How to integrate Parma MCP with Codex

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Parma 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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Introduction

Codex is one of the most popular coding harnesses out there. And MCP makes the experience even better. With Parma 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 Parma 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 Parma MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Parma MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, and more directly to your Parma CRM account. It provides structured and secure access to your CRM data, so your agent can retrieve user profiles, access dataset catalogs, and manage critical business information on your behalf.

  • Comprehensive dataset catalog access: Instantly retrieve dcat-us 1.1 compliant metadata for all datasets in your Parma open data portal, making it easy to audit or analyze your entire data catalog.
  • Personalized user profile retrieval: Ask your agent to fetch the authenticated user's profile details, helping you quickly access account info or tailor interactions for specific users.
  • Efficient dataset identification: Let your agent list all dataset identifiers from Parma's CKAN instance, streamlining workflows that depend on knowing what's available in your data ecosystem.
  • Data-driven relationship management: Empower your agent to surface, summarize, or cross-reference CRM datasets, deepening insights into your business relationships and opportunities.

Conclusion

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

Supported Tools

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

Add Relationship to Group

Tool to add a relationship to a group in Parma.

Create Note

Tool to create a new note in the Parma account.

Create Relationship

Tool to create a new relationship in Parma.

Get data.json metadata

Tool to retrieve DCAT-US 1.

Delete Relationship

Tool to delete a relationship from Parma by its ID.

Get Pipeline

Tool to retrieve a pipeline by its ID.

Get Relationship

Tool to retrieve a relationship by its unique ID.

Get Stage

Tool to retrieve a stage by its unique identifier.

Get User by ID

Tool to retrieve a user by their unique ID.

Get User Profile

Tool to retrieve the authenticated user's profile.

List Deals

Tool to retrieve all deals from the Parma account.

List Groups

Tool to retrieve all groups in the Parma account.

List Notes

Tool to retrieve all notes from the Parma account.

List Pipelines

Tool to list all pipelines in the Parma account.

List Relationship Groups

Tool to retrieve all groups linked to a specific relationship.

List Relationship Notes

Tool to list all notes linked to a relationship.

List Relationships

Tool to list all relationships in the Parma account.

List Stages

Tool to retrieve all stages in the Parma account.

List Users

Tool to list all users in the Parma account.

List Parma CKAN datasets

Tool to retrieve all dataset identifiers from the Parma CKAN instance.

Remove Relationship From Group

Tool to remove a relationship from a group.

Update Note

Tool to update an existing note in the Parma account.

Update Relationship

Tool to update an existing relationship in the Parma account.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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