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MCP with ChatGPT, Codex, and the OpenAI API

Connect existing MCP servers to ChatGPT, Codex, and your AI application safely.

Intermediate · 12 lessons · 5 modules

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  • MCP
  • Python
  • Codex
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenAI Responses API

About this course

A security-first, hands-on course for connecting an existing MCP server through Codex, ChatGPT web, a direct Python client, and the OpenAI Responses API. Learners practice least-privilege tool exposure, explicit approvals, and production operations.

LevelIntermediate
Experience neededComfort running a terminal command and editing an environment file. An MCP server must already exist.
Reading time2 hours, at your own pace
Lessons12 across 5 modules
Source codeDownloadable with 2 chapters
You finish able toConnect one existing MCP server through a least-privilege workflow, inspect it with a direct client, and invoke it through the Responses API with explicit approval.
  • Original diagrams for every lesson
  • Safe direct-client baseline before model use
  • Approval-first remote MCP example
  • Production release checklist

Who it is for

Developers who have an existing MCP server and need to connect it safely to ChatGPT, Codex, or an OpenAI-powered application.

Course curriculum