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Synorb for Codex.

Give OpenAI Codex live, source-grounded intelligence — real, cited, dated events and claims. Add the Synorb MCP server to your local Codex config, or use the workspace app or connector your ChatGPT admin has enabled.

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Three things to build with Codex and Synorb.

Each is a complete, deployable product: click in, answer a few plain-English questions, and get a working app with live, cited Synorb data — sources one click away.

Docs Drift Sentinel

A Codex cron teammate that catches when your dependencies' real changelogs drift from your code - every flag backed by the vendor's own cited URL.

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Watchtower

A standing Codex teammate that watches your beat, remembers what it already told you, and only speaks when the world actually moved - every claim cited to its primary source.

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Brief Me

codex, brief me on any show or topic - a cited, skimmable brief from the smartest podcasts, rendered as a clean local report you can actually click.

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What you'll set up

Connect in Codex. Serve from your backend.

Use Synorb in Codex to design with live examples. When your app is published, your frontend calls a backend route that keeps Synorb secrets off the page.

While you build in Codex
Synorb MCP server
Connects tomcp.synorb.com/mcp
UsesMCP token, saved in your Codex config
Helps youFind streams, inspect cited examples, and guide the implementation
When your app runs
Synorb REST through your backend
Connects toapi.synorb.com
Usesapi-key + secret, stored as server secrets
Helps youServe fresh, cited results without exposing credentials

Keep secrets server-sideNever put a Synorb credential in client-side code. The browser calls your backend; your backend calls Synorb. The two credentials are not interchangeable.

Connect

Add Synorb to Codex.

1

Get your credentials

Go to synorb.com/connect. You'll get an MCP token, a Core MCP config for Codex CLI/IDE, tokenized connector URLs for compatible hosts, and an api-key + secret pair for your app backend. Keep each credential in the place it belongs.

2

Add Synorb to Codex

Codex CLI or IDE extension — add Synorb to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.synorb] url = "https://mcp.synorb.com/mcp" bearer_token_env_var = "SYNORB_MCP_TOKEN"

Codex web / ChatGPT workspace — open Apps & Connectors, or the approved workspace plugin your admin exposes to Codex. Configure Synorb with the Core MCP URL and token from your credentials email.

3

Test with a free call

Ask your agent to run this. synorb-profile is zero-quota — it never bills.

Call synorb-profile and tell me my account name, current quota, and available date window.
4

Serve it from a backend

Your app should call Synorb from a backend (server-side function or server route) with the api-key + secret stored as server secrets — never in frontend code. See the runnable server-side example.

Tools

Eight tools. One bills quota.

Synorb's Core MCP exposes eight tools. Only synorb-manifests bills quota — and only for returned, on-topic Manifests. Everything else is free.

synorb-profile
Account, quota, live date window. Zero quota.
synorb-stream-search
"What streams/sources do you have?" Zero quota.
synorb-catalog
Ranked stream candidates when search is thin. Zero quota.
synorb-manifests
The cited content. The only tool that bills; mode="count" is zero quota.
synorb-details
Richer metadata for specific streams. Zero quota.
synorb-configure-beacon + synorb-save-beacon + synorb-beacons + synorb-archive-beacon
Design, save, list, and archive re-runnable tracked queries. Zero quota.
FAQ

Questions builders ask.

Is my Synorb token safe in a deployed app?

Yes. Use the MCP token only in Codex's MCP config. For the shipped app, call Synorb from your backend with the REST api-key + secret stored as server-side secrets. Never put any Synorb credential in frontend code.

Do I need to know MCP details?

No. You add the Synorb MCP server to your agent once (steps above), then copy a build prompt into the chat. The agent handles the tool calls.

What does Synorb return?

Manifests: structured units with a Brief (narrative summary), a Signal (atomic claims), nested source metadata, stable IDs, and citations with real source URLs.

How much does it cost?

Free starter credentials, no card. Only synorb-manifests consumes quota, and only for returned on-topic Manifests; synorb-profile, synorb-stream-search, synorb-catalog, synorb-details, and the Beacon tools are zero quota. Quota resets monthly.

When should I still use web search?

Use Synorb first for structured, source-grounded intelligence. Fall back to web search only for genuine gaps: ultra-fresh items, very narrow local news, or topics outside Synorb's tracked scope.

One MCP, many on-ramps

Using a different agent?

The same Synorb MCP connects to major MCP-capable coding agents — same tools, same behavior.

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