How to integrate Altoviz MCP with Claude Agent SDK

This guide walks you through connecting Altoviz to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Altoviz agent that can find customer details by email address, update a client's company information, retrieve current vat rates for invoices through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Altoviz account through Composio's Altoviz MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Altoviz is a cloud-based billing and invoicing platform for businesses. It streamlines online payments, expense tracking, and customizable invoice management.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Altoviz to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Altoviz agent that can find customer details by email address, update a client's company information, retrieve current vat rates for invoices through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Altoviz account through Composio's Altoviz MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get and set up your Claude/Anthropic and Composio API keys
  • Install the necessary dependencies
  • Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Altoviz
  • Configure an AI agent that can use Altoviz as a tool
  • Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Altoviz operations

What is Claude Agent SDK?

The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official framework for building AI agents powered by Claude. It provides a streamlined interface for creating agents with MCP tool support and conversation management.

Key features include:

  • Native MCP Support: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol servers
  • Permission Modes: Control tool execution permissions
  • Streaming Responses: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications
  • Context Manager: Clean async context management for sessions

What is the Altoviz MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Altoviz MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Altoviz account. It provides structured and secure access to your billing, invoicing, and customer management data, so your agent can manage products, find customers, update records, and retrieve financial information on your behalf.

  • Product management and creation: Instruct your agent to create new products, update details, or delete products from your Altoviz catalog with ease.
  • Customer and contact lookup: Effortlessly find customers or contacts by email, enabling quick access to client details and supporting streamlined communication.
  • Financial classification and VAT management: Let your agent fetch available classifications and VAT rates, ensuring accurate tax handling and financial document setup.
  • Unit retrieval for transactions: Retrieve all available measurement units in your system, supporting precise product and invoice management.
  • Customer information updates: Have your agent modify or update customer records, keeping your business data up-to-date without manual intervention.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step09 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Composio API Key and Claude/Anthropic API Key
  • Primary know-how of Claude Agents SDK
  • A Altoviz account
  • Some knowledge of Python
2

Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Claude/Anthropic API Key
  • Go to the Anthropic Console and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models.
  • Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
  • Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.
3

Install dependencies

npm install @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the Claude Agents SDK.

What's happening:

  • @composio/core provides Composio integration for Anthropic
  • @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk is the core agent framework
  • dotenv/config loads environment variables
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management
  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY authenticates with Anthropic/Claude
5

Import dependencies

import 'dotenv/config';
import readline from 'node:readline';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { query, type Options } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk";

dotenv.config();
What's happening:
  • We're importing all necessary libraries including the Claude Agent SDK and Composio
  • The dotenv.config() function loads environment variables from your .env file
  • This setup prepares the foundation for connecting Claude with Altoviz functionality
6

Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

async function chat() {
  const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;
  if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
    throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
  }

  const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

  // Create Tool Router session for Altoviz
  const session = await composio.create(USER_ID, {
    toolkits: ['altoviz'],
  });
  const mcpUrl = session?.mcp.url;
What's happening:
  • The function checks for the required COMPOSIO_API_KEY environment variable
  • We're creating a Composio instance using our API key
  • The create method creates a Tool Router session for Altoviz
  • The returned url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use
7

Configure Claude Agent with MCP

const options: Options = {
  permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions',
  mcpServers: {
    composio: {
      type: 'http',
      url: mcpUrl,
      headers: { 'x-api-key': COMPOSIO_API_KEY }
    }
  },
  systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant with access to Altoviz tools via Composio.',
  maxTurns: 10,
};
What's happening:
  • We're configuring the Claude Agent options with the MCP server URL
  • permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions' allows the agent to execute operations without asking for permission each time
  • The system prompt instructs the agent that it has access to Altoviz
  • maxTurns: 10 limits the conversation length to prevent excessive API usage
8

Create client and start chat loop

const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
  });

  console.log('\nChat started. Type "exit" to quit.\n');

  let isProcessing = false;

  async function ask(prompt: string) {
    isProcessing = true;
    rl.pause();

    process.stdout.write('Claude is thinking...');
    const stream = query({ prompt, options });

    let firstChunk = true;
    for await (const msg of stream) {
      const content = (msg as any).message?.content || (msg as any).content;
      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
        for (const block of content) {
          if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
            if (firstChunk) {
              process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K');
              process.stdout.write('Claude: ');
              firstChunk = false;
            }
            process.stdout.write(block.text);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    process.stdout.write('\n\n');

    isProcessing = false;
    rl.resume();
    rl.prompt();
  }

  rl.on('line', async (line) => {
    if (isProcessing) return;

    const input = line.trim();
    if (input === 'exit') {
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }
    if (input) await ask(input);
    else rl.prompt();
  });

  await ask('What can you help me with?');
}
What's happening:
  • The readline interface is created to handle user input and output
  • The query function is used to send the user's input to the agent
  • The chat loop continues until the user types 'exit' or 'quit'
9

Run the application

try {
  await chat();
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
}
What's happening:
  • The chat function is the entry point for the application
  • The try-catch block is used to handle any errors that occur

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Altoviz and Claude Agent SDK:

import 'dotenv/config';
import readline from 'node:readline';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { query, type Options } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk";

async function chat() {
  const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;
  if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
    throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
  }

  const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });
  const session = await composio.create(USER_ID, {
    toolkits: ['altoviz']
  });
  const mcp_url = session?.mcp.url;

  const options: Options = {
    permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions',
    mcpServers: {
      composio: {
        type: 'http',
        url: mcp_url,
        headers: { 'x-api-key': COMPOSIO_API_KEY }
      }
    },
    systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant with access to Altoviz tools via Composio.',
    maxTurns: 10,
  };

  const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
  });

  console.log('\nChat started. Type "exit" to quit.\n');

  let isProcessing = false;

  async function ask(prompt: string) {
    isProcessing = true;
    rl.pause();

    process.stdout.write('Claude is thinking...');
    const stream = query({ prompt, options });

    let firstChunk = true;
    for await (const msg of stream) {
      const content = (msg as any).message?.content || (msg as any).content;
      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
        for (const block of content) {
          if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
            if (firstChunk) {
              process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K');
              process.stdout.write('Claude: ');
              firstChunk = false;
            }
            process.stdout.write(block.text);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    process.stdout.write('\n\n');

    isProcessing = false;
    rl.resume();
    rl.prompt();
  }

  rl.on('line', async (line) => {
    if (isProcessing) return;

    const input = line.trim();
    if (input === 'exit') {
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }
    if (input) await ask(input);
    else rl.prompt();
  });

  await ask('What can you help me with?');
}

try {
  await chat();
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
}

Conclusion

You've successfully built a Claude Agent SDK agent that can interact with Altoviz through Composio's Tool Router.

Key features:

  • Native MCP support through Claude's agent framework
  • Streaming responses for real-time interaction
  • Permission bypass for smooth automated workflows
You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Altoviz action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Contact

Creates a new contact in the Altoviz system.

Create Customer

Creates a new customer in Altoviz.

Create Customer Family

Creates a new customer family in Altoviz for categorizing and organizing customers into groups.

Create Product

Creates a new product in the Altoviz system.

Create Product Family

Tool to create a new product family in Altoviz.

Create Receipt

Creates a new receipt in the Altoviz system to record customer payments.

Create Sale Credit

Creates a new draft credit note (avoir) in Altoviz.

Create Sale Invoice

Creates a new draft sale invoice in Altoviz.

Delete Colleague

Tool to delete a colleague from Altoviz.

Delete Customer

Tool to delete a customer from Altoviz.

Delete Customer Family

Tool to delete a customer family from Altoviz.

Delete Product

This tool allows you to delete an existing product from Altoviz.

Delete Product Family

Tool to delete a product family from Altoviz.

Delete Receipt

Tool to delete a receipt from Altoviz.

Delete Draft Sale Credit

Tool to delete a draft credit from Altoviz.

Delete Sale Invoice

Tool to delete a draft sale invoice from Altoviz.

Delete Sale Quote

Tool to delete a sale quote from Altoviz.

Delete Supplier

Tool to delete a supplier from Altoviz.

Download Purchase Invoice

Tool to download a purchase invoice as a PDF file from Altoviz.

Download Sale Credit PDF

Tool to download a sale credit as a PDF file from Altoviz.

Download Sale Invoice PDF

Tool to download a sale invoice as a PDF file from Altoviz.

Find Contact by Email

This tool allows searching for contacts in Altoviz using an email address.

Find Customer by Email

This tool allows you to find a customer in Altoviz by their email address.

Find Product by Number

Search for a product in Altoviz by its product number/SKU.

Find Product by Number or Internal ID

Tool to find a product in Altoviz by exact product number or internal ID.

Find Receipt by Internal ID

Tool to find receipts in Altoviz by customer internal ID.

Find Sale Credits

Tool to find sale credits in Altoviz.

Find Sale Invoices

Tool to find sale invoices in Altoviz.

Find Sale Quotes

Tool to find sale quotes in Altoviz.

Get Classifications List

This tool retrieves a list of classifications from the Altoviz platform.

Get Colleague by ID

Tool to retrieve a colleague's details from Altoviz by their ID.

Get Contact by ID

Tool to retrieve a contact by its unique ID from Altoviz.

Get Current User

Tool to retrieve the current authenticated user's information from Altoviz.

Get Customer by ID

Tool to retrieve a customer by their ID from Altoviz.

Get Customer by Internal ID

Tool to retrieve a single customer from Altoviz by their internal ID.

Get Customer Contacts

Tool to retrieve all contacts associated with a specific customer in Altoviz.

Get Customer Family

Tool to retrieve a customer family by ID from Altoviz.

Get Product by ID

Tool to retrieve a product by its unique ID in Altoviz.

Get Product Family by ID

Tool to retrieve a specific product family by its ID from Altoviz.

Get Receipt by ID

Tool to retrieve a receipt by its ID from Altoviz.

Get Sale Credit by ID

Tool to retrieve a sale credit by its ID from Altoviz.

Get Sale Invoice by ID

Tool to retrieve a sale invoice by its ID from Altoviz.

Get Settings

Tool to retrieve application settings from Altoviz.

Get Supplier by ID

Tool to retrieve a supplier by their ID from Altoviz.

Get Supplier Contacts

Tool to retrieve all contacts associated with a specific supplier in Altoviz.

Get Units List

This tool retrieves a list of all available units in the Altoviz system.

Get VAT Rates

This tool retrieves a list of all available VAT rates from Altoviz.

List Colleagues

Retrieves a list of colleagues from Altoviz.

List Contacts

Tool to retrieve a list of contacts from Altoviz with optional filtering and pagination.

List Customer Families

Tool to list customer families from Altoviz.

List Customers

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of customers from Altoviz.

List Product Families

Tool to retrieve a list of product families from Altoviz.

List Receipts

Tool to retrieve a list of receipts from Altoviz.

List Sale Credits

Tool to retrieve a list of sale credits from Altoviz.

List Sale Invoices

Tool to retrieve a list of sale invoices from Altoviz.

List Sale Quotes

Tool to retrieve a list of sale quotes from Altoviz.

List Suppliers

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of suppliers from Altoviz.

List Webhooks

Tool to retrieve all configured webhooks from Altoviz.

Register Webhook

Tool to register a new webhook in Altoviz.

Test API Key

Tool to test API key validity and retrieve basic account information.

Unregister Webhook

Tool to unregister a webhook from Altoviz.

Update Colleague Information

Updates an existing colleague's information in Altoviz.

Update Customer Information

Updates an existing customer's information in Altoviz.

Update Receipt

Updates an existing receipt in Altoviz.

Update Sale Credit

Tool to update a draft credit note in Altoviz.

Update Supplier Information

Updates an existing supplier's information in Altoviz.

Upload Purchase Invoice

Tool to upload and create a new purchase invoice from a file (PDF or image format).

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Altoviz MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Altoviz tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Altoviz and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Agent SDK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Altoviz tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Altoviz scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Altoviz data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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