mcp-setup

mcp-setup is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from junghwaYang/oh-my-codex. It costs 0 tokens per session (612 once invoked), scanned B, original, MIT.

A setup guide for Model Context Protocol servers. MCP is a standard way for a coding agent to connect to outside tools and data such as files, databases, APIs, and GitHub.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to configure servers for file access, GitHub, PostgreSQL, SQLite, web search, memory, browser automation, or Slack.
Why use it?
It explains how to configure those connections in the agent's configuration file instead of setting them up ad hoc.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Install

Getting it into your agent

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agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/junghwayang/oh-my-codex/mcp-setup
Any agent
npx skills add junghwaYang/oh-my-codex --skill mcp-setup
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/junghwaYang/oh-my-codex

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 0 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 612 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan B 1 finding. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00000 $0.00612
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.00306
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00122
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00061

Measured 4d ago against content hash 730ba66017eb, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

mcp-setup scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Reads agent configuration directoriesmediumAgent snooping

.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/ hold keys, settings and other credentials a mod has no legitimate need for.

### ~/.codex/config.toml
.codex/skills/mcp-setup/SKILL.md · 103 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 103 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

MCP Setup Skill

Configure Model Context Protocol servers.

What is MCP?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) allows Codex to connect to external tools and data sources:

  • File systems
  • Databases
  • APIs
  • Custom tools

Available Servers

Core Servers

Server Purpose Install
filesystem File operations @anthropic/mcp-server-filesystem
github GitHub API @anthropic/mcp-server-github
postgres PostgreSQL @anthropic/mcp-server-postgres
sqlite SQLite @anthropic/mcp-server-sqlite

Extended Servers

Server Purpose Install
brave-search Web search @anthropic/mcp-server-brave-search
memory Persistent memory @anthropic/mcp-server-memory
puppeteer Browser automation @anthropic/mcp-server-puppeteer
slack Slack integration @anthropic/mcp-server-slack

Configuration

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp.filesystem]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-server-filesystem", "/path/to/allowed"]

[mcp.github]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-server-github"]
env = { GITHUB_TOKEN = "ghp_xxx" }

[mcp.postgres]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-server-postgres", "postgresql://user:pass@localhost/db"]

[mcp.brave]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-server-brave-search"]
env = { BRAVE_API_KEY = "xxx" }

Setup Commands

# Test MCP server
npx -y @anthropic/mcp-server-filesystem /tmp

# Verify configuration
omx --status

Usage

mcp-setup: configure GitHub integration

mcp-setup: add PostgreSQL database connection

mcp-setup: enable web search with Brave

Security Notes

  1. Limit filesystem access - Only allow necessary directories
  2. Use environment variables - Don't hardcode secrets
  3. Rotate tokens - Regular credential rotation
  4. Audit access - Review what MCP servers can do

Troubleshooting

"MCP server not found"

# Install the server
npm install -g @anthropic/mcp-server-github

Read the full file on GitHub · 103 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 4d ago First seen · 103 lines · 0 tokens per session scan B 730ba66017eb

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mcp-setup is a skill published in the GitHub repository junghwaYang/oh-my-codex (5 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 612 tokens. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads agent configuration directories). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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