How do I get a Cordial API Key?

Log in to your Cordial account, go to **Settings > API Keys**, and create a new key. Ensure you have the necessary permissions to manage contacts and messages.

Can the agent trigger batch campaigns?

This integration currently focuses on listing and monitoring campaigns. To trigger sends, you should use the Cordial dashboard or specific automation workflows.

What profile attributes can the agent update?

The agent can update any custom attributes defined in your Cordial schema, as well as channel subscription preferences, as long as the API Key has write access.

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

Name: Cordial
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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

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

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

asyncio.run(main())

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About Cordial MCP Server

Integrate Cordial, the cross-channel marketing platform, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your audience segments, trigger automated messages, and monitor campaign performance using natural language.

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

What you can do

Audience Management — List and search for subscribers, and update profile attributes seamlessly.
Campaign Monitoring — Track the performance of batch and transactional email/SMS campaigns.
Automation Control — Monitor and manage active message automation workflows.
Data Insights — Access supplementary data collections and account metadata via chat.

The Cordial 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 Cordial to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Cordial 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 Cordial

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Cordial MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Cordial 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

Cordial + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

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

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

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

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

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

Cordial MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (10)

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

get_account_details

Resolves system-level account identifiers, plan configuration, and core platform settings. Get metadata about your Cordial account

get_subscriber_profile

Resolves granular profile data including custom attributes, device tokens, and list memberships. Get full profile and attributes for a subscriber

list_audience_segments

Resolves list identity properties such as segment IDs, names, and subscriber counts. List contact segments and audience groups

list_automation_messages

Resolves active automated message definitions and workflow status for triggered communications. List active automated message workflows

list_contacts

Resolves contact identity properties including email addresses, channel opt-ins, and attribute metadata across the Cordial system boundary. List subscribers in Cordial

list_marketing_campaigns

Resolves campaign identity and status, including scheduling data and high-level performance indicators. List marketing campaigns and their performance

list_messages

Resolves batch and transactional message definitions, including templates, subject lines, and sender profiles. List batch and transactional messages

list_supplementary_data

Resolves metadata for custom data collections used for message personalization. List supplement collections (external data tables)

search_campaigns_by_name

Resolves a subset of campaigns matching the name criteria across the platform boundary. Search for marketing campaigns by name

upsert_subscriber

Creates or updates a profile with identity properties, channel preferences, and custom attributes. Create or update a subscriber profile

Example Prompts for Cordial in OpenAI Agents SDK

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

"List the most recent marketing campaigns and their open rates."

"Show me the profile for the subscriber 'user@example.com'."

"Check the size of our 'Active Customers' list."

Troubleshooting Cordial MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Cordial 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.

Cordial + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Cordial 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.