Function buildMcpServerConfigArgs

cli/src/codex/utils/codexMcpConfig.ts:124–149

(
    mcpServers: McpServersConfig
)

 * @returns Array of CLI arguments to pass to codex
 */
export function buildMcpServerConfigArgs(
    mcpServers: McpServersConfig
): string[] {
    const configArgs: string[] = [];

    for (const [name, server] of Object.entries(mcpServers)) {
        // -c 'mcp_servers.<name>.command="<command>"'
        configArgs.push('-c', `mcp_servers.${name}.command="${escapeTomlString(server.command)}"`);

        // -c 'mcp_servers.<name>.args=['arg1','arg2']'
        // Use TOML literal strings to avoid shell-quote mangling on Windows.
        const argsToml = buildTomlLiteralArray(server.args);
        configArgs.push('-c', `mcp_servers.${name}.args=${argsToml}`);

        for (const [toolName, tool] of Object.entries(server.tools ?? {})) {
            if (tool.approval_mode) {
                configArgs.push(
                    '-c',
                    `mcp_servers.${name}.tools.${toolName}.approval_mode="${escapeTomlString(tool.approval_mode)}"`
                );
            }
        }
    }

    return configArgs;
}

/**
 * Build -c argument for developer instructions.