How to Use the Zippopotam.us Alternative MCP in AutoGen

Get consensus on location data using AutoGen's multi-agent debate framework.

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AutoGen: Consensus Geo-Validation

Set up a system where agents negotiate the correct location details. Agent A might call `get_postal_codes_by_city` for 'Boston, MA', getting a list of zips. Agent B can then use one of those specific zips and run `get_location_by_postal_code`, confirming coordinates against that initial guess. They debate which data points are missing or conflicting.

MCP Server for Data Challenge

Use the MCP Server to introduce external facts into an agent conversation. One agent can retrieve a zip code, and another agent can challenge it by calling `get_location_by_postal_code` with different assumptions. This forces deliberation, which is exactly what AutoGen excels at.

Verify City/State Pairs

A team of agents can use `get_postal_codes_by_city` to verify a business address. Agent 1 proposes a zip code; Agent 2 verifies that the city and state pair actually contains that postal code. They work together until they reach an agreed-upon, validated list of possibilities.

Setup guide

Set up Zippopotam.us Alternative MCP in AutoGen

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
autogen-ext[mcp] package
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install AutoGen with MCP
Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]" autogen-agentchat. The MCP extension includes mcp_server_tools for stateless tool access.
2

Fetch tools from the MCP
Call mcp_server_tools(SseServerParams(url=...)) with your Vinkius endpoint. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Run your agent
Pass the tools to AssistantAgent and call agent.run(). The agent invokes Zippopotam.us Alternative tools and returns structured results.

agent.py

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import SseServerParams, mcp_server_tools
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

server_params = SseServerParams(
    url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)

tools = await mcp_server_tools(server_params)

agent = AssistantAgent(
    name="Zippopotam.us Alternative_assistant",
    model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
    tools=tools,
)

result = await agent.run("List recent Zippopotam.us Alternative data")
print(result.messages[-1].content)

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Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
autogen-ext[mcp] + autogen-agentchat
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install dependencies
Same packages as above. McpWorkbench is ideal when your agent needs stateful sessions across multiple tool calls.
2

Use McpWorkbench as context manager
Wrap your agent in async with McpWorkbench(...) to maintain shared state and resources. The workbench manages the full MCP session lifecycle.
3

Run with workbench
Pass workbench=workbench to your agent. State is preserved across multiple tool calls within the same session.

agent.py

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, SseServerParams
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient

server_params = SseServerParams(
    url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
)

async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="Zippopotam.us Alternative_assistant",
        model_client=OpenAIChatCompletionClient(model="gpt-4o"),
        workbench=workbench,
    )

    result = await agent.run("List recent Zippopotam.us Alternative data")
    print(result.messages[-1].content)

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Common questions about Zippopotam.us Alternative MCP in AutoGen

It provides the external facts necessary for agent debate. Instead of relying on internal knowledge, agents use this MCP Server to call location lookups, forcing them to argue over real-world data points.

The server deals with Location Data and Postal Codes. In an AutoGen setup, this means agents are debating specific zip codes, coordinates, city names, and state identifiers.

Yes. You can design a system where one agent fetches the initial data (e.g., all zips for a city) and another agent validates every piece of that data point by calling `get_location_by_postal_code`.

It's excellent because the structured tool calls provide clear, verifiable inputs and outputs that agents can easily read, challenge, or accept as consensus.

Make sure your agent roles are defined so that some agents are responsible for *querying* the tool, while others are responsible for *analyzing* the resulting Location Data.

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