# How to integrate Peopledatalabs MCP with Codex ```json { "title": "How to integrate Peopledatalabs MCP with Codex", "toolkit": "Peopledatalabs", "toolkit_slug": "peopledatalabs", "framework": "Codex", "framework_slug": "codex", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/codex", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/codex.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:21:44.689Z" } ``` ## Introduction Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Peopledatalabs MCP integration, you can draft, triage, summarise emails, and much more, all without leaving the terminal or the app, whichever you prefer. ## Also integrate Peopledatalabs with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/claude-cowork) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/crew-ai) ## TL;DR ### 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. ## Connect Peopledatalabs to Codex ### How to install Peopledatalabs MCP in Codex ### Run the setup command Run this command in your terminal to add the Composio MCP server to Codex. ```bash codex mcp add composio --url https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## What is the Peopledatalabs MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Peopledatalabs MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Peopledatalabs account. It provides structured and secure access to rich B2B data, so your agent can enrich profiles, standardize company details, validate customer information, and perform advanced searches with ease. - Comprehensive person data enrichment: Automatically enhance individual profiles using identifiers like email, phone, or full name combined with company or location data. - Company data validation and enrichment: Instantly verify and enrich company details with firmographics, employee counts, and standardized fields to power your workflows. - Advanced person search and filtering: Leverage Elasticsearch-powered queries to find the exact professional profiles you need using job title, skills, experience, and more. - Data cleaning and standardization: Cleanse and structure raw company, school, or location data to maintain high-quality records in your systems. - Skill and job title enrichment: Provide context and standardized information for job titles or professional skills to improve analytics and targeting. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `PEOPLEDATALABS_CLEAN_COMPANY_DATA` | Clean company data | Cleans and standardizes company information based on a name, website, or profile URL; providing at least one of these inputs is highly recommended for meaningful results. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_CLEAN_COMPANY_POST` | Clean company data (POST) | Tool to clean and standardize company data using POST method. Use when you need to standardize company information by providing company name, website, or social profile. Returns standardized company information including name, website, LinkedIn profile, and other company identifiers. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_CLEAN_LOCATION_DATA` | Clean location data | Cleans and standardizes a raw, unformatted location string into a structured representation, provided the input is a recognizable geographical place. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_CLEAN_LOCATION_POST` | Clean location data (POST) | Tool to clean and standardize location data using POST method. Use when you need to normalize raw location strings into structured location information including city, region, and country. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_CLEAN_SCHOOL_DATA` | Clean school data | Cleans and standardizes school information; provide at least one of the school's name, website, or profile for optimal results. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_CLEAN_SCHOOL_DATA_POST` | Clean school data (POST) | Tool to clean and standardize school data using POST method. Use when you need to clean school information by providing name, website, or profile. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_ENRICH_BULK_COMPANY_DATA` | Enrich Bulk Company Data | Tool to enrich up to 100 companies in a single request using the Bulk Company Enrichment API. Use when you need to enrich multiple company profiles efficiently. Each request must include at least one company identifier (website, profile, name, ticker, or pdl_id). Results are returned in the same order as the input requests, with individual status codes indicating success (200) or failure (404). | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_ENRICH_BULK_PERSON_DATA` | Enrich bulk person data | Tool to enrich up to 100 person profiles in a single API request using the Bulk Person Enrichment API. Use when you need to enrich multiple people efficiently, as this effectively increases the rate limit by up to 100x compared to individual enrichment calls. Each request in the array can use the same parameters as the single person enrichment endpoint. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_ENRICH_COMPANY_DATA` | Enrich Company Data | Enriches company data from People Data Labs with details like firmographics and employee counts. CRITICAL: This action REQUIRES at least one company identifier. DO NOT send empty {} requests. You MUST provide at least one of: pdl_id, name, profile, ticker, or website. Valid request examples: - {"name": "Apple Inc."} - enrich by company name - {"website": "google.com"} - enrich by website URL - {"ticker": "MSFT"} - enrich by stock ticker - {"profile": "linkedin.com/company/microsoft"} - enrich by social profile. Each call consumes API credits; use specific identifiers rather than exploratory requests. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_ENRICH_IP_DATA` | Enrich IP Data | Enriches an IP address with company, location, metadata, and person data from People Data Labs. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_ENRICH_JOB_TITLE_DATA` | Enrich job title data | Enhances a job title by providing additional contextual information and details. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_ENRICH_PERSON_DATA` | Enrich person data | Enriches person data using various identifiers; requires a primary ID (profile, email, phone, email_hash, lid, pdl_id) OR a name (full, or first and last) combined with another demographic detail (e.g., company, school, location). | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_ENRICH_SKILL_DATA` | Enrich skill data | Retrieves detailed, standardized information for a given skill by querying the People Data Labs Skill Enrichment API; for best results, provide a recognized professional skill or area of expertise. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_GENERATE_SEARCH_QUERY` | Generate Search Query | Converts natural language queries into structured PDL Elasticsearch queries for people or company searches; generates optimized query structure without executing the search. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_AUTOCOMPLETE_FIELD_SUGGESTIONS` | Autocomplete field suggestions | Provides autocompletion suggestions for a specific field (e.g., company, skill, title) based on partial text input. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_GET_AUTOCOMPLETE_SUGGESTIONS_POST` | Get autocomplete suggestions (POST) | Tool to get autocompletion suggestions using POST method for complex query parameters. Use when building type-ahead interfaces or needing to suggest values for Search API queries. Supports company, location, skill, title, and other fields with configurable result size. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_GET_COLUMN_DETAILS` | Get column details | Retrieves predefined enum values for a column name from `enum_mappings.json`; `is_enum` in the response will be false if the column is not found or is not an enum type. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_GET_SCHEMA` | Get schema | Retrieves the schema, including field names, descriptions, and data types, for 'person' or 'company' entity types. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_GET_SUBJECT_REQUESTS` | Get subject requests | Tool to retrieve subject access requests for data privacy compliance. Use when you need to manage or review data subject requests related to person data in your PeopleDataLabs account. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_IDENTIFY_PERSON_DATA` | Identify person data | Retrieves detailed profile information for an individual from People Data Labs (PDL), requiring at least one identifier such as email, phone, or profile URL. If using name alone, it must be paired with at least one additional attribute (company, location, school, etc.) — name-only queries return no match. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_PEOPLE_SEARCH_ELASTIC` | People Search with Elasticsearch | Searches for person profiles in the People Data Labs (PDL) database using an Elasticsearch Domain Specific Language (DSL) query. This action allows for highly targeted searches based on criteria such as job titles, skills, company details, location, experience, and more. Preconditions: - The provided Elasticsearch query (in the `query` field) must be a syntactically correct JSON object representing a valid Elasticsearch query. - The query must utilize fields that are defined in the People Data Labs person schema. - The `dataset` parameter must specify one of the allowed dataset categories. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_QUERY_PERSON_CHANGELOG` | Query person changelog | Tool to query the changelog of person records between two consecutive dataset versions. Returns information about updates, additions, deletions, merges, and opt-outs for individuals. Use when you need to track changes to person profiles across PDL dataset versions or monitor specific person IDs for updates. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_SEARCH_COMPANY_ELASTIC` | Company Search with Elasticsearch | Performs a search for company profiles within People Data Labs using a custom Elasticsearch Domain Specific Language (DSL) query. This action allows for detailed and complex filtering based on various attributes of a company, such as name, industry, employee_count, founded year, location, and more. Results can be paginated using the `size` and `scroll_token` parameters. Preconditions: - The `query` parameter must contain a valid Elasticsearch DSL query string, structured as a JSON object. - This action queries the People Data Labs company search endpoint (`/v5/company/search`) and returns company records. | | `PEOPLEDATALABS_SEARCH_COMPANY_POST` | Search Company Records (POST) | Tool to search and filter company records from the full Company Dataset using Elasticsearch or SQL queries via POST method. Use when you need to find multiple companies matching specific criteria with complex filtering. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Peopledatalabs MCP server provides comprehensive access to Peopledatalabs operations through Composio. Once connected, you can perform all major Peopledatalabs actions directly from Codex using natural language commands. ## Complete Code None listed. ## Conclusion ### Conclusion You've successfully integrated Peopledatalabs with Codex using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Peopledatalabs 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 Peopledatalabs 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 Peopledatalabs operations - Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits - Build automation scripts that leverage Codex's AI capabilities ## How to build Peopledatalabs MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/claude-cowork) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/peopledatalabs/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Firecrawl](https://composio.dev/toolkits/firecrawl) - Firecrawl automates large-scale web crawling and data extraction. 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It helps teams capture call notes automatically and search or summarize meetings effortlessly. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Peopledatalabs MCP? With a standalone Peopledatalabs MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Peopledatalabs tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Peopledatalabs 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 Peopledatalabs tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Peopledatalabs while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Peopledatalabs 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 Peopledatalabs data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)