How to integrate Engage MCP with Codex

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Engage 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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Introduction

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Engage 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 Engage 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 Engage MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Engage MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Engage account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Engage operations on your behalf.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Engage with Codex using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Engage 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 Engage 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 Engage operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits
  • Build automation scripts that leverage Codex's AI capabilities
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Add Customer to Accounts

Tool to add a customer to one or more account entities.

Add User to Lists

Tool to add a Customer or Account to one or more Lists in Engage.

Archive List

Tool to archive a List in Engage.

Archive User

Tool to archive a user in Engage.

Convert User Type

Tool to convert a user between Customer and Account entity types.

Create List

Tool to create a new List in Engage for organizing subscribers.

Create User

Tool to create a new user (Customer or Account) in Engage.

Delete Subscriber From List

Tool to remove a subscriber from a List entirely (different from unsubscribing).

Delete User

Tool to completely delete all user data for a Customer or Account.

Get Account Members

Tool to retrieve all members (Customers) of an Account in Engage.

Get List

Tool to retrieve a single List by its ID.

Get User By ID

Tool to retrieve a single user by their user ID.

List Lists

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all Lists in Engage.

List Users

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of all users in Engage.

Merge Users

Tool to merge two user profiles in Engage.

Remove Customer from Account

Tool to remove a Customer from an Account in Engage.

Batch Request

Tool to batch multiple create user, update user, and add user events operations into a single API call.

Subscribe User to List

Tool to create a user and subscribe them to an Engage.

Track User Event

Tool to add user events to Engage.

Update Account Role

Tool to update the role of a Customer in an Account or set a new one if none exists.

Update Subscriber Status

Tool to update a subscriber's status on a List.

Update User

Tool to update user data and attributes on Engage.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Engage MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Engage tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Engage 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 Engage tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Engage 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 Engage data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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