How to integrate Persona MCP with Autogen

This guide walks you through connecting Persona to AutoGen using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Persona agent that can get all pending verification cases, trigger a new kyc verification for user, list users who failed identity checks through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Persona account through Composio's Persona MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Persona offers identity infrastructure to automate user verification and compliance. It helps organizations securely verify users and reduce fraud risk.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Persona to AutoGen using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Persona agent that can get all pending verification cases, trigger a new kyc verification for user, list users who failed identity checks through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Persona account through Composio's Persona 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 required dependencies for Autogen and Composio
  • Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Persona
  • Wire that MCP URL into Autogen using McpWorkbench and StreamableHttpServerParams
  • Configure an Autogen AssistantAgent that can call Persona tools
  • Run a live chat loop where you ask the agent to perform Persona operations

What is AutoGen?

Autogen is a framework for building multi-agent conversational AI systems from Microsoft. It enables you to create agents that can collaborate, use tools, and maintain complex workflows.

Key features include:

  • Multi-Agent Systems: Build collaborative agent workflows
  • MCP Workbench: Native support for Model Context Protocol tools
  • Streaming HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
  • AssistantAgent: Pre-built agent class for tool-using assistants

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

The Persona MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Persona account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Persona operations on your behalf.

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 step08 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

You will need:

  • A Composio API key
  • An OpenAI API key (used by Autogen's OpenAIChatCompletionClient)
  • A Persona account you can connect to Composio
  • Some basic familiarity with Autogen and Python async
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
  • 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

bash
pip install composio python-dotenv
pip install autogen-agentchat autogen-ext-openai autogen-ext-tools

Install Composio, Autogen extensions, and dotenv.

What's happening:

  • composio connects your agent to Persona via MCP
  • autogen-agentchat provides the AssistantAgent class
  • autogen-ext-openai provides the OpenAI model client
  • autogen-ext-tools provides MCP workbench support

4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
USER_ID=your-user-identifier@example.com

Create a .env file in your project folder.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY is required to talk to Composio
  • OPENAI_API_KEY is used by Autogen's OpenAI client
  • USER_ID is how Composio identifies which user's Persona connections to use
5

Import dependencies and create Tool Router session

python
import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio

from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, StreamableHttpServerParams

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a Persona session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["persona"]
    )
    url = session.mcp.url
What's happening:
  • load_dotenv() reads your .env file
  • Composio(api_key=...) initializes the SDK
  • create(...) creates a Tool Router session that exposes Persona tools
  • session.mcp.url is the MCP endpoint that Autogen will connect to
6

Configure MCP parameters for Autogen

python
# Configure MCP server parameters for Streamable HTTP
server_params = StreamableHttpServerParams(
    url=url,
    timeout=30.0,
    sse_read_timeout=300.0,
    terminate_on_close=True,
    headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")}
)

Autogen expects parameters describing how to talk to the MCP server. That is what StreamableHttpServerParams is for.

What's happening:

  • url points to the Tool Router MCP endpoint from Composio
  • timeout is the HTTP timeout for requests
  • sse_read_timeout controls how long to wait when streaming responses
  • terminate_on_close=True cleans up the MCP server process when the workbench is closed
7

Create the model client and agent

python
# Create model client
model_client = OpenAIChatCompletionClient(
    model="gpt-5",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
)

# Use McpWorkbench as context manager
async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
    # Create Persona assistant agent with MCP tools
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="persona_assistant",
        description="An AI assistant that helps with Persona operations.",
        model_client=model_client,
        workbench=workbench,
        model_client_stream=True,
        max_tool_iterations=10
    )

What's happening:

  • OpenAIChatCompletionClient wraps the OpenAI model for Autogen
  • McpWorkbench connects the agent to the MCP tools
  • AssistantAgent is configured with the Persona tools from the workbench
8

Run the interactive chat loop

python
print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
print("Ask any Persona related question or task to the agent.\n")

# Conversation loop
while True:
    user_input = input("You: ").strip()

    if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
        print("\nGoodbye!")
        break

    if not user_input:
        continue

    print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

    # Run the agent with streaming
    try:
        response_text = ""
        async for message in agent.run_stream(task=user_input):
            if hasattr(message, "content") and message.content:
                response_text = message.content

        # Print the final response
        if response_text:
            print(f"Agent: {response_text}\n")
        else:
            print("Agent: I encountered an issue processing your request.\n")

    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Agent: Sorry, I encountered an error: {str(e)}\n")
What's happening:
  • The script prompts you in a loop with You:
  • Autogen passes your input to the model, which decides which Persona tools to call via MCP
  • agent.run_stream(...) yields streaming messages as the agent thinks and calls tools
  • Typing exit, quit, or bye ends the loop

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Persona and AutoGen:

python
import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio

from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, StreamableHttpServerParams

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a Persona session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["persona"]
    )
    url = session.mcp.url

    # Configure MCP server parameters for Streamable HTTP
    server_params = StreamableHttpServerParams(
        url=url,
        timeout=30.0,
        sse_read_timeout=300.0,
        terminate_on_close=True,
        headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")}
    )

    # Create model client
    model_client = OpenAIChatCompletionClient(
        model="gpt-5",
        api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
    )

    # Use McpWorkbench as context manager
    async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
        # Create Persona assistant agent with MCP tools
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="persona_assistant",
            description="An AI assistant that helps with Persona operations.",
            model_client=model_client,
            workbench=workbench,
            model_client_stream=True,
            max_tool_iterations=10
        )

        print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
        print("Ask any Persona related question or task to the agent.\n")

        # Conversation loop
        while True:
            user_input = input("You: ").strip()

            if user_input.lower() in ['exit', 'quit', 'bye']:
                print("\nGoodbye!")
                break

            if not user_input:
                continue

            print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

            # Run the agent with streaming
            try:
                response_text = ""
                async for message in agent.run_stream(task=user_input):
                    if hasattr(message, 'content') and message.content:
                        response_text = message.content

                # Print the final response
                if response_text:
                    print(f"Agent: {response_text}\n")
                else:
                    print("Agent: I encountered an issue processing your request.\n")

            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Agent: Sorry, I encountered an error: {str(e)}\n")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

Conclusion

You now have an Autogen assistant wired into Persona through Composio's Tool Router and MCP. From here you can:
  • Add more toolkits to the toolkits list, for example notion or hubspot
  • Refine the agent description to point it at specific workflows
  • Wrap this script behind a UI, Slack bot, or internal tool
Once the pattern is clear for Persona, you can reuse the same structure for other MCP-enabled apps with minimal code changes.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Add Tag to Account

Tool to add a tag to an Account in Persona.

Archive Browser Fingerprint List Item

Tool to archive a browser fingerprint list item in Persona.

Archive Country List Item

Tool to archive a Country List Item by ID.

Archive a Geolocation List Item

Tool to archive a geolocation list item from Persona.

Archive Government ID Number List Item

Tool to archive a Government ID Number List Item.

Archive a Name List Item

Tool to archive a name list item in Persona.

Archive a webhook

Tool to archive a Persona webhook by its ID.

Archive Email Address List Item

Tool to archive an Email Address List Item in Persona.

Archive IP Address List Item

Tool to archive an IP address list item in Persona.

Archive Phone Number List Item

Tool to archive a phone number list item in Persona.

Archive String List Item

Tool to archive a String List Item in Persona.

Clone Webhook

Tool to clone an existing Persona webhook.

Consolidate Accounts

Tool to consolidate multiple source accounts into a single destination account.

Create an Account

Tool to create an account in Persona.

Create IP Address List Item

Tool to create an IP Address List Item in Persona.

Create Country List Item

Tool to create a country list item in Persona.

Create Generic Document

Tool to create a generic document in Persona.

Create Email Address List Item

Tool to create an email address list item in Persona.

Create Government ID Number List Item

Tool to create a new government ID number list item in Persona.

Create Name List Item

Tool to create a new name list item in Persona.

Create Phone Number List Item

Tool to create a phone number list item in Persona.

Create String List Item

Tool to create a String List Item in Persona.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook in Persona.

Disable Webhook

Tool to disable a webhook in Persona.

Enable Webhook

Tool to enable a webhook in Persona.

Expire Inquiry Sessions

Tool to expire all inquiry sessions for specified inquiry IDs.

Import Email Address Lists

Tool to import email addresses into a list from a CSV file.

Import IP Address Lists

Tool to import IP address lists into Persona.

Import Name Lists

Tool to import name lists to Persona.

Import Phone Number Lists

Tool to import phone number lists into Persona.

List All Accounts

Tool to list all accounts in Persona.

List All API Logs

Tool to list all API logs in Persona.

List All Cases

Tool to list all cases in Persona.

List All Devices

Tool to list all devices filtered by inquiry session ID.

List all Events

Tool to list all events from Persona.

List all Importers

Tool to list all importers in Persona.

List All Inquiries

Tool to list all inquiries in Persona.

List All Inquiry Sessions

Tool to list all inquiry sessions in Persona.

List All Lists

Tool to list all lists in Persona.

List All Rate Limits

Tool to list all rate limits in Persona.

List All Reports

Tool to list all reports in Persona.

List All Transactions

Tool to list all transactions in Persona.

List All Webhooks

Tool to list all webhooks in Persona.

List all Workflow Runs

Tool to list all workflow runs in Persona.

Redact an Account

Tool to permanently redact an account in Persona.

Remove Account Tag

Tool to remove a tag from a Persona Account.

Retrieve a Country List Item

Tool to retrieve a country list item by ID in Persona.

Retrieve a Geolocation List Item

Tool to retrieve a geolocation list item from Persona.

Retrieve an Account

Tool to retrieve an account in Persona.

Retrieve a Name List Item

Tool to retrieve a Name List Item in Persona.

Retrieve an Event

Tool to retrieve an event in Persona.

Retrieve an Importer

Tool to retrieve a specific importer in Persona.

Retrieve IP Address List Item

Tool to retrieve an IP Address List Item in Persona.

Retrieve an API Log

Tool to retrieve an API log in Persona.

Retrieve a String List Item

Tool to retrieve a string list item by ID in Persona.

Retrieve a Webhook

Tool to retrieve a webhook by its ID.

Retrieve Browser Fingerprint List Item

Tool to retrieve a browser fingerprint list item in Persona.

Retrieve a Document

Tool to retrieve a document from Persona.

Retrieve Generic Document

Tool to retrieve a generic document in Persona.

Retrieve Email Address List Item

Tool to retrieve an Email Address List Item in Persona.

Retrieve Government ID Number List Item

Tool to retrieve a Government ID Number List Item in Persona.

Retrieve Phone Number List Item

Tool to retrieve a phone number list item in Persona.

Rotate Webhook Secret

Tool to rotate a webhook's secret in Persona.

Search Accounts

Tool to search accounts in Persona using flexible query criteria.

Search Cases

Tool to search cases in Persona using advanced query filters with boolean logic.

Set Tags on Account

Tool to set tags on a Persona Account.

Update an Account

Tool to update an account in Persona.

Update a Webhook

Tool to update a webhook in Persona.

Update Generic Document

Tool to update a generic document in Persona.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Autogen 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 Persona tools.

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

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