Airship MCP Server for LlamaIndex 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add Airship as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.
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import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
system_prompt=(
"You are an assistant with access to Airship. "
"You have 10 tools available."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"What tools are available in Airship?"
)
print(response)
asyncio.run(main())
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About Airship MCP Server
Connect your Airship (formerly Urban Airship) account to your AI agent to unlock professional mobile and web engagement orchestration. From sending targeted push notifications to auditing subscriber segments and managing named user associations across multiple channels, your agent handles your multi-channel communication strategy through natural conversation.
LlamaIndex agents combine Airship tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.
What you can do
- Push Orchestration — Send and monitor push notifications to specific audiences, segments, or all users
- Segmentation Oversight — List and retrieve criteria for your audience segments, including tags and attributes
- Channel Management — List and audit communication channels (iOS, Android, Web, Email) and retrieve technical metadata
- User Association — Manage named users to map multiple devices and channels to a single customer profile
- Engagement Insights — Quickly identify active segments or audit delivery statuses directly from your chat interface
The Airship MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex 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 Airship to LlamaIndex via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Airship MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
Install dependencies
Run pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the agent
Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent discovers 10 tools from Airship
Why Use LlamaIndex with the Airship MCP Server
LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with Airship through the Model Context Protocol.
Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine Airship tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
Query pipeline framework lets you chain Airship tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
Multi-source reasoning: agents can query Airship, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
Observability integrations show exactly what Airship tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
Airship + LlamaIndex Use Cases
Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the Airship MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Hybrid search: combine Airship real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive
Data enrichment: query Airship to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses
Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying Airship for fresh data
Analytical workflows: chain Airship queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports
Airship MCP Tools for LlamaIndex (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Airship to LlamaIndex via MCP:
associate_named_user
Link device to user
get_channel_details
Get device metadata
get_push_status
Check push delivery
get_segment_details
Get segment criteria
list_channels
List app channels
list_named_users
List named users
list_segments
List audience segments
list_static_lists
g. CSV uploads) in your account. List static audiences
list_tags
List audience tags
send_push_notification
Send a push alert
Example Prompts for Airship in LlamaIndex
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with Airship immediately.
"Send a push notification to all users with alert 'Big Sale starting now!'."
"List all audience segments in my EU project."
"Show details for channel ID '12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef'."
Troubleshooting Airship MCP Server with LlamaIndex
Common issues when connecting Airship to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
BasicMCPClient not found
pip install llama-index-tools-mcpAirship + LlamaIndex FAQ
Common questions about integrating Airship MCP Server with LlamaIndex.
How does LlamaIndex connect to MCP servers?
Can I combine MCP tools with vector stores?
Does LlamaIndex support async MCP calls?
Connect Airship with your favorite client
Step-by-step setup guides for every MCP-compatible client and framework:
Anthropic's native desktop app for Claude with built-in MCP support.
AI-first code editor with integrated LLM-powered coding assistance.
GitHub Copilot in VS Code with Agent mode and MCP support.
Purpose-built IDE for agentic AI coding workflows.
Autonomous AI coding agent that runs inside VS Code.
Anthropic's agentic CLI for terminal-first development.
Python SDK for building production-grade OpenAI agent workflows.
Google's framework for building production AI agents.
Type-safe agent development for Python with first-class MCP support.
TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered web applications.
TypeScript-native agent framework for modern web stacks.
Python framework for orchestrating collaborative AI agent crews.
Leading Python framework for composable LLM applications.
Data-aware AI agent framework for structured and unstructured sources.
Microsoft's framework for multi-agent collaborative conversations.
Connect Airship to LlamaIndex
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.
