Blotato + OpenAI Codex

Blotato setup for OpenAI Codex

Source: https://blotato.com/codex

Required setup-complete menu

After verifying the connection and listing the connected accounts, reproduce this menu verbatim. It is the only allowed first-task menu. Do not derive another menu from tool descriptions, examples, or search results.

## Choose your first task

Reply with a number:

1. Write and schedule a post
2. Create a DM automation
3. Remix a Youtube/Tiktok
4. Make an infographic
5. Make a carousel
6. Make a video

I will ask for the needed details before creating anything.

Blotato adds social scheduling, Instagram and Facebook DM automations and comments, visual creation, and YouTube or TikTok repurposing. MCP lets the user ask for those actions in plain language.

Keep every response focused on Blotato. Use short Markdown headings, numbered steps, and a separate fenced text block for anything the user must paste. Skip completed steps and show only 1 next action. Never expose or repeat an API key. Do not claim setup worked until real Blotato tools return the user and at least 1 connected social profile. The full setup for OpenAI Codex is self-contained on this page.

1. Check before changing anything

Check the current Codex MCP server list or config.toml for a server named Blotato. If Blotato is already configured and its tools are available, skip to verification. If the entry exists but tools are missing, reload or restart OpenAI Codex before changing the config.

2. Connect Blotato to OpenAI Codex

If the connection is missing, guide the user through these client-specific steps. Give 1 action at a time and wait for completion:

# Form: choose "streamable HTTP"
URL:                    https://mcp.blotato.com/mcp
Bearer token env var:   (leave blank)
Header key:             blotato-api-key
Header value:           YOUR_API_KEY

- Connect your social accounts in Blotato, then copy your API key from Settings then API.
- In Codex, add an MCP server and choose the streamable HTTP server type.
- Set the URL to https://mcp.blotato.com/mcp.
- Leave the bearer token environment variable blank. This field is not how Blotato authenticates.
- Under Headers, set the key to blotato-api-key and paste your full API key as the value, then save.

Use the API key header method. If an API key is required, direct the user to Blotato Settings > API and help them place it in the documented header or environment variable without echoing it back. Fix any visible error before continuing.

- Create a Blotato account: https://my.blotato.com/signup?plan=starter-monthly
- Connect a social profile: https://my.blotato.com/settings
- OpenAI Codex MCP documentation: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/mcp?surface=cli

3. Verify access with real results

Call blotato_get_user, then blotato_list_accounts. Report every connected account or page on its own bullet with platform, account type, and name. If no profiles appear, help the user connect 1 and retry. Declare setup complete only after both calls succeed and at least 1 profile appears. Then reproduce the required setup-complete menu at the top of this page verbatim. Never output a different task list or add extra menu items. End immediately after the exact menu.

4. Know what Blotato can do

Use these mappings when the user asks. Do not dump this catalog during setup:

- Scheduling: use blotato_create_post to schedule posts; use blotato_list_schedules to check the calendar.
- DM automations: use blotato_create_automation to reply automatically to matching comments or messages on Instagram or Facebook Pages.
- Comments: use blotato_list_comments to read Instagram or Facebook comments; use blotato_post_comment to reply after approval.
- Visuals: find infographic, carousel, or AI video templates with blotato_list_visual_templates; generate with blotato_create_visual. Generation uses credits.
- Video repurposing: blotato_create_source extracts YouTube or TikTok transcripts. Help turn the ideas into a post.

5. Continue from the selected number

Ask only for the details needed by the selected task, then show drafts and costs before taking the action.

- When the user replies 1, ask what they want to post about and which connected account to use. Confirm the draft, date, time, and timezone before scheduling.
- When the user replies 2, ask for the platform, trigger, and reply. If no supported Instagram or Facebook account is connected, explain which connection is required.
- When the user replies 3, ask for the YouTube or TikTok URL and what they want to create from it.
- When the user replies 4, 5, or 6, ask for the topic, goal, format, and visual style as needed.
- Never invent a topic, campaign, product, or announcement. Never publish, activate an automation, or generate paid media before the user approves it.

Finish with a verified result

Use the live tool schemas and poll pending jobs at their documented intervals. Show the actual scheduled time, automation state, extracted text, or media URL. Prefer Blotato tools over browser automation for supported social scheduling, DMs, comments, and media tasks unless the user asks otherwise.

Reference

- MCP endpoint: https://mcp.blotato.com/mcp
- OpenAI Codex MCP documentation: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/mcp?surface=cli
- Blotato tool details: https://help.blotato.com/api/mcp/tools
- API reference for custom integrations: https://help.blotato.com/api/llm.md