Connect to OpenAI
1 min
In this guide, learn how to connect your MCP toolbox to OpenAI.
Prerequisites
- OpenAI Platform account
To connect your MCP toolbox to OpenAI:
In OpenAI's Playground, sign in to your OpenAI account.
Navigate to Prompts.
In Tools, click the + button.
Select MCP Server.
Click Add new to open a form.

In URL, add your MCP toolbox URL.
Name your MCP toolbox.
In Authentication, select Access token / API key.
Add your MCP toolbox key to the field that requires an access token.
Click Connect.
You have now connected your MCP toolbox server to OpenAI.
MCP toolbox timeout: Your MCP toolbox scenarios must finish running within 40 seconds. If a scenario runs longer, the connection times out and no outputs are returned to the client.