CB Insights MCP Server for AutoGenGive AutoGen instant access to 13 tools to Chat Cbi, Check Cbi Status, Get Deal, and more
Microsoft AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and execute tasks collaboratively. Add CB Insights as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and every agent in the group can access live data and take action.
Ask AI about this App Connector for AutoGen
The CB Insights app connector for AutoGen is a standout in the Industry Titans category — giving your AI agent 13 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
Vinkius delivers Streamable HTTP and SSE to any MCP client
import asyncio
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
async with McpWorkbench(
server_params={"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"},
transport="streamable_http",
) as workbench:
tools = await workbench.list_tools()
agent = AssistantAgent(
name="cb_insights_agent",
tools=tools,
system_message=(
"You help users with CB Insights. "
"13 tools available."
),
)
print(f"Agent ready with {len(tools)} tools")
asyncio.run(main())
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About CB Insights MCP Server
Connect your CB Insights enterprise account to any AI agent and take full control of your market intelligence workflows through natural conversation.
AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and collaboratively use CB Insights tools. Connect 13 tools through Vinkius and assign role-based access. a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates, with optional human-in-the-loop approval for sensitive operations.
What you can do
- Organization Research — Search companies by name and retrieve full profiles including industry classification, employee count, and headquarters
- Funding Intelligence — Track the complete funding history of any organization, from Seed rounds to IPO, with amounts and lead investors
- Competitive Mapping — Identify direct competitors for any company based on market positioning and funding patterns
- Deal Tracking — Browse recent investment deals across the market or filter by specific organizations
- Investor Profiling — Explore investor profiles, fund strategies, and their full portfolio of backed companies
- AI-Powered Q&A — Ask natural language questions about markets, trends, and technologies and get data-backed answers
The CB Insights MCP Server exposes 13 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to AutoGen in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
All 13 CB Insights tools available for AutoGen
When AutoGen connects to CB Insights through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning market-intelligence, venture-capital, company-research, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
CB Insights AI chat
Verify connectivity
Get deal details
Get investor details
Get investor portfolio
Get competitors
Get organization funding
Get organization details
List recent deals
List deals by organization
List industries
List investors
Search organizations
Connect CB Insights to AutoGen via MCP
Follow these steps to wire CB Insights into AutoGen. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Install AutoGen
pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"Replace the token
[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius tokenIntegrate into workflow
Explore tools
Why Use AutoGen with the CB Insights MCP Server
AutoGen provides unique advantages when paired with CB Insights through the Model Context Protocol.
Multi-agent conversations: multiple AutoGen agents discuss, delegate, and collaboratively use CB Insights tools to solve complex tasks
Role-based architecture lets you assign CB Insights tool access to specific agents. a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates
Human-in-the-loop support: agents can pause for human approval before executing sensitive CB Insights tool calls
Code execution sandbox: AutoGen agents can write and run code that processes CB Insights tool responses in an isolated environment
CB Insights + AutoGen Use Cases
Practical scenarios where AutoGen combined with the CB Insights MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Collaborative analysis: one agent queries CB Insights while another validates results and a third generates the final report
Automated review pipelines: a researcher agent fetches data from CB Insights, a critic agent evaluates quality, and a writer produces the output
Interactive planning: agents negotiate task allocation using CB Insights data to make informed decisions about resource distribution
Code generation with live data: an AutoGen coder agent writes scripts that process CB Insights responses in a sandboxed execution environment
Example Prompts for CB Insights in AutoGen
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your AutoGen agent to start working with CB Insights immediately.
"Search for the company OpenAI and show me its full funding history."
"Who are the top competitors of Anthropic in the AI space?"
"Show me the full portfolio of Sequoia Capital and highlight their AI investments."
Troubleshooting CB Insights MCP Server with AutoGen
Common issues when connecting CB Insights to AutoGen through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
McpWorkbench not found
pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"CB Insights + AutoGen FAQ
Common questions about integrating CB Insights MCP Server with AutoGen.