Diffbot MCP Server for AutoGen 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Microsoft AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and execute tasks collaboratively. Add Diffbot as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and every agent in the group can access live data and take action.
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Vinkius supports streamable HTTP and SSE.
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="diffbot_agent",
tools=tools,
system_message=(
"You help users with Diffbot. "
"10 tools available."
),
)
print(f"Agent ready with {len(tools)} tools")
asyncio.run(main())
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About Diffbot MCP Server
Connect your Diffbot account to any AI agent and take full control of your automated web data extraction through natural conversation.
AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and collaboratively use Diffbot tools. Connect 10 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
- Automated Page Classification — Use the Analyze API to automatically determine if a page is an article, product, or list and extract structured data natively
- Article Extraction — Extract news, blog, or article content into clean HTML and plain text, identifying authors, dates, and categorical classifications limitlessly
- E-commerce Intelligence — Capture structured product details including precise pricing, brand mappings, SKU, and specifications across any web boundary
- Media & Social Auditing — Extract primary images and embedded video metadata, or analyze forum threads and reviews with automated sentiment scoring
- List & Search Scraping — Identify bounded directories and search results on any page to extract arrays of item titles and links strictly
- Job Posting Analysis — Retrieve explicitly mapped job titles, employers, and salary vectors from recruitment pages to monitor market trends
- Custom Rule Execution — Execute user-defined custom extraction logic by bridging raw URLs to your trained Diffbot dashboard rulesets
The Diffbot MCP Server exposes 10 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.
How to Connect Diffbot to AutoGen via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Diffbot MCP Server with AutoGen.
Install AutoGen
Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Integrate into workflow
Use the agent in your AutoGen multi-agent orchestration
Explore tools
The workbench discovers 10 tools from Diffbot automatically
Why Use AutoGen with the Diffbot MCP Server
AutoGen provides unique advantages when paired with Diffbot through the Model Context Protocol.
Multi-agent conversations: multiple AutoGen agents discuss, delegate, and collaboratively use Diffbot tools to solve complex tasks
Role-based architecture lets you assign Diffbot 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 Diffbot tool calls
Code execution sandbox: AutoGen agents can write and run code that processes Diffbot tool responses in an isolated environment
Diffbot + AutoGen Use Cases
Practical scenarios where AutoGen combined with the Diffbot MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Collaborative analysis: one agent queries Diffbot while another validates results and a third generates the final report
Automated review pipelines: a researcher agent fetches data from Diffbot, a critic agent evaluates quality, and a writer produces the output
Interactive planning: agents negotiate task allocation using Diffbot data to make informed decisions about resource distribution
Code generation with live data: an AutoGen coder agent writes scripts that process Diffbot responses in a sandboxed execution environment
Diffbot MCP Tools for AutoGen (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Diffbot to AutoGen via MCP:
analyze_page
Diffbot uses ML to determine if the page is an article, product, image, video, event, list, or job, and returns the appropriate structured JSON. Excellent generalized entry point. Automatically classify and extract page data using Diffbot Analyze API
extract_article
Pass optional discussion=false to skip extracting comments. Extract news, blog, or article content using Diffbot Article API
extract_custom_api
Diffbot will extract data according to your custom ruleset. Extract using a user-defined custom Diffbot API
extract_discussion
Extract forum threads, reviews, or comments using Diffbot Discussion API
extract_event
Extract event schedules and details using Diffbot Event API
extract_image
Extract main images from a page using Diffbot Image API
extract_job
Extract job postings using Diffbot Job API
extract_list
Extract lists or search results using Diffbot List API
extract_product
Extract e-commerce product details using Diffbot Product API
extract_video
Extract video content and metadata using Diffbot Video API
Example Prompts for Diffbot in AutoGen
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your AutoGen agent to start working with Diffbot immediately.
"Extract the article content from: https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/01/ai-trends"
"What is the price and SKU for this product: [E-commerce URL]"
"Search for news about 'OpenAI' using: [News List URL]"
Troubleshooting Diffbot MCP Server with AutoGen
Common issues when connecting Diffbot to AutoGen through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
McpWorkbench not found
pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"Diffbot + AutoGen FAQ
Common questions about integrating Diffbot MCP Server with AutoGen.
How does AutoGen connect to MCP servers?
Can different agents have different MCP tool access?
Does AutoGen support human approval for tool calls?
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Connect Diffbot to AutoGen
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.