Install MaxMindDB in Bob Shell

What you need first

• Bob Shell, installed.
• Docker, which gives the docker command the server starts with.
• Your own values for YOUR_MAXMINDDB_MCP_ACCOUNT_ID,YOUR_MAXMINDDB_MCP_LICENSE_KEY.

Steps

1. Open ~/.codex/config.toml, or create it. The Codex CLI, its IDE extension and the ChatGPT desktop app share this file.
2. Add this table at the end of the file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "maxminddb-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "MAXMINDDB_MCP_ACCOUNT_ID", "-e", "MAXMINDDB_MCP_LICENSE_KEY", "ghcr.io/oschwald/maxminddb-mcp:0.2.0"],
      "env": { "MAXMINDDB_MCP_ACCOUNT_ID": "YOUR_MAXMINDDB_MCP_ACCOUNT_ID", "MAXMINDDB_MCP_LICENSE_KEY": "YOUR_MAXMINDDB_MCP_LICENSE_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

3. Replace YOUR_MAXMINDDB_MCP_ACCOUNT_ID,YOUR_MAXMINDDB_MCP_LICENSE_KEY with your own values.
4. Save the file and restart Bob Shell.

Check it worked

Ask Bob Shell: List the tools of maxminddb-mcp.

If it does not start

Cannot connect to the Docker daemon

Docker is not running. Start it, then restart Bob Shell.

The server starts, but its tools fail

A YOUR_… placeholder is still in the config, or its value is wrong.

Nothing changes after a restart

The file is not valid JSON any more. Look for a missing comma where the block was added.