How to integrate D2lbrightspace MCP with Google ADK

This guide walks you through connecting D2lbrightspace to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working D2lbrightspace agent that can create a new quiz for your math course, add a new user to the spring semester, copy an instructor role for a new department through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a D2lbrightspace account through Composio's D2lbrightspace MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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D2L Brightspace is a learning management system for delivering and managing online courses and assessments. It helps educators streamline digital teaching, assignments, and communication with students.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting D2lbrightspace to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working D2lbrightspace agent that can create a new quiz for your math course, add a new user to the spring semester, copy an instructor role for a new department through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a D2lbrightspace account through Composio's D2lbrightspace 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 a D2lbrightspace account set up and connected to Composio
  • Install the Google ADK and Composio packages
  • Create a Composio Tool Router session for D2lbrightspace
  • Build an agent that connects to D2lbrightspace through MCP
  • Interact with D2lbrightspace using natural language

What is Google ADK?

Google ADK (Agents Development Kit) is Google's framework for building AI agents powered by Gemini models. It provides tools for creating agents that can use external services through the Model Context Protocol.

Key features include:

  • Gemini Integration: Native support for Google's Gemini models
  • MCP Toolset: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol tools
  • Streamable HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
  • CLI and Web UI: Run agents via command line or web interface

What is the D2lbrightspace MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The D2lbrightspace MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your D2L Brightspace account. It provides structured and secure access to your LMS, so your agent can perform actions like creating courses, managing quizzes, handling user enrollment, and automating gradebook operations on your behalf.

  • Automated course creation and management: Instantly create new courses, course offerings, or templates, and streamline updates or deletions without manual intervention.
  • Quiz and assessment automation: Let your agent set up new quizzes, organize quiz categories, and configure assessment parameters to enhance the learning experience.
  • Gradebook and feedback management: Effortlessly create, modify, or delete grade objects to keep your course grading up to date and provide prompt feedback to learners.
  • User enrollment and management: Create new user accounts, manage user roles, and handle enrollment or impersonation tasks to simplify onboarding and administration.
  • Role and permissions control: Copy existing roles, adjust specific permissions, and fine-tune access for different user groups—all directly through your agent.

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

Step by step09 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • A Google API key for Gemini models
  • A Composio account and API key
  • Python 3.9 or later installed
  • Basic familiarity with Python
2

Getting API Keys for Google and Composio

Google API Key
  • Go to Google AI Studio and create an API key.
  • Copy the key and keep it safe. You will put this in GOOGLE_API_KEY.
Composio API Key and User ID
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Go to Settings → API Keys and copy your Composio API key. Use this for COMPOSIO_API_KEY.
  • Decide on a stable user identifier to scope sessions, often your email or a user ID. Use this for COMPOSIO_USER_ID.
3

Install dependencies

bash
pip install google-adk composio python-dotenv

Inside your virtual environment, install the required packages.

What's happening:

  • google-adk is Google's Agents Development Kit
  • composio connects your agent to D2lbrightspace via MCP
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables
4

Set up ADK project

bash
adk create my_agent

Set up a new Google ADK project.

What's happening:

  • This creates an agent folder with a root agent file and .env file
5

Set environment variables

bash
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id-or-email

Save all your credentials in the .env file.

What's happening:

  • GOOGLE_API_KEY authenticates with Google's Gemini models
  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • COMPOSIO_USER_ID identifies the user for session management
6

Import modules and validate environment

python
import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()

warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")
What's happening:
  • os reads environment variables
  • Composio is the main Composio SDK client
  • GoogleProvider declares that you are using Google ADK as the agent runtime
  • Agent is the Google ADK LLM agent class
  • McpToolset lets the ADK agent call MCP tools over HTTP
7

Create Composio client and Tool Router session

python
composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["d2lbrightspace"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url,
print(f"Composio MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")
What's happening:
  • Authenticates to Composio with your API key
  • Declares Google ADK as the provider
  • Spins up a short-lived MCP endpoint for your user and selected toolkit
  • Stores the MCP HTTP URL for the ADK MCP integration
8

Set up the McpToolset and create the Agent

python
composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with D2lbrightspace operations."
    ),
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")
What's happening:
  • Connects the ADK agent to the Composio MCP endpoint through McpToolset
  • Uses Gemini as the model powering the agent
  • Lists exact tool names in instruction to reduce misnamed tool calls
9

Run the agent

bash
# Run in CLI mode
adk run my_agent

# Or run in web UI mode
adk web

Execute the agent from the project root. The web command opens a web portal where you can chat with the agent.

What's happening:

  • adk run runs the agent in CLI mode
  • adk web . opens a web UI for interactive testing

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with D2lbrightspace and Google ADK:

python
import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from composio_google import GoogleProvider
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY, provider=GoogleProvider())

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["d2lbrightspace"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url


composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with D2lbrightspace operations."
    ),  
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated D2lbrightspace with the Google ADK through Composio's MCP Tool Router. Your agent can now interact with D2lbrightspace using natural language commands.

Key takeaways:

  • The Tool Router approach dynamically routes requests to the appropriate D2lbrightspace tools
  • Environment variables keep your credentials secure and separate from code
  • Clear agent instructions reduce tool calling errors
  • The ADK web UI provides an interactive interface for testing and development

You can extend this setup by adding more toolkits to the toolkits array in your session configuration.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every D2lbrightspace action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Copy Role

Creates a new role copied from an existing role in D2L Brightspace.

Create Course Offering

Creates a new course offering in D2L Brightspace.

Create Course Template

Creates a new course template in D2L Brightspace.

Create Grade Object

Creates a new grade object for a particular org unit.

Create Quiz

Creates a new quiz in D2L Brightspace.

Create Quiz Category

Creates a new quiz category in D2L Brightspace.

Create User

Creates a new user entity in D2L Brightspace.

Delete Course Template

Deletes a course template from D2L Brightspace.

Delete Course

Deletes a course offering from D2L Brightspace.

Delete Grade Object

Deletes a specific grade object from an org unit.

Delete Quiz

Deletes a quiz from D2L Brightspace.

Delete Quiz Category

Deletes a quiz category from D2L Brightspace.

Delete User

Deletes a user entity from D2L Brightspace.

Delete User Demographics

Deletes one or more of a particular user's associated demographics entries.

Get Course Offering

Retrieves a specific course offering from D2L Brightspace.

Get Course Template

Retrieves a course template from D2L Brightspace.

Get Course Schema

Retrieves the list of parent org unit type constraints for course offerings.

Get Course Template Schema

Retrieves the list of parent org unit type constraints for course offerings built on this template.

Get Current User Information

Retrieves the current user context's user information from D2L Brightspace.

Get Enrolled Roles

Retrieves a list of all enrolled user roles the calling user can view in an org unit.

Get Grade Access

Retrieves a list of users with access to a specified grade.

Get Grade Object

Retrieves a specific grade object for a particular org unit.

Get Grade Objects

Retrieves all current grade objects for a particular org unit.

Get Grade Setup

Retrieves the grades configuration for an org unit.

Get Grade Statistics

Retrieves statistics for a specified grade item.

Get Org Unit Demographics

Retrieves all demographics entries for users enrolled in a particular org unit.

Get Quiz

Retrieves a specific quiz from an org unit.

Get Quiz Access

Retrieves a list of users with access to a specified quiz.

Get Quiz Attempt

Retrieves a specific quiz attempt.

Get Quiz Attempts

Retrieves a list of attempts for a quiz.

Get Quiz Categories

Retrieves all quiz categories belonging to an org unit.

Get Quiz Category

Retrieves a specific quiz category from an org unit.

Get Quiz Questions

Retrieves all questions in a quiz.

Get Quizzes

Retrieves all quizzes belonging to an org unit.

Get Role by ID

Retrieves a particular user role from D2L Brightspace by its ID.

Get Roles

Retrieves a list of all known user roles in D2L Brightspace.

Get User by ID

Retrieves data for a particular user from D2L Brightspace.

Get Users

Retrieves data for one or more users from D2L Brightspace.

Update Course Offering

Updates an existing course offering in D2L Brightspace.

Update Course Template

Updates an existing course template in D2L Brightspace.

Update Grade Object

Updates a specific grade object.

Update Grade Setup

Updates the grades configuration for an org unit.

Update Quiz

Updates an existing quiz in D2L Brightspace.

Update Quiz Category

Updates an existing quiz category in D2L Brightspace.

Update User

Updates an existing user entity in D2L Brightspace.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone D2lbrightspace MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of D2lbrightspace tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from D2lbrightspace and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Google ADK 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 D2lbrightspace tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which D2lbrightspace 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 D2lbrightspace data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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