How to integrate Brightdata MCP with Codex

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

Composio removes the Authentication handling completely from you. We handle the entire integration lifecycle, and all you need to do is just copy the URL below, authenticate inside Codex, and start using it.

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 870+ 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 Brightdata MCP in Codex

Codex CLI

Run the command in your terminal.

This will auto-redirect you to the Rube authentication page.

Once you're authenticated, you will be able to access the tools.

Verify the installation by running:

codex mcp list

If you otherwise prefer to use config.toml, add the following URL to it. You can get the bearer token from rube.app → Use Rube → MCP URL → Generate token

[projects."/home/user/composio"]
trust_level = "untrusted"

[mcp_servers.rube]
bearer_token_env_var = "your bearer token"
enabled = true
url = "https://rube.app/mcp"

Codex in VS Code

If you have installed Codex in VS Code.

Then: ⚙️ → MCP Settings → + Add servers → Streamable HTTP:

Add the Rube MCP URL: https://rube.app/mcp and the bearer token.

To verify, click on the Open config.toml

Make sure it's there:

[mcp_servers.composio_rube]
bearer_token_env_var = "your bearer token"
enabled = true
url = "https://rube.app/mcp"

Codex App

Codex App follows the same approach as VS Code.

1. Click ⚙️ on the bottom left → MCP Servers → + Add servers → Streamable HTTP:

2. Restart and verify if it's there in .codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.composio_rube]
bearer_token_env_var = "your bearer token"
enabled = true
url = "https://rube.app/mcp"

3. Save, restart the extension, and start working.

The Brightdata MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Brightdata account. It provides structured and secure access to Brightdata’s web data platform, so your agent can trigger site crawls, run SERP searches, filter and download datasets, and manage proxy endpoints on your behalf.

• Automated site crawling and extraction: Start large-scale crawl jobs across multiple web pages or entire domains, letting your agent collect structured data from the internet with just a prompt.
• Access to pre-made marketplace scrapers: Browse and select from Brightdata’s collection of pre-built scrapers for popular websites, making it easy to gather structured data without building your own scrapers from scratch.
• Filtered dataset generation and download: Apply custom filters to datasets, check crawl job status, and retrieve the exact data you need by downloading processed results once ready.
• Powerful SERP and web unlocker tools: Perform real-time SERP searches across various engines and leverage web unlocker zones to bypass anti-bot protections and scrape challenging websites.
• Proxy zone and location management: List available proxy zones, cities, and countries to configure how and where your data collection jobs run, optimizing for speed and success.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Brightdata with Codex using Composio's Rube MCP server. Now you can interact with Brightdata 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 Brightdata operations
• Managed authentication through Composio's Rube
• Access to 20,000+ tools across 870+ apps for cross-app workflows
• CodeAct workbench for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

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