Does OpenAI have an MCP server?
OpenAI maintains an official MCP server.
OpenAI's only official MCP server is read-only developer docs and does not call the OpenAI API. Codex's former `codex mcp-server` mode has been removed.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://developers.openai.com/mcp
- Category
- Conversational AI
A remote server run by OpenAI itself — nothing to install. Documented at developers.openai.com.
Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add --transport http openai https://developers.openai.com/mcpAdd --scope user to make it available in every project.
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector
- Paste
https://developers.openai.com/mcp - Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"openai": {
"url": "https://developers.openai.com/mcp"
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"openai": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://developers.openai.com/mcp"
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
- Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
- Choose Create and paste
https://developers.openai.com/mcp - Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat
Does OpenAI have an official MCP server?
Yes. OpenAI maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://developers.openai.com/mcp.
How do I connect OpenAI to Claude?
Add https://developers.openai.com/mcp as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http openai https://developers.openai.com/mcp" in Claude Code.
Do I need to install anything to use the OpenAI MCP server?
No. It is a remote server hosted by OpenAI, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.
How is this verdict verified?
OpenAI hosts the OpenAI Docs MCP server at developers.openai.com/mcp, documented at developers.openai.com/learn/docs-mcp. It searches and fetches OpenAI developer documentation, and the endpoint answers MCP initialize as openai-docs-mcp. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
OpenAI hosts the OpenAI Docs MCP server at developers.openai.com/mcp, documented at developers.openai.com/learn/docs-mcp. It searches and fetches OpenAI developer documentation, and the endpoint answers MCP initialize as openai-docs-mcp.
- github data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours
- vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29
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