How to integrate Seat geek MCP with Codex

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Seat geek 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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SeatGeek is a live event platform offering APIs for concerts, sports, and theater data. Instantly access events, venues, and performers info for smarter ticketing and discovery.

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Introduction

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

The Seat geek MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to SeatGeek's event and ticketing platform. It provides structured and secure access to real-time event listings, performer info, venues, and recommendations—so your agent can search events, fetch performer or venue details, get personalized recommendations, and explore seating options on your behalf.

  • Event discovery and search: Instantly search for concerts, sports games, theater shows, and more by performer, venue, location, or date to find upcoming live entertainment that matches your preferences.
  • Venue and seating insights: Retrieve detailed information about venues, including seating charts and available sections or rows, so your agent can help you choose the best seats for any event.
  • Performer exploration and recommendations: Get in-depth details about your favorite artists, teams, or entertainers, and discover similar performers or new acts you might enjoy based on your interests.
  • Personalized event recommendations: Ask your agent to suggest events tailored to your tastes, location, or favorite performers, making it easy to find something you'll love.
  • Event category browsing: Explore a rich taxonomy of event types, from concerts and sports to theater and comedy, enabling your agent to filter and recommend experiences across all entertainment genres.

Conclusion

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

Supported Tools

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

Get Event Details

Get comprehensive details about a specific event including venue, performers, date/time (in local venue time), ticket information, and a SeatGeek event URL.

Get Event Recommendations

Get personalized event recommendations based on your favorite performers, events, or location.

Get Event Seating Information

Get section and row layout information for a specific event's venue.

Get Performer Details

Retrieves detailed information about a specific performer (artist, sports team, or theatrical production) from SeatGeek by their unique ID.

Get Performer Recommendations

Get recommendations for similar performers based on your interests.

Get Event Categories

Get a list of all available event categories and types (taxonomies) used on SeatGeek.

Get Venue Details

Get detailed venue-specific information (location, address, metadata) beyond what SEAT_GEEK_GET_EVENT_DETAILS already returns.

Search Events

Search for ticketed events on SeatGeek by performers, venues, dates, or general queries.

Search Performers

Search for performers including artists, bands, sports teams, comedians, and more.

Search Venues

Search for venues by location, name, or other criteria.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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