How do I get a Twelve Data API Key?

Visit [**Twelve Data**](https://twelvedata.com/), sign up for a free account, and copy your API key from the dashboard. Free tier includes 800 API credits/day.

What technical indicators are available?

SMA (Simple Moving Average), EMA (Exponential MA), RSI (Relative Strength Index), MACD, Bollinger Bands, and Stochastic Oscillator — all with customizable periods.

Can I get real-time crypto and forex prices?

Yes! Use `get_quote` or `get_real_time_price` with any symbol. Crypto pairs like BTC/USD and forex pairs like EUR/USD are supported.

Twelve Data MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 16 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Twelve Data
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 Twelve Data 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="Twelve Data Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Twelve Data. "
                "You have access to 16 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

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

asyncio.run(main())

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About Twelve Data MCP Server

Connect Twelve Data financial API to any AI agent and access real-time stock quotes, cryptocurrency prices, forex rates, and professional technical indicators through natural language.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 16 tools from Twelve Data through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Twelve Data, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Real-Time Quotes — Get current price, open, high, low, volume, and change for any stock
Historical Data — Retrieve OHLCV candlestick data from 1-minute to monthly intervals
Technical Analysis — Calculate SMA, EMA, RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, and Stochastic Oscillator
Market Scanning — Search and browse available stocks, crypto pairs, and forex instruments
Company Profiles — Access fundamental data including market cap, P/E ratio, and sector info
Currency Conversion — Get exchange rates and convert amounts between any currency pair

The Twelve Data MCP Server exposes 16 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 Twelve Data to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Twelve Data 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 16 tools from Twelve Data

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Twelve Data MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Twelve Data 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

Twelve Data + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

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

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

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

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

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

Twelve Data MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (16)

These 16 tools become available when you connect Twelve Data to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

convert_currency

Convert an amount between currencies

get_bollinger_bands

Price touching upper band may indicate overbought, lower may indicate oversold. Get Bollinger Bands

get_company_profile

Get company profile and fundamentals

get_crypto_list

Can filter by exchange. List available crypto pairs

get_ema

EMA gives more weight to recent prices than SMA. Get Exponential Moving Average (EMA)

get_exchange_rate

Get currency exchange rate

get_forex_list

List available forex pairs

get_macd

Used for trend following and momentum. Get Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

get_quote

Get real-time stock quote

get_real_time_price

Faster and lighter than a full quote. Get current price only

get_rsi

Values above 70 indicate overbought, below 30 indicate oversold conditions. Get Relative Strength Index (RSI)

get_sma

Common periods: 20, 50, 200. Get Simple Moving Average (SMA)

get_stochastic

Values above 80 indicate overbought, below 20 indicate oversold. Get Stochastic Oscillator

get_stock_list

Can filter by exchange and partial symbol match. List available stocks

get_time_series

Supports intervals from 1min to 1month. Get historical OHLCV candle data

search_symbols

Can filter by instrument type and exchange. Search for financial instruments

Example Prompts for Twelve Data in OpenAI Agents SDK

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

"What's the current price of Apple stock?"

"Show me the RSI for Tesla on the daily chart."

"Convert 1000 USD to EUR."

Troubleshooting Twelve Data MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Twelve Data 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.

Twelve Data + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Twelve Data 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.