How to integrate Brilliant directories MCP with Codex

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Brilliant directories 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 Brilliant directories 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 Brilliant directories MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Brilliant directories account. It provides structured and secure access to your membership community and business directory platform, so your agent can perform actions like managing users, retrieving data categories, and automating lead and review workflows on your behalf.

• User creation and management: Easily instruct your agent to create new users with detailed profiles or delete existing members, streamlining your directory's onboarding and maintenance.
• Deep data category access: Ask your agent to fetch all available data categories from your site, making it simple to organize content or power dynamic site navigation experiences.
• Lead field discovery and automation: Let your agent retrieve the full structure of your leads table, helping you automate lead capture, validation, or enrichment workflows with up-to-date field metadata.
• Review field extraction and insights: Direct your agent to pull all available review fields, enabling smarter review management, analytics, or custom reporting based on your site’s feedback system.
• User data field exploration: Have your agent fetch and analyze all user-related fields, supporting advanced user segmentation, targeted updates, or personalized communications.

Conclusion

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