## The short version

To let Codex deploy to Ample, install the Ample CLI, run `ample auth signup` (no browser or card) and connect Codex to the `ample mcp` server. Then ask it to deploy: Ample builds the app, returns a live HTTPS URL, and explains any failure so Codex can fix it.

## Set up Codex for Ample

1. 1

### Install Codex

```bash
curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
```

2. 2

### Install the Ample CLI and create an account

`ample auth signup` creates an account with no browser, card or CAPTCHA. Claim it by email within 48 hours to keep it (`ample auth claim --email you@example.com`).

```bash
curl -fsSL https://get.ample.computer/install.sh | sh
ample auth signup
```

3. 3

### Connect Codex to Ample's MCP server

This writes the server to `~/.codex/config.toml`.

```bash
codex mcp add ample -- ample mcp
```

4. 4

### Add the Ample skills (optional)

Three skills teach Codex when and how to deploy, connect services and migrate. Remove the directories to uninstall.

```bash
curl -fsSL https://ample.computer/skills.sh | sh -s -- .agents/skills
```

5. 5

### Ask it to deploy

The deploy waits until the app is live or failed and returns the URL. On failure the result says who must act and suggests a fix.

```bash
Deploy this app to Ample and give me the URL.
```

## Example prompts

- Deploy this app to Ample and give me the URL.
- Add a Postgres database to this app on Ample and redeploy.
- The Ample deploy failed. Read the logs, fix the cause and deploy again.
- Put the uploads in an Ample bucket and serve them from the CDN.
- Move this app from Heroku to Ample.

## Notes

- Prefer the remote server? `codex mcp add ample --url https://api.ample.computer/mcp`, then `codex mcp login ample`.
- Codex reads `AGENTS.md` from the project root down to the working directory.

## Codex documentation

- [learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/mcp?surface=cli](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/mcp?surface=cli)
- [learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills)
- [learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli)