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Codex · Windows

Connect Codex to your PCs

Codex can work with files and run commands on any of your Windows PCs — even one in another room or another city.

How to connect

Two commands in the terminal

The Codex CLI, IDE extension and app share one settings file (~/.codex/config.toml), so you add it once.

  1. Add the server:
    codex mcp add bridgerator --url https://mcp.bridgerator.recondeck.com/mcp
  2. Sign in to Bridgerator — a browser opens; sign in with Google or e-mail (your account is created on the spot, free):
    codex mcp login bridgerator
  3. Connect your PC: paste one command into PowerShell on it (no admin rights) and press “Connect this computer” in the tab with the code.
    & ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://bridgerator.recondeck.com/install-latest.ps1)))
  4. Start Codex and ask for something on your PC.
Server URL
https://mcp.bridgerator.recondeck.com/mcp

Without a browser sign-in

On a server or in CI use a personal access key. Keep it in an environment variable and add this to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.bridgerator]
url = "https://mcp.bridgerator.recondeck.com/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "BRIDGERATOR_KEY"
setx BRIDGERATOR_KEY brg_…

Put your own key instead of brg_… and open a new terminal. The key gives full access to your PCs, like signing in — keep it like a password.

Use cases

What Codex can do on your PC

Files, search, the PowerShell and cmd terminal, processes, Word/Excel/PDF reports, a PC check and screenshots — on any connected Windows PC, by name. Copy a request and change the folders to yours.

TestsOn HOME-PC, run the tests in D:\Projects\api and show me which ones fail.
LogsRead the last 200 lines of the log in C:\Services\app\logs and tell me what started failing.
ProgramsWhich versions of Git and Node.js are on OFFICE-PC? Update Git with winget.
  • Outbound connection only. No inbound ports on the PC, no admin rights.
  • Recycle Bin and Undo. Simple deletes go to the Recycle Bin and a file gets a copy before it changes — “Undo AI changes” puts it back.
  • Your rules. Nothing is restricted by default; when you want, add a folder list, read-only folders, confirmations on the PC, or turn the terminal off.
  • Contents not stored. Files and command output pass through the server and are not saved; TLS in transit (not end-to-end).

How a remote MCP server for Windows works → · Security · Example prompts

Questions

Is it the same account as for ChatGPT?

Yes. One Bridgerator account means the same computers in every app. Tool calls count the same: 10,000 a month per account on Free.

Why, if Codex already runs on my PC?

To work with your other computers: for example, ask Codex on your laptop to check your home PC. Each connected PC shows up by name.

Is my PC open to the internet?

No. The bridge on the PC connects out to the Bridgerator server (outbound only): no inbound ports are opened, and you need no public IP and no admin rights.

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