How to integrate Ambee MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK

This guide walks you through connecting Ambee to the OpenAI Agents SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Ambee agent that can show today's air quality for paris, get wildfire risk forecast for california, retrieve pollen count by your zip code through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent real control over a Ambee account through Composio's Ambee MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Ambee to the OpenAI Agents SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Ambee agent that can show today's air quality for paris, get wildfire risk forecast for california, retrieve pollen count by your zip code through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent real control over a Ambee account through Composio's Ambee 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 Ambee
  • Configure an AI agent that can use Ambee as a tool
  • Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Ambee 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 Ambee MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Ambee MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Ambee account. It provides structured and secure access to hyperlocal environmental data, so your agent can perform actions like retrieving real-time air quality, fetching pollen and weather updates, forecasting wildfire risk, and monitoring natural disasters on your behalf.

  • Hyperlocal air quality monitoring: Instantly get real-time air quality data for any city, postal code, or precise geographic coordinates to stay informed about pollution and AQI levels in your area.
  • Air quality forecasting: Ask your agent to predict air quality trends up to 48 hours in advance for specific locations, helping you plan outdoor activities with health in mind.
  • Wildfire risk assessment: Access weekly wildfire risk forecasts for targeted places, so you can stay aware of environmental hazards before they happen.
  • Disaster and incident tracking: Retrieve the latest natural disaster data by continent, keeping you updated about major environmental events worldwide.
  • Geocoding and location resolution: Effortlessly transform city names or addresses into latitude and longitude coordinates, making location-based queries accurate and seamless for your agent.

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 Ambee 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 Ambee.
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 Ambee
const session = await composio.create(userId as string, {
  toolkits: ['ambee'],
});
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 ambee.
  • The router checks the user's Ambee connection and prepares the MCP endpoint.
  • The returned session.mcp.url is the MCP URL that your agent will use to access Ambee.
  • This approach keeps things lightweight and lets the agent request Ambee 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 Ambee. Help users perform Ambee 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 Ambee 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 Ambee 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 Ambee.
  • 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 Ambee 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: ['ambee'],
  });
  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 Ambee. Help users perform Ambee 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 Ambee MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK to build a functional AI agent that can interact with Ambee.

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 Ambee action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Geocode by Place

Tool to transform a place name or address into geographic coordinates.

Get Air Quality by City

Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific city.

Get Air Quality by Country Code

Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific country using a 3-letter ISO code.

Get Air Quality by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific latitude and longitude.

Get Air Quality by Postal Code

Retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific postal code and country.

Get Air Quality Forecast by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve air quality forecast for a specific latitude and longitude.

Get Air Quality History by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve historical air quality data for a specific latitude and longitude.

Retrieve latest natural disasters by continent

Tool to retrieve latest natural disaster data for a specific continent.

Get historical natural disasters by date range

Tool to retrieve global historical natural disaster data with date range filtering.

Get historical natural disasters by country code

Tool to retrieve historical natural disaster data for a country by ISO country code.

Get historical natural disasters by coordinates

Tool to retrieve historical natural disaster data for a specific location by coordinates with date range.

Get latest disasters by country code

Tool to retrieve latest natural disaster data for a specific country using ISO country code.

Get latest natural disasters by coordinates

Tool to retrieve latest natural disaster data (earthquakes, floods, droughts, volcanic eruptions) for a specific location using geographic coordinates.

Get Elevation by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve elevation statistics (min, max, mean) for a specific latitude and longitude.

Get Elevation by Place

Retrieve elevation statistics (minimum, maximum, and mean) for a location by place name.

Get Fire Risk by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve fire risk forecast and Fire Weather Index (FWI) data for specific geographic coordinates.

Get ILI Forecast by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve up to 28-day forecast of Influenza-like Illness (ILI) risk using latitude and longitude.

Get Pollen Forecast by Place

Tool to retrieve 48-hour pollen forecast for a specific location by place name.

Get Pollen History by Place

Tool to retrieve historical pollen data for a specific place name.

Get Latest Pollen Data by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve latest pollen data for a specific geographic location using latitude and longitude coordinates.

Get Latest Pollen by Place

Tool to retrieve latest pollen data for a specific place by name.

Get Weather Forecast by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve weather forecast for a specific latitude and longitude (up to 72 hours).

Get Current Weather by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to retrieve current weather data for a specific latitude and longitude, including temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind conditions.

Get Wildfire Data by Latitude and Longitude

Retrieves real-time wildfire data for a specific geographic location using latitude and longitude coordinates.

Get Wildfire Data by Place

Retrieves real-time wildfire data for a specific location by place name.

Get Wildfire Risk Forecast by Place

Tool to retrieve wildfire risk forecast for a specific place.

Reverse Geocode by Latitude and Longitude

Tool to convert geographic coordinates into human-readable location data (address, place name, postal code).

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Ambee MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Ambee tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Ambee 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 Ambee tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Ambee 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 Ambee data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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