How to Use the Gift Up! MCP in Google ADK

Q: How does Google ADK connect to the Gift Up! MCP Server?

You initialize the connection using McpToolset with the streamable HTTP server URL. This exposes the entire Gift Up! toolset to your Google ADK agent, allowing Gemini models to execute transactions on demand.

Q: How do we verify the Gift Up! API key connection in Google ADK?

Your agent can call verifyapiconnection as a startup health check. This ensures your Google ADK system has valid credentials before attempting to list orders or redeem balances.

Q: What is the best way to handle bulk updates?

Your agent can use listactivegiftcards to fetch active cards in batches. From there, it can iterate through them and apply metadata updates using updateordermetadata based on your business rules.

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Process high-volume redemptions with Gemini agents

The `redeem_gift_card` tool executes partial balance debits directly from your Google ADK agent framework. This enables your long-context Gemini models to parse complex customer emails, calculate correct discounts, and apply the exact deduction without human intervention. When a customer wants to exhaust their balance, `redeem_gift_card_full` clears the remaining funds instantly. This MCP Server integration handles the heavy lifting, letting you hook up your Google Cloud databases to manage store credits automatically.

Audit gift card orders directly from BigQuery

The `list_gift_orders` tool retrieves your complete transaction history so your Google ADK agents can reconcile ledger discrepancies. By feeding this raw data directly into your analytical agents, you can match internal database records with actual store revenue. To find specific transactions, your agent can run `find_order_by_ref` or `get_order_details` to isolate single purchases. This keeps your financial reporting clean and automated inside your Google Cloud ecosystem.

Real-time balance verification and status checks

The `validate_gift_card` tool verifies whether a specific card is active, expired, or voided before your agent takes action. Your Google ADK agent uses this real-time check to prevent transaction errors during high-volume holiday sales. Using this MCP Server, you can also call `get_card_details` to fetch the current balance and original value. Combining these tools ensures your enterprise agent never processes a stale or fraudulent gift card.

Setup guide

Set up Gift Up! 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 Gift Up! 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="Gift Up!_agent",
    model="gemini-2.0-flash",
    instruction="You have access to Gift Up! tools via MCP.",
    tools=mcp_tools,
)

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Common questions about Gift Up! MCP in Google ADK

You initialize the connection using `McpToolset` with the streamable HTTP server URL. This exposes the entire Gift Up! toolset to your Google ADK agent, allowing Gemini models to execute transactions on demand.

Yes, you can mix the Gift Up! tools with your Google Cloud toolsets. This lets your Google ADK agent fetch order details via `get_order_details` and write them directly to your BigQuery data warehouse.

Your agent can call `verify_api_connection` as a startup health check. This ensures your Google ADK system has valid credentials before attempting to list orders or redeem balances.

Your agent can use `list_active_gift_cards` to fetch active cards in batches. From there, it can iterate through them and apply metadata updates using `update_order_metadata` based on your business rules.

Your API credentials remain securely hosted inside Vinkius's zero-trust gateway. This prevents your Google ADK code from exposing sensitive merchant tokens, card codes, or order records to the LLM context window.

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