How to integrate Baserow MCP with Codex

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Baserow MCP integration, you can draft, triage, summarise emails, and much more, all without leaving the terminal or the app, whichever you prefer.

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Baserow is an open-source no-code database platform for building collaborative data apps. It makes it easy for teams to organize data and automate workflows without writing code.

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Introduction

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Baserow MCP integration, you can draft, triage, summarise emails, and much more, all without leaving the terminal or the app, whichever you prefer.

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Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • CodeAct: A dedicated workbench that allows GPT to write its code to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Large tool responses: Handle them to minimise context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so GPTs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install Baserow MCP in Codex

Run the setup command

Run this command in your terminal to add the Composio MCP server to Codex.

Terminal

It will initiate the authentication in a browser window, authorize Codex to access your Composio account.

Composio authentication page

(Optional) Authenticate with OAuth

To authenticate manually, run the login command to open a browser window and authorize Codex to access your Composio account.

bash
codex mcp login composio

Verify the connection

Run codex mcp list to confirm Composio appears as a registered MCP server.

bash
codex mcp list

Codex App

Codex App follows the same approach as VS Code.

  1. Click ⚙️ on the bottom left → MCP Servers → + Add servers → Streamable HTTP:
  2. Fill the header and Key fields with { "x-consumer-api-key" = "ck_*******" }.
  3. The Key is the Composio API key, that you can find on dashboard.composio.dev
  4. Click on Authenticate and authorize Codex to your Composio account and you're all set.
Codex App MCP setup
  1. Restart and verify if it's there in .codex/config.toml
bash
[mcp_servers.composio]
url = "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
http_headers = { "x-consumer-api-key" = "ck_*******" }

What is the Baserow MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Baserow MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Baserow account. It provides structured and secure access to your Baserow workspaces and databases, so your agent can perform actions like discovering databases, listing tables, and streamlining workspace exploration on your behalf.

  • Workspace database discovery: Have your agent quickly list all databases within any of your Baserow workspaces, making it easy to navigate large projects.
  • Table enumeration in databases: Let your agent fetch a full list of tables for any selected database, helping you understand and manage your data structures.
  • Metadata retrieval for planning: Enable your agent to gather essential metadata about databases and tables, laying the groundwork for more advanced automations or integrations.
  • Seamless data navigation: Guide your agent to explore and map your Baserow environment, so it can support you in building custom workflows or data pipelines.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Baserow with Codex using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Baserow directly from your terminal, VS Code, or the Codex App using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across CLI, VS Code, and standalone app
  • Natural language commands for Baserow operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • CodeAct workbench for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking Codex to perform various Baserow operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits
  • Build automation scripts that leverage Codex's AI capabilities
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Baserow action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create User

Tool to create a new Baserow user with the provided details.

Dispatch Builder Page Data Source

Tool to dispatch the service of a builder page data source and return the result.

Dispatch Public Builder Page Data Source

Tool to dispatch the service of a published builder page data source and return the result.

Get Form View Metadata

Tool to retrieve metadata for a Baserow form view.

Get Public Builder by Domain Name

Tool to retrieve the public published version of a builder by its domain name.

Get Record Names for Builder Page Data Source

Tool to find the record names associated with a given list of record ids.

Get Settings

Tool to retrieve all admin configured settings for the Baserow instance.

List Application User Sources

Tool to list all user sources of an application if the user has access to the related application's workspace.

List Auth Providers Login Options

Tool to list available login options for configured authentication providers.

List Databases

This tool retrieves a list of all databases in a specified workspace.

List Tables in Database

This tool lists all tables within a specified Baserow database.

List Templates

Tool to list all template categories and their related templates.

Send Password Reset Email

Tool to send a password reset email to a user's email address.

Send Verification Email

Tool to send a verification email to a user's email address.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Baserow MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Baserow tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Baserow and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Codex fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Baserow tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Baserow scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Baserow data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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