y @ask-llm/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"ask-codex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ask-llm/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL": "<GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"ask-codex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ask-llm/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL": "<GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ask-codex": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ask-llm/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS": "<GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL": "<GMCPT_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
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Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
GMCPT_TIMEOUT_MSOptional | Timeout for Codex CLI execution in milliseconds (default: 300000 = 5 minutes) |
GMCPT_LOG_LEVELOptional | Log verbosity: debug, info, warn, error (default: warn) |
Details
| Package | @ask-llm/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 27 Sep 2026 |
| Last updated | 27 Sep 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.Lykhoyda/ask-codex |
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