Get a text when OpenAI Codex finishes a task

Set up Codex

1. 1

   Install the plugin, which bundles the MCP server and the Agent Skill:

   codex plugin marketplace add rwfresh/aitextaroo-clients
   codex plugin add aitextaroo@aitextaroo

2. 2

   Or add only the server:

   codex mcp add aitextaroo --url https://api.aitextaroo.com/mcp

3. 3

   Sign in with your phone (we'll text you that the app is connected):

   codex mcp login aitextaroo

4. 4

   Prefer an API key? Set it in ~/.codex/config.toml instead:

   [mcp_servers.aitextaroo]
   url = "https://api.aitextaroo.com/mcp"
   bearer_token_env_var = "AITEXTAROO_API_KEY"

5. 5

   Ask Codex to text you when it's done, and to wait for your reply.

6. 6

   To text Codex from your phone, run the bridge:

   pipx install aitextaroo
   aitextaroo-setup --save
   aitextaroo-bridge --agent codex

Things to ask Codex

• “Text me when the migration finishes, with a one-line summary of what changed.”Copy

Good to know

• Codex gives up on an MCP tool call after 60 seconds by default. Keep wait_for_reply's timeout_seconds under that (the default, 45, is), or raise tool_timeout_sec under [mcp_servers.aitextaroo] in ~/.codex/config.toml.