How to integrate Studio By Ai21 Labs MCP with LlamaIndex

This guide walks you through connecting Studio By Ai21 Labs to LlamaIndex using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Studio By Ai21 Labs agent that can generate a summary of this research paper, classify sentiment of this product review, extract key topics from meeting transcript through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your LlamaIndex agent real control over a Studio By Ai21 Labs account through Composio's Studio By Ai21 Labs 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 Studio By Ai21 Labs to LlamaIndex using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Studio By Ai21 Labs agent that can generate a summary of this research paper, classify sentiment of this product review, extract key topics from meeting transcript through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your LlamaIndex agent real control over a Studio By Ai21 Labs account through Composio's Studio By Ai21 Labs 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:
  • Set your OpenAI and Composio API keys
  • Install LlamaIndex and Composio packages
  • Create a Composio Tool Router session for Studio By Ai21 Labs
  • Connect LlamaIndex to the Studio By Ai21 Labs MCP server
  • Build a Studio By Ai21 Labs-powered agent using LlamaIndex
  • Interact with Studio By Ai21 Labs through natural language

What is LlamaIndex?

LlamaIndex is a data framework for building LLM applications. It provides tools for connecting LLMs to external data sources and services through agents and tools.

Key features include:

  • ReAct Agent: Reasoning and acting pattern for tool-using agents
  • MCP Tools: Native support for Model Context Protocol
  • Context Management: Maintain conversation context across interactions
  • Async Support: Built for async/await patterns

What is the Studio By Ai21 Labs MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Studio By Ai21 Labs MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Studio By Ai21 Labs account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Studio By Ai21 Labs 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 step10 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.8/Node 16 or higher installed
  • A Composio account with the API key
  • An OpenAI API key
  • A Studio By Ai21 Labs account and project
  • Basic familiarity with async Python/Typescript
2

Getting API Keys for OpenAI, Composio, and Studio By Ai21 Labs

OpenAI API key (OPENAI_API_KEY)
  • Go to the OpenAI dashboard
  • Create an API key if you don't have one
  • Assign it to OPENAI_API_KEY in .env
Composio API key and user ID
  • Log into the Composio dashboard
  • Copy your API key from Settings
    • Use this as COMPOSIO_API_KEY
  • Pick a stable user identifier (email or ID)
    • Use this as COMPOSIO_USER_ID
3

Installing dependencies

npm install @composio/llamaindex @llamaindex/openai @llamaindex/tools @llamaindex/workflow dotenv

Create a new Typescript project and install the necessary dependencies:

  • @composio/llamaindex: Composio's LlamaIndex integration
  • @llamaindex/openai: OpenAI LLM integration
  • @llamaindex/tools: MCP client for LlamaIndex
  • @llamaindex/workflow: Workflow framework for LlamaIndex
  • dotenv: Environment variable management
4

Set environment variables

bash
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id

Create a .env file in your project root:

These credentials will be used to:

  • Authenticate with OpenAI's GPT-5 model
  • Connect to Composio's Tool Router
  • Identify your Composio user session for Studio By Ai21 Labs access
5

Import modules

import "dotenv/config";
import readline from "node:readline/promises";
import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process";

import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

import { mcp } from "@llamaindex/tools";
import { agent as createAgent } from "@llamaindex/workflow";
import { openai } from "@llamaindex/openai";

dotenv.config();

Create a new file called studio by ai21 labs_llamaindex_agent.ts and import the required modules:

Key imports:

  • dotenv.config loads .env at runtime
  • readline gives us a simple CLI chat loop
  • Composio is the main Composio SDK client
  • mcp connects to an MCP endpoint
  • createAgent builds a LlamaIndex agent
  • openai configures the LLM backend
6

Load environment variables and initialize Composio

const OPENAI_API_KEY = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
const COMPOSIO_API_KEY = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const COMPOSIO_USER_ID = process.env.COMPOSIO_USER_ID;

if (!OPENAI_API_KEY) throw new Error("OPENAI_API_KEY is not set");
if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY) throw new Error("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set");
if (!COMPOSIO_USER_ID) throw new Error("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set");

What's happening:

This ensures missing credentials cause early, clear errors before the agent attempts to initialise.

7

Create a Tool Router session and build the agent function

async function buildAgent() {

  console.log(`Initializing Composio client...${COMPOSIO_USER_ID!}...`);
  console.log(`COMPOSIO_USER_ID: ${COMPOSIO_USER_ID!}...`);

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

  const session = await composio.create(
    COMPOSIO_USER_ID!,
    {
      toolkits: ["studio_by_ai21_labs"],
    },
  );

  const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;
  console.log(`Composio Tool Router MCP URL: ${mcpUrl}`);

  const server = mcp({
    url: mcpUrl,
    clientName: "composio_tool_router_with_llamaindex",
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        "x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY!,
      },
    },
    // verbose: true,
  });

  const tools = await server.tools();

  const llm = openai({ apiKey: OPENAI_API_KEY, model: "gpt-5" });

  const agent = createAgent({
    name: "composio_tool_router_with_llamaindex",
        description : "An agent that uses Composio Tool Router MCP tools to perform actions.",
    systemPrompt:
      "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio Tool Router."+
"Use the available tools to answer user queries and perform Studio By Ai21 Labs actions." ,
    llm,
    tools,
  });

  return agent;
}

What's happening here:

  • We create a Composio client using your API key and configure it with the LlamaIndex provider
  • We then create a tool router MCP session for your user, specifying the toolkits we want to use (in this case, studio by ai21 labs)
  • The session returns an MCP HTTP endpoint URL that acts as a gateway to all your configured tools
  • LlamaIndex will connect to this endpoint to dynamically discover and use the available Studio By Ai21 Labs tools.
  • The MCP tools are mapped to LlamaIndex-compatible tools and plug them into the Agent.
8

Create an interactive chat loop

async function chatLoop(agent: ReturnType<typeof createAgent>) {
  const rl = readline.createInterface({ input, output });

  console.log("Type 'quit' or 'exit' to stop.");

  while (true) {
    let userInput: string;

    try {
      userInput = (await rl.question("\nYou: ")).trim();
    } catch {
      console.log("\nAgent: Bye!");
      break;
    }

    if (!userInput) {
      continue;
    }

    const lower = userInput.toLowerCase();
    if (lower === "quit" || lower === "exit") {
      console.log("Agent: Bye!");
      break;
    }

    try {
      process.stdout.write("Agent: ");

      const stream = agent.runStream(userInput);
      let finalResult: any = null;

      for await (const event of stream) {
        // The event.data contains the streamed content
        const data: any = event.data;

        // Check for streaming delta content
        if (data?.delta) {
          process.stdout.write(data.delta);
        }

        // Store final result for fallback
        if (data?.result || data?.message) {
          finalResult = data;
        }
      }

      // If no streaming happened, show the final result
      if (finalResult) {
        const answer =
          finalResult.result ??
          finalResult.message?.content ??
          finalResult.message ??
          "";
        if (answer && typeof answer === "string" && !answer.includes("[object")) {
          process.stdout.write(answer);
        }
      }

      console.log(); // New line after streaming completes
    } catch (err: any) {
      console.error("\nAgent error:", err?.message ?? err);
    }
  }

  rl.close();
}

What's happening:

  • We're creating a direct terminal interface to chat with Studio By Ai21 Labs
  • The LLM's responses are streamed to the CLI for faster interaction.
  • The agent uses context to maintain conversation history
  • The agent processes the request, selects appropriate Studio By Ai21 Labs tools, and returns a result
  • We extract the answer from the result data structure and display it to the user
  • You can type 'quit' or 'exit' to stop the chat loop gracefully
  • Agent responses and any errors are streamed in a clear, readable format
9

Define the main entry point

async function main() {
  try {
    const agent = await buildAgent();
    await chatLoop(agent);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error("Failed to start agent:", err);
    process.exit(1);
  }
}

main();

What's happening here:

  • We're orchestrating the entire application flow
  • The agent gets built with proper error handling
  • Then we kick off the interactive chat loop so you can start talking to Studio By Ai21 Labs
10

Run the agent

npx ts-node llamaindex-agent.ts

When prompted, authenticate and authorise your agent with Studio By Ai21 Labs, then start asking questions.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Studio By Ai21 Labs and LlamaIndex:

import "dotenv/config";
import readline from "node:readline/promises";
import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process";

import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { LlamaindexProvider } from "@composio/llamaindex";

import { mcp } from "@llamaindex/tools";
import { agent as createAgent } from "@llamaindex/workflow";
import { openai } from "@llamaindex/openai";

dotenv.config();

const OPENAI_API_KEY = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
const COMPOSIO_API_KEY = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const COMPOSIO_USER_ID = process.env.COMPOSIO_USER_ID;

if (!OPENAI_API_KEY) {
    throw new Error("OPENAI_API_KEY is not set in the environment");
  }
if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY) {
    throw new Error("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment");
  }
if (!COMPOSIO_USER_ID) {
    throw new Error("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment");
  }

async function buildAgent() {

  console.log(`Initializing Composio client...${COMPOSIO_USER_ID!}...`);
  console.log(`COMPOSIO_USER_ID: ${COMPOSIO_USER_ID!}...`);

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

  const session = await composio.create(
    COMPOSIO_USER_ID!,
    {
      toolkits: ["studio_by_ai21_labs"],
    },
  );

  const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;
  console.log(`Composio Tool Router MCP URL: ${mcpUrl}`);

  const server = mcp({
    url: mcpUrl,
    clientName: "composio_tool_router_with_llamaindex",
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        "x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY!,
      },
    },
    // verbose: true,
  });

  const tools = await server.tools();

  const llm = openai({ apiKey: OPENAI_API_KEY, model: "gpt-5" });

  const agent = createAgent({
    name: "composio_tool_router_with_llamaindex",
    description:
      "An agent that uses Composio Tool Router MCP tools to perform actions.",
    systemPrompt:
      "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio Tool Router."+
"Use the available tools to answer user queries and perform Studio By Ai21 Labs actions." ,
    llm,
    tools,
  });

  return agent;
}

async function chatLoop(agent: ReturnType<typeof createAgent>) {
  const rl = readline.createInterface({ input, output });

  console.log("Type 'quit' or 'exit' to stop.");

  while (true) {
    let userInput: string;

    try {
      userInput = (await rl.question("\nYou: ")).trim();
    } catch {
      console.log("\nAgent: Bye!");
      break;
    }

    if (!userInput) {
      continue;
    }

    const lower = userInput.toLowerCase();
    if (lower === "quit" || lower === "exit") {
      console.log("Agent: Bye!");
      break;
    }

    try {
      process.stdout.write("Agent: ");

      const stream = agent.runStream(userInput);
      let finalResult: any = null;

      for await (const event of stream) {
        // The event.data contains the streamed content
        const data: any = event.data;

        // Check for streaming delta content
        if (data?.delta) {
          process.stdout.write(data.delta);
        }

        // Store final result for fallback
        if (data?.result || data?.message) {
          finalResult = data;
        }
      }

      // If no streaming happened, show the final result
      if (finalResult) {
        const answer =
          finalResult.result ??
          finalResult.message?.content ??
          finalResult.message ??
          "";
        if (answer && typeof answer === "string" && !answer.includes("[object")) {
          process.stdout.write(answer);
        }
      }

      console.log(); // New line after streaming completes
    } catch (err: any) {
      console.error("\nAgent error:", err?.message ?? err);
    }
  }

  rl.close();
}

async function main() {
  try {
    const agent = await buildAgent();
    await chatLoop(agent);
  } catch (err: any) {
    console.error("Failed to start agent:", err?.message ?? err);
    process.exit(1);
  }
}

main();

Conclusion

You've successfully connected Studio By Ai21 Labs to LlamaIndex through Composio's Tool Router MCP layer. Key takeaways:
  • Tool Router dynamically exposes Studio By Ai21 Labs tools through an MCP endpoint
  • LlamaIndex's ReActAgent handles reasoning and orchestration; Composio handles integrations
  • The agent becomes more capable without increasing prompt size
  • Async Python provides clean, efficient execution of agent workflows
You can easily extend this to other toolkits like Gmail, Notion, Stripe, GitHub, and more by adding them to the toolkits parameter.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Studio By Ai21 Labs action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Check Can Iframe

Tool to check if a URL can be embedded in an iframe.

Compare Text

Tool to compare two text strings and identify differences.

Create Aftersales Parts Classification Batch

Tool to create a batch job for Fnac Aftersales parts classification.

Create Assistant Route

Tool to create a new route for an AI21 Studio assistant.

Create Assistant

Tool to create a new AI assistant in AI21 Studio.

Create Assistant Plan

Tool to create a new plan for an AI21 Studio assistant.

Create Demo

Tool to create a new demo in AI21 Studio.

Generate Requirements

Tool to generate requirements from a query or task description.

Generate Thread Name

Tool to generate a thread name from a query or conversation context.

Create Kirsh Grant Compliance Preview

Tool to preview grant compliance for Kirsh grants.

Kirsh Grant Metadata Preview

Tool to retrieve grant metadata from the Kirsh preview endpoint.

Create MCP Storage

Tool to create MCP (Model Context Protocol) storage in AI21 Studio.

Create Secret

Tool to save a secret in AI21 Studio.

Check Kirsh Grant Compliance

Tool to check compliance for Kirsh grant IDs.

Create Website Connector

Tool to create a website connector in AI21 Studio.

Delete Assistant

Tool to delete an assistant by its unique ID.

Delete Assistant Route

Tool to delete a route from an AI21 Studio assistant.

Delete Demo

Tool to delete a demo by its unique ID.

Delete MCP Storage

Tool to delete an MCP (Model Context Protocol) storage configuration by its unique ID.

Delete Secret

Tool to delete a secret by its unique ID.

Delete Website Connector

Permanently delete a website connector by its unique identifier.

Download Modified Document

Tool to download a modified document from AI21 Labs Studio.

Get Assistant

Tool to retrieve an assistant by its unique identifier.

Get Assistant Route

Tool to retrieve details of a specific route for an AI21 Studio assistant.

Get Assistants By MCP

Tool to retrieve all assistants associated with a specific MCP (Model Context Protocol) storage configuration.

Get Batch Prediction Status

Tool to check the status of a Fnac Aftersales parts classification batch prediction job.

Get Demo

Tool to retrieve a demo by its unique ID.

Grant Kirsh Metadata

Tool to retrieve Kirsh grant metadata by grant ID.

Get Library Batch Status

Tool to get the ingestion status of a library batch.

Get MCP Storage

Tool to retrieve a specific MCP (Model Context Protocol) storage configuration by its unique ID.

Get Output Explanation

Tool to get output explanation for an execution (cached or generated).

Get Plan

Tool to retrieve a specific plan from an AI21 Studio assistant.

Get Website Connector By ID

Tool to retrieve details of a specific website connector by its ID.

Get Website Connector Status

Tool to retrieve the status of a website connector ingestion.

Get Website Connector URL Status

Tool to retrieve the status of a specific URL in the website connector.

Ingest Website Connector

Tool to ingest website content via sitemap URL in AI21 Studio.

Ingest Website Connector URL

Tool to ingest a website URL into AI21 Studio's website connector.

List Assistants

Tool to retrieve all assistants from AI21 Studio.

List Website Connectors

Tool to retrieve website connector information from AI21 Studio.

List Demos

Tool to retrieve all demos from AI21 Studio.

List Library Files

Tool to list files in the workspace library with optional filtering.

List MCP Storage

Tool to retrieve all MCP (Model Context Protocol) storage configurations from AI21 Studio.

List Models

Tool to retrieve information about all available AI21 models.

List Plans

Tool to list all plans for a specific assistant.

List Secrets

Tool to retrieve all secrets from AI21 Studio secret storage.

List Workspace Models

Tool to retrieve all workspace models by organization from AI21 Studio.

List Available Models

Tool to retrieve all available models from AI21 Studio settings.

Modify Assistant

Tool to modify an existing AI21 Studio assistant.

Modify Assistant Route

Tool to modify an existing route within an assistant.

Modify Assistant Plan

Tool to modify an existing assistant plan in AI21 Studio.

Retry Ingest Website

Tool to retry ingestion of a website in AI21 Studio.

Run Assistant

Tool to run an AI21 Studio assistant with conversational input.

Sync Website Connector

Tool to sync a website connector in AI21 Studio.

Update Demo

Tool to update an existing demo in Studio by AI21 Labs.

Update MCP Storage

Tool to update an existing MCP (Model Context Protocol) storage configuration in AI21 Studio.

Update Secret

Tool to update an existing secret in AI21 Studio.

Validate Plan

Tool to validate Python code for an AI21 Studio assistant plan.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Studio By Ai21 Labs MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Studio By Ai21 Labs tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Studio By Ai21 Labs and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. LlamaIndex 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 Studio By Ai21 Labs tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Studio By Ai21 Labs 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 Studio By Ai21 Labs data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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