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Does MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google) work with ChatGPT (Codex)?

Yes. MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google) passed every step of our test in ChatGPT (Codex) on Oct 22, 2026: it installed, connected, its tools were visible, and an agent used it to finish a real task.

Result

ResultPassed
Date testedOct 22, 2026
Plan tested onChatGPT Plus
App versionCodex CLI 0.162.0-alpha.17.2
Server package@toolbox-sdk/server 1.15.0
Connect timeconnect time not recorded
Modelgpt-6-luna (reasoning low)

Steps

  1. install OK
  2. connect OK
  3. tools visible OK
  4. agent task: roundtrip OKwrite then read back from a local database/vector store (no cloud account)

From our own harness run, not the maker’s claims. How we test.

Versions tested

Codex CLI 0.162.0-alpha.17.2 · @toolbox-sdk/server 1.15.0 · connect time not recorded · tested Oct 22, 2026

Server package tested: @toolbox-sdk/server 1.15.0 (npm, Node v20.19.2; resolved 2026-10-22)

All 1 resolved dependencies
@toolbox-sdk/server-linux-x64==1.15.0

Captured with: npm ls --all --json in the npx env.

What happened in this run

Install config we used

[mcp_servers.mcp-toolbox]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@toolbox-sdk/server", "--prebuilt", "sqlite", "--stdio"]
env = {SQLITE_DATABASE="/path/to/your.db"}

Connection check

server answered tool calls during the task

Tools check

verified via task step: agent saw and called the server's tools

Agent task: roundtrip

  • Tool calls, in order: mcp-toolbox:list_tables, mcp-toolbox:execute_sql, mcp-toolbox:execute_sql

Raw details from our harness log for this run. Secrets redacted.

Set it up in ChatGPT (Codex)

Copy-paste config for every app is on the MCP Toolbox for Databases (Google) page. Not connecting? ChatGPT (Codex) MCP troubleshooting.

Other apps we tested it in: Claude Code (passed) · Cursor (passed).

All MCP servers tested in ChatGPT (Codex)

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