Codex · OpenAI

App Store Connect,from OpenAI Codex

One codex mcp add and a browser sign-in give Codex MetaRun's App Store Connect tools. It can attach a build and submit it, stage What's New in every language, or reprice your subscriptions, while your Apple key stays encrypted on MetaRun's servers.

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Setup checked October 2026 against Codex MCP docs, non-interactive mode

01 · Uplink

Connect Codex to MetaRun

01 · Add the server

Codex sees that MetaRun offers sign-in and starts it straight away, in your browser. Pick read-only or read and change.

codex mcp add metarun --url https://metarun.dev/api/mcp

02 · Sign in again later

If the sign-in expires or you disconnected it in MetaRun's settings. --no-browser prints the link instead, for SSH sessions.

codex mcp login metarun

03 · Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml

The Codex CLI, the IDE extension and Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app read the same file, so one entry covers all three.

[mcp_servers.metarun]
url = "https://metarun.dev/api/mcp"

Prefer a personal access token (scripts, CI)?

Add the server with a token

Mint a personal access token in MetaRun under Settings, MCP. It's shown once and can be revoked any time. Codex reads it from the environment variable you name.

export METARUN_TOKEN="mr_pat_..."
codex mcp add metarun --url https://metarun.dev/api/mcp --bearer-token-env-var METARUN_TOKEN

Or in config.toml

[mcp_servers.metarun]
url = "https://metarun.dev/api/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "METARUN_TOKEN"

02 · Capabilities

What Codex can do in App Store Connect

Submit for review

Submit Your App for Review with Codex

Attach the build, clear export compliance, run the readiness sweep, submit.

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Phased release

Run an App Store Phased Release from Codex

Choose how an approved version goes out, then pause, resume or finish a phased rollout.

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Release notes

Write App Store Release Notes with Codex

Write What's New from your changelog and stage it in every language.

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Localize your listing

Localize Your App Store Listing with Codex

Name, subtitle, keywords and description in every App Store language, limits checked.

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Screenshots

Make App Store Screenshots with Codex

Design, caption, translate and upload App Store screenshots from a prompt.

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Price by country

Set App Store Prices by Country with Codex

Reprice an app, IAP or subscription across 175 storefronts with PPP or Big Mac indexes.

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Subscriptions and IAPs

Create In-App Subscriptions with Codex

Create subscription groups, subscriptions and in-app purchases with copy and prices.

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Offers and offer codes

Create App Store Offer Codes with Codex

Free trials, promotional offers, offer codes and win-back offers, set up by asking.

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Reply to reviews

Reply to App Store Reviews with Codex

Triage App Store reviews, find the themes, and post replies you've approved.

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TestFlight

Manage TestFlight Builds with Codex

Hand builds to tester groups, write What to Test, and read crash feedback.

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ASO keywords

Research App Store Keywords with Codex

Find keywords from App Store autocomplete, track ranks, and lint your metadata.

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App Privacy and compliance

Fill In App Privacy Answers with Codex

Turn your privacy manifests into App Privacy answers; set age rating and export compliance.

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03 · Briefing

One setup for the CLI, the IDE and the desktop app

Codex keeps MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml, and the CLI, the IDE extension and Codex in the ChatGPT desktop app all read it. Add MetaRun once and it's there in each, signed in. A trusted project can also carry its own .codex/config.toml.

04 · Briefing

Xcode's tools in the same session

Xcode exposes its build and test tools to outside agents. Turn on Allow external agents to use Xcode tools in Xcode's Intelligence settings and run codex mcp add xcode -- xcrun mcpbridge. Codex can then build through Xcode and ship through MetaRun without leaving the session.

05 · Briefing

Codex or ChatGPT?

They connect differently on purpose. Codex reaches MetaRun's full tool set and asks you before each change, like any coding agent. ChatGPT uses the MetaRun app for ChatGPT, a smaller set of tools where every change waits for you to press Apply on a card, and MetaRun never hands the model a confirm token.

06 · Comms

Things to ask Codex

Ask Codex: Is build 312 processed? Attach it to version 2.4 and run the readiness sweep.
Ask Codex: Summarize git log since v2.3 as What's New and stage it in English and German.
Ask Codex: List every storefront where our yearly plan costs more than 3% of monthly income under PPP.
Ask Codex: Draft replies to the last five 2-star reviews. Don't post anything.

07 · Safety

How Codex asks before a change

Codex decides per tool from the hints MetaRun sends with each one. In its default mode it runs tools marked read-only, which covers MetaRun's reads and previews, and asks before the rest, which covers every apply. You can change that per server with default_tools_approval_mode, or per tool with tools.<name>.approval_mode in config.toml; keep the apply tools on prompt.

Unattended

codex exec runs one request without an interactive session and with its approval policy set to never. MetaRun's reads and previews still run, because they're marked read-only; anything that would ask is refused.

Read-only check, safe to schedule

codex exec "List my apps and the review state of each one's latest version. Read only."

Applies are refused in codex exec by design. Don't set MetaRun's approval mode to approve just to make them pass; keep App Store changes in an interactive session.

Apple key stays on MetaRun, encryptedPreview before every writeRecorded, revertible from history

08 · FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does Codex need my App Store Connect API key?

No. Codex signs in to MetaRun in your browser and holds a MetaRun token. Your Apple key stays encrypted on MetaRun's servers.

Will Codex change my listing without asking?

Not with the default settings. Reads and previews run freely because MetaRun marks them read-only; every apply asks first, and it needs the confirm token from a fresh preview.

Can I use MetaRun with codex exec in CI?

For reads and previews, yes: readiness checks, review summaries, rank reports. Applies are refused in codex exec, which is the safe default for anything that changes your store.

Does it work in Codex inside the ChatGPT desktop app?

Yes. The desktop app's Codex reads the same config.toml as the CLI.

Which plans include agent access?

Pro ($39 a month), Studio ($99 a month) and the 14-day free trial. Starter doesn't include it.

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Every way to connect

The full list: MCP clients, the ChatGPT app, the CLI and agent skills.

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Agent access

14-day free trial with agent access. No credit card. Your Apple key stays encrypted on MetaRun.

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