---
title: "OpenWork MCP for Codex"
sidebarTitle: "Codex"
description: "Codex MCP setup for OpenWork Connect, with OAuth access to your org's Gmail, Calendar, Drive, shared connections, skills, and Cloud resources."
---

The OpenWork MCP server ([OpenWork Connect](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp))
enables Codex to use the OpenWork capabilities your organization has made
available to you: Gmail read/search, Calendar list/create, Drive search/read,
Gmail draft creation, shared MCP connections such as Notion, Linear, Slack,
Stripe, Exa, and Context7, shared skills, and OpenWork Cloud resources like
skills, plugins, marketplaces, workers, members, roles, teams, and LLM
providers. The server exposes only `search_capabilities` and
`execute_capability`, so Codex searches what you can access and runs exact
capability names instead of loading hundreds of tool definitions into context.

## Server URL

```text
https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent
```

OAuth sign-in uses your OpenWork account, and the organization you pick is
pinned into the token. If you do not have an account, create a
[free OpenWork account](https://app.openworklabs.com?mode=sign-up).

## Setup

1. Add OpenWork Connect:

   ```sh
   codex mcp add openwork --url https://api.openworklabs.com/mcp/agent
   ```

2. Log in and finish the browser sign-in:

   ```sh
   codex mcp login openwork
   ```

In the Codex desktop app, open `codex://settings/connections` and paste the
server URL there instead.

## Switch organizations

Log out, then log in again and choose the organization you want:

```sh
codex mcp logout openwork
codex mcp login openwork
```

<Note>
This is a setup guide. These steps match OpenWork Connect's OAuth profile:
HTTPS or HTTP loopback callbacks, PKCE S256, and dynamic client registration
fallback. Codex is listed as setup only because native proof is not complete.
See the
[client support status](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp#client-support-status)
table.
</Note>

## What you can ask

- "Which OpenWork organization am I connected to?"
- "Add omar@example.com to my organization."
- "Search my org's capabilities for calendar tools, then list tomorrow's events."
- "Create a skill that writes weekly status reports and share it with my whole organization."

## What's next

- Read the [hub overview](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/cloud-mcp) for OAuth, token,
  server exposure, and troubleshooting details.
- Publish Notion, Linear, Slack, and other shared tools with
  [shared MCP connections](/cloud/share-with-your-team/shared-mcp-connections).
- Connect from a remote environment with
  [OpenWork MCP on a remote machine](/cloud/run-in-the-cloud/connect-openwork-mcp-remote-machine).
