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To connect Codex to external apps for sending emails or posting Slack messages, you use a tool router that executes real actions via 1000+ integrations. You must provision secure OAuth credentials and API keys to authorize immediate workflow execution across Gmail, Slack, and more.

Taking real actions in external apps means executing immediate operations like creating GitHub issues, updating databases, or posting chat messages. Drafting responses only prepares text for review, whereas this approach uses a tool router to perform live workflow automation across integrated platforms.

Yes, you need API keys and secure OAuth provisioning to automate workflows across 1000+ integrations. These credentials authorize the tool router to authenticate with external apps like Notion or Gmail and execute real actions on your behalf.

Yes, you can use the tool router for data automation across email, issue tracking, and chat platforms. It connects to 1000+ integrations to perform real actions like sending emails, creating issues, and posting messages immediately within your workflow scenarios.

Codex works with external apps across Email, Chat, Dev, Docs, Data, CRM, and Storage categories for immediate workflow execution. Supported integrations include Gmail, Slack, GitHub, and Notion, allowing you to perform real actions like updating databases and posting messages.

You should avoid using immediate execution for external app actions when you prefer drafting responses for manual review before changes are committed. Since this approach performs real actions like updating databases or creating issues directly, it is not suited for scenarios requiring human approval before final execution.