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OpenAI Admin MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to OpenAI Admin and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 124 OpenAI Admin actions (61 reads, 35 writes and 28 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the OpenAI Admin credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces OpenAI Admin's limits and records every call.

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100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
the first call
do {  action: "openai_admin.users.list",  intent: "check which OpenAI Admin account is connected"}# List users · read · 1 upstream call
  • 124actionsin one signed file
  • 61readlook, never change
  • 35writecreate and update
  • 28wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect OpenAI Admin in three steps.

  1. 01

    Add actionlake to Claude.

    Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.

    https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
  2. 02

    Connect OpenAI Admin.

    API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.

    • admin_api_keyOpenAI Admin API key (sk-admin-…), made by an organization owner
    account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "openai_admin" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
  3. 03

    Make the first call. Check before a write.

    Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

    do    { action: "openai_admin.users.list" }# list users · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "openai_admin.groups.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

OpenAI Admin at a glance

Sign-in
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide
admin_api_key
Limits we pace to
300 calls a minute, per connection
API covered
OpenAI Admin API OpenAPI 2.3.0 (openai/openai-openapi main @ 40496db (2026-10-01T05:02:17Z))api.openai.com/v1
Built from
OpenAI Admin's documentation, read 1 October 2026OpenAPI spec (GitHub)
Service file
Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads
Not cached: every read goes to the vendor
Shared entities
3, so ask can line OpenAI Admin up with your other systems
Data
Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in OpenAI Admin.

124 actions in 32 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

  • 61readlook, never change
  • 35writecreate and update
  • 28destructivewait for a confirmation

  1. Usage

    10

    10 read · 0 write · 0 destructive

    Get organization usage: audio speeches · Get organization usage: audio transcriptions · Get organization usage: code interpreter sessions · Get organization usage: completions

  2. Certificates

    7

    2 read · 4 write · 1 destructive

    List organization certificates · Upload certificate · Get certificate · Modify certificate

  3. External storage

    5

    3 read · 1 write · 1 destructive

    List external storage configurations · Create an external storage configuration · Get an external storage configuration · Delete an external storage configuration

  4. Groups

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    List groups · Create group · Retrieve group · Update group

  5. Project roles

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    List project roles · Create project role · Retrieve project role · Update project role

  6. Project service accounts

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    List project service accounts · Create project service account · Retrieve project service account · Update project service account

  7. Project spend alerts

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create project spend alert · List project spend alerts · Update project spend alert · Retrieve project spend alert

  8. Project users

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    List project users · Modify project user · Retrieve project user · Delete project user

24 more areas · 77 actions
  • Projects 5
  • Roles 5
  • Spend alerts 5
  • Admin API keys 4
  • Group roles 4
  • Group users 4
  • Invites 4
  • Project group roles 4
  • Project groups 4
  • Project user roles 4
  • User roles 4
  • Users 4
  • Project API keys 3
  • Project certificates 3
  • Project model permissions 3
  • Project spend limit 3
  • Spend limit 3
  • Data retention 2
  • Project data retention 2
  • Project hosted tool permissions 2
  • Project rate limits 2
  • Audit logs 1
  • Costs 1
  • Project service account API keys 1

Top actions

The OpenAI Admin API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 71 of OpenAI Admin's 71 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

ActionWhat it doesEffectSame name in
openai_admin.users.listList usersLists all of the users in the organization.readidentity.user.list474 connectors
openai_admin.groups.listList groupsLists all groups in the organization.readidentity.group.list262 connectors
openai_admin.roles.listList organization rolesLists the roles configured for the organization.readidentity.role.list184 connectors
openai_admin.groups.createCreate groupCreates a new group in the organization.writeidentity.group.create205 connectors
openai_admin.project_roles.listList project rolesLists the roles configured for a project.readidentity.role.list184 connectors
openai_admin.users.getRetrieve userRetrieves a user by their identifier.readidentity.user.get399 connectors
openai_admin.group_users.listList group usersLists the users assigned to a group.readidentity.group_member.list103 connectors
openai_admin.admin_api_keys.createCreate admin API keyCreate an organization admin API keydestructiveidentity.api_key.create100 connectors
openai_admin.project_service_account_api_keys.createCreate an API key for a service accountCreates an API key for a service account in the project.writeidentity.api_key.create100 connectors
openai_admin.audit_logs.listList audit logsList user actions and configuration changes within this organization.readidentity.audit_event.list51 connectors
openai_admin.invites.createCreate inviteCreate an invite for a user to the organization.writeidentity.invitation.create41 connectors
openai_admin.user_roles.listList user organization role assignmentsLists the organization roles assigned to a user within the organization.readidentity.role_assignment.list41 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the OpenAI Admin actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

  1. Readread

    Who has access in OpenAI Admin? List every user and their role.

    callsopenai_admin.users.list

  2. Writewrite

    Create group in OpenAI Admin. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.

    callsopenai_admin.groups.create

Governance for OpenAI Admin

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

28 OpenAI Admin actions are destructive. These are all of them:

  • Delete useropenai_admin.users.delete
  • Delete groupopenai_admin.groups.delete
  • Delete organization roleopenai_admin.roles.delete
  • Delete project roleopenai_admin.project_roles.delete
  • Create admin API keyopenai_admin.admin_api_keys.create
  • Delete admin API keyopenai_admin.admin_api_keys.delete
  • Delete project API keyopenai_admin.project_api_keys.delete
  • Remove group useropenai_admin.group_users.remove
  • Delete project service accountopenai_admin.project_service_accounts.delete
  • Delete inviteopenai_admin.invites.delete
  • Unassign organization role from useropenai_admin.user_roles.unassign
  • Unassign organization role from groupopenai_admin.group_roles.unassign
  • Remove project groupopenai_admin.project_groups.remove
  • Unassign project role from useropenai_admin.project_user_roles.unassign
  • Unassign project role from groupopenai_admin.project_group_roles.unassign
  • Assign organization role to useropenai_admin.user_roles.assign
  • Assign organization role to groupopenai_admin.group_roles.assign
  • Assign project role to useropenai_admin.project_user_roles.assign
  • Assign project role to groupopenai_admin.project_group_roles.assign
  • Delete organization spend alertopenai_admin.spend_alerts.delete
  • Delete project spend alertopenai_admin.project_spend_alerts.delete
  • Delete an external storage configurationopenai_admin.external_storage.delete
  • Delete certificateopenai_admin.certificates.delete
  • Delete project useropenai_admin.project_users.delete
  • Delete organization spend limitopenai_admin.spend_limit.delete
  • Delete project spend limitopenai_admin.project_spend_limit.delete
  • Archive projectopenai_admin.projects.archive
  • Delete project model permissionsopenai_admin.project_model_permissions.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

doopenai_admin.users.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete user?

intent: the user asked me to delete user

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key openai-admin-agent cannot confirm itself
In the console, or from an emailed signed link.
a key for this connector
account {  op: "keys.create", name: "openai-admin-agent",  allowed_actions: ["openai_admin.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "openai_admin.users.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "openai_admin.groups.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "openai_admin.roles.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}
Illustrative. Scoped to OpenAI Admin only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What OpenAI Admin costs on actionlake.

Every OpenAI Admin action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call OpenAI Admin refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

  • 1upstream call per actionall 124 OpenAI Admin actions
  • 124actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
  • 0reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
  • 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every OpenAI Admin action.

124 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Usage10
  • openai_admin.usage.audio_speechesGet organization usage: audio speechesread
  • openai_admin.usage.audio_transcriptionsGet organization usage: audio transcriptionsread
  • openai_admin.usage.code_interpreter_sessionsGet organization usage: code interpreter sessionsread
  • openai_admin.usage.completionsGet organization usage: completionsread
  • openai_admin.usage.embeddingsGet organization usage: embeddingsread
  • openai_admin.usage.file_search_callsGet organization usage: file search callsread
  • openai_admin.usage.imagesGet organization usage: imagesread
  • openai_admin.usage.moderationsGet organization usage: moderationsread
  • openai_admin.usage.vector_storesGet organization usage: vector storesread
  • openai_admin.usage.web_search_callsGet organization usage: web search callsread
Certificates7
  • openai_admin.certificates.activateActivate certificates for organizationwrite
  • openai_admin.certificates.deactivateDeactivate certificates for organizationwrite
  • openai_admin.certificates.deleteDelete certificatedestructive
  • openai_admin.certificates.getGet certificateread
  • openai_admin.certificates.listList organization certificatesread
  • openai_admin.certificates.updateModify certificatewrite
  • openai_admin.certificates.uploadUpload certificatewrite
External storage5
  • openai_admin.external_storage.createCreate an external storage configurationwrite
  • openai_admin.external_storage.deleteDelete an external storage configurationdestructive
  • openai_admin.external_storage.getGet an external storage configurationread
  • openai_admin.external_storage.listList external storage configurationsread
  • openai_admin.external_storage.validateValidate an external storage configurationread
Groups5
  • openai_admin.groups.createCreate groupwrite
  • openai_admin.groups.deleteDelete groupdestructive
  • openai_admin.groups.getRetrieve groupread
  • openai_admin.groups.listList groupsread
  • openai_admin.groups.updateUpdate groupwrite
Project roles5
  • openai_admin.project_roles.createCreate project rolewrite
  • openai_admin.project_roles.deleteDelete project roledestructive
  • openai_admin.project_roles.getRetrieve project roleread
  • openai_admin.project_roles.listList project rolesread
  • openai_admin.project_roles.updateUpdate project rolewrite
Project service accounts5
  • openai_admin.project_service_accounts.createCreate project service accountwrite
  • openai_admin.project_service_accounts.deleteDelete project service accountdestructive
  • openai_admin.project_service_accounts.getRetrieve project service accountread
  • openai_admin.project_service_accounts.listList project service accountsread
  • openai_admin.project_service_accounts.updateUpdate project service accountwrite
Project spend alerts5
  • openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.createCreate project spend alertwrite
  • openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.deleteDelete project spend alertdestructive
  • openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.getRetrieve project spend alertread
  • openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.listList project spend alertsread
  • openai_admin.project_spend_alerts.updateUpdate project spend alertwrite
Project users5
  • openai_admin.project_users.createCreate project userwrite
  • openai_admin.project_users.deleteDelete project userdestructive
  • openai_admin.project_users.getRetrieve project userread
  • openai_admin.project_users.listList project usersread
  • openai_admin.project_users.updateModify project userwrite
Projects5
  • openai_admin.projects.archiveArchive projectdestructive
  • openai_admin.projects.createCreate projectwrite
  • openai_admin.projects.getRetrieve projectread
  • openai_admin.projects.listList projectsread
  • openai_admin.projects.updateModify projectwrite
Roles5
  • openai_admin.roles.createCreate organization rolewrite
  • openai_admin.roles.deleteDelete organization roledestructive
  • openai_admin.roles.getRetrieve organization roleread
  • openai_admin.roles.listList organization rolesread
  • openai_admin.roles.updateUpdate organization rolewrite
Spend alerts5
  • openai_admin.spend_alerts.createCreate organization spend alertwrite
  • openai_admin.spend_alerts.deleteDelete organization spend alertdestructive
  • openai_admin.spend_alerts.getRetrieve organization spend alertread
  • openai_admin.spend_alerts.listList organization spend alertsread
  • openai_admin.spend_alerts.updateUpdate organization spend alertwrite
Admin API keys4
  • openai_admin.admin_api_keys.createCreate admin API keydestructive
  • openai_admin.admin_api_keys.deleteDelete admin API keydestructive
  • openai_admin.admin_api_keys.getRetrieve admin API keyread
  • openai_admin.admin_api_keys.listList all organization and project API keysread
Group roles4
  • openai_admin.group_roles.assignAssign organization role to groupdestructive
  • openai_admin.group_roles.getRetrieve group organization roleread
  • openai_admin.group_roles.listList group organization role assignmentsread
  • openai_admin.group_roles.unassignUnassign organization role from groupdestructive
Group users4
  • openai_admin.group_users.addAdd group userwrite
  • openai_admin.group_users.getRetrieve group userread
  • openai_admin.group_users.listList group usersread
  • openai_admin.group_users.removeRemove group userdestructive
Invites4
  • openai_admin.invites.createCreate invitewrite
  • openai_admin.invites.deleteDelete invitedestructive
  • openai_admin.invites.getRetrieve inviteread
  • openai_admin.invites.listList invitesread
Project group roles4
  • openai_admin.project_group_roles.assignAssign project role to groupdestructive
  • openai_admin.project_group_roles.getRetrieve project group roleread
  • openai_admin.project_group_roles.listList project group role assignmentsread
  • openai_admin.project_group_roles.unassignUnassign project role from groupdestructive
Project groups4
  • openai_admin.project_groups.addAdd project groupwrite
  • openai_admin.project_groups.getRetrieve project groupread
  • openai_admin.project_groups.listList project groupsread
  • openai_admin.project_groups.removeRemove project groupdestructive
Project user roles4
  • openai_admin.project_user_roles.assignAssign project role to userdestructive
  • openai_admin.project_user_roles.getRetrieve project user roleread
  • openai_admin.project_user_roles.listList project user role assignmentsread
  • openai_admin.project_user_roles.unassignUnassign project role from userdestructive
User roles4
  • openai_admin.user_roles.assignAssign organization role to userdestructive
  • openai_admin.user_roles.getRetrieve user organization roleread
  • openai_admin.user_roles.listList user organization role assignmentsread
  • openai_admin.user_roles.unassignUnassign organization role from userdestructive
Users4
  • openai_admin.users.deleteDelete userdestructive
  • openai_admin.users.getRetrieve userread
  • openai_admin.users.listList usersread
  • openai_admin.users.updateModify userwrite
Project API keys3
  • openai_admin.project_api_keys.deleteDelete project API keydestructive
  • openai_admin.project_api_keys.getRetrieve project API keyread
  • openai_admin.project_api_keys.listList project API keysread
Project certificates3
  • openai_admin.project_certificates.activateActivate certificates for projectwrite
  • openai_admin.project_certificates.deactivateDeactivate certificates for projectwrite
  • openai_admin.project_certificates.listList project certificatesread
Project model permissions3
  • openai_admin.project_model_permissions.deleteDelete project model permissionsdestructive
  • openai_admin.project_model_permissions.getRetrieve project model permissionsread
  • openai_admin.project_model_permissions.updateModify project model permissionswrite
Project spend limit3
  • openai_admin.project_spend_limit.deleteDelete project spend limitdestructive
  • openai_admin.project_spend_limit.getGet project spend limitread
  • openai_admin.project_spend_limit.updateUpdate project spend limitwrite
Spend limit3
  • openai_admin.spend_limit.deleteDelete organization spend limitdestructive
  • openai_admin.spend_limit.getGet organization spend limitread
  • openai_admin.spend_limit.updateUpdate organization spend limitwrite
Data retention2
  • openai_admin.data_retention.getRetrieve organization data retentionread
  • openai_admin.data_retention.updateUpdate organization data retentionwrite
Project data retention2
  • openai_admin.project_data_retention.getRetrieve project data retentionread
  • openai_admin.project_data_retention.updateUpdate project data retentionwrite
Project hosted tool permissions2
  • openai_admin.project_hosted_tool_permissions.getRetrieve project hosted tool permissionsread
  • openai_admin.project_hosted_tool_permissions.updateModify project hosted tool permissionswrite
Project rate limits2
  • openai_admin.project_rate_limits.listList project rate limitsread
  • openai_admin.project_rate_limits.updateModify project rate limitwrite
Audit logs1
  • openai_admin.audit_logs.listList audit logsread
Costs1
  • openai_admin.costs.listGet organization costsread
Project service account API keys1
  • openai_admin.project_service_account_api_keys.createCreate an API key for a service accountwrite

Questions

The OpenAI Admin MCP server, answered.

Is there an OpenAI Admin MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 124 OpenAI Admin actions across usage, certificates, external storage and groups, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by OpenAI Admin.

What do I need to connect OpenAI Admin?

OpenAI Admin API key (sk-admin-…), made by an organization owner. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "openai_admin" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in OpenAI Admin?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 28 OpenAI Admin actions are destructive, including delete user, delete group and delete organization role. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my OpenAI Admin API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the OpenAI Admin service file: 300 calls a minute per connection.

What does an OpenAI Admin action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (124 OpenAI Admin actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls OpenAI Admin refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which OpenAI Admin API does it cover?

The OpenAI Admin API OpenAPI 2.3.0 (openai/openai-openapi main @ 40496db (2026-10-01T05:02:17Z)) at api.openai.com/v1. It is built from OpenAI Admin's documentation as read on 1 October 2026. 124 actions in 32 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my OpenAI Admin data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to an hour, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your OpenAI Admin credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

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