diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index 976a93750..9a8da7339 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
   "mcpServers": {
     "rea": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@latest", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@latest", "mcp"],
+      "startup_timeout_sec": 30
     }
   },
   "interface": {
diff --git a/tests/conformance/releaseConfiguration.test.ts b/tests/conformance/releaseConfiguration.test.ts
index 621c4e4a2..2b7a1ee80 100644
--- a/tests/conformance/releaseConfiguration.test.ts
+++ b/tests/conformance/releaseConfiguration.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 import { SUPPORTED_NODE_VERSION_RANGE } from "../../src/domain/runtimeVersion.js";
+import { MCP_STARTUP_POLICY } from "../../src/mcpStartupPolicy.js";
 
 const readJson = async (path: string): Promise<unknown> =>
   JSON.parse(await readFile(path, "utf8")) as unknown;
@@ -122,6 +123,16 @@ describe("release configuration", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("carries the owned Codex startup timeout in the Codex plugin server entry", async () => {
+    expect(await readJson(".codex-plugin/plugin.json")).toMatchObject({
+      mcpServers: {
+        rea: {
+          startup_timeout_sec: MCP_STARTUP_POLICY.codexStartupTimeoutSeconds,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
   it("keeps the npm package and MCP Registry metadata aligned", async () => {
     const packageJson = (await readJson("package.json")) as {
       name: string;