How to integrate Altoviz MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK

This guide walks you through connecting Altoviz to the OpenAI Agents 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 OpenAI Agents 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 OpenAI Agents 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 OpenAI Agents 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 OpenAI 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 OpenAI Agents SDK?

The OpenAI Agents SDK is a lightweight framework for building AI agents that can use tools and maintain conversation state. It provides a simple interface for creating agents with hosted MCP tool support.

Key features include:

  • Hosted MCP Tools: Connect to external services through hosted MCP endpoints
  • SQLite Sessions: Persist conversation history across interactions
  • Simple API: Clean interface with Agent, Runner, and tool configuration
  • Streaming Support: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications

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 OpenAI API Key
  • Primary know-how of OpenAI Agents SDK
  • A live Altoviz project
  • Some knowledge of Python or Typescript
2

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

OpenAI API Key
  • Go to the OpenAI dashboard and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models, or you can connect to another model provider.
  • Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
3

Install dependencies

npm install @composio/openai-agents @openai/agents dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the OpenAI Agents SDK.

4

Set up environment variables

bash
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...your-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-api-key
USER_ID=composio_user@gmail.com

Create a .env file and add your OpenAI and Composio API keys.

5

Import dependencies

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIAgentsProvider } from '@composio/openai-agents';
import { Agent, hostedMcpTool, run, OpenAIConversationsSession } from '@openai/agents';
import * as readline from 'readline';
What's happening:
  • You're importing all necessary libraries.
  • The Composio and OpenAIAgentsProvider classes are imported to connect your OpenAI agent to Composio tools like Altoviz.
6

Set up the Composio instance

dotenv.config();

const composioApiKey = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const userId = process.env.USER_ID;

if (!composioApiKey) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set. Create a .env file with COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_key');
}
if (!userId) {
  throw new Error('USER_ID is not set');
}

// Initialize Composio
const composio = new Composio({
  apiKey: composioApiKey,
  provider: new OpenAIAgentsProvider(),
});
What's happening:
  • dotenv.config() loads your .env file so COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID are available as environment variables.
  • Creating a Composio instance using the API Key and OpenAIAgentsProvider class.
7

Create a Tool Router session

// Create Tool Router session for Altoviz
const session = await composio.create(userId as string, {
  toolkits: ['altoviz'],
});
const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;

What is happening:

  • You give the Tool Router the user id and the toolkits you want available. Here, it is only altoviz.
  • The router checks the user's Altoviz connection and prepares the MCP endpoint.
  • The returned session.mcp.url is the MCP URL that your agent will use to access Altoviz.
  • This approach keeps things lightweight and lets the agent request Altoviz tools only when needed during the conversation.
8

Configure the agent

// Configure agent with MCP tool
const agent = new Agent({
  name: 'Assistant',
  model: 'gpt-5',
  instructions:
    'You are a helpful assistant that can access Altoviz. Help users perform Altoviz operations through natural language.',
  tools: [
    hostedMcpTool({
      serverLabel: 'tool_router',
      serverUrl: mcpUrl,
      headers: { 'x-api-key': composioApiKey },
      requireApproval: 'never',
    }),
  ],
});
What's happening:
  • We're creating an Agent instance with a name, model (gpt-5), and clear instructions about its purpose.
  • The agent's instructions tell it that it can access Altoviz and help with queries, inserts, updates, authentication, and fetching database information.
  • The tools array includes a hostedMcpTool that connects to the MCP server URL we created earlier.
  • The headers object includes the Composio API key for secure authentication with the MCP server.
  • requireApproval: 'never' means the agent can execute Altoviz operations without asking for permission each time, making interactions smoother.
9

Start chat loop and handle conversation

// Keep conversation state across turns
const conversationSession = new OpenAIConversationsSession();

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

console.log('\nComposio Tool Router session created.');
console.log('\nChat started. Type your requests below.');
console.log("Commands: 'exit', 'quit', or 'q' to end\n");

try {
  const first = await run(agent, 'What can you help me with?', { session: conversationSession });
  console.log(`Assistant: ${first.finalOutput}\n`);
} catch (e) {
  console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
}

rl.prompt();

rl.on('line', async (userInput) => {
  const text = userInput.trim();

  if (['exit', 'quit', 'q'].includes(text.toLowerCase())) {
    console.log('Goodbye!');
    rl.close();
    process.exit(0);
  }

  if (!text) {
    rl.prompt();
    return;
  }

  try {
    const result = await run(agent, text, { session: conversationSession });
    console.log(`\nAssistant: ${result.finalOutput}\n`);
  } catch (e) {
    console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
  }

  rl.prompt();
});

rl.on('close', () => {
  console.log('\n👋 Session ended.');
  process.exit(0);
});
What's happening:
  • The program prints a session URL that you visit to authorize Altoviz.
  • After authorization, the chat begins.
  • Each message you type is processed by the agent using run().
  • The responses are printed to the console.
  • Typing exit, quit, or q cleanly ends the chat.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Altoviz and OpenAI Agents SDK:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIAgentsProvider } from '@composio/openai-agents';
import { Agent, hostedMcpTool, run, OpenAIConversationsSession } from '@openai/agents';
import * as readline from 'readline';

const composioApiKey = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const userId = process.env.USER_ID;

if (!composioApiKey) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set. Create a .env file with COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_key');
}
if (!userId) {
  throw new Error('USER_ID is not set');
}

// Initialize Composio
const composio = new Composio({
  apiKey: composioApiKey,
  provider: new OpenAIAgentsProvider(),
});

async function main() {
  // Create Tool Router session
  const session = await composio.create(userId as string, {
    toolkits: ['altoviz'],
  });
  const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;

  // Configure agent with MCP tool
  const agent = new Agent({
    name: 'Assistant',
    model: 'gpt-5',
    instructions:
      'You are a helpful assistant that can access Altoviz. Help users perform Altoviz operations through natural language.',
    tools: [
      hostedMcpTool({
        serverLabel: 'tool_router',
        serverUrl: mcpUrl,
        headers: { 'x-api-key': composioApiKey },
        requireApproval: 'never',
      }),
    ],
  });

  // Keep conversation state across turns
  const conversationSession = new OpenAIConversationsSession();

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

  console.log('\nComposio Tool Router session created.');
  console.log('\nChat started. Type your requests below.');
  console.log("Commands: 'exit', 'quit', or 'q' to end\n");

  try {
    const first = await run(agent, 'What can you help me with?', { session: conversationSession });
    console.log(`Assistant: ${first.finalOutput}\n`);
  } catch (e) {
    console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
  }

  rl.prompt();

  rl.on('line', async (userInput) => {
    const text = userInput.trim();

    if (['exit', 'quit', 'q'].includes(text.toLowerCase())) {
      console.log('Goodbye!');
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }

    if (!text) {
      rl.prompt();
      return;
    }

    try {
      const result = await run(agent, text, { session: conversationSession });
      console.log(`\nAssistant: ${result.finalOutput}\n`);
    } catch (e) {
      console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
    }

    rl.prompt();
  });

  rl.on('close', () => {
    console.log('\nSession ended.');
    process.exit(0);
  });
}

main().catch((err) => {
  console.error('Fatal error:', err);
  process.exit(1);
});

Conclusion

This was a starter code for integrating Altoviz MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK to build a functional AI agent that can interact with Altoviz.

Key features:

  • Hosted MCP tool integration through Composio's Tool Router
  • SQLite session persistence for conversation history
  • Simple async chat loop for interactive testing
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. OpenAI Agents 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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