diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/plugins/src/mcp_connector.rs b/codex-rs/utils/plugins/src/mcp_connector.rs
index 40fb0d4bbf..0f02258c16 100644
--- a/codex-rs/utils/plugins/src/mcp_connector.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/plugins/src/mcp_connector.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const DISALLOWED_CONNECTOR_IDS: &[&str] = &[
 ];
 const FIRST_PARTY_CHAT_DISALLOWED_CONNECTOR_IDS: &[&str] =
     &["connector_0f9c9d4592e54d0a9a12b3f44a1e2010"];
+const ALLOWED_OPENAI_CONNECTOR_IDS: &[&str] = &["connector_openai_library"];
 const DISALLOWED_CONNECTOR_PREFIX: &str = "connector_openai_";
 
 pub fn is_connector_id_allowed(connector_id: &str) -> bool {
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ fn is_connector_id_allowed_for_originator(connector_id: &str, originator_value:
         DISALLOWED_CONNECTOR_IDS
     };
 
+    if ALLOWED_OPENAI_CONNECTOR_IDS.contains(&connector_id) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     !connector_id.starts_with(DISALLOWED_CONNECTOR_PREFIX)
         && !disallowed_connector_ids.contains(&connector_id)
 }