How to Use the Franchimp MCP in AutoGen

Q: How do I load Franchimp tools into AutoGen?

Install the autogen-extmcp package. Pass your URL to StreamableHttpServerParams, extract the tools, and feed them into your AssistantAgent constructor.

Q: How do I stop my AutoGen agents from draining Franchimp credits?

Give one agent exclusive access to listavailablecredits. Make it the gatekeeper that must approve any request to download FDD documents before the action executes.

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Multi-Agent Investment Analysis

The `get_investment_stats` tool arms your financial agent with hard numbers. It pulls the initial franchise fee, royalty rates, and expected build-out costs to build a baseline financial model. Your risk-assessment agent then challenges those assumptions. It calls `search_franchisors` to look for cheaper competitors in the same category. The two agents debate the ROI until they reach a consensus on the best capital allocation.

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The `list_multi_unit_operators` tool gives your sales agent a list of heavy hitters. It immediately starts prioritizing targets based on the number of locations they own. Meanwhile, your compliance agent checks `get_account_info` and `list_available_credits`. It forces the sales agent to throttle its requests, ensuring the team doesn't burn through your monthly document quota in ten minutes.

FDD Compliance Debates

The `get_fdd_metadata` tool provides the exact legal registration dates for any brand. Your legal agent uses this data to flag lapsed registrations or suspicious filing gaps in specific states. If it finds a gap, it instructs the research agent to run `list_fdd_documents` for that specific year. They cross-reference the filings and output a joint memo detailing the legal risk of buying into that franchise.

Setup guide

Set up Franchimp MCP in AutoGen

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
autogen-ext[mcp] package
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install AutoGen with MCP
Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]" autogen-agentchat. The MCP extension includes mcp_server_tools for stateless tool access.
2

Fetch tools from the MCP
Call mcp_server_tools(SseServerParams(url=...)) with your Vinkius endpoint. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Run your agent
Pass the tools to AssistantAgent and call agent.run(). The agent invokes Franchimp tools and returns structured results.

agent.py

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import SseServerParams, mcp_server_tools
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

server_params = SseServerParams(
    url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)

tools = await mcp_server_tools(server_params)

agent = AssistantAgent(
    name="Franchimp_assistant",
    model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
    tools=tools,
)

result = await agent.run("List recent Franchimp data")
print(result.messages[-1].content)

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Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
autogen-ext[mcp] + autogen-agentchat
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install dependencies
Same packages as above. McpWorkbench is ideal when your agent needs stateful sessions across multiple tool calls.
2

Use McpWorkbench as context manager
Wrap your agent in async with McpWorkbench(...) to maintain shared state and resources. The workbench manages the full MCP session lifecycle.
3

Run with workbench
Pass workbench=workbench to your agent. State is preserved across multiple tool calls within the same session.

agent.py

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, SseServerParams
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

server_params = SseServerParams(
    url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)

async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="Franchimp_assistant",
        model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
        workbench=workbench,
    )

    result = await agent.run("List recent Franchimp data")
    print(result.messages[-1].content)

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Common questions about Franchimp MCP in AutoGen

Install the autogen-ext[mcp] package. Pass your URL to StreamableHttpServerParams, extract the tools, and feed them into your AssistantAgent constructor.

Yes. You map the MCP Server tools to specific agents in your group chat. The financial agent can pull investment stats while the legal agent reviews FDD metadata.

Give one agent exclusive access to list_available_credits. Make it the gatekeeper that must approve any request to download FDD documents before the action executes.

Your agent is probably guessing instead of searching. Explicitly prompt it to use find_franchisee_by_email and reject any contact info that doesn't come directly from the tool's JSON response.

Franchimp processes sensitive multi-unit operator lists and investment figures. Vinkius handles the auth and runs the server in an isolated sandbox that gets destroyed after every session, ensuring zero data leakage.

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