Can my AI agent find a specific business card by just a first name?

Yes. Ask the agent to run the `search_biz_cards` tool with the contact's name. It will look through all digitized cards in the shared corporate database and return the matching profiles, including their company, department, and direct contact details.

Is it possible to list only contacts from a specific department?

Yes, you can ask your agent to first execute `list_departments` to view your organizational structure, and then cross-reference those entities with the cards via natural prompts to summarize card acquisitions per department.

What is the difference between business cards and persons?

Business Cards are individual scan snapshots of physical cards acquired over time. A 'Person' represents the consolidated identity created when multiple updated cards from the same individual are merged. You can query both views via `list_biz_cards` or `list_persons`.

Sansan MCP Server for AutoGen 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Sansan
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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Microsoft AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and execute tasks collaboratively. Add Sansan as an MCP tool provider through the Vinkius and every agent in the group can access live data and take action.

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python

import asyncio
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with McpWorkbench(
        server_params={"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"},
        transport="streamable_http",
    ) as workbench:
        tools = await workbench.list_tools()
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="sansan_agent",
            tools=tools,
            system_message=(
                "You help users with Sansan. "
                "8 tools available."
            ),
        )
        print(f"Agent ready with {len(tools)} tools")

asyncio.run(main())

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About Sansan MCP Server

Connect your Sansan account to any AI agent to access your organization’s entire secure network of digitized business cards. Effortlessly manage contact relationships directly from Claude, Cursor, or your preferred MCP client.

AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and collaboratively use Sansan tools. Connect 8 tools through the Vinkius and assign role-based access — a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates, with optional human-in-the-loop approval for sensitive operations.

What you can do

Business Cards — List all scanned cards, retrieve comprehensive details by card ID, and search for specific contacts by name
Personnel Records — Browse individual person profiles across all captured cards and access deep contact details
Network Organization — Inspect all available tags used for structuring and organizing business cards
Enterprise Structure — List registered Sansan users and view all distinct departments within your organization

The Sansan MCP Server exposes 8 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to AutoGen 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 Sansan to AutoGen via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Sansan MCP Server with AutoGen.

Install AutoGen

Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Integrate into workflow

Use the agent in your AutoGen multi-agent orchestration

Explore tools

The workbench discovers 8 tools from Sansan automatically

Why Use AutoGen with the Sansan MCP Server

AutoGen provides unique advantages when paired with Sansan through the Model Context Protocol.

Multi-agent conversations: multiple AutoGen agents discuss, delegate, and collaboratively use Sansan tools to solve complex tasks

Role-based architecture lets you assign Sansan tool access to specific agents — a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates

Human-in-the-loop support: agents can pause for human approval before executing sensitive Sansan tool calls

Code execution sandbox: AutoGen agents can write and run code that processes Sansan tool responses in an isolated environment

Sansan + AutoGen Use Cases

Practical scenarios where AutoGen combined with the Sansan MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Collaborative analysis: one agent queries Sansan while another validates results and a third generates the final report

Automated review pipelines: a researcher agent fetches data from Sansan, a critic agent evaluates quality, and a writer produces the output

Interactive planning: agents negotiate task allocation using Sansan data to make informed decisions about resource distribution

Code generation with live data: an AutoGen coder agent writes scripts that process Sansan responses in a sandboxed execution environment

Sansan MCP Tools for AutoGen (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect Sansan to AutoGen via MCP:

get_biz_card

Retrieves details for a specific business card

get_person

Retrieves details for a specific contact person

list_biz_cards

Lists all scanned business cards

list_departments

Lists all departments in the organization

list_persons

Lists all contact persons across cards

list_tags

Lists all tags used for organizing business cards

list_users

Lists all Sansan users in the organization

search_biz_cards

Searches for business cards by name

Example Prompts for Sansan in AutoGen

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your AutoGen agent to start working with Sansan immediately.

"Search for a business card with the name 'Tanaka'."

"Can you list all the tag categories in our Sansan database?"

"Get the detailed person profile for the ID 'person-12345'."

Troubleshooting Sansan MCP Server with AutoGen

Common issues when connecting Sansan to AutoGen through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpWorkbench not found

Install: pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"

Sansan + AutoGen FAQ

Common questions about integrating Sansan MCP Server with AutoGen.

How does AutoGen connect to MCP servers?

Create an MCP tool adapter and assign it to one or more agents in the group chat. AutoGen agents can then call Sansan tools during their conversation turns.

Can different agents have different MCP tool access?

Yes. AutoGen's role-based architecture lets you assign specific MCP tools to specific agents, so a querying agent has different capabilities than a reviewing agent.