⚠ MCP client for `sites-design-picker` failed to start: MCP startup failed: program not found
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jul 14, 2026 by TeamDman
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.144.4
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.6-terra xhigh
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
windows terminal
Codex doctor report
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}What issue are you seeing?
⚠ MCP client for sites-design-picker failed to start: MCP startup failed: program not found
⚠ MCP startup incomplete (failed: sites-design-picker)
❯ codex mcp remove sites-design-picker
No MCP server named 'sites-design-picker' found.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
the issue shows at codex open
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ >_ OpenAI Codex (v0.144.4) │
│ │
│ model: gpt-5.6-terra xhigh fast /model to change │
│ directory: ~ │
│ permissions: YOLO mode │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
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⚠ MCP client for `sites-design-picker` failed to start: MCP startup failed: program not found
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⚠ MCP startup incomplete (failed: sites-design-picker)
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What is the expected behavior?
there must not be any bundled mcp that I cannot remove with simple codex mcp remove {} commands
Additional information
I do not have nodejs installed and I don't want it installed
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