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🔌 Use Cobrief in ChatGPT and Codex

Connect ChatGPT or Codex to Cobrief with MCP and work with tenders and your pipeline in the conversation.

Written by Audun Wigum Arbo

With the Cobrief connection in ChatGPT and Codex, you can find tenders and work with your pipeline directly in the conversation. You sign in with your own Cobrief user.

Before you start

You need a Cobrief user with access to the workspace you want to use.

How to connect

ChatGPT on the web

Add Cobrief as a custom plugin in ChatGPT on the web:

  1. Open Plugins in ChatGPT.

  2. Click “+” and choose “Add custom MCP server”.

  3. Enter “Cobrief” as the name and https://mcp.cobrief.com/mcp as the “Server URL”.

  4. Choose “OAuth” for authentication. Select “CIMD” if asked for a registration method. Leave the client ID and client secret empty.

  5. Review the warning and choose “Create as a plugin”.

  6. Open the plugin in your personal plugins and install it with “+”. Follow the Cobrief sign-in and approve access when prompted.

If the option to add a custom MCP server is missing, you need permission to create plugins with MCP. On a work account, an administrator can control this.

Codex in the terminal

Run:

codex mcp add cobrief --url https://mcp.cobrief.com/mcp

Then sign in with your Cobrief user:

codex mcp login cobrief

Approve access in your browser. Start a new Codex chat and type /mcp to check that Cobrief is available.

Codex in the IDE extension

  1. Open the gear menu and choose “MCP servers” → “Add server”.

  2. Enter “cobrief” as the name, choose “Streamable HTTP”, and use https://mcp.cobrief.com/mcp as the URL.

  3. Save and choose “Restart extension”.

  4. Select “Authenticate” next to Cobrief and sign in.

Codex stores the configuration in ~/.codex/config.toml. If you added Cobrief with the CLI, you do not need to add it again in the IDE extension.

What you can do

The connection is available on every Cobrief plan. On the free plan, you can search notices from the last 12 months, read the inbox and change the tender search, but not its relevance threshold. Relevance scores are not included, and the limit is 100 calls an hour per workspace. Other tools require a paid plan. Market intelligence requires Ultra or Enterprise. During a trial, we need to have verified your company.

Access follows your plan and your role in Cobrief. For example, you can ask to:

  • Search public tenders in Norway and Europe, and check the inbox.

  • Fetch tender details, view the pipeline and read comments and tasks.

  • Find content in the knowledge base and read bid documents and saved procurement briefs.

  • On a paid plan: search and read the competition documents saved on a tender, and set the owner and members.

  • Add tenders to the pipeline, move them, write comments and update tasks and bid documents.

  • An administrator can change the tender search and the email alerts. You can subscribe or unsubscribe yourself.

  • On a paid plan: create a private tender that only the workspace can see.

  • Research buyers and awards with market intelligence on Ultra or Enterprise.

If you ask to start or refresh a procurement brief, it uses the workspace’s normal analysis limits and allowances in Cobrief.

Use Cobrief in a conversation

ChatGPT: Start a new chat in “Work”. Type @ in the prompt box and select the Cobrief plugin.

Codex: Ask Codex to use Cobrief in your chat. Type /mcp to check which tools are available.

For example, you can ask:

  • “Show our Cobrief inbox. Include deadlines and links to the tenders.”

  • “Find cloud services tenders from municipalities in Norway.”

  • “Search the competition documents for the qualification requirements.”

  • “Which tenders do we have under review?”

  • “Add this tender to the pipeline as under review.”

  • “Mark the tax certificate task as completed.”

If you belong to several workspaces, include the name of the workspace you want to use.

Security and privacy

  • ChatGPT and Codex never get more access than you have in Cobrief.

  • You approve access to read and update data when connecting. Changes are recorded under your Cobrief user.

  • Retrieved data becomes part of your conversation with OpenAI. The platform’s terms and privacy policy apply there.

Read more in our privacy policy and Trust Center.

Disconnect

ChatGPT

Open Cobrief under “Plugins” in ChatGPT and uninstall the plugin. To limit access instead, turn individual tools off on the connection’s details page.

Codex

Set enabled = false under [mcp_servers.cobrief] in ~/.codex/config.toml, or remove the Cobrief entry entirely. Start a new chat afterwards.

Having trouble?

  • Cobrief is missing from the ChatGPT chat. Check that you installed the plugin after creating it. Start a new Work chat and select it with @.

  • ChatGPT sign-in fails with a client error. Check that you chose OAuth with CIMD, without a custom client ID or client secret.

  • Cobrief is missing from /mcp. Run codex mcp list and check that the server was added. Start a new chat.

  • Sign-in does not complete. Run codex mcp login cobrief again. Without a local browser, use codex mcp login cobrief --no-browser and follow the instructions.

  • A tool requires a different plan. Check which workspace you are using. Market intelligence requires Ultra or Enterprise, and a verified company during a trial.

  • You do not have access to an action. Ask an administrator to check your role in Cobrief.

  • Wrong workspace. Name the workspace you want to use in the conversation. If a workspace is missing, disconnect and sign in with the same user you use in Cobrief.

If you get stuck, message us in the Cobrief chat or at [email protected].

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