AllSource Prime with Codex

OpenAI's Codex CLI reads MCP servers from ~/.codex/config.toml under an [mcp_servers] table.

Prime runs as a local allsource-prime binary over stdio in Codex. The same store serves every MCP client you wire it into — one source of truth, everywhere your agents work.

1. Install the binary

From crates.io. Builds standalone — no AllSource server required, just a Rust toolchain.

cargo install allsource-prime

2. Hosted memory (recommended)

Mint an API key, then run Prime with --sync-to. Your memory persists to your AllSource tenant and shows up live in the dashboard — and the same key works from any other client you connect.

Mint your API key

One click mints a Prime-scoped key. We don't show secrets twice — paste it into the config below.

Get API key

Then paste this, swapping <YOUR_API_KEY> for the key you just minted:

Paste into: ~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.prime]
command = "allsource-prime"
args = ["--data-dir", "~/.prime/memory", "--auto-inject", "--sync-to", "https://api.all-source.xyz", "--api-key", "<YOUR_API_KEY>"]

3. Local-only alternative (no account)

Skip the account entirely. Drop the --sync-to / --api-key flags and memory stays on disk at ~/.prime/memory. Nothing leaves your machine.

Paste into: ~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.prime]
command = "allsource-prime"
args = ["--data-dir", "~/.prime/memory", "--auto-inject"]

Notes

Heads up: we couldn't fully verify Codex's MCP config path against current vendor docs — it varies across versions. Double-check it in the client's settings, and read the notes below.

Codex CLI uses TOML, not JSON, and the table is `mcp_servers` (snake_case).
Run `codex mcp list` (where available) to confirm Prime registered after editing the file.

After install

Restart Codex so it picks up the new MCP server.
Verify by asking it: "List the MCP tools you have available." You should see prime_add_node, prime_recall, and friends.
On the hosted path, watch nodes appear live at /dashboard/memory.

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