Inform Direct MCP Server for LlamaIndexGive LlamaIndex instant access to 10 tools to Add Company, Check Informdirect Status, Get Account, and more
LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add Inform Direct as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.
Ask AI about this App Connector for LlamaIndex
The Inform Direct app connector for LlamaIndex is a standout in the Erp Operations category — giving your AI agent 10 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()
agent = FunctionAgent(
tools=tools,
llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
system_prompt=(
"You are an assistant with access to Inform Direct. "
"You have 10 tools available."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"What tools are available in Inform Direct?"
)
print(response)
asyncio.run(main())
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About Inform Direct MCP Server
Connect your Inform Direct account to any AI agent and take full control of your UK company secretarial and statutory compliance workflows through natural conversation.
LlamaIndex agents combine Inform Direct tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.
What you can do
- Company Portfolio Orchestration — List and manage all companies in your portfolio programmatically, retrieving detailed metadata including company numbers and public URLs
- Statutory Compliance Intelligence — Programmatically access and monitor statutory registers for directors, shareholders, and PSCs to ensure perfectly coordinated compliance
- Filings & Reporting Architecture — Track confirmation statement deadlines and Companies House filing statuses to maintain a audit trail of corporate actions
- Document Library Management — Access and organize minutes, resolutions, and share certificates directly through your agent for perfectly coordinated corporate governance
- Operational Monitoring — Verify account-level API connectivity and monitor portfolio health directly through your agent for instant performance reporting
The Inform Direct MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
All 10 Inform Direct tools available for LlamaIndex
When LlamaIndex connects to Inform Direct through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning company-secretarial, statutory-filing, compliance-automation, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
Add a company
Verify Inform Direct API connectivity
Get account info
Get company details
Get filing deadlines
List all companies
List company directors
List company filings
List shareholders
This does not affect the company at Companies House. Remove a company
Connect Inform Direct to LlamaIndex via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Inform Direct into LlamaIndex. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Install dependencies
pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openaiReplace the token
[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius tokenRun the agent
agent.py and run: python agent.pyExplore tools
Why Use LlamaIndex with the Inform Direct MCP Server
LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with Inform Direct through the Model Context Protocol.
Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine Inform Direct tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
Query pipeline framework lets you chain Inform Direct tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
Multi-source reasoning: agents can query Inform Direct, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
Observability integrations show exactly what Inform Direct tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
Inform Direct + LlamaIndex Use Cases
Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the Inform Direct MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Hybrid search: combine Inform Direct real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive
Data enrichment: query Inform Direct to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses
Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying Inform Direct for fresh data
Analytical workflows: chain Inform Direct queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports
Example Prompts for Inform Direct in LlamaIndex
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with Inform Direct immediately.
"List all companies in my Inform Direct account."
"Show me the directors for company 12345678."
"Check filing deadlines for company 12345678."
Troubleshooting Inform Direct MCP Server with LlamaIndex
Common issues when connecting Inform Direct to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
BasicMCPClient not found
pip install llama-index-tools-mcpInform Direct + LlamaIndex FAQ
Common questions about integrating Inform Direct MCP Server with LlamaIndex.