How do I find my Portal ID?

Use the `list_portals` tool to retrieve all portals you have access to along with their unique IDs.

Which Data Center domains are supported?

You can use any Zoho Data Center domain such as `zoho.com` (US), `zoho.eu` (Europe), `zoho.in` (India), `zoho.com.au` (Australia), or `zoho.jp` (Japan).

Can I update a task name without sending all other fields?

Yes, the `update_task` tool uses the V3 PATCH method, allowing you to perform partial updates by only providing the fields you want to change.

Zoho Projects MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 9 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Zoho Projects
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Zoho Projects through the 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="Zoho Projects Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Zoho Projects. "
                "You have access to 9 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

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

asyncio.run(main())

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About Zoho Projects MCP Server

Connect your Zoho Projects account to any AI agent to streamline your project management and team collaboration. This MCP server enables your agent to interact with portals, projects, and tasks directly through natural language interfaces using the latest V3 API.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 9 tools from Zoho Projects through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns — chain multiple agents where one queries Zoho Projects, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through the Vinkius.

What you can do

Project Oversight — List all projects within your portals and retrieve detailed configurations and metadata
Task Management — List, retrieve, create, and update tasks across your projects with support for partial updates
Milestone Tracking — Monitor project milestones and their associated target dates to stay on schedule
Team Visibility — List all users and participants registered for a specific project to manage responsibilities
Organization Control — List task lists and portals to maintain a clear picture of your entire project management hierarchy

The Zoho Projects MCP Server exposes 9 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 Zoho Projects to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Zoho Projects 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 9 tools from Zoho Projects

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Zoho Projects MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Zoho Projects 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

Zoho Projects + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Zoho Projects MCP Server delivers measurable value.

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

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents — one queries Zoho Projects, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

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

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

Zoho Projects MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (9)

These 9 tools become available when you connect Zoho Projects to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

create_project

Requires a portal ID and a project name. Create a new project in a portal

create_task

Requires portal ID, project ID, and task name. Create a new task in a project

list_milestones

List all milestones in a project

list_portals

Use this to identify the portal ID for subsequent project and task calls. List all Zoho Projects portals

list_project_users

List all users associated with a project

list_projects

List all projects in a portal

list_task_lists

List all task lists in a project

list_tasks

List all tasks in a project

update_task

Update an existing task

Example Prompts for Zoho Projects in OpenAI Agents SDK

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

"List all portals in my Zoho Projects account."

"Show me the tasks for project ID '987654' in portal '123456'."

"Update task ID '101' in project '987654' to 'Completed' status."

Troubleshooting Zoho Projects MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Zoho Projects 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.

Zoho Projects + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Zoho Projects 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.