How to integrate Google Chat MCP with Codex

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Google Chat 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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Google Chat is Google Workspace's messaging and collaboration service for teams. It keeps conversations, spaces, files, and work updates in one shared place.

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Introduction

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

The Google Chat MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Google Chat account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Google Chat operations on your behalf.

Conclusion

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

Supported Tools

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

Complete Space Import

Completes the import process for an import-mode Google Chat space and makes it visible to users.

Create Custom Emoji

Creates a custom emoji in Google Chat for use within an organization.

Create Space Member

Creates a membership for a user, Chat app, or Google Group in a space.

Create Message

Creates a message in a Google Chat space.

Create Reaction

Creates an emoji reaction on a Google Chat message.

Create section

Creates a custom section in Google Chat for organizing conversations in the navigation panel.

Create Space

Creates a named space or group chat in Google Chat.

Delete Custom Emoji

Deletes a custom emoji from Google Chat.

Delete Member from Space

Removes a user, Google Group, or app from a space.

Delete Message

Deletes a message from a Google Chat space.

Delete Reaction

Deletes a reaction to a message.

Delete section

Deletes a custom section from Google Chat by its ID.

Delete space

Deletes a named space from Google Chat.

Download Media

Downloads the bytes of a Google Chat message attachment via the media API.

Find Direct Message

Returns the existing direct message space with the specified user.

Find Group Chats

Finds all group chat spaces that contain exactly the calling user and the specified users.

Get Attachment

Gets the metadata of a Google Chat message attachment.

Get Custom Emoji

Returns details about a custom emoji in Google Chat.

Get Chat Space Member

Returns details about a membership in a space.

Get Message

Returns details about a specific message in a Google Chat space.

Get Space

Returns details about a specific Google Chat space including configuration, membership count, and access settings.

Get Space Event

Returns an event from a Google Chat space.

Get Space Notification Setting

Gets the notification settings for a user in a specific space.

Get space read state

Returns details about a user's read state within a space.

Get thread read state

Returns details about a user's read state within a thread.

List custom emojis

Lists custom emojis visible to the authenticated user in Google Chat.

List Space Members

Lists memberships in a space.

List Messages

Lists messages in a space that the authenticated user is a member of.

List reactions on a message

Lists all reactions on a specific message in a Google Chat space.

List Section Items

Lists all items (such as spaces) within a specified section of a user's Google Chat.

List Sections

Lists all sections available to the authenticated user in Google Chat.

List Space Events

Lists events from a Google Chat space.

List Spaces

Lists spaces the authenticated user is a member of in Google Chat.

Move Section Item

Moves a space from one section to another in Google Chat.

Position Section in Sidebar

Changes the sort order of a section in the Google Chat sidebar.

Replace Message (Full)

Replaces an existing message in a Google Chat space using full replacement.

Search Spaces

Searches for spaces across a Google Workspace organization using administrator privileges.

Setup Space

Creates a space and adds specified users and groups to it.

Update Member

Updates a membership in a Google Chat space, such as changing a member's role between member and manager.

Update Message

Updates a message in a Google Chat space, modifying its text, cards, or other properties.

Update section

Updates a section's display name in Google Chat.

Update Space

Updates a Google Chat space's configuration including display name, description, guidelines, history settings, access settings, and permission settings.

Update Space Notification Setting

Updates the notification settings for a user in a space.

Update Space Read State

Updates a user's read state within a space, used to mark messages as read or unread.

Upload Media Attachment

Uploads a file as an attachment to a Google Chat space using the multipart media upload endpoint.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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