Design system MCP: Document Codex CLI prerequisite for MCP setup#79917
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I'm not as familiar with the Codex family of tools, but would it also work to append "CLI" in the subheading to clarify? It feels like a similar distinction between Claude Code and Claude Desktop, and we don't document that "Claude Code must be installed first" in the section about it. Or maybe we should, just to be extra consistent between the app and CLI variants of these tools 😄
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My understanding was that the CLI tooling provides a convenient way to add the MCP server to the Codex desktop app config as well, not just configure it for the CLI itself. Is that correct @ciampo? |
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Thanks for clarifying. It's probably reasonable to just document the CLI way, as it's most convenient and unlikely to get outdated due to app-side changes. |

What?
Adds a note to the design system MCP setup instructions clarifying that OpenAI Codex users need the Codex CLI installed before running
codex mcp add.Why?
It might not be obvious to a non-technical reader.
Testing Instructions
packages/design-system-mcp/README.md.