How do I get Lightcast API credentials?

You need a registered developer account at the [**Lightcast Developer Portal**](https://lightcast.io/developer). Once approved, you can create an application to receive your **Client ID** and **Client Secret**.

Which API versions does this support?

This integration currently utilizes the latest stable versions of the Skills, Titles, and Occupations APIs provided by the Lightcast platform.

Is global labor data available?

Yes, Lightcast provides labor market data for various international regions. Availability depends on the specific geographic permissions associated with your API credentials.

Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Lightcast Labor Market
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/mcp

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Lightcast Labor Market through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.

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python

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

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="Lightcast Labor Market Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Lightcast Labor Market. "
                "You have access to 10 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from Lightcast Labor Market"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server

Integrate Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass), the global leader in labor market analytics, directly into your AI workflow. Access the world's most comprehensive skill taxonomy and job title index, track occupation trends and regional labor market summaries, and oversee workforce intelligence using natural language.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 10 tools from Lightcast Labor Market through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Lightcast Labor Market, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Skill Taxonomy Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information for over 30,000 standardized technical and soft skills.
Job Title Intelligence — Monitor standardized job titles and occupations, resolving unique identifiers and regional naming conventions.
Market Analysis — Access high-level labor market summaries for specific economic regions, including job volumes and wage trends.
Workforce Auditing — Retrieve high-level summaries of skill distributions, occupation volumes, and organizational labor market health instantly.

The Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Lightcast Labor Market to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 10 tools from Lightcast Labor Market

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Lightcast Labor Market through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

Lightcast Labor Market + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query Lightcast Labor Market, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries Lightcast Labor Market, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Lightcast Labor Market tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query Lightcast Labor Market to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Lightcast Labor Market MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Lightcast Labor Market to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

get_labor_market_region_summary

Get a high-level labor market summary for a specific economic region

get_lightcast_api_metadata

Retrieve metadata and authorization status for your Lightcast API connection

get_skill_details

Get detailed settings and definition for a specific skill

list_economic_regions

List economic regions and geographies supported by Lightcast

list_labor_market_skills

g., specialized, common) from the Lightcast API. List all technical and soft skills in the Lightcast taxonomy

list_skill_taxonomic_categories

List high-level taxonomic categories for skills

list_standardized_job_titles

List standardized job titles from the Lightcast index

list_standardized_occupations

List occupations categorized by Lightcast (SOC/O*NET compatible)

list_taxonomically_related_skills

Identify skills that are taxonomically related to a target skill

quick_labor_market_audit

Retrieve a high-level summary of skills and occupations in the index

Example Prompts for Lightcast Labor Market in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Lightcast Labor Market immediately.

"Search for skills related to 'Data Science'."

"Show me standardized job titles for 'Software Engineer'."

"Get a labor market summary for 'New York'."

Troubleshooting Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Lightcast Labor Market to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

Lightcast Labor Market + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.