Connect Apollo.io to Codex
Give Codex governed access to Apollo.io’s 99 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Apollo.io to Codex in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Codex then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Add Apollo.io to Runlayer
Apollo.io isn’t in the Runlayer catalog yet, so an admin adds it by its MCP server URL.
Adding a connector manually - 2
Connect Codex to Runlayer
Runlayer’s CLI adds the Runlayer Plugin to Codex’s local plugin marketplace, and users then enable it in Codex. With direct tool listing turned on for your deployment, Apollo.io’s 99 tools show up in Codex’s own tool list (Codex 0.122 or newer, installed through the Runlayer CLI).
Codex setup guide - 3
Sign in to Apollo.io
Sign in the way Apollo.io requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
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Use Apollo.io from Codex
Apollo.io’s approved tools appear in Codex. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
99 Apollo.io tools in Codex
Runlayer policy decides which of these Codex users can call.
Create accounts bulk
Create many accounts (companies) in one call.
Create accounts
Use the Create an Account endpoint to add a new account to your team's Apollo account.
Update accounts
Use the Update an Account endpoint to update existing accounts in your team's Apollo account.
Agent analyze performance
"How is my team performing on outbound?" (synthesized narrative report)
Agent build lead scores
"Build an account score for India-based EV / clean-energy companies."
Agent connect mailbox
"Connect my Gmail / Outlook." | "Apply best-practice send settings."
Agent draft sequence copy
"Draft a 6-step multichannel sequence (3 emails, 2 calls, 1 LinkedIn) for healthcare
Agent explain howto
"How do I connect Apollo to Salesforce / reset my password?"
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in Codex
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what Codex exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every Apollo.io call from Codex passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, Codex as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Client hooks (available)
Capture supported prompts, reasoning, local and MCP tool calls, responses, and scanner decisions in real time.
Stop a call before it runs (available)
Runlayer can deny a tool call or permission request before Codex runs it.
Block output after it runs (available)
Runlayer can block a tool’s output before Codex’s model sees it.
Redact output in place (not available)
Codex cannot take masked output, so Runlayer can block a tool’s output but not mask it. The gateway still applies policy to the call.
Frequently asked questions
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