Can I see a preview of the card before sending it?

Yes! Use the `preview_greeting_card` tool with your message and artwork ID. Your agent will return a preview URL (usually a PDF) so you can verify everything looks perfect.

How do I find the correct artwork ID for a design?

Simply ask the agent to `list_card_artwork`. It will retrieve all the available designs from your account, including their titles and unique IDs or slugs.

Does the integration support international shipping?

Yes. When using the `place_greeting_card_order` action, you can specify the country code (e.g., 'UK', 'AU', 'US'). Cardly handles the local printing and postage automatically.

Cardly MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 9 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Cardly
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/mcp

Built by Vinkius GDPR 9 Tools SDK

The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Cardly 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="Cardly Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Cardly. "
                "You have access to 9 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

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

asyncio.run(main())

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About Cardly MCP Server

Connect your Cardly account to any AI agent and orchestrate your personalized gifting, customer appreciation, and physical mail workflows through natural conversation.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 9 tools from Cardly through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Cardly, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Order Management — Place real orders for physical greeting cards with custom messages and designs directly from your workspace.
Design Oversight — Browse your custom artwork library and retrieve detailed metadata for individual designs.
Order Preview — Generate a watermarked PDF preview of your card to verify content and layout before sending.
Contact Coordination — Access and manage your contact lists and add new recipients to your address book.
Global Shipping — Send cards to recipients in the US, Australia, UK, and worldwide with automatic address validation.
API Verification — Verify your connection and API key status instantly using the echo tool.

The Cardly MCP Server exposes 9 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 Cardly to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Cardly 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 9 tools from Cardly

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Cardly MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Cardly 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

Cardly + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

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

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

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

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

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

Cardly MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (9)

These 9 tools become available when you connect Cardly to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

add_contact_to_list

Add a new contact to a specific list

find_contact

Search for a contact in a list by email

get_account_info

Retrieve core account information

get_artwork_details

Get details of a specific piece of artwork

list_card_artwork

List available greeting card designs/artwork

list_contact_lists

List all contact lists in your account

place_greeting_card_order

Place a real order for a physical greeting card

preview_greeting_card

Generate a preview of a greeting card without placing a real order

verify_api_connection

Verify connectivity and API key validity

Example Prompts for Cardly in OpenAI Agents SDK

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

"List all the available greeting card designs in my account."

"Preview a card with artwork art_1 and message 'Happy Birthday John!'."

"Send a thank you card to Jane Smith in Australia."

Troubleshooting Cardly MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Cardly 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.

Cardly + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Cardly 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.