Can I see all expense reports waiting for approval?

Yes! Use the `list_expense_reports` tool. The agent will return a list of reports along with their current status, allowing you to identify those pending action.

How do I check the receipt for a specific expense?

Use the `list_certify_receipts` tool. Your agent will fetch the available receipt data and images associated with your account's expenses.

Where do I find my x-api-key and x-api-secret?

These credentials must be generated by a Company-Level Administrator within the Certify application settings. Contact your finance or IT lead if you don't have access.

Certify (Emburse) MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Certify (Emburse)
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Certify (Emburse) 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="Certify (Emburse) Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Certify (Emburse). "
                "You have access to 8 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

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

asyncio.run(main())

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About Certify (Emburse) MCP Server

Connect your Certify (Emburse Professional) account to any AI agent and orchestrate your travel and expense management through natural conversation. Streamline spend controls and financial auditing.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 8 tools from Certify (Emburse) through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns — chain multiple agents where one queries Certify (Emburse), another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through the Vinkius.

What you can do

Expense Oversight — List and retrieve individual expense lines and reports natively
Invoice Management — Monitor accounts payable invoices and invoice reports flawlessly
Receipt Auditing — Retrieve and review receipts stored in the system securely
User Administration — List employee records and organizational departments in real-time
General Ledger Sync — Access GL dimensions and dimensions for accounting synchronization flawlessly
Financial Reporting — Get a comprehensive view of employee spend and report statuses directly within your workspace

The Certify (Emburse) MCP Server exposes 8 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 Certify (Emburse) to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Certify (Emburse) 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 8 tools from Certify (Emburse)

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Certify (Emburse) MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Certify (Emburse) 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

Certify (Emburse) + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Certify (Emburse) MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query Certify (Emburse), process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents — one queries Certify (Emburse), another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Certify (Emburse) tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query Certify (Emburse) to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Certify (Emburse) MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect Certify (Emburse) to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

get_gl_dimensions

Retrieve General Ledger dimensions and lists

list_certify_departments

List company departments

list_certify_expenses

List individual expense lines

list_certify_invoices

List accounts payable invoices

list_certify_receipts

Retrieve receipts stored in the system

list_certify_users

List employee users in the system

list_expense_reports

List expense reports

list_invoice_reports

List reports containing multiple invoices

Example Prompts for Certify (Emburse) in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Certify (Emburse) immediately.

"Show me my recent expense reports in Certify."

"List all employees in the 'Marketing' department."

"What are the latest invoices waiting to be paid?"

Troubleshooting Certify (Emburse) MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Certify (Emburse) 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.

Certify (Emburse) + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Certify (Emburse) 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.