How to Use the Afosto MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Q: How do I connect the OpenAI Agents SDK to my Afosto MCP server?

You'll use the MCPServerStreamableHttp class. Just pass your Vinkius endpoint URL to its constructor. The OpenAI agent will automatically discover all the Afosto tools like listorders and listproducts.

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Create your Vinkius account to connect Afosto to OpenAI Agents SDK and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Get Real-Time Inventory Checks

The `list_inventory` tool gives your agent real-time stock levels for any product, broken down by warehouse. Your production agent can check availability before confirming a customer's order, preventing overselling. Because you're using the OpenAI Agents SDK, you can set up guardrails. For instance, you can require human confirmation before an agent promises a low-stock item to a customer. It's a layer of safety for your real-world Afosto operations.

Access Full Customer Order History

The `list_customers` and `list_orders` tools work together to give your agent a complete picture. It can pull a customer's entire order history from Afosto to answer questions like, "What was the last thing I bought?" The SDK's built-in tracing lets you see exactly how the agent got this data. If there's an issue, you can debug the entire interaction through the OpenAI dashboard. That's critical for a live system.

Manage Products with Your MCP Server

Your agent can use `list_products` to query your entire Afosto product catalog. It can find active variants, check pricing, and answer detailed product questions for users. This isn't just a simple query. The OpenAI Agents SDK allows for handoffs between specialized agents. One agent could handle product discovery, then pass the user to another agent to complete the order, all using the same MCP server connection.

Setup guide

Set up Afosto MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
openai-agents package (pip install openai-agents)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents to install the OpenAI Agents SDK. The MCP integration is built-in — no extra dependencies needed.
2

Connect via SSE transport

Use MCPServerSse with your Vinkius endpoint URL. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. The SDK auto-discovers all Afosto tools at runtime.
3

Create your Agent

Pass the MCP to Agent(mcp_servers=[server]). The agent receives Afosto tools as native definitions — JSON schemas resolve automatically.
4

Run the agent

Call Runner.run(agent, prompt) to execute. The agent invokes the appropriate Afosto tools and returns structured results. Copy the full example on the right to get started.

agent.py

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

async def main():
    async with MCPServerSse(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as server:
        agent = Agent(
            name="Afosto Agent",
            instructions="You have access to Afosto tools.",
            mcp_servers=[server],
        )
        result = await Runner.run(agent, "List recent transactions")
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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Common questions about Afosto MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

You'll use the `MCPServerStreamableHttp` class. Just pass your Vinkius endpoint URL to its constructor. The OpenAI agent will automatically discover all the Afosto tools like `list_orders` and `list_products`.

Yes. While the SDK discovers all tools by default, you can implement your own logic to filter or wrap the tool calls. This gives you fine-grained control over what your production agent is allowed to do with Afosto data.

It's built for production. The guardrails and tracing features mean you can safely let an agent interact with your real Afosto e-commerce data—like customer and inventory information—with confidence.

The connection to the MCP server is managed within your agent's session. For better performance, you can set `cacheToolsList=True` so the agent doesn't have to re-discover the Afosto tools on every run.

Your Afosto customer profiles and order histories are only accessed when your agent explicitly calls a tool. The connection is made from your code, through Vinkius's sandboxed environment, directly to the Afosto endpoint. Vinkius handles the auth and ensures the data is only streamed for that specific request.

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