How to integrate Worksnaps MCP with Codex

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Worksnaps 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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Worksnaps is a time-tracking platform tailored for remote work, providing detailed project and user activity analytics. It helps teams boost productivity and accountability with transparent reporting.

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Introduction

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

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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 Worksnaps MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Worksnaps MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Worksnaps account. It provides structured and secure access to your time tracking and project data, so your agent can perform actions like tracking project hours, managing tasks, retrieving detailed reports, and accessing user assignments on your behalf.

  • Project and task management: Direct your agent to create new projects, add tasks, or delete tasks from specific projects for streamlined workflow organization.
  • Comprehensive project reporting: Request detailed time tracking reports for individual projects, including daily summaries and custom date ranges.
  • Account and assignment insights: Let your agent fetch account details and list all user assignments to see which projects you're working on or managing.
  • Quick project overview retrieval: Ask the agent to list all accessible projects or view detailed information about any project with just a prompt.
  • Task detail and status checks: Retrieve details for any task within a project, so you can stay on top of progress and workload effortlessly.

Conclusion

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

Supported Tools

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

Create Project

Creates a new project in Worksnaps for tracking time and tasks.

Create task

Tool to create a new task in a specified project.

Delete Task

Permanently deletes a task from a Worksnaps project.

Get Project Details

Tool to retrieve details of a specific project.

Get Project Report

Retrieves time entries for a specific project using the Worksnaps Time Entries API.

Get Projects

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of projects.

Get Task Details

Tool to retrieve details of a specific task within a project.

Get Project Tasks

Tool to retrieve tasks for a specific project.

Get User Account

Tool to retrieve information about a specific user account.

Get User Assignments

Tool to retrieve a list of all user assignments for a specific project.

Get Users

Retrieves a list of all users in the Worksnaps account.

Update Project

Tool to update an existing project.

Update Task

Tool to update details of an existing task.

Update User Account

Tool to update information for a specific user account.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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