How to Use the CB Insights MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Q: How to connect CB Insights to OpenAI Agents SDK for deal tracking?

You'll use the MCPServerStreamableHttp class with your Vinkius URL. Pass the server instance to your Agent constructor in the mcpservers list. The SDK automatically discovers tools like listdeals and getdeal.

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Connect CB Insights MCP to OpenAI Agents SDK

Create your Vinkius account to connect CB Insights 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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Setup CB Insights with OpenAI Agents SDK

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Run Safe Competitor Analysis

Use `get_org_competitors` and `get_organization` to have your agent gather intel on any company. The OpenAI SDK's built-in guardrails validate every action, preventing your agent from calling the wrong tool or using bad parameters before it executes. This isn't just about running a script. It's about deploying a trusted agent that can safely pull CB Insights data into your production system, with every step logged in your OpenAI dashboard for a full audit trail.

Track VC Deals with Your OpenAI Agent

Your agent can use `list_deals`, `get_deal`, and `get_investor` to monitor investment activity. You can build specialized agents—one for finding deals, another for profiling investors—and the SDK handles the handoffs between them. Set `cacheToolsList=True` during setup. Your agent discovers the CB Insights tools once and then hits the cache, making subsequent runs faster when you're tracking fast-moving markets.

Chat Directly with CB Insights Data

The `chat_cbi` tool gives your agent a direct conversational connection to the CB Insights AI. It's a simple way to ask open-ended questions about market trends or emerging tech. Because this is an MCP Server, setup is minimal. You point your agent at the Vinkius endpoint, and it auto-discovers all available tools. No manual tool definitions needed.

Setup guide

Set up CB Insights 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 CB Insights tools at runtime.
3

Create your Agent

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

Run the agent

Call Runner.run(agent, prompt) to execute. The agent invokes the appropriate CB Insights 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="CB Insights Agent",
            instructions="You have access to CB Insights 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 CB Insights MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

You'll use the `MCPServerStreamableHttp` class with your Vinkius URL. Pass the server instance to your Agent constructor in the `mcp_servers` list. The SDK automatically discovers tools like `list_deals` and `get_deal`.

Yes, full tracing is built-in. Every action your agent takes with the CB Insights tools is logged in your OpenAI dashboard. This gives you a clear audit trail of what data was requested and when.

Design specialized agents and use the SDK's handoff capabilities. For example, have one agent use `list_organizations` to find targets, then hand off to another agent that uses `get_org_funding` for deep analysis. The framework manages the state transfer.

This MCP Server connects to the CB Insights API using credentials you provide. Your access to data is determined by your existing CB Insights subscription level. The server just provides the tools for your agent to use that access.

Yes. Your Vinkius endpoint token authenticates your agent. All requests for organization, deal, and investor data are sent over encrypted connections to the ephemeral, sandboxed server, which then proxies them to CB Insights. Your agent's private data isn't stored by Vinkius.

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