# How to integrate Templated MCP with Codex ```json { "title": "How to integrate Templated MCP with Codex", "toolkit": "Templated", "toolkit_slug": "templated", "framework": "Codex", "framework_slug": "codex", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/codex", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/codex.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:28:08.798Z" } ``` ## Introduction Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Templated MCP integration, you can draft, triage, summarise emails, and much more, all without leaving the terminal or the app, whichever you prefer. ## Also integrate Templated with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/claude-cowork) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/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 Templated to Codex ### How to install Templated 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 Templated MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Templated MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Templated account. It provides structured and secure access to your templates and renders, so your agent can generate dynamic documents, manage templates, clone or tag designs, and retrieve render results on your behalf. - Automated document and image generation: Instantly have your agent render PDFs or images from any saved template, filling in dynamic variables to create invoices, certificates, or marketing materials. - Template management and organization: Let your agent list, retrieve, clone, or delete templates, keeping your template library organized and up-to-date without manual effort. - Dynamic tagging and categorization: Easily add or remove tags from templates, enabling smarter organization and fast searching for specific designs or document types. - Render tracking and retrieval: Ask your agent to list all renders for a template or fetch detailed information about a specific document render, making it simple to track document creation and usage history. - Account insights and validation: Have your agent retrieve account information to confirm API access, check account metadata, or audit usage details as needed. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `TEMPLATED_ADD_TAGS_TO_TEMPLATE` | Add Tags to Template | Tool to append new tags to an existing template without overwriting existing tags. Use when you already have the template ID and want to add additional tags. | | `TEMPLATED_CLONE_TEMPLATE_ACTION` | Clone Template | Tool to clone an existing template. Use after you have a template ID and want to duplicate it with a new name. Example: "Clone template tpl_123 as 'Copy of Template'". | | `TEMPLATED_COUNT_TEMPLATE_CLONES` | Count Template Clones | Tool to get the count of cloned templates for a specific source template. Use when you need to know how many clones exist for a particular template without retrieving the full list. | | `TEMPLATED_CREATE_FOLDER` | Create Folder | Tool to create a new folder for organizing templates and renders. Use when you need to organize templates into logical groups. | | `TEMPLATED_CREATE_RENDER` | Create Template Render | Create document renders from templates. Supports single/batch rendering with extensive customization. Returns a list of render objects (one per page for multi-page templates). | | `TEMPLATED_CREATE_TEMPLATE` | Create Template | Tool to create a new template with specified dimensions and layers. Use when you need to programmatically define a template with background images, text overlays, or shapes. | | `TEMPLATED_DELETE_FOLDER` | Delete Folder | Tool to delete a folder by its ID. The folder must be empty before deletion. Use when you have confirmed the folder ID and need to remove it permanently. | | `TEMPLATED_DELETE_RENDER` | Delete Render | Tool to delete a specific render by its ID. Use when you need to permanently remove a render and its associated output files. | | `TEMPLATED_DELETE_TEMPLATE` | Delete Template | Tool to delete a template by its unique ID. Use when you have confirmed the template ID and need to remove it permanently. | | `TEMPLATED_DUPLICATE_RENDER` | Duplicate Template Render | Tool to duplicate an existing render with the same settings and template. Use when you need to create a copy of a render. The duplicated render will use the same template and payload as the original. | | `TEMPLATED_GET_ACCOUNT_INFORMATION` | Get Account Information | Tool to retrieve account information, including email, name, team name, API usage statistics, and subscription plan. Use to check current API quota usage or verify API token validity. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_ALL_TEMPLATES` | List All Templates | Tool to list all templates of a user. Use when you need to retrieve available templates with optional pagination. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_FOLDER_RENDERS` | List Folder Renders | Tool to list all renders in a specific folder. Use when you need to retrieve all renders contained in a folder with optional pagination. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_FOLDERS` | List Folders | Tool to list all folders in the account. Use when you need to retrieve available folders that help organize templates and renders. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_FOLDER_TEMPLATES` | List Folder Templates | Tool to list all templates in a specific folder. Use when you need to retrieve templates contained in a folder. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_FONTS` | List Fonts | Tool to list all available fonts including Google Fonts and user-uploaded custom fonts. Use when you need to retrieve the names and metadata of fonts available in the account. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_GALLERY_TEMPLATES` | List Gallery Templates | Tool to list templates from the public gallery. Use when you need to browse available templates that can be cloned for use. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_RENDERS` | List All Renders | Tool to list all renders in the account. Use when you need to retrieve all available renders for the authenticated user. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_TEMPLATE_CLONES` | List Template Clones | Tool to list all cloned templates in the account. Use when you need to retrieve templates that were cloned from the gallery or other sources, with optional filtering by source template ID or external ID. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_TEMPLATE_RENDERS` | List Template Renders | Tool to list all renders of a specific template. Use after obtaining a template ID when you need paginated render results. | | `TEMPLATED_LIST_UPLOADS` | List Uploads | Tool to list all uploaded images in the account. Returns upload details including URLs and metadata. Use when you need to retrieve available uploads with optional pagination. | | `TEMPLATED_MERGE_RENDERS` | Merge Template Renders | Tool to merge multiple renders into a single PDF output. Use when combining multiple images or pages into a unified document. When host=true, returns a URL to the hosted file. When host=false, returns the PDF binary for immediate download. | | `TEMPLATED_MOVE_RENDER_TO_FOLDER` | Move Render to Folder | Tool to move a render to a specific folder. Use when you need to organize renders by moving them into folders. | | `TEMPLATED_MOVE_TEMPLATE_TO_FOLDER` | Move Template to Folder | Tool to move a template to a folder. Use when you need to organize templates by moving them into specified folders. | | `TEMPLATED_REMOVE_TEMPLATE_TAGS` | Remove Template Tags | Tool to remove specific tags from a template. Use when you have a template ID and want to untag existing tags. | | `TEMPLATED_RETRIEVE_RENDER` | Retrieve Template Render | Tool to retrieve details of a specific render by its ID. Use after obtaining the render ID when you need details of a render. | | `TEMPLATED_RETRIEVE_TEMPLATE` | Retrieve Template | Tool to retrieve a single Template by its unique ID. Use after obtaining the template ID. | | `TEMPLATED_UPDATE_FOLDER` | Update Folder | Tool to update an existing folder's properties. Use when you need to change a folder's name or other attributes. | | `TEMPLATED_UPDATE_TEMPLATE` | Update Template | Tool to update an existing template including its properties and layers. Use replaceLayers=true to replace all layers (layers not in array will be removed), or false/omit to update existing layers and add new ones. | | `TEMPLATED_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_TAGS` | Update Template Tags | Tool to overwrite all tags on a template. Use when you need to replace the entire tag list for a specific template. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Templated MCP server provides comprehensive access to Templated operations through Composio. Once connected, you can perform all major Templated actions directly from Codex using natural language commands. ## Complete Code None listed. ## Conclusion ### Conclusion You've successfully integrated Templated with Codex using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Templated 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 Templated 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 Templated operations - Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits - Build automation scripts that leverage Codex's AI capabilities ## How to build Templated MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/claude-cowork) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/templated/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Google Drive](https://composio.dev/toolkits/googledrive) - Google Drive is a cloud storage platform for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files. 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It streamlines document conversion and automation for developers and businesses. - [Aryn](https://composio.dev/toolkits/aryn) - Aryn is an AI-powered platform for parsing, extracting, and analyzing data from unstructured documents. Use it to automate document processing and unlock actionable insights from your files. - [Boldsign](https://composio.dev/toolkits/boldsign) - Boldsign is a digital eSignature platform for sending, signing, and tracking documents online. Organizations use it to automate agreements and manage legally binding workflows efficiently. - [Boloforms](https://composio.dev/toolkits/boloforms) - BoloForms is an eSignature platform built for small businesses, offering unlimited signatures, templates, and forms. It simplifies digital document signing and team collaboration at a predictable, fixed price. - [Box](https://composio.dev/toolkits/box) - Box is a cloud content management and file sharing platform for businesses. It helps teams securely store, organize, and collaborate on files from anywhere. - [Carbone](https://composio.dev/toolkits/carbone) - Carbone is a blazing-fast report generator that turns JSON data into PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, and more using flexible templates. It lets you automate document creation at scale with minimal code. - [Castingwords](https://composio.dev/toolkits/castingwords) - CastingWords is a transcription service specializing in human-powered, accurate transcripts via a simple API. Get seamless audio-to-text conversion for interviews, meetings, podcasts, and more. - [Cloudconvert](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cloudconvert) - CloudConvert is a powerful file conversion service supporting over 200 file formats. It streamlines converting, compressing, and managing documents, media, and more, all in one place. - [Cloudlayer](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cloudlayer) - Cloudlayer is a document and asset generation service for creating PDFs and images via API or SDKs. 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It streamlines programmatic format changes and lets developers automate complex workflows with a single API. - [Craftmypdf](https://composio.dev/toolkits/craftmypdf) - CraftMyPDF is a web-based service for designing and generating PDFs with templates and live data. It streamlines document creation by automating personalized PDFs at scale. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Templated MCP? With a standalone Templated MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Templated tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Templated 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 Templated tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Templated while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Templated 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 Templated data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) ยท [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)