How to Use the edX MCP in Google ADK

Q: How can I use a Google ADK agent to find all edX courses from Harvard?

Your agent should call the searchcourses tool. Just pass organization='harvardx' as a parameter to limit the search to courses offered by Harvard.

Q: Can my Gemini agent find available bootcamps on edX using Google ADK?

Yes, it can. The agent needs to use the searchprograms tool and set the type parameter to 'Bootcamp'. This will return a list of all matching edX bootcamps.

Q: What's the process for a Google ADK agent to check prerequisites for an advanced edX data science course?

First, the agent finds the course with searchcourses. Then, it takes the coursekey from the result and calls getcourse. The prerequisites will be in the response data.

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Search the edX Catalog

Give your Google ADK agent access to the entire edX course catalog. It can use the `search_courses` tool to find classes on anything from machine learning to marketing, filtering by subject or institution. The `search_programs` tool does the same for bigger credentials like Professional Certificates. This is perfect for agents that need to recommend training. For instance, an agent helping a user with a project in Google Cloud can find a relevant edX course from Google itself to fill a knowledge gap.

Pull Detailed Course Data

Your agent can go beyond simple search. Once it has a course ID, it uses `get_course` to pull prerequisites, estimated effort, and pacing. It can then use `get_course_run` to check for specific start and end dates. This two-step process—search, then fetch details—is ideal for the long-context reasoning of Gemini models. Your agent can gather data from multiple `get_course` calls, compare them, and present a fully-vetted recommendation to the user.

Map the edX Learning Landscape with an MCP Server

This MCP Server lets your agent understand the structure of the edX platform. With `get_organizations`, your agent can list every partner institution. With `get_subjects`, it gets a complete taxonomy of available topics. This is useful for building enterprise agents. For example, an agent could cross-reference the subjects from `get_subjects` with your company's internal skill taxonomy in BigQuery to suggest relevant upskilling paths from edX.

Setup guide

Set up edX MCP in Google ADK

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
google-adk package (pip install google-adk)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install Google ADK

Run pip install google-adk to install the Agent Development Kit. MCP support is included via the McpToolset class.
2

Connect via SSE transport

Use McpToolset.from_server() with SseServerParams pointing to your Vinkius endpoint. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Create an LlmAgent

Pass the returned mcp_tools list directly to LlmAgent(tools=mcp_tools). The ADK maps each MCP tool to a native Gemini function call — no manual schema definitions required.
4

Run with any Gemini model

The agent works with any Gemini model (gemini-2.0-flash, gemini-2.5-pro, etc.). Copy the full example on the right to get started with edX tools in your ADK agent.

agent.py

from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import SseServerParams

# Connect to the MCP via SSE
mcp_tools, exit_stack = await McpToolset.from_server(
    connection_params=SseServerParams(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    )
)

# Create your agent with auto-discovered tools
agent = LlmAgent(
    name="edX_agent",
    model="gemini-2.0-flash",
    instruction="You have access to edX tools via MCP.",
    tools=mcp_tools,
)

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Common questions about edX MCP in Google ADK

Your agent should call the `search_courses` tool. Just pass `organization='harvardx'` as a parameter to limit the search to courses offered by Harvard.

Yes, it can. The agent needs to use the `search_programs` tool and set the `type` parameter to `'Bootcamp'`. This will return a list of all matching edX bootcamps.

First, the agent finds the course with `search_courses`. Then, it takes the `course_key` from the result and calls `get_course`. The prerequisites will be in the response data.

The Vinkius MCP Server manages the connection to the underlying edX API. While edX does have rate limits, our managed infrastructure is designed to handle standard agentic workflows without issues.

We only process public edX catalog information, like course titles and subjects. Your Google account data and personal information are never accessed. Each request is handled in a zero-trust, ephemeral environment.

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