Codex memory

Give Codex memory that survives the task.

Register MADB once. Codex gains local tools for durable recall, causal lineage, skills, export and temporal validity.

Install

Add the local MCP server

codex mcp add madb -- uvx madb-mcp-server
Restart or open a new task after registration.
Verify

Prove cross-task recall

  1. Ask Codex to remember one real project decision and its cause.
  2. Open a new task.
  3. Ask what it remembers and why.
  4. Confirm the answer used recall and trace_cause.

The server provides tools; the skill provides the reflex.

When the MADB memory skill is present, Codex prefers MADB for durable cross-session state. Installation still requires user approval.