How to integrate Keyword 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 Keyword 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 Keyword 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 Keyword MCP server, and what's possible with it?

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

Conclusion

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

Supported Tools

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

Add Keywords

Tool to add keywords to a Keyword.

Archive Project

Tool to archive a project in Keyword.

Create Project or Group

Tool to create a new project or group in Keyword.

Delete Keyword

Tool to delete a single keyword from a project or group.

Bulk delete keywords

Tool to bulk delete multiple keywords from a single project by providing keyword IDs.

Delete Project

Tool to delete a single project or group from Keyword.

Get Current User

Tool to retrieve the current authenticated user's account information.

Get Keyword

Tool to retrieve all keyword settings and ranking metrics for a single keyword.

Get Project Details

Tool to retrieve a single project's summary from Keyword.

Get Project Metrics

Retrieve keyword movement metrics for a project, group, or tag.

Get Keyword Ranking History

Tool to retrieve Google ranking history for specified keywords for up to 180 days.

Get Share of Voice History

Retrieve Share of Voice data over time for a specific project.

Get Top Pages

Tool to retrieve Top Pages data for a project showing ranking URLs with keyword counts, average rank, search volume, and cost per click metrics.

List Active Projects

Tool to retrieve all active projects with their groups, tags, and keyword counts.

List Alerts

Tool to retrieve all alerts for the Keyword.

List Keywords

Tool to retrieve all keywords and their ranking data in a project or group.

List Project Regions

Tool to list all Google regions being tracked in a Keyword.

Refresh Keywords

Tool to trigger an on-demand update for all keywords in one or more projects or groups.

Restore Archived Project

Tool to restore an archived project or group.

Update Keywords

Tool to update keyword settings in a project.

FRAMEWORKS

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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