How to Use the Zillow Alternative MCP in Google ADK
Analyze market data with Google ADK and Zillow Alternative for enterprise agents.
Works with every AI agent you already use
…and any MCP-compatible client
Connect Zillow Alternative MCP to Google ADK
Create your Vinkius account to connect Zillow Alternative to Google ADK and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.
Get Property Valuation Data
The `get_zestimate` tool gives you the most recent valuation available just by passing a ZPID. This is crucial data your agent can pull directly into BigQuery for long-term analysis. If you need to know about owner edits, use `get_updated_property_details`. The rich property data helps build out comprehensive market reports within Vertex AI.
Analyze Deep Neighborhood Data
Need more than standard search results? The MCP Server exposes `get_deep_search_results`, which returns enhanced, rich property data. This goes beyond what a typical search tool provides. Furthermore, you can use `get_region_children` to get a list of subregions for any specified area, allowing your Gemini-powered agent to segment its analysis.
Calculate Payments and Rates
Before the client even looks at a listing, they need financial context. Use `get_rate_summary` to fetch current mortgage rates. Then, run `get_monthly_payments` to estimate what that property will cost monthly. This flow of data—rates and payments—is perfect for feeding into your BigQuery tables alongside the raw listing information.
Set up Zillow Alternative MCP in Google ADK
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10+ installed
-
google-adkpackage (pip install google-adk) - Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token
- 1
Install Google ADK
Run
pip install google-adkto install the Agent Development Kit. MCP support is included via theMcpToolsetclass. - 2
Connect via SSE transport
Use
McpToolset.from_server()withSseServerParamspointing to your Vinkius endpoint. Replace[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. - 3
Create an LlmAgent
Pass the returned
mcp_toolslist directly toLlmAgent(tools=mcp_tools). The ADK maps each MCP tool to a native Gemini function call — no manual schema definitions required. - 4
Run with any Gemini model
The agent works with any Gemini model (
gemini-2.0-flash,gemini-2.5-pro, etc.). Copy the full example on the right to get started with Zillow Alternative tools in your ADK agent.
from google.adk.agents import LlmAgent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import SseServerParams
# Connect to the MCP via SSE
mcp_tools, exit_stack = await McpToolset.from_server(
connection_params=SseServerParams(
url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)
)
# Create your agent with auto-discovered tools
agent = LlmAgent(
name="Zillow Alternative_agent",
model="gemini-2.0-flash",
instruction="You have access to Zillow Alternative tools via MCP.",
tools=mcp_tools,
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