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infinite token glitch - mcp server for chatgpt to use codex tools on a real machine
Give ChatGPT a real terminal on a real machine.
Zodex is a small MCP coding harness that gives ChatGPT the command, stdin, and patch primitives coding agents already know—without wrapping your development environment in a new abstraction.
Run it directly on a trusted Apple Silicon Mac, 64-bit Linux machine, or x86_64 Windows machine with Zodex Local, or use the same core execution tools on a wake-on-demand remote Linux workspace with Zodex Sprite.
Local puts ChatGPT on your trusted Linux, macOS, or Windows host through an OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel. There is no public inbound port, proxy server, container, or separate remote machine between the model and the development environment you already use.
One Local runtime can serve multiple ChatGPT conversations at once. Zodex gives each conversation its own short Agent identity, keeps durable execution history, and lets you watch every command and file change in real time through the cross-platform browser Liveboard or terminal viewer.
exec_command, write_stdin, apply_patch) plus optional set_agent_alias for Liveboard naming.zodex local autostart terminal commands. Linux stores the tunnel key in a user-only credential file and Windows uses Windows Credential Manager.Local is intentionally a trusted-host mode, not a sandbox. ChatGPT receives the same filesystem and developer-tool access your logged-in user has, subject to the host operating system's normal permissions.
Install the operator CLI on macOS/Linux:
curl -fsSL https://zodex.ashray.xyz/install.sh | bash export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
On Windows PowerShell:
irm https://zodex.ashray.xyz/install.ps1 | iex
Set up the Secure MCP Tunnel once:
zodex local setupThen start Zodex from the repo you want ChatGPT to see first:
cd ~/code/my-project zodex local start --ttl 4h
Watch the Agents work. Linux, macOS, and Windows open Liveboard by default:
zodex local watchAnd turn access off when you're done:
zodex local stopSee the Local quick start for tunnel setup, ChatGPT connection, menu-bar controls, history, configuration, and troubleshooting.
The core execution interface stays the same. You choose where it runs and which trust model you want. Local also provides agent-managed Liveboard aliases.
| Local | Sprite | |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Your Apple Silicon Mac, x86_64/aarch64 Linux machine, or x86_64 Windows machine | Wake-on-demand remote Linux Sprite |
| Connection | OpenAI Secure MCP Tunnel | Cloudflare Worker → Sprite |
| Trust model | Trusted host; your logged-in user | Restricted Agent account + isolated GitHub writer boundary |
| Lifecycle | Explicit start/stop, optional TTL | Automatic wake/sleep |
| GitHub access | Your existing local credentials | Review-first PRs, temporary push grants, or scoped YOLO |
| Observability | Linux/macOS/Windows Liveboard + TUI; durable history + HTTP/SSE API | Sprite service and operator diagnostics |
For an isolated remote workspace instead of trusted-host execution:
zodex sprite setup --help
See the Sprite quick start.
ChatGPT sees three execution tools in both modes:
exec_command run a command in an explicit absolute workdir
write_stdin poll, interact with, or stop a running process
apply_patch edit files with the Codex-style patch format
Zodex Local only also offers set_agent_alias to name the current conversation's Liveboard column, for example Rindle implementation. This optional tool preserves the Agent's four-character identity, doesn't enter the command timeline, and pushes alias updates to every open Liveboard.
That is deliberately the whole abstraction. Zodex handles the runtime, interactive command I/O, process lifecycle, transport, observation, and host-specific security boundaries underneath it.
Full documentation lives at zodex.ashray.xyz/docs.