How to integrate Zoho mail MCP with Codex

Connect Codex to Zoho mail MCP. Send a follow-up email to yesterday's meeting attendees, list unread emails from your manager, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Introduction

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With the Zoho mail MCP integration, Codex can send and reply to emails, search messages, organize folders and labels, download attachments, and create tasks, 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 1700+ 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 Zoho mail 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_*******" }

Try it

Ask Codex for a Zoho mail task. The first time, Composio asks you to connect your Zoho mail account.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Send a follow-up email to yesterday's meeting attendees"
  • "List unread emails from your manager"
  • "Schedule a calendar event from an email"

What is the Zoho mail MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Zoho mail MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Zoho mail account. It provides structured and secure access to your mailbox, so your agent can perform actions like searching emails, sending messages, managing folders, organizing conversations, and handling attachments on your behalf.

  • Smart email search and filtering: Ask your agent to find emails based on sender, subject, keywords, or date ranges for quick information retrieval.
  • Automated composing and sending: Let your agent draft and send new emails, reply to existing threads, or create message templates to streamline communication.
  • Folder and label organization: Have your agent organize your inbox by moving messages to folders, applying tags, or archiving threads for a clutter-free workspace.
  • Attachment management: Retrieve, download, or send attachments through your agent—making file sharing and access seamless within your email workflow.
  • Bulk message actions: Instruct your agent to mark emails as read or unread, star important messages, or clean up your inbox by deleting or archiving in bulk.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Zoho mail with Codex using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Zoho mail 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 Zoho mail operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1700+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • CodeAct workbench for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking Codex to perform various Zoho mail operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits
  • Build automation scripts that leverage Codex's AI capabilities
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Create Signature

Create a signature, optionally assign it to users, and return it.

Get Signatures

List all connected-user signatures or retrieve one signature by ID.

List Zoho Mail Accounts

Retrieves all Zoho Mail accounts associated with the authenticated user.

Update Account Display Name

Update the display name of a Zoho Mail account owned by the user.

Delete Label

Delete a label and remove it from associated Zoho Mail messages.

Create Folder

Create a folder in a Zoho Mail account and return its folder record.

Delete Folder

Delete a folder from a Zoho Mail account.

Get Folder

Retrieve one Zoho Mail folder by account and folder ID.

List Folders

List every folder in a Zoho Mail account.

Update Folder

Rename or move a Zoho Mail folder, or enable or disable its IMAP visibility, and return its observed state from a follow-up read.

Delete Groups in Bulk

Delete multiple groups in a single API call.

Delete Group

Tool to delete a specific mail group by its zgid.

Get Organization Group

Retrieve one Zoho Mail organization group, including members and settings.

List Moderated Messages

List messages held for moderation in one Zoho Mail organization group.

Moderate Messages

Release held group messages for delivery or permanently reject them.

Create Label

Create a label in a Zoho Mail account and return its identifiers.

List Labels

List every label configured in a Zoho Mail account.

List Bookmarks

Tool to retrieve all personal bookmarks from a Zoho Mail account.

List Organization Accounts

List one offset-paginated page of accounts managed by a Zoho organization.

List Organization Domains

List mail domains configured for a Zoho Mail organization.

Manage Domain Addresses

Add or permanently remove domain aliases, catch-all delivery, and notification addresses.

Manage Domain DKIM

Add, verify, regenerate, default, or delete a domain DKIM selector.

Manage Domain Hosting

Set a primary domain or enable/disable mail hosting and subdomain stripping.

Create Email Draft

Tool to create and save an email draft in Zoho Mail without sending it.

Delete Email

Move one Zoho Mail email to trash or permanently delete it.

Download Attachment

Download one attachment from a Zoho Mail message as a file.

Get Attachment Info

Get normal and optional inline attachment metadata for one message.

Get Message Content

Tool to retrieve the full content/body of a specific Zoho Mail email.

Get Message Headers

Get one email's internet message headers without flattening repeated values.

Get Message Metadata

Retrieve one email's complete metadata record by account, folder, and message ID.

List Emails

Tool to retrieve a list of emails from a Zoho Mail account folder.

Reply to Email

Send or schedule a reply while preserving the original message thread.

Send Email

Send an email immediately or schedule it for later delivery.

Update Messages

Batch-update message or thread read, folder, flag, label, archive, or spam state.

Get Organization User Storage Details

Tool to retrieve storage details for a specific user in the organization.

Update Organization Spam Process Type

Tool to update organization spam processing type.

Update User Storage

Updates a user's storage allocation within a Zoho Mail organization.

Search Messages

Tool to search emails in a Zoho Mail account using Zoho's searchKey syntax.

Create Group Task

Create a task in a Zoho Mail group.

Create Personal Task

Create a personal task for the connected Zoho Mail user.

List Personal Tasks

List one offset-paginated page of personal tasks for the connected Zoho Mail user.

Update Group Task

Update one documented field on a task in a Zoho Mail group.

Update Group Settings

Tool to update group settings.

Update Organization Account

Enable or disable an external account, or update incoming, outgoing, IMAP, POP, or ActiveSync status for an organization-managed mailbox.

Verify Domain Records

Verify domain ownership, SPF, or MX DNS records for a Zoho Mail domain.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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