Connect OpenAI Codex to AideAI: Install the Aide Context Bridge

This is the setup guide—not the product story.

If you want the “why,” start with From Meeting Notes to Working Code. If you already want Codex to use your AideAI meetings, stay here.

Before you start

You need:

AideAI from the Mac download on the website (this connection is not available in the App Store build)
OpenAI Codex set up for your workflow
at least one useful meeting in AideAI (recorded or imported)
AideAI left running while Codex asks for context

You do not need to paste a custom server URL. AideAI installs a local plugin so Codex can connect securely on your Mac.

Open the Codex screen

Open AideAI.
Go to Apps.
Open Codex.

You should see OpenAI Codex via Aide Context Bridge.

If the screen says the feature is unavailable, you are on an App Store build. Install the Mac download from the website instead.

Enable Codex and reach Ready

Turn on Enable Codex.

AideAI can then share only the sources you allow below with Codex on this Mac.

Watch Status:

Off — turn on Enable Codex
Needs setup — install the plugin
Needs repair — repair the connection
Not connected / Reconnect needed — retry the local connection, or toggle Enable Codex off and on
Ready — you are good to ask Codex for context

Use Refresh after install or repair. Aim for Ready before you start.

AideAI Codex settings showing Enable Codex on, Status Ready, plugin connected, and Meetings shared — A healthy setup: Enable Codex on, Status Ready, plugin connected, and Meetings shared with Codex.

Connect to Codex (install the plugin)

Under Connect to Codex:

If the plugin is missing, click Install plugin
If something looks stale, click Repair connection
If the connection is down, click Retry local connection

After install or repair, restart Codex or start a new task. An already-open Codex window may not pick up the change.

Choose what Codex can read

Only turn on sources you are comfortable sharing with Codex tasks on this Mac.

For a first meeting → code run:

Enable Meetings
Leave everything else off until you need it
Open More sources only when a task truly needs another source
If a row asks you to enable a related AideAI app first, turn that app on in Apps, then come back

What Codex can read with Meetings on and More sources expanded showing other sources off — Start with Meetings on. Keep chats, mail, clipboard, and other sources off until you have a reason to share them.

Trust details: What Codex Can Read from AideAI — and What Stays Local.

Next step inside Codex

When Status is Ready:

Restart Codex (or open a new task)
Ask with @Aide
Be concrete—for example, a recent meeting decision or what the team committed to ship

Codex should pull context from AideAI instead of asking you to paste the whole transcript.

Full story: Turn a Project Sync into a Pull Request Without Losing Decisions.

Advanced (only when you need it)

Expand Advanced for occasional maintenance:

Local connection — whether AideAI’s local connection is running
Connection token — stored in Keychain; use Rotate if you need a fresh secret
Plugin tools — Install plugin, Repair connection, Disconnect

AideAI Codex Advanced section with local connection, connection token rotate, and plugin tools — Advanced is for repair and disconnect—not daily setup. After changes, restart Codex or start a new task.

Most students can ignore Advanced once Status is Ready.

Troubleshooting

What you see	What to try
Unavailable screen	Install AideAI from the Mac website download
Needs setup	Install plugin, then restart Codex
Needs repair	Repair connection, then restart Codex
Reconnect needed	Retry local connection, or toggle Enable Codex off/on
Codex ignores `@Aide`	New Codex task; Status Ready; keep AideAI open
No meeting context	Meetings on; confirm the meeting exists in AideAI
Source won’t turn on	Enable the matching app in Apps first

Codex vs Add MCP Server

Add MCP Server connects outside tools into AideAI.

The Codex screen does the opposite job for coding: it lets Codex use the AideAI context you allow on this Mac.

You can use both. They solve different problems.