How to Use the HealthCare.gov MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Q: How do I connect the HealthCare.gov MCP Server to the OpenAI Agents SDK?

Instantiate MCPServerStreamableHttp with the server URL and pass it to your Agent constructor. The OpenAI Agents SDK automatically discovers the tools like searchplans without manual schema registration.

Q: Can the OpenAI Agents SDK handle year-over-year plan transitions on HealthCare.gov?

Yes, your agent can use getplancrosswalk to trace how plans change between years. This lets the OpenAI Agents SDK guide users from their old plan to the current equivalent HealthCare.gov option.

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Connect HealthCare.gov MCP to OpenAI Agents SDK

Create your Vinkius account to connect HealthCare.gov to OpenAI Agents SDK and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Verify doctor networks with OpenAI Agents SDK

The `search_providers` and `get_provider_coverage` tools let your OpenAI Agents SDK system check if a specific doctor is in-network without writing custom API integrations. By mounting this MCP Server, your agent uses these endpoints to look up local clinics and match them against specific insurance plans in real time. You don't have to write manual validation logic to verify if the provider matches the HealthCare.gov plan ID. The OpenAI Agents SDK manages the tool discovery, letting your agent handle complex multi-step lookups autonomously.

Calculate total costs with multi-agent handoffs

The `search_drugs` and `get_drug_coverage` tools let you split the workload between specialized agents to find the actual cost of care on HealthCare.gov. One agent can check formulary tiers while another uses `get_plan_details` to check deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. The OpenAI Agents SDK handles the transition between these agents smoothly as they process the insurance data. Your system gets a reliable estimate of annual health costs based on actual government data, keeping your main agent focused on user interaction.

Map geographic eligibility instantly

The `get_counties_by_zip` and `list_market_states` tools solve the geographic headache of insurance search by letting your OpenAI Agents SDK system resolve ZIP codes to county FIPS codes. The agent resolves these parameters before querying any health insurance plans. Passing these clean parameters directly into `search_plans` prevents empty results or wrong-state errors. Your production OpenAI Agents SDK setup gets clean, geo-targeted plan options without hardcoded lookup tables.

Setup guide

Set up HealthCare.gov MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Prerequisites

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

1

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents to install the OpenAI Agents SDK. The MCP integration is built-in — no extra dependencies needed.
2

Connect via SSE transport

Use MCPServerSse with your Vinkius endpoint URL. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. The SDK auto-discovers all HealthCare.gov tools at runtime.
3

Create your Agent

Pass the MCP to Agent(mcp_servers=[server]). The agent receives HealthCare.gov tools as native definitions — JSON schemas resolve automatically.
4

Run the agent

Call Runner.run(agent, prompt) to execute. The agent invokes the appropriate HealthCare.gov tools and returns structured results. Copy the full example on the right to get started.

agent.py

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerSse

async def main():
    async with MCPServerSse(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as server:
        agent = Agent(
            name="HealthCare.gov Agent",
            instructions="You have access to HealthCare.gov tools.",
            mcp_servers=[server],
        )
        result = await Runner.run(agent, "List recent transactions")
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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Common questions about HealthCare.gov MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Instantiate `MCPServerStreamableHttp` with the server URL and pass it to your Agent constructor. The OpenAI Agents SDK automatically discovers the tools like `search_plans` without manual schema registration.

Yes, your agent can use `get_plan_crosswalk` to trace how plans change between years. This lets the OpenAI Agents SDK guide users from their old plan to the current equivalent HealthCare.gov option.

Yes, the SDK's built-in guardrails can validate parameters like ZIP codes or drug names before hitting the API. This prevents your agent from sending malformed queries to tools like `get_counties_by_zip`.

Yes, you can filter the tools exposed by the MCP Server during initialization. This ensures your OpenAI Agents SDK system only calls specific tools like `search_drugs` rather than the entire suite.

The OpenAI Agents SDK only transmits non-identifying search parameters like ZIP codes, drug names, and plan IDs to the Vinkius sandbox. No personal medical records or social security numbers are ever sent or stored by this MCP Server.

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