How to integrate Everhour MCP with Codex

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Introduction

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

The Everhour MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Everhour account. It provides structured and secure access to your time tracking, client, and expense data, so your agent can perform actions like listing clients, retrieving expenses, managing projects, and fetching user profiles on your behalf.

  • Comprehensive client management: Ask your agent to list, create, or delete clients to keep your workspace organized and up-to-date.
  • Expense tracking and review: Effortlessly retrieve all expenses or list available expense categories to monitor spending and streamline expense management.
  • Project and section insights: Have your agent fetch detailed information about specific projects or sections using their IDs for better resource planning.
  • Personalized user profile access: Enable your agent to fetch the authenticated user's profile for quick access to account details and preferences.
  • Webhook configuration overview: List all configured webhooks to monitor integrations and automate notifications within your Everhour environment.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create ClientCreates a new client in Everhour for tracking billable work, invoicing, and project organization.
Delete a clientTool to delete a client.
List ClientsRetrieves all clients in the Everhour workspace.
Clock In UserTool to clock in a user for time tracking.
Clock Out UserTool to clock out a user for time tracking.
Create WebhookTool to create a new webhook for event notifications in Everhour.
Delete WebhookTool to delete a webhook.
Delete a timecardTool to delete a timecard for a user on a specific date.
Discard Timesheet ApprovalTool to discard a pending timesheet approval request.
List ExpensesLists expense records from your Everhour workspace.
Get Client by IDTool to retrieve a specific client by ID.
Get ProjectTool to retrieve a specific project.
Get SectionRetrieve details of a specific section by its ID.
Get TimecardTool to retrieve a specific timecard for a user on a date.
Get Authenticated User ProfileTool to retrieve profile information of the authenticated user.
Get WebhookRetrieve details of a specific webhook by its ID.
List Expense CategoriesLists all expense categories available in your Everhour account.
List WebhooksLists all webhooks configured for the Everhour account.
List InvoicesRetrieves all invoices from your Everhour workspace.
List projectsList all Everhour projects accessible by the authenticated user.
List SectionsLists all sections within a specific Everhour project.
List TagsList all tags in the Everhour workspace.
List Team MembersRetrieves all team members in the authenticated Everhour workspace.
List TeamsRetrieves information about the authenticated team/workspace in Everhour.
List TimecardsTool to retrieve all team timecards with optional date filtering.
List User TimecardsTool to retrieve timecards for a specific user with optional date filtering.
List User TimesheetsTool to retrieve timesheets for a specific user.
Create ProjectTool to create a new project in Everhour.
Delete a projectTool to delete a project.
Request Timesheet ApprovalTool to request approval for a timesheet or approve a week (for admins).
Create SectionTool to create a new section in a project.
Delete a sectionTool to delete a section.
Create TaskCreates a new task in an Everhour project.
Start TimerTool to start a new timer for a task.
Update ClientTool to update an existing client in Everhour.
Update an existing projectUpdates an existing Everhour project's settings.
Update TimecardTool to update a timecard for a user on a specific date.
Update WebhookTool to update an existing webhook configuration in Everhour.

Conclusion

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

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Everhour MCP?

With a standalone Everhour MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Everhour tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Everhour and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Codex?

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 Everhour tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Everhour while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Everhour 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.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

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 Everhour data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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