WorkStory MCP · ChatGPT + Codex

Connect WorkStory to ChatGPT and Codex.

Install the published WorkStory plugin, then ask about feedback, reviews, review cycles, and team context in plain language.

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✓ Your company only ✓ Your permissions only ✓ Feedback requests need approval
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What feedback themes are showing up most often across my team this quarter?
Three recurring themes stand out in the WorkStory feedback you can access:
Communication
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Delegation
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Planning
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Install once. Start asking.

Use the published WorkStory plugin in ChatGPT or Codex. Codex users can also connect the WorkStory MCP directly.

ChatGPT

Add WorkStory in ChatGPT →
1
Find the WorkStory plugin.

Open the WorkStory listing directly, or open Plugins in ChatGPT and search for WorkStory.

2
Add and connect your account.

Select the WorkStory plugin and connect to approve access.

3
Start a new chat.

Ask a question normally. Mention WorkStory, a person, team, or review cycle when you want an answer grounded in your data.

Codex

1
Install the plugin.

Use the Plugins browser in the Codex app, or open /plugins in the CLI, then search for WorkStory.

2
Start a new task.

After installing, start a fresh task or CLI session so the WorkStory tools are available.

3
Or connect the MCP directly.

Add WorkStory as a Streamable HTTP MCP server and authenticate when prompted.

https://app.workstory.team/mcp
Getting ChatGPT or Codex to use WorkStory

Ask naturally, but be specific. “What does WorkStory say about Sam’s last review?” is more reliable than “How is Sam doing?” You can also name the WorkStory plugin directly.

Related use cases

Explore what else you can ask WorkStory.

Browse practical examples for HR, managers, and employees—each built around a focused question and a useful next step.

HR & People Teams

Track Team Engagement Over Time

Compare pulse survey results across periods, understand what is improving or declining by team, and spot unusually positive or negative responses that may warrant thoughtful follow-up.

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Employees

See Your Growth Story Over Time

Turn a year of scattered feedback into one clear story—how your strengths, recognition, and recurring themes have shifted over time.

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Employees

Build Your Case for a Raise

Turn your recent impact and feedback into clear, quantified talking points for a compensation conversation—instead of walking in with just a feeling that you deserve more.

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Employees

Turn Recurring Feedback into a Growth Plan

See the one theme that keeps showing up across your feedback, and turn it into a simple plan you can start working on today—no manager or HR required.

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Employees

Build Your Case for a Promotion

Turn your own recognition, scope growth, and recurring strengths into a clear case you can bring to your manager—instead of hoping they remember every win.

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HR & People Teams

Build a Quarterly Org Health Snapshot

Generate a quarterly rollup—engagement trend, top org-wide risks, biggest wins—straight from WorkStory data, instead of manually assembling a slide every quarter.

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HR & People Teams

Spot Managers Who Need Coaching Support

People leave managers, not companies. See which managers are getting recurring negative signals from their own teams, so you can step in with coaching before it turns into attrition.

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Managers

Present an Employee for a Promotion

Turn months of recognition, scope growth, and recurring strengths into a clear, evidence-backed promotion case—instead of trying to remember it all the night before the committee meets.

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HR & People Teams

Build a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

Turn someone's feedback history into a structured PIP—the specific gap, dated examples, a clear improvement goal, and a 30/60/90-day check-in plan—grounded in evidence instead of memory.

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HR & People Teams

Track Performance Review Cycle Status

See every review’s status in one place, understand which stage it is in, and know exactly who HR should follow up with before deadlines slip.

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HR & People Teams

Spot Retention Risk Early

Turn feedback trends into an early warning system—see which employees show signs of disengagement, then build a plan with their manager before it's too late.

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Managers

Prepare a Better 1:1

Turn recent WorkStory feedback into a focused conversation that recognizes strengths, addresses one important coaching opportunity, and ends with a clear next step.

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Data access

It only sees what you can see.

Connecting WorkStory does not expand anyone’s access.

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Your company only

Every request is limited to the company connected to the signed-in WorkStory account.

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Your permissions only

ChatGPT and Codex follow the same access rules as the WorkStory web app.

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Answers do not change data

Looking up information is read-only. If you ask to send a feedback request, you must approve it first.

Control

You stay in charge.

01

Everyday questions are read-only. ChatGPT and Codex can retrieve authorized WorkStory information without changing it.

02

Feedback requests need approval. Before a request is sent, you see what will happen and confirm it.

03

Disconnect whenever you want. Remove WorkStory from plugin or MCP settings at any time.

Troubleshooting

Quick fixes.

WorkStory is not appearing.

Confirm the plugin is allowed for your workspace, then search for WorkStory again in the Plugins directory.

It answers without WorkStory.

Start a new chat or task, confirm the plugin is enabled, and name WorkStory or a specific person, team, or review cycle.

Codex cannot reach the server.

Check the MCP URL, authenticate again, then restart Codex or begin a fresh CLI session.

It cannot find a person or review.

Check that the item is visible to your account in the WorkStory web app. The connector cannot widen access.

Support

Need a hand?

Email us for help connecting WorkStory, checking access, or troubleshooting an unexpected answer.

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WorkStory + ChatGPT + Codex

Ask better questions with real performance context.

Connect WorkStory, name the person, team, or review cycle you care about, and get an answer grounded in the data you are allowed to access.

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