Where do I find my Acuity User ID and API Key?

Log in to your Acuity Scheduling account, go to **Settings** > **Integrations** > **API**, and you will find both there. Copy and paste them into the fields below.

Can the agent check real-time availability?

Yes. Use the `get_availability` tool providing the Appointment Type ID and the target month. Your agent will return all open slots instantly.

Is it possible to reschedule an existing appointment?

Yes. The `reschedule_appointment` tool allows your agent to move an existing booking to a new datetime using the original Appointment ID.

Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Acuity Scheduling Alternative
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Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Acuity Scheduling Alternative through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="Acuity Scheduling Alternative Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Acuity Scheduling Alternative. "
                "You have access to 10 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from Acuity Scheduling Alternative"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire scheduling ecosystem with Acuity Scheduling, the online appointment scheduling software. By connecting Acuity to your agent, you transform complex calendar management into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly list upcoming appointments, audit availability for specific types, and manage client bookings without you ever touching a dashboard. Whether you are a solo practitioner or managing a large team, your agent acts as a real-time scheduling coordinator, ensuring your time is always efficiently allocated.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 10 tools from Acuity Scheduling Alternative through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Acuity Scheduling Alternative, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Appointment Auditing — List all upcoming and historical appointments, and retrieve detailed metadata for each client booking.
Availability Management — Query real-time availability for specific appointment types and calendars instantly.
Booking Lifecycle — Create, reschedule, and cancel appointments through natural language to keep your schedule accurate.
Resource Oversight — List all your calendars, appointment types, and categories to maintain a structured service offering.
Account Auditing — Quickly retrieve account-wide information to maintain strict organizational control.

The Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Acuity Scheduling Alternative to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 10 tools from Acuity Scheduling Alternative

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Acuity Scheduling Alternative through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

Acuity Scheduling Alternative + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query Acuity Scheduling Alternative, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries Acuity Scheduling Alternative, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Acuity Scheduling Alternative tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query Acuity Scheduling Alternative to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Acuity Scheduling Alternative to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

cancel_appointment

Cancel an appointment

create_appointment

Create a new appointment

get_appointment

Get details for a specific appointment

get_availability

Check available times

get_me

Get Acuity account details

list_appointment_types

List available appointment types

list_appointments

List Acuity appointments

list_calendars

List all calendars

list_categories

List appointment categories

reschedule_appointment

Reschedule an appointment

Example Prompts for Acuity Scheduling Alternative in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Acuity Scheduling Alternative immediately.

"Show my upcoming appointments for this week."

"Check if there are any slots for 'New Patient Consultation' tomorrow."

"Cancel my appointment with ID 987654321."

Troubleshooting Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Acuity Scheduling Alternative to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

Acuity Scheduling Alternative + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.