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How to connect Supabase Read MCP with ChatGPT Work

Connect ChatGPT Work to Supabase Read MCP. List all databases in your project, show recent edge function logs, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Supabase Read MCP is a read-only interface for inspecting Supabase projects and resources. Use it to audit and explore databases, schemas, Edge Functions, logs, and storage without write access.

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How to connect Supabase Read MCP with ChatGPT Work

ChatGPT Work is an agent inside ChatGPT built for your most ambitious work. It takes action across your apps and files, stays with a project for hours, and turns a goal into finished materials like sheets, slides, and docs - not just answers.

In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Supabase Read account to ChatGPT Work via Composio Connect, so it can inspect your projects, list databases and schemas, fetch Edge Function logs, enumerate storage buckets and docs through natural language commands without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why use Composio over default connectors?

  • Apps with read and write access. Default connectors mostly can read your data. Composio's Supabase Read integration lets ChatGPT Work take actions like creating drafts, sending updates, labeling records, and more.
  • 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across multiple apps in a single run - fetch a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post highlights to Slack without leaving the conversation.

Prerequisites

  • A ChatGPT account with access to ChatGPT Work (rolling out across Pro, Enterprise, Edu, Plus, and Business plans). We will use the ChatGPT desktop app, which is available on every plan.
  • Access to the Supabase Read workspace you want to connect.
  • Composio MCP.

Note: Composio connects through OAuth. You will be asked to sign in and approve specific permissions. Review the permission screen carefully if you are using a work account.

Step-by-step: Connect Supabase Read to ChatGPT Work

1. Open the MCP settings

In ChatGPT Work, go to Settings and open the Plugins section. Inside the Plugins page, click the MCP tab.

ChatGPT Work settings showing the Plugins page with the MCP tab selected

2. Add the server

Click Add server. In the Name field enter Composio, for Type select Streamable HTTP, and in the URL field paste the Composio MCP server URL:

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ChatGPT Work Add server dialog with the name Composio, type Streamable HTTP, and the Composio MCP URL

Then click Save. The Composio server now appears in your MCP plugins list.

ChatGPT Work Plugins page showing the Composio MCP server added to the list

3. Authenticate

Click Authenticate, log in via Composio, and click Allow access to authorize ChatGPT Work to use your Composio account.

Composio login and Allow access screen for ChatGPT Work MCP setup

4. Start using Composio

That is it - Composio tools are now available in ChatGPT Work. Ask it to work with your Supabase Read account and it will run the actions you authorize.

What you can do after connecting Supabase Read

  • List all databases in your project
  • Show recent Edge Function logs
  • List storage buckets and sizes

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access: Only grant permissions you actually need.
  • Review OAuth permissions before approving: Make sure requested scopes match what you expect Composio and ChatGPT Work to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed: For actions like sending messages, creating labels, or editing drafts, keep manual confirmation enabled.
  • Be careful with sensitive data: Avoid using this setup with highly sensitive information unless allowed by your personal, company, or client policies.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Supabase Read MCP action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Confirm cost

Ask the user to confirm their understanding of the cost of creating a new project or branch.

Execute sql

Executes raw SQL in the Postgres database.

Generate typescript types

Generates TypeScript types for a project.

Get advisors

Gets a list of advisory notices for the Supabase project.

Get cost

Gets the cost of creating a new project or branch.

Get edge function

Retrieves file contents for an Edge Function in a Supabase project.

Get organization

Gets details for an organization.

Get project

Gets details for a Supabase project.

Get project url

Gets the API URL for a project.

Get publishable keys

Gets all publishable API keys for a project, including legacy anon keys (JWT-based) and modern publishable keys (format: sb_publishable_.

Get storage config

Get the storage config for a Supabase project.

List branches

Lists all development branches of a Supabase project.

List edge functions

Lists all Edge Functions in a Supabase project.

List extensions

Lists all extensions in the database.

List migrations

Lists all migrations in the database.

List organizations

Lists all organizations that the user is a member of.

List projects

Lists all Supabase projects for the user.

List storage buckets

Lists all storage buckets in a Supabase project.

List tables

Lists all tables in one or more schemas.

Query logs

Runs a custom read-only ClickHouse SQL query against a Supabase project's unified logs stream, for filtering, aggregating, or joining across log fields more precisely than a simple per-service log dump.

Search docs

Search the Supabase documentation using GraphQL.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. ChatGPT Work 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 Supabase Read tools.

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

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