How to integrate CommCare MCP with Atomic Agent

Connect Atomic Agent to CommCare MCP. List all open cases in malaria program, create a new case for patient registration, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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CommCare is a mobile data collection and case management platform for health and social programs. It helps organizations digitally track cases and collect field data efficiently.

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Introduction

Atomic Agent is an open-source AI agent that runs on your machine and supports local models through llama.cpp. Connect it to 1,500+ apps through Composio, including CommCare.

This guide uses Atomic Agent's built-in Composio integration. You need Atomic Agent v0.5.6 or later, your own Composio API key, and a CommCare account. See the Atomic Agent documentation for installation instructions.

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How Atomic Agent connects to CommCare

Atomic Agent connects to Composio's Tool Router over Streamable HTTP MCP. It discovers the tools needed for your request, and Composio handles account authentication.

Execution and account-connection tools follow Atomic Agent's configured approval policy. Review any approval prompt before allowing an action on your connected account.

Connect CommCare to Atomic Agent

  1. Sign up or sign in to the Composio dashboard. Copy your API key.
  2. In Atomic Agent, open the Integrations tab and select Composio. Select API key, press e, paste the key, and press Enter. The tools become available immediately, without a restart.
  3. Ask Atomic Agent to do something in CommCare. It searches Composio for the right tool.
  4. On first use, open the sign-in link returned in the chat. Connect your CommCare account, then return to Atomic Agent to continue.

Headless setup

Add the following line to ~/.atomic-agent/.env, replacing YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY with your key. Start Atomic Agent after saving the file.

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY

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

The CommCare MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your CommCare account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform CommCare operations on your behalf.

Use CommCare from Atomic Agent

With your account connected, ask Atomic Agent to work with CommCare in natural language. You can connect more apps through the same Composio integration as you need them.

Visit the Atomic Agent website or inspect the Atomic Agent source code.

Troubleshooting

Why is my API key rejected?

Copy the key directly from the Composio dashboard. Atomic Agent requires ASCII characters because it sends the key in an HTTP header. Remove any extra characters introduced when copying.

Why are Composio tools unavailable after saving a key?

Check that you use Atomic Agent v0.5.6 or later and that Composio is enabled in your configuration. A "composio": { "enabled": false } setting disables the integration while keeping the saved key on disk.

Does Composio have a free plan?

The Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month. Composio-managed OAuth apps have a lower included allowance. See Composio pricing for the current limits that apply to your connection.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every CommCare action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Lookup Table

Tool to create a new lookup table in a CommCare domain.

Create Web User Invitation

Tool to create an invitation for a new web user in CommCare.

List Reports

Tool to retrieve available reports configured in a CommCare project.

Single Sign On

Tool to validate login credentials and retrieve user profile for a mobile worker or web user.

Submit Form to CommCare

Tool to submit an XForm to CommCare following the OpenRosa standard.

Submit Form ODK Compatible

Tool to submit form data using ODK-compatible endpoint for Android client compatibility.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Atomic Agent 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 CommCare tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which CommCare 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.

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 CommCare data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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