How to integrate Tave MCP with Autogen

This guide walks you through connecting Tave to AutoGen using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Tave agent that can list all open jobs assigned to me, add a new client to tave contacts, update status of a job to 'completed' through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Tave account through Composio's Tave 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 will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Tave account through Composio's Tave 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 Tave
Wire that MCP URL into Autogen using McpWorkbench and StreamableHttpServerParams
Configure an Autogen AssistantAgent that can call Tave tools
Run a live chat loop where you ask the agent to perform Tave 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 Tave MCP server, and what's possible with it?

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

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

Step-by-step Guide

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Prerequisites

You will need:

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

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.

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 Tave via MCP
autogen-agentchat provides the AssistantAgent class
autogen-ext-openai provides the OpenAI model client
autogen-ext-tools provides MCP workbench support

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 Tave connections to use

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 Tave session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["tave"]
    )
    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 Tave tools
session.mcp.url is the MCP endpoint that Autogen will connect to

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

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 Tave assistant agent with MCP tools
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="tave_assistant",
        description="An AI assistant that helps with Tave 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 Tave tools from the workbench

Run the interactive chat loop

python

print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
print("Ask any Tave 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 Tave 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 Tave 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 Tave session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["tave"]
    )
    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 Tave assistant agent with MCP tools
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="tave_assistant",
            description="An AI assistant that helps with Tave 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 Tave 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 Tave 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 Tave, you can reuse the same structure for other MCP-enabled apps with minimal code changes.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Apply Payment to Order

Tool to apply a payment to a specific order in Tave.

Create Brand

Tool to create a new brand in VSCO Workspace.

Create Custom Field

Tool to create a custom field in Tave for Jobs or Contacts.

Create Discount Type

Tool to create a new discount type in Tave.

Create Gallery

Tool to create a new gallery in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Create Address Book Entry

Tool to create an entry in the address book.

Create Discount

Tool to create a discount in Tave.

Create Event

Tool to create a new event in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Create Event Type

Tool to create a new event type in Tave.

Create File

Tool to create a file in Tave.

Create Job

Tool to create a new job in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Create Job Closed Reason

Tool to create a job closed reason in Tave.

Create Job Contact

Tool to create a job contact in Tave.

Create Job Order

Tool to create an order on a job in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Create Job Role

Tool to create a job role in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Create Job Type

Tool to create a new job type in Tave.

Create Job Worksheet

Tool to create a job using a worksheet in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Create Lead Source

Tool to create a lead source in Tave.

Create Lead Status

Tool to create a lead status in Tave.

Create Note

Tool to create a note in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Create Payment

Tool to create a payment in Tave.

Create Product

Tool to create a product in Tave.

Create Product Type

Tool to create a product type in Tave.

Create Profit Center

Tool to create a profit center in Tave.

Create RestHook Subscription

Tool to create a RestHook webhook subscription in Tave.

Create Tax Rate

Tool to create a tax rate in Tave.

Create User

Tool to create a new user in Tave.

Delete Address Book Entry

Tool to delete an entry in the address book.

Delete Brand

Tool to delete a brand by its ULID.

Delete Custom Field

Tool to delete a custom field by its ULID identifier.

Delete Event Type

Tool to delete an event type by its ULID identifier.

Delete Gallery

Tool to permanently delete a gallery by its ULID.

Delete Discount

Tool to delete a specific discount by its ULID.

Delete Discount Type

Tool to delete a specific discount type by its ULID.

Delete Event

Tool to delete an event by its ULID identifier.

Delete Job

Tool to delete a job by its ULID identifier.

Delete Job Closed Reason

Tool to delete a job closed reason by its ULID identifier.

Delete Job Contact

Tool to delete a job contact by its ULID.

Delete Job Role

Tool to delete a job role by its ULID identifier.

Delete Job Type

Tool to delete a job type by its ULID.

Delete Lead Source

Tool to delete a specific lead source by its ULID.

Delete Lead Status

Tool to delete a specific lead status by its ULID.

Delete Note

Tool to delete a note by its ULID identifier.

Delete Payment

Tool to delete a specific payment by its ULID.

Delete Product

Tool to delete a specific product by its ULID.

Delete Product Type

Tool to delete a specific product type by its ULID.

Delete Profit Center

Tool to delete a profit center by its ULID.

Delete RestHook

Tool to unsubscribe from and delete a RestHook webhook subscription by its ULID.

Delete Tax Group

Tool to delete a specific tax group by its ULID.

Delete Tax Rate

Tool to delete a specific tax rate by its ULID.

Delete User

Tool to delete a user by its ULID.

Get Brand

Tool to retrieve a specific brand from Tave by its ULID.

Get Event

Tool to get a specific event by its ID.

Get Event Type

Tool to retrieve a specific event type by ID.

Get Gallery

Tool to retrieve a specific gallery by ID from Tave/VSCO Workspace.

Get Address Book Entity

Tool to fetch a specific Address Book entity by its ULID.

Get Address Book Address

Tool to fetch the address associated with a given location ID.

Get Custom Field

Tool to fetch a specific custom field by ID from Tave.

Get Discount

Tool to retrieve a specific discount by its ID.

Get Discount Type

Tool to get a specific discount type by ID.

Get Job

Tool to fetch a specific job by ID from Tave.

Get Job Closed Reason

Tool to retrieve a specific job closed reason by its ID.

Get Job Contact

Tool to fetch a specific job contact by ID from Tave.

Get Job Role

Tool to retrieve a specific job role by its ID.

Get Job Type

Tool to retrieve a specific job type by ID.

Get Job Worksheet

Tool to fetch a Job Worksheet for a specific job by job ID.

Get Lead Source

Tool to retrieve a specific lead source by its ID.

Get Lead Status

Tool to retrieve a specific lead status by its ID.

Get My Studio

Tool to retrieve information about your studio from Tave.

Get Note

Tool to fetch a specific note by ID from Tave.

Get Order

Tool to fetch a specific order by ID from Tave.

Get Payment

Tool to fetch a specific payment by ID from Tave.

Get Payment Method

Tool to retrieve a specific payment method by its ID.

Get Product

Tool to retrieve a specific product by its ID.

Get Product Type

Tool to retrieve a specific product type by its ID.

Get Profit Center

Tool to retrieve a specific profit center by its ID.

Get Tax Rate

Tool to retrieve a specific tax rate by its ULID.

Get Timezone

Tool to retrieve a specific timezone by its ULID from Tave.

Get User by ID

Tool to retrieve a specific user by their ULID identifier.

List Address Book Contacts

Tool to list contacts in the studio's address book.

List Brands

Tool to list brands of a studio.

List Discount Types

Tool to get a list of discount types from Tave.

List Studio Events

Tool to list a studio's events from Tave.

List Event Types

Tool to list a studio's event types.

List Files

Tool to list files in Tave.

List Resource Custom Fields

Tool to list custom fields configured on a studio.

List Resource Discount

Tool to get a list of discounts from Tave.

List Galleries

Tool to list all galleries for a studio.

List Resource Job

Tool to list jobs of a studio.

List Job Closed Reasons

Tool to list a studio's job closed reasons.

List Resource Job Contact

Tool to list a job's contacts.

List Resource Job Orders

Tool to list orders on a given job.

List Job Payments

Tool to get a list of payments for a specific job.

List Job Roles

Tool to list a studio's job roles.

List Resource Job Type

Tool to list job types of a studio.

List Resource Lead Source

Tool to list lead sources of a studio.

List Resource Lead Status

Tool to list lead statuses of a studio.

List Resource Note

Tool to list notes from Tave.

List Resource Order

Tool to get a list of all orders.

List Resource Payment

Tool to get a list of payments from Tave.

List Resource Payment Method

Tool to get a list of payment methods from Tave.

List Resource Product

Tool to get a list of products from Tave.

List Product Types

Tool to get a list of product types from Tave.

List Resource Profit Center

Tool to list profit centers of a studio.

List REST Hooks

Tool to list REST hooks configured in Tave.

List Resource Tax Groups

Tool to get a list of Tax Groups from Tave.

List Resource Tax Rates

Tool to get a list of tax rates from Tave.

List Resource Timezone

Tool to get a list of timezones from Tave.

List Resource User

Tool to list users of a studio.

Update Address Book Entry

Tool to update a specific entry in the Tave address book.

Update Brand

Tool to update a specific brand in Tave.

Update Event Type

Tool to update an existing event type in Tave.

Update Custom Field

Tool to update a specific custom field in Tave.

Update Event

Tool to update a specific event in Tave.

Update Gallery

Tool to update a specific gallery in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Update Job

Tool to update a specific job in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Update Job Closed Reason

Tool to update a job closed reason in Tave.

Update Job Contact

Tool to update a specific job contact in Tave.

Update Job Role

Tool to update a job role in Tave.

Update Job Type

Tool to update an existing job type in Tave.

Update Lead Source

Tool to update a specific lead source in Tave.

Update Lead Status

Tool to update a specific lead status in Tave.

Update Note

Tool to update a specific note in Tave.

Update Order

Tool to update a specific order in Tave (VSCO Workspace).

Update Profit Center

Tool to update a specific profit center in Tave.

Update Tax Group

Tool to update a specific tax group in Tave.

Update Tax Rate

Tool to update a specific tax rate in Tave.

Update User

Tool to update a specific user in Tave.

Update Studio Readonly Mode

Tool to set studio readonly mode in Tave.

FRAMEWORKS

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Claude Cowork

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Codex

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OpenClaw

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Hermes

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CLI

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Google ADK

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LangChain

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Vercel AI SDK

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Mastra AI

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LlamaIndex

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CrewAI

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Notion

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Notion is a collaborative workspace for notes, docs, wikis, and tasks. It streamlines team knowledge, project tracking, and workflow customization in one place.

Airtable

Oauth2Api Key

Airtable combines the flexibility of spreadsheets with the power of a database for easy project and data management. Teams use Airtable to organize, track, and collaborate with custom views and automations.

Asana

Oauth2

Asana is a collaborative work management platform for teams to organize and track projects. It streamlines teamwork, boosts productivity, and keeps everyone aligned on goals.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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A lot of students tell us that the moment their connected tools start talking to each other inside Opennote feels almost magical. The agent just knows them, and it's immensely helped keep new users on the platform.

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How to integrate Tave MCP with Autogen

Connect Tave without auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Tave with

TL;DR

What is AutoGen?

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

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

What is Composio SDK?

How the Composio SDK works

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

Install dependencies

Set up environment variables

Import dependencies and create Tool Router session

Configure MCP parameters for Autogen

Create the model client and agent

Run the interactive chat loop

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools

How to build Tave MCP Agent with another framework

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agent SDK

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

Codex

OpenClaw

Hermes

CLI

Google ADK

LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

Explore Other Toolkits

Google Sheets

Notion

Airtable

Asana

Frequently asked questions

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Tave MCP?+

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Autogen?+

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Tave while using Tool Router?+

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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