# Connect Codex to the Smartsheet MCP server

With Codex connected to the Smartsheet MCP server, you can interact with your Smartsheet data using natural language.

Requirements
**Plan:** Business, Enterprise, or Advanced Work Management

## Connection steps

Here are the instructions for configuring the MCP server connection in Codex.

1. In Codex, at the bottom of the sidebar, select **Settings**. The settings page appears.
2. In the left sidebar, select **MCP servers**, and then select **+ Add server** in the **Custom servers** section. A server connection form appears.
![](/assets/codex-server-connection-form.d855a215135c811f18e5ddde4fd2f764c7452e3f78536c33f40b020317ad0bde.8774ae92.png)
3. Specify the following items in the form:
**Name:** An arbitrary name for the Smartsheet MCP server connection
**Streamable HTTP:** (Toggle on this option)
**URL:** `https://mcp.smartsheet.com` (If you're using a regional server outside the US, specify [that region's URL](/ai-mcp/smartsheet/install-the-smartsheet-mcp-server#prerequisites))
**Bearer token env var:** Enter the name of the [environment variable](/ai-mcp/smartsheet/install-the-smartsheet-mcp-server#environment-variables) for your Smartsheet API token.
Save your changes.
4. Restart Codex.
5. Test the MCP server connection with a prompt.

```
List the Smartsheet MCP server tools.
```
The response includes Smartsheet tools such as `get_sheet_summary` and more.


You've connected Codex to the Smartsheet MCP server.

## What's next?

Now that you've connected to the Smartsheet MCP server, you can interact with your Smartsheet data in a conversational way.

Check out the example prompts in Use the Smartsheet Connector with Claude.

Want to learn more about the MCP server's capabilities? Visit [Smartsheet MCP server tools](/ai-mcp/smartsheet/mcp-server-tools).