How to Use the HCL AppScan MCP in AutoGen

Q: How do I pass HCL AppScan tools to my AutoGen agents?

Install autogen-extmcp. Initialize mcpservertools with your Vinkius MCP endpoint, then pass the resulting list directly into your AssistantAgent constructor.

Q: Does this support AutoGen's Streamable HTTP transport?

It works natively. You configure StreamableHttpServerParams with your Vinkius URL, and the framework manages the async communication automatically.

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Multi-Agent Vulnerability Triage

The `list_issues` MCP tool feeds raw security findings directly into a multi-agent chat. A security-focused agent pulls the list and flags high-severity items. A developer-focused agent then uses `get_issue` to inspect the exact payload and argues whether the flaw is actually exploitable in the current architecture. They negotiate the real risk before bothering a human. The security agent pushes for immediate remediation, while the developer agent checks the application context to determine if a compensating control exists. You get a summarized, debated consensus instead of a massive alert dump.

Consensus-Driven DAST Execution

Triggering a dynamic test happens via the `start_dast_scan` tool. Before firing it, an operations agent might check the current deployment schedule. It debates with the security agent on the best time to run the heavy scan without taking down the staging environment. Once they agree, one agent executes the tool. Another agent takes over monitoring duties by polling `get_scan`. If the scan fails or hangs, the group regroups to decide whether to restart the job or alert the DevSecOps team.

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Agents need to know what they are protecting, which is where `list_apps` comes in. They map out the active inventory and retrieve specific risk profiles using `get_app`. To verify connectivity, they call `list_presence` to check if the local AppScan agents are online. This creates a self-healing audit loop. If an agent notices an internal application lacks a healthy presence connection, it alerts the infrastructure team. The group continuously monitors the environment state without manual oversight.

Setup guide

Set up HCL AppScan 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 HCL AppScan 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="HCL AppScan_assistant",
    model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
    tools=tools,
)

result = await agent.run("List recent HCL AppScan 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="HCL AppScan_assistant",
        model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
        workbench=workbench,
    )

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

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Common questions about HCL AppScan MCP in AutoGen

Install `autogen-ext[mcp]`. Initialize `mcp_server_tools` with your Vinkius MCP endpoint, then pass the resulting list directly into your `AssistantAgent` constructor.

Yes. You provide the tool list to any agent that needs it. The `McpToolAdapter` handles the schema conversion behind the scenes for all of them.

They figure it out through conversation. One agent will run `list_apps` to get the directory, find the target ID, and pass that ID to the agent responsible for triggering the scan.

It works natively. You configure `StreamableHttpServerParams` with your Vinkius URL, and the framework manages the async communication automatically.

Completely. When your MCP connection retrieves raw vulnerability payloads via `get_issue`, the data is processed in a stateless, ephemeral sandbox. Vinkius drops the entire isolate the moment the API call finishes.

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