How to integrate Centralstationcrm MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Centralstationcrm to the OpenAI Agents SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Centralstationcrm agent that can add new company to crm contacts, log a sales opportunity for a client, count total people in your crm through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent real control over a Centralstationcrm account through Composio's Centralstationcrm MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get and set up your OpenAI and Composio API keys
  • Install the necessary dependencies
  • Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Centralstationcrm
  • Configure an AI agent that can use Centralstationcrm as a tool
  • Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Centralstationcrm operations

What is OpenAI Agents SDK?

The OpenAI Agents SDK is a lightweight framework for building AI agents that can use tools and maintain conversation state. It provides a simple interface for creating agents with hosted MCP tool support.

Key features include:

  • Hosted MCP Tools: Connect to external services through hosted MCP endpoints
  • SQLite Sessions: Persist conversation history across interactions
  • Simple API: Clean interface with Agent, Runner, and tool configuration
  • Streaming Support: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications

What is the Centralstationcrm MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Centralstationcrm MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Centralstationcrm account. It provides structured and secure access to your customer relationship data, so your agent can perform actions like managing contacts, creating deals, updating company records, and tracking key interactions on your behalf.

  • Automated contact management: Quickly add new people to your CRM, update their details, and ensure your contact database stays current without manual entry.
  • Company and organization creation: Effortlessly create new company records so you can keep your account-based selling and organization tracking up-to-date.
  • Deal tracking and creation: Instantly log new sales opportunities by creating deals linked to your contacts or companies, helping your team stay on top of the pipeline.
  • Detailed relationship enrichment: Add addresses, assistants, avatars, and contact details to people in your CRM, making every customer profile richer and more actionable.
  • Milestone and history recording: Record important life events or milestones (like birthdays or anniversaries) for each person to boost relationship management and personalized outreach.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Check ConnectionTool to verify the connection status of the CentralStationCRM API key.
Count ActivitiesTool to retrieve activities count for a record, account, or user.
Count AttachmentsTool to retrieve the total count and total file size of attachments.
Count AvatarsTool to retrieve the total count and total file size of avatars in the system.
Count Companies External EmailsTool to retrieve the total amount of external emails for a specific company.
Count Deals External EmailsTool to retrieve the total amount of external emails for a specific deal.
Count External EmailsTool to retrieve the total amount of external emails.
Count People with FiltersTool to retrieve the total count of people with optional filtering capabilities.
Count People External EmailsTool to retrieve the total amount of external emails for a specific person.
Count Projects External EmailsTool to retrieve the total amount of external emails for a specific project.
Count ProtocolsTool to retrieve the total number of protocols in the account.
Create AttachmentsTool to create a new attachment in CentralStationCRM.
Create Calendar EventTool to create a new calendar event in CentralStationCRM.
Create Calendar Event AttendeeTool to create a calendar event attendee.
Create CommentTool to create a new comment on an entity (task, event, protocol, etc.
Create Company with Nested AttributesTool to create a company with nested attributes.
Create Company AvatarTool to create an avatar for a company.
Create Company Protocol AttachmentTool to create an attachment for a company protocol in CentralStationCRM.
Create Company AddressTool to create a new address for a specific company.
Create Company Contact DetailTool to create a new contact detail for a specific company.
Create Custom Field TypeTool to create a new custom field type in CentralStationCRM.
Create Deal Protocol AttachmentTool to create an attachment for a deal protocol.
Create DealTool to create a new deal in CentralStationCRM.
Create Group CalendarTool to create a new group calendar in CentralStationCRM.
Create HookTool to create a webhook hook in CentralStationCRM.
Create PeopleTool to create a person with nested attributes.
Create People Custom FieldTool to create a custom field for a person record.
Create People PositionsTool to create a new position for a specific person.
Create Person Protocol AttachmentTool to create an attachment for a person protocol in CentralStationCRM.
Create People TagsTool to create a new tag for a specific person.
Create Person AddressTool to create a new address for a specific person.
Create Person AssistantTool to create a new assistant (assi) entry for a specific person.
Create Person AvatarTool to create a new avatar for a specific person.
Create Person Contact DetailTool to create a new contact detail for a specific person.
Create Person Historic EventTool to create a new historic event for a specific person.
Create ProjectTool to create a new project record.
Create Project Protocol AttachmentTool to create an attachment for a project protocol in CentralStationCRM.
Create ProtocolTool to create a new protocol entry.
Create Protocol AttachmentTool to create an attachment for a protocol in CentralStationCRM.
Create TagTool to create a new tag for a person, company, or deal.
Create TaskTool to create a new task record.
Delete AttachmentsTool to delete an attachment by ID.
Delete AvatarTool to delete an avatar by its ID.
Delete Calendar EventTool to delete a calendar event by ID.
Delete Calendar Event AttendeeTool to delete a calendar event attendee by ID.
Delete CommentTool to delete a comment by its ID.
Delete Company AvatarTool to delete a company's avatar by its ID.
Delete Company Contact DetailTool to delete a contact detail of a company.
Delete Company Protocol AttachmentTool to delete a specific attachment from a company protocol.
Delete CompanyTool to delete a company record by ID.
Delete Company AddressTool to delete a company's address by its ID.
Delete Custom Field TypeTool to delete a custom field type by ID.
Delete DealTool to delete a deal record by ID.
Delete Deal Protocol AttachmentTool to delete a specific attachment from a deal protocol.
Delete Group CalendarTool to delete a group calendar by ID.
Delete HookTool to delete a webhook by ID.
Delete People Custom FieldsTool to delete a person's custom field by its ID.
Delete People PositionsTool to delete a position of a person by its ID.
Delete Person Protocol AttachmentTool to delete a specific attachment from a person protocol.
Delete personTool to delete a person record by ID.
Delete Person AddressTool to delete a person's address by its ID.
Delete Person AssiTool to delete an assi entry of a person.
Delete Person AvatarTool to delete a person's avatar by its ID.
Delete Person Contact DetailTool to delete a contact detail of a person.
Delete Person Historic EventTool to delete a historic event of a person by its ID.
Delete Person TagTool to destroy a tag from a person by its ID.
Delete ProjectTool to delete a project record by ID.
Delete Project Protocol AttachmentTool to delete a specific attachment from a project protocol.
Delete ProtocolTool to delete a protocol by ID.
Delete Protocol AttachmentTool to delete an attachment from a protocol.
Delete TaskTool to delete a task by its ID.
Get ActivityTool to retrieve details of a specific activity by its ID.
Get API User MaildropTool to retrieve the current API user's maildrop for people and companies.
Get AttachmentTool to retrieve details of a specific attachment by its ID.
Get AvatarTool to retrieve a specific avatar by its ID from CentralStationCRM.
Get Calendar EventTool to retrieve details of a specific calendar event by ID.
Get Calendar Event AttendeeTool to retrieve details of a specific calendar event attendee by ID.
Get CommentTool to retrieve details of a specific comment by its ID.
Get Company AvatarTool to retrieve a specific avatar of a company by avatar ID.
Get Company Protocol AttachmentTool to retrieve a specific attachment from a company protocol by its ID.
Get CompanyTool to retrieve details of a specific company by ID from CentralStationCRM.
Get Company AddressTool to retrieve a specific address of a company by address ID.
Get Company Contact DetailTool to retrieve a specific contact detail by ID for a company.
Get Custom Fields TypeTool to retrieve a custom field type by its ID.
Get DealTool to retrieve details of a specific deal by its ID.
Get Deal MaildropTool to retrieve the maildrop email address for a specific deal.
Get Deal Protocol AttachmentTool to retrieve a specific attachment from a deal protocol.
Get Group CalendarTool to retrieve details of a specific group calendar by ID.
Get HookTool to retrieve details of a specific webhook/hook by ID.
Get People PositionsTool to retrieve a specific position for a person by ID.
Get Person Protocol AttachmentTool to retrieve a specific attachment from a person protocol.
Get People TagsTool to retrieve a specific tag for a person by tag ID.
Get PersonTool to retrieve details of a specific person by ID.
Get Person AddressTool to retrieve a specific address of a person by address ID.
Get Person AddressesTool to retrieve all addresses for a specific person.
Get Person AssiTool to retrieve a specific assistant (assi) entry for a person by their IDs.
Get Person AvatarTool to retrieve a specific avatar of a person by avatar ID.
Get Person Contact DetailTool to retrieve a specific contact detail by ID for a person.
Get Person Custom FieldTool to retrieve a specific custom field for a person by custom field ID.
Get Person Historic EventTool to retrieve a specific historic event of a person by ID.
Get ProjectTool to retrieve details of a specific project by ID from CentralStationCRM.
Get Project MaildropTool to retrieve the maildrop email address for a specific project.
Get Project Protocol AttachmentTool to retrieve a specific attachment from a project protocol by its ID.
Get Protocol AttachmentTool to retrieve a specific attachment from a protocol by its ID.
Get Stats CompaniesRetrieve statistics about companies in your CRM.
Get Stats DealsRetrieve statistics about deals in your CRM.
Get Stats ProjectsRetrieve statistics about projects in your CRM.
Get TaskTool to retrieve details of a specific task by its ID.
Get UserTool to retrieve the current API user's details.
Get User By IDTool to retrieve details of a specific user by ID.
List ActivitiesTool to retrieve activities for records in CentralStationCRM.
List AttachmentsTool to retrieve a paginated list of all attachments from CentralStationCRM.
List AvatarsTool to retrieve all avatars from CentralStationCRM.
List Calendar EventsTool to retrieve all calendar events from the account.
List Calendar Event AttendeesTool to retrieve all attendees for a specific calendar event.
List CommentsTool to retrieve all comments from the account.
List CompaniesTool to retrieve a paginated list of all companies from CentralStationCRM.
List Company AddressesTool to retrieve all addresses for a specific company.
List Company AvatarsTool to retrieve all avatars for a specific company.
List Company Contact DetailsTool to retrieve all contact details for a specific company.
List Companies External EmailsTool to retrieve all external emails for a specific company from CentralStationCRM.
List Company Protocol AttachmentsTool to retrieve all attachments for a specific protocol within a company.
List Custom Fields TypesTool to retrieve all custom field types of the account.
List DealsTool to retrieve all deals with advanced filtering, sorting, and pagination options.
List Deals External EmailsTool to retrieve all external emails for a specific deal from CentralStationCRM.
List Deal Protocol AttachmentsTool to retrieve all attachments for a specific protocol within a deal.
List External EmailsTool to retrieve all external emails from CentralStationCRM.
List Filter GroupsTool to retrieve all filter groups from CentralStationCRM.
List Group CalendarsTool to retrieve all group calendars from the account.
List Historic EventsTool to retrieve all historic events from the CentralStationCRM account.
List HooksTool to retrieve all hooks of the account from CentralStationCRM.
List PeopleTool to retrieve a paginated list of all people from CentralStationCRM.
List People AssisTool to retrieve all assis of a person.
List People AvatarsTool to retrieve all avatars for a specific person.
List People Contact DetailsTool to retrieve all contact details for a specific person.
List People Custom FieldsTool to retrieve all custom fields for a specific person from the dedicated custom fields endpoint.
List People External EmailsTool to retrieve all external emails for a specific person from CentralStationCRM.
List People Historic EventsTool to retrieve all historic events of a person.
List People PositionsTool to retrieve all positions for a specific person.
List People Protocol AttachmentsTool to retrieve all attachments for a specific protocol within a person.
List People TagsTool to retrieve all tags for a specific person.
List ProjectsTool to retrieve a paginated list of all projects from CentralStationCRM.
List Projects External EmailsTool to retrieve all external emails for a specific project from CentralStationCRM.
List Project Protocol AttachmentsTool to retrieve all attachments for a specific protocol within a project.
List ProtocolsTool to retrieve all protocols from CentralStationCRM.
List Protocol AttachmentsTool to retrieve all attachments for a specific protocol.
List TagsTool to retrieve all tags from CentralStationCRM.
List Tags 2Tool to retrieve all tag names from CentralStationCRM.
List TasksTool to retrieve a paginated list of all tasks from CentralStationCRM.
List UsersTool to retrieve all users of the account from CentralStationCRM.
Merge CompaniesTool to merge multiple companies into an existing company by ID.
Merge PersonTool to merge another person into an existing person by ID.
Search AttachmentsSearch for attachments in CentralStationCRM by filename.
Search CompaniesTool to search for companies in CentralStationCRM by name.
Search Company Protocol AttachmentsTool to search for attachments within a specific protocol of a company.
Search Contact DetailsTool to search for contact details in CentralStationCRM by name, email, phone, or other criteria.
Search DealsTool to search for deals by name and retrieve matching results with pagination.
Search Deal Protocol AttachmentsTool to search for attachments within a specific deal protocol in CentralStationCRM.
Search PeopleSearch for people in CentralStationCRM by name, email, phone, or other text criteria.
Search Person Protocol AttachmentsTool to search for attachments within a specific person protocol in CentralStationCRM.
Search People V2Tool to search for people in CentralStationCRM using specific criteria like name, email, or phone.
Search ProjectsTool to search for projects in CentralStationCRM by name.
Search Project Protocol AttachmentsTool to search for attachments within a specific protocol of a project.
Search RecordsTool to retrieve search results from CentralStationCRM.
Search UsersTool to search for users in CentralStationCRM by first name or last name.
Stats PeopleRetrieve statistics about people (contacts) in your CRM.
Update Calendar EventTool to update an existing calendar event by ID.
Update Calendar Event AttendeeTool to update a calendar event attendee.
Update CommentTool to update an existing comment by ID.
Update CompanyTool to update an existing company by ID.
Update Company AddressTool to update a specific address of a company.
Update Company Contact DetailTool to update a contact detail for a company by ID.
Update Custom Field TypeTool to update a custom field type by ID.
Update DealTool to update an existing deal record.
Update Group CalendarTool to update an existing group calendar by ID.
Update People Custom FieldsTool to update a person's custom field by its ID.
Update People PositionTool to update a position for a specific person.
Update PersonTool to update an existing person by ID.
Update Person AddressTool to update a specific address of a person.
Update Person AssiTool to update an assi entry of a person.
Update Person Contact DetailTool to update a specific contact detail of a person by ID.
Update Person Historic EventTool to update a historic event of a person by ID.
Update Person TagTool to update a tag on a person.
Update ProjectTool to update an existing project record.
Update ProtocolTool to update an existing protocol by ID.
Update TaskTool to update an existing task by ID.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Composio API Key and OpenAI API Key
  • Primary know-how of OpenAI Agents SDK
  • A live Centralstationcrm project
  • Some knowledge of Python or Typescript

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

OpenAI API Key
  • Go to the OpenAI dashboard and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models, or you can connect to another model provider.
  • Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key

Install dependencies

pip install composio_openai_agents openai-agents python-dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the OpenAI Agents SDK.

Set up environment variables

bash
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...your-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-api-key
USER_ID=composio_user@gmail.com

Create a .env file and add your OpenAI and Composio API keys.

Import dependencies

import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv

from composio import Composio
from composio_openai_agents import OpenAIAgentsProvider
from agents import Agent, Runner, HostedMCPTool, SQLiteSession
What's happening:
  • You're importing all necessary libraries.
  • The Composio and OpenAIAgentsProvider classes are imported to connect your OpenAI agent to Composio tools like Centralstationcrm.

Set up the Composio instance

load_dotenv()

api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
user_id = os.getenv("USER_ID")

if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set. Create a .env file with COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_key")

# Initialize Composio
composio = Composio(api_key=api_key, provider=OpenAIAgentsProvider())
What's happening:
  • load_dotenv() loads your .env file so OPENAI_API_KEY and COMPOSIO_API_KEY are available as environment variables.
  • Creating a Composio instance using the API Key and OpenAIAgentsProvider class.

Create a Tool Router session

# Create a Centralstationcrm Tool Router session
session = composio.create(
    user_id=user_id,
    toolkits=["centralstationcrm"]
)

mcp_url = session.mcp.url

What is happening:

  • You give the Tool Router the user id and the toolkits you want available. Here, it is only centralstationcrm.
  • The router checks the user's Centralstationcrm connection and prepares the MCP endpoint.
  • The returned session.mcp.url is the MCP URL that your agent will use to access Centralstationcrm.
  • This approach keeps things lightweight and lets the agent request Centralstationcrm tools only when needed during the conversation.

Configure the agent

# Configure agent with MCP tool
agent = Agent(
    name="Assistant",
    model="gpt-5",
    instructions=(
        "You are a helpful assistant that can access Centralstationcrm. "
        "Help users perform Centralstationcrm operations through natural language."
    ),
    tools=[
        HostedMCPTool(
            tool_config={
                "type": "mcp",
                "server_label": "tool_router",
                "server_url": mcp_url,
                "headers": {"x-api-key": api_key},
                "require_approval": "never",
            }
        )
    ],
)
What's happening:
  • We're creating an Agent instance with a name, model (gpt-5), and clear instructions about its purpose.
  • The agent's instructions tell it that it can access Centralstationcrm and help with queries, inserts, updates, authentication, and fetching database information.
  • The tools array includes a HostedMCPTool that connects to the MCP server URL we created earlier.
  • The headers dict includes the Composio API key for secure authentication with the MCP server.
  • require_approval: 'never' means the agent can execute Centralstationcrm operations without asking for permission each time, making interactions smoother.

Start chat loop and handle conversation

print("\nComposio Tool Router session created.")

chat_session = SQLiteSession("conversation_openai_toolrouter")

print("\nChat started. Type your requests below.")
print("Commands: 'exit', 'quit', or 'q' to end\n")

async def main():
    try:
        result = await Runner.run(
            agent,
            "What can you help me with?",
            session=chat_session
        )
        print(f"Assistant: {result.final_output}\n")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}\n")

    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()
        if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit", "q"}:
            print("Goodbye!")
            break

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent,
            user_input,
            session=chat_session
        )
        print(f"Assistant: {result.final_output}\n")

asyncio.run(main())
What's happening:
  • The program prints a session URL that you visit to authorize Centralstationcrm.
  • After authorization, the chat begins.
  • Each message you type is processed by the agent using Runner.run().
  • The responses are printed to the console, and conversations are saved locally using SQLite.
  • Typing exit, quit, or q cleanly ends the chat.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Centralstationcrm and OpenAI Agents SDK:

import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv

from composio import Composio
from composio_openai_agents import OpenAIAgentsProvider
from agents import Agent, Runner, HostedMCPTool, SQLiteSession

load_dotenv()

api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
user_id = os.getenv("USER_ID")

if not api_key:
    raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set. Create a .env file with COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_key")

# Initialize Composio
composio = Composio(api_key=api_key, provider=OpenAIAgentsProvider())

# Create Tool Router session
session = composio.create(
    user_id=user_id,
    toolkits=["centralstationcrm"]
)
mcp_url = session.mcp.url

# Configure agent with MCP tool
agent = Agent(
    name="Assistant",
    model="gpt-5",
    instructions=(
        "You are a helpful assistant that can access Centralstationcrm. "
        "Help users perform Centralstationcrm operations through natural language."
    ),
    tools=[
        HostedMCPTool(
            tool_config={
                "type": "mcp",
                "server_label": "tool_router",
                "server_url": mcp_url,
                "headers": {"x-api-key": api_key},
                "require_approval": "never",
            }
        )
    ],
)

print("\nComposio Tool Router session created.")

chat_session = SQLiteSession("conversation_openai_toolrouter")

print("\nChat started. Type your requests below.")
print("Commands: 'exit', 'quit', or 'q' to end\n")

async def main():
    try:
        result = await Runner.run(
            agent,
            "What can you help me with?",
            session=chat_session
        )
        print(f"Assistant: {result.final_output}\n")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}\n")

    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()
        if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit", "q"}:
            print("Goodbye!")
            break

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent,
            user_input,
            session=chat_session
        )
        print(f"Assistant: {result.final_output}\n")

asyncio.run(main())

Conclusion

This was a starter code for integrating Centralstationcrm MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK to build a functional AI agent that can interact with Centralstationcrm.

Key features:

  • Hosted MCP tool integration through Composio's Tool Router
  • SQLite session persistence for conversation history
  • Simple async chat loop for interactive testing
You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Centralstationcrm MCP?

With a standalone Centralstationcrm MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Centralstationcrm tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Centralstationcrm and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK?

Yes, you can. OpenAI Agents SDK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Centralstationcrm tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Centralstationcrm while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Centralstationcrm scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Centralstationcrm data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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