Connect Codex to LotsNotes
Ask Codex to read your business context in LotsNotes before it works, and keep it current. Add LotsNotes to Codex as a remote MCP server and sign in once.
LotsNotes MCP server URL
https://api.lotsnotes.com/mcpOr let Codex guide the setup: send it this prompt
Read https://lotsnotes.com/skill.md and help me connect LotsNotes for you.What Codex can do with LotsNotes
Once connected, Codex can:
- List your workspaces and folders, find notes by title and read only the notes the task needs. Workspace notes come back with every folder, so a workspace AGENTS.md reaches every agent.
- Create and update shared notes, move notes and folders, and create folders inside folders. Every note it returns carries its lotsnotes.com link.
- Read a note’s version history, restore an earlier version, and archive or restore notes and folders.
- Act as you, with your role: it sees only the folders you can access, and private notes are never returned to agents or the API.
The LotsNotes dashboard does the whole job too: write and organize notes, folders, workspaces and your team. Your agent for speed, the dashboard for control.
You need
- Codex CLI, the Codex app or the IDE extension
- A LotsNotes account. You can create one during sign-in.
Connect Codex to LotsNotes
Add the server
Run this in your terminal.
codex mcp add lots-notes --url https://api.lotsnotes.com/mcpSign in
Run this and finish the sign-in in the browser that opens.
codex mcp login lots-notesCheck the connection
Start Codex and run /mcp; lots-notes is listed with its tools. In the Codex app or IDE extension, add it instead under Settings, then MCP servers: select Add server, choose Streamable HTTP, paste the URL, save and select Authenticate.
/mcp
What to ask next
- “Read our AGENTS.md and the Marketing folder before you write anything”
- “Save this decision to the Product folder and send me the link”
- “Update the pricing FAQ note with today’s change”
- “Read our AGENTS.md and the Engineering folder before you change anything”
- “Save this architecture decision to the Engineering folder and send me the link”
If something goes wrong
- Tools fail with an auth error
- Run codex mcp login lots-notes again; sessions expire after a period of inactivity.
Steps checked on 13 October 2026 against Codex: MCP.
Pricing
Current plans and prices are on https://lotsnotes.com/pricing. Your agent’s own plan or usage fees are separate.
Codex and LotsNotes: questions
How do I connect Codex to LotsNotes?
Follow the Codex setup above to add https://api.lotsnotes.com/mcp. Complete sign-in using the authentication method shown. Then ask “List my LotsNotes workspaces”.
Does LotsNotes work in the Codex app and the IDE extension?
Yes. Add it under Settings, then MCP servers: select Add server, choose Streamable HTTP, paste https://api.lotsnotes.com/mcp, save and select Authenticate.
Do I need an API key to use LotsNotes with Codex?
No. Codex signs in to LotsNotes in your browser. API keys are for the REST API, for scripts and your own apps.
What does LotsNotes cost?
Current plans and prices are on https://lotsnotes.com/pricing. Your agent’s own plan or usage fees are separate.
Can my agent read my private notes?
No. Private notes stay on lotsnotes.com and are never returned through MCP or the API. Shared notes follow your workspace roles.
Can my agent change or delete my notes?
Your agent can edit shared notes in the folders your role can edit, and it can trash or archive notes, delete a folder or, for a workspace you own, archive it. Notes and folders can be restored, a workspace you archive can be restored for 30 days, and every save keeps a version you can restore.
What stops two agents overwriting each other?
An agent can send the version it last read with a save. If the note changed since, the save is refused, and the agent reads it again and merges. Version history keeps every save either way.
Which folders can my agent see?
Your agent acts as you, with your role, so it sees only the workspaces and folders you can access. If you were given access to selected folders only, your agent sees those folders and no others.
Tools fail with an auth error
Run codex mcp login lots-notes again; sessions expire after a period of inactivity.
