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Rankbox for Codex

Rankbox's tools in the Codex CLI, IDE extension, and desktop app. Add Rankbox's MCP server once and Codex can research topics, brief articles, and write meta descriptions for you.

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Codex · Rankbox connectorSample

Build me a content brief for “kanban vs scrum”.

Rankbox · Generate SEO content briefRunning
to connect
2 steps
from the agent in your terminal
Terminal
research tools it can call
3
with every Rankbox plan
Included
How it works

Ask Codex. Rankbox does the research.

Rankbox runs as an MCP server, the open standard Codex uses to call outside tools. You connect it once.

  1. What do people ask AI about project management software? Add an FAQ that answers the top five.

    01

    You ask Codex

    In plain words, the way you already work. No commands to learn.

  2. generate_ai_questions(“project management software”)

    02

    Codex calls Rankbox

    It picks the right Rankbox tool and sends only what the tool needs.

    • What's the best project management software for small teams?
    • Asana vs Trello: which is better for startups?

    03

    The research comes back

    Codex works with it right away: plans, writes, or builds from it.

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See exactly what Codex gets back

These are the three tools Codex can call once you connect Rankbox. Each one opens on a sample; run it on your own topic to see a live answer.

  • AI search questions

    generate_ai_questions

  • Content brief

    generate_content_brief

  • Meta descriptions

    write_meta_descriptions

rankbox.generate_ai_questions({ topic: “project management software” })Sample
Informational
  • What does project management software actually do?
  • What's the difference between a task manager and a project manager?
  • How do small teams track projects without a PM?
Commercial
  • What's the best project management software for small teams?
  • Which project management tools have a free plan?
  • Is project management software worth it for a five-person team?
Comparison
  • Asana vs Trello: which is better for startups?
  • Linear vs Jira for a small engineering team?
  • Notion vs a dedicated project management tool?
Transactional
  • How much does project management software cost per user?
  • Can I import my Trello boards into another tool?
  • Which project management tools offer a free trial?

The same tools Codex calls. Try 3 of your own here, free.

Use cases

What people use Rankbox for in Codex

Three jobs it does well in a coding agent. Ask in your own words; Codex picks the tool.

Metadata in the same change

You

Write meta descriptions for the pricing page and add the best one to its metadata.

Rankbox

write_meta_descriptions

Three options, each 120 to 160 characters.

Then

Codex edits the page's metadata in your codebase.

Scaffold a page from a brief

You

Get a Rankbox brief for “kanban vs scrum” and scaffold the article page from it.

Rankbox

generate_content_brief

The brief as structured data: title, outline, questions, entities.

Then

Codex creates the page with a section for each H2 in the outline.

Answer what people ask

You

What do people ask AI about project management software? Add an FAQ that answers the top five.

Rankbox

generate_ai_questions

The questions, grouped by intent.

Then

Codex writes the FAQ component and its answers.

Setup

Connect Rankbox to Codex

Verified against OpenAI's own docs on Sep 22.

  1. 1

    Run this in your terminal.

    Terminal
    $ codex mcp add rankbox --url https://rankbox.xyz/mcp
  2. 2

    The CLI, IDE extension, and ChatGPT desktop app share this setting.

  3. Check it works. Ask Codex:

    Use Rankbox to find what people ask AI about project management software.

Codex

Coding agent · by OpenAI

Server URL
https://rankbox.xyz/mcp
Transport
Streamable HTTP
Codex plan
Any ChatGPT plan that includes Codex, or an API key.
Rankbox plan
Included with every plan · Free 7-day trial

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Beyond the connector

Research in Codex. Autopilot does the rest.

The MCP tools are for planning by hand. Rankbox's autopilot researches, writes, and publishes on its own.

Writes every day

Up to 30 researched articles a month in your brand's voice, planned around the questions your buyers ask.

Publishes to your site

Publishing from your own codebase? Pull finished articles from the REST API at build time, or publish to WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Framer, or Square Online.

Tracks AI search

See where ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI answers cite you, and which questions to win next.

$49.50 a month, after a 7-day free trial

One plan with everything: autopilot, publishing, AI search tracking, and the MCP server in Codex.

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Privacy

It sees the request, not your work

You control it from Codex: remove the connector and it stops, straight away.

Rankbox receives

  • Which of the three tools to run
  • The topic, keyword, or page summary it runs on

Rankbox never sees

  • Your Codex code and repositories
  • Your conversation history
  • Your Codex login or password
  • Other tools you've connected to Codex
FAQ

Rankbox and Codex

Connecting, plans, privacy, and what the tools can do in Codex.

Run this in your terminal. The CLI, IDE extension, and ChatGPT desktop app share this setting. The server URL is https://rankbox.xyz/mcp.

Any ChatGPT plan that includes Codex, or an API key.

Three things: find the questions people ask AI engines about a topic, build an SEO content brief for a keyword, and write meta descriptions for a page. Codex calls them when you ask.

No. Rankbox's tools only receive the topic, keyword, or page summary Codex sends when it calls them, and they send back research. They can't read your code or repositories.

No. The Rankbox MCP server comes with your Rankbox plan, including the free trial.

No. The MCP connection is for research and planning. To publish articles to your site automatically, connect it with one of Rankbox's website integrations or the REST API.

Questions about pricing or plans? See pricing

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