Codex

Setup

npx @cadenza/mcp-server install codex

This prints the config.toml snippet for Codex's MCP configuration; add it to your Codex config.

Then link your account:

npx cadenza connect

connect opens a browser approval. You sign in, approve the scopes, and a scoped key is minted server-side and delivered to the client exactly once. No credential is pasted into any config file, and you can revoke the connection at any time.

Example prompts

"List the available Cadenza video models and what each is best for."
"Plan, do not generate, a 4 shot sequence introducing our CLI tool. Show the story checks."
"Generate the sequence we just planned, tentpole mode."

Expected confirmation behavior

The server instructions tell the agent which calls are billable and that publish requires explicit confirmation. If Codex asks you before generating, that is by design.

Common failures

• unauthenticated: run npx cadenza connect again; the grant may have expired before approval.
• this key lacks the 'generate' scope: reconnect and approve the generate scope.
• Tool not found: confirm the MCP snippet is in the active Codex config and restart the session.