Upstream Lens MCP Server for AutoGenGive AutoGen instant access to 8 tools to Check Api Health, Get Organization Info, Get Property Details, and more
Microsoft AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and execute tasks collaboratively. Add Upstream Lens as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and every agent in the group can access live data and take action.
Ask AI about this App Connector for AutoGen
The Upstream Lens app connector for AutoGen is a standout in the Data Analytics category — giving your AI agent 8 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
Vinkius delivers Streamable HTTP and SSE to any MCP client
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="upstream_lens_agent",
tools=tools,
system_message=(
"You help users with Upstream Lens. "
"8 tools available."
),
)
print(f"Agent ready with {len(tools)} tools")
asyncio.run(main())
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About Upstream Lens MCP Server
Connect your Upstream Tech Lens account to any AI agent and simplify how you monitor conservation projects, analyze satellite imagery, and track environmental changes through natural conversation.
AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and collaboratively use Upstream Lens tools. Connect 8 tools through 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
- Project & Portfolio Oversight — List all environmental projects and portfolios to manage your conservation assets.
- Imagery Analysis — Query available satellite imagery layers (Sentinel, Landsat, etc.) for specific property features.
- Geospatial Insights — Fetch detailed metadata and field observations for properties to track ground-truth data.
- Environmental Monitoring — List project notes and observations to keep a record of changes over time.
- Organization Management — Retrieve Lens organization profiles and verify account configurations.
- Operational Status — Check API health and connectivity to ensure your monitoring engine is always active.
The Upstream Lens 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.
All 8 Upstream Lens tools available for AutoGen
When AutoGen connects to Upstream Lens through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning satellite-imagery, environmental-monitoring, remote-sensing, 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.
Check Lens API health
Get organization metadata
Get details for a specific property feature
List all portfolios
Can be filtered by update date. List observations and notes for a project
List detailed project observations
List all environmental projects
) for a specific property. List available imagery layers for a property
Connect Upstream Lens to AutoGen via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Upstream Lens into AutoGen. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Install AutoGen
pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"Replace the token
[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius tokenIntegrate into workflow
Explore tools
Why Use AutoGen with the Upstream Lens MCP Server
AutoGen provides unique advantages when paired with Upstream Lens through the Model Context Protocol.
Multi-agent conversations: multiple AutoGen agents discuss, delegate, and collaboratively use Upstream Lens tools to solve complex tasks
Role-based architecture lets you assign Upstream Lens 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 Upstream Lens tool calls
Code execution sandbox: AutoGen agents can write and run code that processes Upstream Lens tool responses in an isolated environment
Upstream Lens + AutoGen Use Cases
Practical scenarios where AutoGen combined with the Upstream Lens MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Collaborative analysis: one agent queries Upstream Lens while another validates results and a third generates the final report
Automated review pipelines: a researcher agent fetches data from Upstream Lens, a critic agent evaluates quality, and a writer produces the output
Interactive planning: agents negotiate task allocation using Upstream Lens data to make informed decisions about resource distribution
Code generation with live data: an AutoGen coder agent writes scripts that process Upstream Lens responses in a sandboxed execution environment
Example Prompts for Upstream Lens in AutoGen
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your AutoGen agent to start working with Upstream Lens immediately.
"List all active environmental projects in my Lens account."
"Show me the latest field notes for the 'Amazon Restoration' project."
"List available satellite imagery layers for property 'feat_10293'."
Troubleshooting Upstream Lens MCP Server with AutoGen
Common issues when connecting Upstream Lens to AutoGen through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
McpWorkbench not found
pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"Upstream Lens + AutoGen FAQ
Common questions about integrating Upstream Lens MCP Server with AutoGen.