How to Use the U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK
Track U.S. Treasury Debt & Rates in Production Agents using OpenAI Agents SDK.
Works with every AI agent you already use
…and any MCP-compatible client
Connect U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates MCP to OpenAI Agents SDK
Create your Vinkius account to connect U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates to OpenAI Agents SDK and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.
Check National Debt Status via MCP Server
The `get_national_debt` tool pulls the total public debt outstanding, updated daily by the Treasury Department. It gives you the national debt figure to the penny, breaking it down into both 'Debt Held by the Public' and 'Intragovernmental Holdings'. You need this for your production agents to ground their financial analysis in real numbers. This tool ensures every dollar amount is current, which is critical when building a reliable agent system.
Determine Borrowing Costs with MCP Server
Use `get_avg_interest_rates` to see the average interest rates on U.S. Treasury securities. This reflects the actual cost of borrowing for the federal government and updates every month. When your agent needs to model budgetary impact, it relies on these current rates. The ability to fetch this specific financial data ensures that any projection built by the OpenAI Agents SDK is based on verifiable economic benchmarks.
Break Down Public Debt Structure
The `get_public_debt_breakdown` tool shows exactly what makes up the total public debt, separating 'Debt Held by the Public' from 'Intragovernmental Holdings'. This gives you granularity beyond just the big number. Your agents can use this breakdown to understand where the money is actually tied up. It helps distinguish between market-held securities and trust fund obligations, adding necessary context for complex financial reports.
Set up U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10+ installed
-
openai-agentspackage (pip install openai-agents) - Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token
- 1
Install the SDK
Run
pip install openai-agentsto install the OpenAI Agents SDK. The MCP integration is built-in — no extra dependencies needed. - 2
Connect via SSE transport
Use
MCPServerSsewith your Vinkius endpoint URL. Replace[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. The SDK auto-discovers all U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates tools at runtime. - 3
Create your Agent
Pass the MCP to
Agent(mcp_servers=[server]). The agent receives U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates tools as native definitions — JSON schemas resolve automatically. - 4
Run the agent
Call
Runner.run(agent, prompt)to execute. The agent invokes the appropriate U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates tools and returns structured results. Copy the full example on the right to get started.
import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerSse
async def main():
async with MCPServerSse(
url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
) as server:
agent = Agent(
name="U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates Agent",
instructions="You have access to U.S. Treasury Debt — National Debt & Interest Rates tools.",
mcp_servers=[server],
)
result = await Runner.run(agent, "List recent transactions")
print(result.final_output)
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