How to Use the NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK
Give your production OpenAI Agents a direct line to NASA's 30-year space archive, with full tracing and guardrails for every call.
Works with every AI agent you already use
…and any MCP-compatible client
Connect NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day MCP to OpenAI Agents SDK
Create your Vinkius account to connect NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day 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.
Explore the Cosmos, Safely
The `get_apod` tool gives your agent today's Astronomy Picture of the Day, complete with the official explanation. OpenAI's framework auto-discovers this and other tools, so there's zero config to get started. You just point it at the server. The built-in guardrails are key here. Your agent can use `get_random_apod` to find incredible images, but you can set rules that prevent it from making excessive calls. It's exploration with a safety net.
Trace Every API Call to NASA
When your agent needs a sequence of images, the `get_apod_range` tool is ready. You can build specialized agents that hand off tasks—one agent fetches a week of APOD data, another analyzes the explanations for specific keywords. Every action is logged in the OpenAI dashboard. You get a complete trace of which agent called the tool, what parameters it used, and what NASA's API returned. No more black boxes.
Your MCP Server for Space Data
This MCP Server exposes three simple tools for interacting with the APOD archive. Your agent can get today's image, pull a date range, or grab a set of random pictures from the last 30 years. Because it's a managed MCP server, auth is handled for you. Just pass your Vinkius endpoint token. The agent handles the rest, turning natural language requests into direct API calls to NASA.
Set up NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10+ installed
-
openai-agentspackage (pip install openai-agents) - Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token
- 1
Install the SDK
Run
pip install openai-agentsto install the OpenAI Agents SDK. The MCP integration is built-in — no extra dependencies needed. - 2
Connect via SSE transport
Use
MCPServerSsewith your Vinkius endpoint URL. Replace[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. The SDK auto-discovers all NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day tools at runtime. - 3
Create your Agent
Pass the MCP to
Agent(mcp_servers=[server]). The agent receives NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day tools as native definitions — JSON schemas resolve automatically. - 4
Run the agent
Call
Runner.run(agent, prompt)to execute. The agent invokes the appropriate NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day tools and returns structured results. Copy the full example on the right to get started.
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="NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day Agent",
instructions="You have access to NASA APOD — Astronomy Picture of the Day tools.",
mcp_servers=[server],
)
result = await Runner.run(agent, "List recent transactions")
print(result.final_output)
asyncio.run(main())Independent Platform Disclaimer: Vinkius is an independent platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, verified by, or otherwise authorized by NASA. All third-party trademarks, logos, and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Their use on this website is strictly for informational purposes to identify service compatibility and interoperability.
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