Codex

Schedule social media posts with Codex.

Add Simplified to Codex and the agent that ships your change can also draft the announcement, make the graphic and schedule it.

  • Two commands and one sign-in, in the CLI, the app or your IDE
  • Optional skills teach Codex your campaign workflows
  • Drafts first, and you approve every post before it goes live
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Your setup prompt

Read https://docs.simplified.com/setup.md and set up Simplified in this client. Reuse existing connections and skills, complete the setup steps you can perform, and guide me through sign-in when needed. Verify access without creating content or spending credits.

  1. Copy the prompt (the Add to Codex button does it too).
  2. Open a new session in Codex and paste it.
  3. Send it. Codex sets up Simplified and walks you through sign-in.
Or run the commands yourself
Connect

Add Simplified to Codex in two commands.

Add Simplified as an MCP server in Codex and sign in with your Simplified account. You get everything Simplified can do, from images and video to scheduling and analytics. It works the same in the CLI, the app and the IDE extension.

1

Add the server.

Run the add command in your terminal. Run codex mcp list first if you are not sure Simplified is already there.

2

Sign in.

Run the sign-in command and finish in your browser. There is no password or key to paste into the conversation.

3

Check it, then ask.

Start a new session and ask Codex to identify your workspace and list your teamspaces. Then ask for your first post.

Server URL: https://apikit.simplified.com/mcp. Run codex mcp list first to see whether Simplified is already there. Want reusable instructions too? Optional skills install with one more command, and they do not replace the sign-in. Already have Simplified as a plugin? Reuse it instead of adding a second server. Read the full setup guide

One server, every channel.

Add the connector once and Codex can reach every social account linked to your Simplified workspace, from the terminal, the app or your editor.

What Codex can do with Simplified

Codex works through the repo. Simplified takes what it finds to your audience.

Turn a diff into an announcement

Ask Codex about a pull request or a commit range, then have it draft the post. Simplified adds the image and the schedule.

One change, several audiences

A technical thread for developers, a plain-language post for customers and a short update for your community, each in the right tone.

Visuals on brand

Release banners and short clips come from your Brand Kit, so they match your site and your older posts.

Docs to posts

Point Codex at a docs page or a blog draft and get a series of posts that explain the feature, with images.

A calendar around the release

Ask for a plan with a teaser, launch day and a follow up, as drafts. Reorder or drop posts in plain English.

Learn from the numbers

Ask which posts about past releases got attention and what to change next time.

You approve every step

Follow Codex's approval prompts when it uses a tool. For a second check, ask for drafts and publish when you are ready.

What does Simplified add to Codex?

Codex is an agent for working in your code. Simplified gives it a second set of hands for what comes after the merge: designing the graphic, planning the calendar and publishing to your channels. You can ask for the change and the announcement in the same session.

You sign in once in your browser. There is no key to paste, and Simplified runs in the cloud, so nothing needs installing beyond the connection.

  1. Codex works the repo

    Reads the diff or the docs and writes the posts.

  2. Simplified designs and posts

    Brand Kit images and video, the calendar, scheduling to 13 platforms and analytics.

  3. You approve

    Follow Codex's approval prompts, or ask for drafts and publish when you are ready.

What is the Simplified connector for Codex?

A hosted MCP server that gives Codex the Simplified tools. You add it with codex mcp add, sign in once, and Codex can create images and video, plan a calendar and schedule posts. The same setup works in the Codex CLI, the Codex app and the IDE extension.

Skills are optional on top: reusable instructions that help Codex use those tools well. They do not replace the sign-in, because the connection is what supplies the tools.

Read the developer setup
>_ Schedule a launch post for tomorrow at 9.
Simplified connector Secure sign-in
  • Social Create, schedule, draft and publish posts, with timed auto-comments.
  • Create Generate images and video from a prompt, across leading models.
  • Brand Read your Brand Kit: colors, fonts, logo and voice.
  • Plan Build and read your content calendar.
  • Learn Post and account analytics across your channels.
  • Accounts List the channels connected in your workspace.

Codex, ChatGPT or Claude Code?

OpenAI and Anthropic each have a chat assistant and a coding agent. Simplified works with all four.

Codex (this page)

OpenAI's coding agent, in the terminal, the app and your IDE. Best when announcements come from your code.

ChatGPT

The chat assistant. Best for marketers who plan and write posts in conversation. It installs as a plugin and has its own page.

Claude Code

Anthropic's coding agent. The same idea as Codex, installed as a plugin.

Skills

Optional with any of them. Skills carry workflow instructions, while the connection carries the tools and the sign-in.

Try asking

Try asking Codex.

Pick a request to see what Codex and Simplified hand back.

codex · example
Look at the changes in this pull request, write a LinkedIn post about them, make a graphic in our brand colors, and schedule it for 9am tomorrow.
>_

The post and the graphic are ready, and scheduled for 9:00 AM tomorrow.

Shipped today
LinkedIn Tomorrow, 9:00 AM
Shipped today
Instagram Tomorrow, 9:00 AM

Where Codex can post

Any of the 13 channels connected in your Simplified workspace. Open a platform to see its scheduler page.

Codex, ChatGPT or Claude Code?

Same connector. Pick the tool you already use.

Codex (this page)ChatGPTClaude Code
Where you use it Terminal, desktop app or IDE extensionChat in ChatGPTTerminal and code editor
Setup Add the server and sign inInstall the Simplified pluginInstall the plugin, then sign in with /mcp
Best for Turning code changes into postsMarketers who plan and write in chatAnthropic's agent for the same job
Uses your Brand Kit ✓✓✓
Beyond Codex

Other assistants and editors

The connector is the same everywhere. Open another tool to see how it sets up there.

If Codex is not using Simplified

I see the tools in the CLI but not in the app

Check that the CLI and the app use the same local user and configuration, then reload the connection in the app. If Simplified already shows up as a plugin there, use it instead of adding a second server.

Skills are installed but Codex has no Simplified tools

Skills are reusable instructions. They do not sign you in or add tools. Run the sign-in command, then start a new session and ask Codex to check your workspace to confirm the tools are loaded.

Codex asks me to sign in

Run the sign-in command with the name your server has in the list from codex mcp list. Finish the sign-in in the browser. Never paste passwords or tokens into the conversation.

Codex cannot see my channels

Connect your social accounts in Simplified first. An empty list does not mean the connection failed: it usually means no accounts are linked to that workspace yet. Also check that you picked the right teamspace.

Questions before you connect

And some things you'd ask us.

How do I add Simplified to Codex?

Run codex mcp add simplified --url https://apikit.simplified.com/mcp, then codex mcp login simplified and finish the sign-in in your browser. Start a new session and ask Codex to identify your workspace and list your teamspaces to check it worked.

Read the full setup guide

Does it work in the Codex app and the IDE extension, or only the CLI?

The same setup works in the Codex CLI, the Codex app and the IDE extension. Add the server once and sign in.

Can Codex post to my social accounts through Simplified?

Yes. Once Simplified is connected, Codex can draft, schedule and publish posts to the 13 platforms connected in your Simplified workspace: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, X, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, Reddit and Telegram. It only reaches accounts you have already connected.

Can Codex make the graphics?

Codex writes the copy and Simplified generates the images and video, using the colors, fonts and logo from your Brand Kit. You can also ask for a blog post, a calendar of drafts and analytics for your connected accounts.

Should I use the connection or the skills?

The connection is what gives Codex the Simplified tools, so start there. Skills are optional reusable instructions on top of it. They do not sign you in and they do not replace the connection.

Does Codex need my passwords or an API key?

No. You sign in to your Simplified account in the browser and approve access, so there is no password or key to paste into the conversation. If your setup uses an API key instead, the MCP authentication page covers it.

Will Codex publish without asking me first?

Follow Codex's approval prompts when it uses a tool. If you would rather review everything yourself, ask Codex to save posts as drafts, then approve them when you are ready.

Can Codex upload images from my machine?

Not by file path. The hosted Simplified server cannot read files on your computer, so a local path will not upload. Media has to reach Simplified as bytes or a link, or be generated by Simplified from a prompt.

Is Codex the same as ChatGPT?

No. Both are from OpenAI, but Codex is a coding agent you use in a terminal, an app or an editor, while ChatGPT is a chat assistant. Simplified works in both because it is the same connector.

See the ChatGPT page

Codex does not show the Simplified tools. What should I check?

A saved server entry or a finished skills install does not prove the tools are loaded. Run codex mcp list, make sure you signed in, then start a new session and ask Codex to list your workspace and teamspaces. If the list of accounts is empty, connect your social accounts in Simplified first.

Read the full setup guide

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Make your next post from the terminal.

Add Simplified to Codex and let it handle the design, the schedule and the follow-up.

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