`codex mcp login` fails for Kaggle MCP: OAuth authorize rejects short `client_id=codex`
What version of Codex CLI is running?
Reproduced with:
codex-cli 0.130.0-alpha.5from Codex Desktop on Windowscodex-cli 0.132.0vianpx -y @openai/codex@latest
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Plus/Pro-style Codex Desktop session (not relevant to the MCP OAuth provider failure).
Which model were you using?
N/A - CLI/MCP OAuth login issue.
What platform is your computer?
Windows 11 / PowerShell
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
PowerShell
What issue are you seeing?
codex mcp login kaggle starts the OAuth flow for Kaggle's official remote MCP server, but Kaggle rejects the authorization request because Codex sends a very short OAuth client id:
{"error":{"code":400,"message":"ClientId too small: codex","status":"INVALID_ARGUMENT"}}
The MCP server itself is reachable and initializes correctly:
[mcp_servers.kaggle]
url = "https://www.kaggle.com/mcp"
codex mcp list shows:
Name Url Bearer Token Env Var Status Auth
kaggle https://www.kaggle.com/mcp - enabled Not logged in
codex mcp get kaggle shows:
kaggle
enabled: true
transport: streamable_http
url: https://www.kaggle.com/mcp
bearer_token_env_var: -
http_headers: -
env_http_headers: -
Calling tools before login returns unauthenticated, as expected. The blocker is specifically the OAuth authorization flow generated by codex mcp login.
Steps to reproduce
- Add Kaggle's official MCP endpoint:
codex mcp add kaggle --url https://www.kaggle.com/mcp
or add to ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.kaggle]
url = "https://www.kaggle.com/mcp"
- Run:
codex mcp login kaggle
- Open the generated browser authorization URL.
Expected behavior
Codex should complete OAuth login for Kaggle MCP, store credentials, and show Kaggle as logged in in codex mcp list.
Actual behavior
Kaggle returns:
{"error":{"code":400,"message":"ClientId too small: codex","status":"INVALID_ARGUMENT"}}
This appears to be because Codex uses client_id=codex for the OAuth request, and Kaggle rejects that client id as too short.
Additional information
Direct MCP initialize against https://www.kaggle.com/mcp succeeds and reports server info similar to:
{"serverInfo":{"name":"Kaggle.Web","version":"1.0.0.0"}}
Related but different MCP OAuth/config issues:
- #5254: OAuth flow compatibility issue with Supabase MCP
- #12589: OAuth provider requiring a
resourceparameter - #5011 / #19275:
bearer_token_env_varvs unsupported inlinebearer_token
Possible fixes might include using a longer default dynamic client id for OAuth MCP login, supporting provider-issued dynamic client registration when available, or allowing a per-MCP-server OAuth client id override in Codex config.