The new Appwrite plugin for Codex: Skills and hosted MCP_

We released the Appwrite plugin for Codex in May. It bundled the docs MCP server and the Appwrite skills, and you had to add the Appwrite marketplace to Codex before you could install it.

Today we are announcing the new Appwrite plugin for Codex. Appwrite was accepted as an official ChatGPT plugin, and ChatGPT and Codex share one plugin directory, so the same plugin installs from the ChatGPT desktop app or the Codex CLI without the marketplace step. The Appwrite ChatGPT app also makes the hosted Appwrite MCP server available to the plugin, so Codex can work with your Appwrite project after one OAuth sign-in.

What the plugin includes

When we moved the Appwrite MCP server to a hosted server, the plugin needed an update. The old version bundled the docs MCP server and left the API MCP server for you to configure by hand with an endpoint, a project ID, and an API key. The updated plugin has two parts:

• The hosted Appwrite MCP server. Codex connects to https://mcp.appwrite.io/, and you can sign in with your Appwrite account through OAuth. The same server searches the Appwrite documentation when documentation search is enabled on the connection.
• Thirteen agent skills. Eleven skills cover the Appwrite CLI and the TypeScript, Dart, .NET, Go, Kotlin, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Swift SDKs. Two more guide Codex through deployments to Appwrite Sites and Appwrite Functions.

Install the plugin in the ChatGPT desktop app

1. Open the ChatGPT desktop app.
2. Click Plugins in the sidebar.
3. Search for Appwrite and select the Appwrite plugin.
4. Click Install plugin.

Install the plugin in the Codex CLI

1. Run codex in your terminal, then run /plugins.
2. Switch to the OpenAI Curated marketplace.
3. Search for Appwrite and select the Appwrite plugin.
4. Select Install plugin.

The plugin from the Appwrite marketplace does not include the hosted MCP server. To remove the old plugin, use the following commands:

codex plugin remove appwrite@appwrite
codex plugin marketplace remove appwrite

What this means for building with Appwrite

Appwrite used to have two MCP servers. The docs MCP server searched the Appwrite documentation. The API MCP server worked with your project, and it ran on your machine with an endpoint, a project ID, and an API key that you had to create yourself. The Codex plugin included only the docs MCP server, so Codex could read about Appwrite, and you had to set up the API MCP server by hand before Codex could work with your project.

The hosted MCP server merges the two, and it uses OAuth. Codex connects to one server and opens your browser, where you can sign in with your Appwrite account. You do not need to create an API key or add it to a config file. After you authorize access, Codex can search the docs through that server. It can also create tables, manage users, and deploy functions and sites in your project.

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