Can the agent truly issue a real, functioning corporate card?

Yes! The `brex_create_card` logic specifically maps to creating a virtual limit card. By default, it operates completely valid via Visa/Mastercard configurations matching Brex internals. The agent handles setting its name and tying it strictly to the user id.

What acts as the final authentication key for Brex?

You only need a `User Token`. Brex explicitly supports personal workflow automation using `user_tokens` which perfectly mimic your permissions. It typically begins literally with the string `user_token_` followed by hashes.

Will vendor payments via AI require external 2FA from my side?

To enforce safety in the integration, the `approval_type` parameter when sending vendor money defaults to `'MANUAL'`. This means the AI structures all the math, formatting, routing inputs perfectly but leaves the final 'Accept' button queued on your dashboard.

How can I see my user lists across Brex?

Run a request on `brex_list_users`. The AI will natively stream the company's organizational tree mapping the emails to Brex UUIDs required for triggering corporate card injections.

Brex MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Brex
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Brex through the 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="Brex Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Brex. "
                "You have access to 10 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

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

asyncio.run(main())

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About Brex MCP Server

The Brex MCP Server bridges standard large language models directly via the platform.brexapis.com to your startup's core spend engine. By delivering a single static User Token, you enable the most flexible financial assistant available.

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

What you can do

Agile Employee Onboarding — brex_create_user directly provisions employees with their associated hierarchical structure. Follow it up with brex_create_card to hand them digital spend capacity securely limited.
Accounting Snapshots — You don't need to load the Brex dash to trace down runaway expenses. Trigger brex_list_transactions to pull highly contextualized raw CSV data into your AI workspace.
Accounts Payable Controls — Draft and approve external entity vendors via brex_create_vendor and initiate routing payments brex_pay_vendor seamlessly, letting internal routing protocols map out the wires.

The Brex 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 Brex to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Brex 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 Brex

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Brex MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Brex 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

Brex + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Brex MCP Server delivers measurable value.

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

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents — one queries Brex, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

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

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

Brex MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Brex to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

brex_create_card

Useful for giving employees isolated cards for SaaS subscriptions. Issue a dynamic Virtual Corporate Card

brex_create_user

You must provide a valid email, first name, and last name. Invite a new employee / user to Brex

brex_create_vendor

Create a Vendor in AP (Accounts Payable)

brex_get_balance

Get main cash balance of the Brex Cash accounts

brex_list_budgets

List budget programs assigned to teams

brex_list_cards

List all issued cards across the company

brex_list_transactions

Sweep historical Brex card and account transactions

brex_list_users

List all users in the Brex company account

brex_list_vendors

List saved Vendors inside Brex AP

brex_pay_vendor

Orchestrate a vendor payment (Send Money)

Example Prompts for Brex in OpenAI Agents SDK

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

"Invite the new engineer 'John Carter' via email john@company.com into Brex. After you get his ID, spin him up a Virtual Card with a $1K limit immediately."

"Check the core cash settlement. How much Treasury base balance do we stand at? Extract only active Checking values."

"Pull all corporate expenses tracked over the past 30 days focusing entirely on our AWS hosting and digital footprints."

Troubleshooting Brex MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Brex 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.

Brex + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Brex 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.