Bring Freelancer Management
to OpenAI Agents SDK
Learn how to connect Worksuite to OpenAI Agents SDK and start using 9 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Worksuite MCP Server?
Connect your Worksuite (formerly Shortlist) account to any AI agent to automate your global talent management workflows. Manage your freelancer directory, job openings, projects, and payments through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Talent Orchestration — List and search your talent directory with detailed metadata on freelancers and contractors.
- Job Management — Retrieve and monitor current job openings and recruitment stages directly from the AI interface.
- Project Control — Track project progress, milestones, and deliverables to ensure your contingent workforce is on schedule.
- Payment Tracking — Monitor payment statuses and invoice approvals for your global contractor network.
- Workforce Intelligence — Get a comprehensive overview of your external workforce capacity and project assignments using natural language.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Worksuite Base URL and API Key from your account settings
3. Start managing your talent network from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Hiring Managers — quickly check talent availability and recruitment status without switching tabs.
- Project Leads — monitor project milestones and contractor deliverables via natural conversation.
- Operations Teams — streamline the onboarding and payment tracking for global contingent workforces.
Built-in capabilities (9)
Get details of a job opening
Get details of a specific project
Get details of a specific talent
List invoices
List job openings
List payments
List projects in Worksuite
List all talents in Worksuite
List tasks in Worksuite
Why OpenAI Agents SDK?
The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 9 tools from Worksuite through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Worksuite, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.
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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
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Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate
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First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output
Worksuite in OpenAI Agents SDK
Worksuite and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Worksuite to OpenAI Agents SDK through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Worksuite in OpenAI Agents SDK
The Worksuite MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 9 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in OpenAI Agents SDK only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Worksuite for OpenAI Agents SDK
Every tool call from OpenAI Agents SDK to the Worksuite MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I find my Worksuite API Key?
API access is typically available on Enterprise or Plus plans. Navigate to your workspace settings or contact your Worksuite account manager to generate your unique API key.
What format should the Base URL follow?
Your Base URL is usually your workspace domain followed by the API path, for example: https://yourcompany.worksuite.com/api/v1.
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.
Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?
Yes. Pass a list of MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.
Does the SDK support streaming responses?
Yes. The SDK supports SSE and Streamable HTTP transports, both of which work natively with Vinkius.
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.