diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/README.md b/codex-rs/app-server/README.md
index 8300c70d94..e026256ea0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/README.md
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/README.md
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Example with notification opt-out:
 - `config/mcpServer/reload` — reload MCP server config from disk and queue a refresh for loaded threads (applied on each thread's next active turn); returns `{}`. Use this after editing `config.toml` without restarting the server.
 - `mcpServerStatus/list` — enumerate configured MCP servers with their tools, auth status, server info, plus resources/resource templates for `full` detail; supports optional `threadId` and cursor+limit pagination. If `threadId` is omitted, the server reads from the latest global config directly. If `detail` is omitted, the server defaults to `full`.
 - `mcpServer/resource/read` — read a resource from a configured MCP server by optional `threadId`, `server`, and `uri`, returning text/blob resource `contents`. If `threadId` is omitted, the server reads from the latest MCP config directly.
-- `mcpServer/tool/call` — call a tool on a thread's configured MCP server by `threadId`, `server`, `tool`, optional `arguments`, and optional `_meta`, returning the MCP tool result.
+- `mcpServer/tool/call` — call a tool on a thread's configured MCP server by `threadId`, `server`, `tool`, optional `arguments`, and optional `_meta`, returning the MCP tool result. For direct MCP servers, app-server forwards caller-supplied `_meta` except private OpenAI/Codex identity, routing, workspace, turn, tracing, plugin, and connector fields, plus keys in the reserved `openai/`, `x-openai-`, `_openai_`, `codex/`, `x-codex-`, `_codex_`, and `codex_` namespaces. Codex does not inject `threadId` for direct calls. Host-owned servers retain their existing metadata behavior.
 - `windowsSandbox/setupStart` — start Windows sandbox setup for the selected mode (`elevated` or `unelevated`); accepts an optional absolute `cwd` to target setup for a specific workspace, returns `{ started: true }` immediately, and later emits `windowsSandbox/setupCompleted`.
 - `feedback/upload` — submit a feedback report (classification + optional reason/logs, conversation_id, and optional `extraLogFiles` attachments array); returns the tracking thread id.
 - `config/read` — fetch the effective config on disk after resolving config layering, including opaque `desktop` values stored in `config.toml`.
diff --git a/codex-rs/codex-mcp/src/egress.rs b/codex-rs/codex-mcp/src/egress.rs
index 5f01f4cdd4..dc72b40c69 100644
--- a/codex-rs/codex-mcp/src/egress.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/codex-mcp/src/egress.rs
@@ -91,8 +91,11 @@ fn is_reserved_direct_mcp_meta_key(key: &str) -> bool {
             | "plugin_id"
             | "pluginId"
             | "connector_id"
+            | "connectorId"
             | "connector_name"
+            | "connectorName"
             | "connector_display_name"
+            | "connectorDisplayName"
             | "connector_description"
             | "connectorDescription"
             | "connected_account_email"
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rmcp_client.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rmcp_client.rs
index e5bc6a34b6..dfa6364d15 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rmcp_client.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/rmcp_client.rs
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ async fn local_stdio_server_uses_runtime_fallback_cwd_when_config_omits_cwd() ->
 }
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 1)]
-async fn stdio_mcp_tool_call_includes_sandbox_state_meta() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+async fn direct_mcp_tool_call_omits_host_metadata_but_keeps_sandbox_state() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // TODO(anp): Remove after packaging a Windows stdio test server for Wine exec.
     skip_if_wine_exec!(
         Ok(()),
@@ -937,6 +937,18 @@ async fn stdio_mcp_tool_call_includes_sandbox_state_meta() -> anyhow::Result<()>
     let meta = output_json
         .as_object()
         .expect("sandbox_meta should return metadata object");
+    assert!(
+        !meta.contains_key("threadId"),
+        "direct MCP calls should not include thread identity: {meta:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !meta.contains_key("x-codex-turn-metadata"),
+        "direct MCP calls should not include turn metadata: {meta:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !meta.contains_key("codex_bridge_mcp_call_id"),
+        "direct MCP calls should not include rollout correlation: {meta:?}"
+    );
 
     let sandbox_meta = meta
         .get(MCP_SANDBOX_STATE_META_CAPABILITY)
@@ -952,6 +964,49 @@ async fn stdio_mcp_tool_call_includes_sandbox_state_meta() -> anyhow::Result<()>
         }
     );
 
+    let caller_meta_result = fixture
+        .codex
+        .call_mcp_tool(
+            server_name,
+            "sandbox_meta",
+            /*arguments*/ None,
+            Some(json!({
+                "threadId": "caller-thread",
+                "x-codex-turn-metadata": {"model": "caller-model"},
+                "codex_bridge_mcp_call_id": "caller-trace",
+                "connector_id": "snake-id",
+                "connectorId": "camel-id",
+                "connector_name": "Snake Name",
+                "connectorName": "Camel Name",
+                "connector_display_name": "Snake Display Name",
+                "connectorDisplayName": "Camel Display Name",
+                "thirdPartyHint": "preserved",
+            })),
+        )
+        .await?;
+    let caller_meta = caller_meta_result
+        .structured_content
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(Value::as_object)
+        .expect("sandbox_meta should return caller metadata");
+    assert_eq!(caller_meta.get("thirdPartyHint"), Some(&json!("preserved")));
+    for reserved_key in [
+        "threadId",
+        "x-codex-turn-metadata",
+        "codex_bridge_mcp_call_id",
+        "connector_id",
+        "connectorId",
+        "connector_name",
+        "connectorName",
+        "connector_display_name",
+        "connectorDisplayName",
+    ] {
+        assert!(
+            !caller_meta.contains_key(reserved_key),
+            "direct MCP calls should strip {reserved_key}: {caller_meta:?}"
+        );
+    }
+
     server.verify().await;
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/search_tool.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/search_tool.rs
index 50ccea0d87..64d2fabfea 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/search_tool.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/search_tool.rs
@@ -605,6 +605,10 @@ async fn tool_search_returns_deferred_tools_without_follow_up_tool_injection() -
 
     let apps_tool_call = recorded_apps_tool_call_by_call_id(&server, "calendar-call-1").await;
 
+    assert_eq!(
+        apps_tool_call.pointer("/params/_meta/threadId"),
+        Some(&json!(test.session_configured.thread_id.to_string()))
+    );
     assert_eq!(
         apps_tool_call.pointer("/params/_meta/_codex_apps"),
         Some(&json!({