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Toast MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Toast
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Toast 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="Toast Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Toast. "
                "You have access to 10 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

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

asyncio.run(main())

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About Toast MCP Server

Connect your Toast restaurant to any AI agent and transform how you run your business.

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

What you can do

Orders — Browse today's sales, drill into check details, track voids and comps
Menus — Full menu engineering: items, prices, modifiers, and availability
Labor — Employee rosters, clock-in/out, overtime, and labor cost tracking
Tables — Floor plan, seating status, and section management
Payments — Cash, card, tips, and settlement tracking
Revenue Centers — Bar vs dining room vs patio sales segmentation

The Toast 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 Toast to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Toast 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 Toast

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Toast MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Toast 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

Toast + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Toast MCP Server delivers measurable value.

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

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

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

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

Toast MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Toast to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

get_order

Deep drill into a single check. Get order details

get_restaurant

Get restaurant info

list_dining_options

With behavior settings and online ordering config. List dining options

list_employees

For labor management. List employees

list_menu_items

"What is our most expensive dish?" List menu items

list_menus

With categories, availability windows, and ordering channels. List restaurant menus

list_orders

THE core tool — "What sold today?" List restaurant orders

list_revenue_centers

Used for sales segmentation and reporting. List revenue centers

list_tables

For floor plan and seating management. List restaurant tables

list_time_entries

For payroll and scheduling. List time entries

Example Prompts for Toast in OpenAI Agents SDK

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

"What were our total sales yesterday and what was the most popular item?"

"Check today's gross sales across all our restaurant locations."

"Update the price of 'Avocado Toast' on the brunch menu to $12.50."

Troubleshooting Toast MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Toast 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.

Toast + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Toast 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.