Remote MCP Server for LlamaIndexGive LlamaIndex instant access to 11 tools to Create Employee, Get Company Details, Get Employee, and more
LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add Remote 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 Remote app connector for LlamaIndex is a standout in the Industry Titans category — giving your AI agent 11 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
Vinkius delivers Streamable HTTP and SSE to any MCP client
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 Remote. "
"You have 11 tools available."
),
)
response = await agent.run(
"What tools are available in Remote?"
)
print(response)
asyncio.run(main())
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About Remote MCP Server
Connect your Remote account to any AI agent to streamline your global hiring, payroll, and compliance workflows. Remote provides a powerful RESTful platform for programmatically managing international teams, tracking employee data, and monitoring invoices across 150+ countries.
LlamaIndex agents combine Remote tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 11 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 Orchestration — List and retrieve detailed metadata for all your registered company entities and their operational status.
- Global Talent Management — Access and monitor your global workforce, track employee profile data, and create new employee records programmatically.
- International Compliance Monitoring — List all countries supported by Remote to understand your global hiring capacity and requirements.
- Invoice & Financial Tracking — Access and monitor company invoices to ensure transparent and timely global payroll operations.
- HR Intelligence — Get a real-time overview of your international workforce and hiring trends using natural language commands.
The Remote MCP Server exposes 11 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 11 Remote tools available for LlamaIndex
When LlamaIndex connects to Remote through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning global-hiring, contractor-management, compliance, 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.
Pass data as a JSON string. Add a new employee
Get specific company details
Get details for a specific employee
Get details for a specific invoice
List all registered companies
List all contractors
List employees for a company
List all employee expenses
List invoices for a company
List all countries supported by Remote
List all time-off requests
Connect Remote to LlamaIndex via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Remote 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 Remote MCP Server
LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with Remote through the Model Context Protocol.
Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine Remote tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
Query pipeline framework lets you chain Remote tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
Multi-source reasoning: agents can query Remote, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
Observability integrations show exactly what Remote tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
Remote + LlamaIndex Use Cases
Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the Remote MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Hybrid search: combine Remote real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive
Data enrichment: query Remote 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 Remote for fresh data
Analytical workflows: chain Remote queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports
Example Prompts for Remote in LlamaIndex
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with Remote immediately.
"List all active companies in my Remote account."
"Show me all employees across all countries with their contract types and compensation details."
"List all pending time-off requests that need manager approval this week."
Troubleshooting Remote MCP Server with LlamaIndex
Common issues when connecting Remote to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
BasicMCPClient not found
pip install llama-index-tools-mcpRemote + LlamaIndex FAQ
Common questions about integrating Remote MCP Server with LlamaIndex.