How to integrate Daytona MCP with Google ADK

This guide walks you through connecting Daytona to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Daytona agent that can list daytona workspaces and current status, create cloud workspace for node project, stop idle daytona development workspaces through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a Daytona account through Composio's Daytona MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Daytona to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Daytona agent that can list daytona workspaces and current status, create cloud workspace for node project, stop idle daytona development workspaces through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a Daytona account through Composio's Daytona 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 Daytona account set up and connected to Composio
  • Install the Google ADK and Composio packages
  • Create a Composio Tool Router session for Daytona
  • Build an agent that connects to Daytona through MCP
  • Interact with Daytona 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 Daytona MCP server, and what's possible with it?

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

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 Daytona 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=["daytona"],
)

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 Daytona 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 Daytona 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=["daytona"],
)

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 Daytona operations."
    ),  
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

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

Conclusion

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

Key takeaways:

  • The Tool Router approach dynamically routes requests to the appropriate Daytona 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 Daytona action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Archive Sandbox

Archives a sandbox in the Daytona platform.

Cancel Organization Invitation

Cancels a pending organization invitation.

Checkout Git Branch

[DEPRECATED] Checkout a branch or commit in a git repository within a sandbox.

Clone Repository

Clones a Git repository into a sandbox toolbox.

Create API Key

Creates a new API key for the organization.

Create Sandbox Backup

Initiates a backup operation for an existing sandbox environment.

Create Folder in Sandbox

Creates a new folder inside a sandbox's filesystem.

Create Organization

Creates a new organization in Daytona.

Create Organization Invitation

Creates an invitation to join an organization with specified roles and permissions.

Create Organization Role

Creates a new organization role with specified permissions.

Create Process Session

Creates a new session in the sandbox for process management.

Create PTY Session

Creates a new PTY (pseudo-terminal) session in a sandbox.

Create Docker Registry

Creates a new Docker registry for the organization.

Create Sandbox

Creates a new sandbox environment for development or testing purposes.

Create Snapshot

Creates a new snapshot resource that can be used as a base image for sandboxes.

Create SSH Access

Creates SSH access credentials for a sandbox environment.

Create Volume

Creates a new volume for storing data that can be attached to sandboxes.

Deactivate Snapshot

Deactivates a snapshot in the Daytona platform.

Delete API Key

Deletes an API key by its name.

Delete API Key for User

Deletes an API key for a specific user.

Delete Sandbox File

Deletes a file inside a sandbox by its path.

Delete Git Branch

Deletes a branch from a git repository inside a sandbox by its name.

Delete Organization

Deletes an organization.

Delete Organization OTEL Config

Deletes the OpenTelemetry (OTEL) configuration for an organization.

Delete Organization Role

Deletes an organization role.

Delete PTY Session

Deletes a PTY session and terminates the associated process.

Delete Recording

Deletes a recording from the Daytona platform by its ID.

Delete Docker Registry

Deletes a Docker registry from the Daytona platform.

Delete Sandbox

Deletes a sandbox from the Daytona platform by its ID or name.

Delete Session

Deletes a session from the Daytona platform by its ID.

Delete Snapshot

Deletes a snapshot from the Daytona platform by its ID.

Delete Volume

Deletes a volume from the Daytona platform by its ID.

Download File (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Downloads a file from a sandbox's toolbox filesystem.

Download Multiple Files

Downloads multiple files from a sandbox as a multipart/form-data bundle.

Enroll in SMS MFA

Enrolls the authenticated user in SMS-based multi-factor authentication.

Execute Command

Executes a shell command within a running sandbox via the toolbox proxy.

Expire Signed Port Preview URL

Expires a signed preview URL for a sandbox port.

Find In Files (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Searches for text or patterns in files within a sandbox.

Focus Accessibility Node

Focuses an accessibility node in a sandbox's computer use system.

Get API Key

Retrieves an API key by its name.

Get Available Account Providers

Retrieves all available account providers that can be used to authenticate and link accounts.

Get Build Logs URL

Retrieves the build logs URL for a specific sandbox by its ID or name.

Get Commit History

Gets commit history from a repository in a sandbox toolbox.

Get Computer Use Status

Retrieves the status of all VNC desktop processes in a sandbox.

Get Daytona Config

Retrieves the Daytona platform configuration including URLs, OIDC settings, analytics, rate limits, and other platform-level settings.

Get Display Info

Retrieves information about displays connected to a sandbox.

Get Entrypoint Logs

Retrieves entrypoint logs for a sandbox session.

Get File Info (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Gets file info inside a sandbox toolbox.

Get Git History (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Get commit history from a git repository in a sandbox toolbox.

Check Sandbox Access

Checks if the authenticated user has access to a specific sandbox.

Get Daytona Health Status

Retrieves the current health status of the Daytona service.

Get Organization

Retrieves detailed information about an organization by its unique identifier.

Get Organization Audit Logs

Retrieves audit logs for an organization.

Get Organization Invitations Count

Retrieves the count of organization invitations for the authenticated user.

Get Organization Usage Overview

Retrieves the current usage overview for an organization, including CPU, memory, disk, snapshot, and volume usage metrics across all regions.

Get Process Status

Retrieves the status of a specific VNC process in a sandbox.

Get Project Dir (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Gets the project directory path within a sandbox toolbox.

Get PTY Session

Retrieves information about a PTY (pseudo-terminal) session in a sandbox.

Get Push Access

Retrieves temporary storage access credentials for pushing objects to object storage.

Get Docker Registry

Retrieves details of a specific Docker registry by its unique identifier.

Get Sandbox

Retrieves details of a specific sandbox by its ID or name.

Get Session Command Logs

Retrieves logs for a specific command executed within a session.

Get Session (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Retrieves details of a specific session in a sandbox toolbox.

Get Snapshot

Retrieves details of a specific snapshot by its ID or name.

Get Snapshot Build Logs

Retrieves build logs for a specific snapshot.

Get Toolbox Proxy URL

Retrieves the toolbox proxy URL for a sandbox by its ID or name.

Get Transient Push Access

Retrieves temporary registry access credentials for pushing snapshots.

Get Authenticated User

Retrieves the profile of the authenticated user.

Get User Home Dir (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Gets the user home directory path for a sandbox.

Get Volume

Retrieves details of a specific volume by its ID.

Get Windows

Retrieves information about all windows in a sandbox.

Get Working Directory

Gets the current working directory inside a sandbox toolbox.

Get Work Dir (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Retrieves the working directory path of a sandbox toolbox.

List API Keys

Lists all API keys for the organization.

List Available Regions

Lists all available regions for the organization.

List Files (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Lists files and directories in a sandbox toolbox.

List Git Branches (Deprecated)

[DEPRECATED] Lists all git branches from a repository in a sandbox toolbox.

List Organization Invitations

Lists all pending organization invitations.

List Organization Invitations for User

Lists all organization invitations for the authenticated user.

List organization members

Lists all members of a specific organization.

List organization roles

Lists all roles available in an organization.

List Organizations

Lists all organizations that the authenticated user has access to.

List Process Sessions

Lists all active process sessions in a sandbox.

List PTY Sessions

Lists all active PTY sessions in a sandbox.

List registries

Lists all docker registries available in the organization.

List Sandboxes

Lists all sandboxes for the organization.

List Sandboxes Paginated

Lists all sandboxes with pagination support.

List shared regions

Tool to list all shared regions.

List Snapshots

Lists all snapshots for the organization.

List Volumes

Lists all volumes in the organization.

Replace In Files

Replaces text or patterns in multiple files within a sandbox.

Replace Sandbox Labels

Replaces all labels on a sandbox with a new set of key-value pairs.

Resize PTY Session

Resizes an active PTY session with new terminal dimensions.

Revoke SSH Access

Revokes SSH access credentials for a sandbox environment.

Search Files

[DEPRECATED] Search for files inside a sandbox toolbox.

Set Sandbox Auto Archive Interval

Sets the auto-archive interval for a sandbox.

Set Auto Delete Interval

Sets the auto-delete interval for a sandbox.

Set Autostop Interval

Sets the auto-stop interval for a sandbox in the Daytona platform.

Start Computer Use

Starts all VNC desktop processes (Xvfb, xfce4, x11vnc, novnc) for a sandbox.

Start LSP Server

Starts an LSP server process inside a sandbox project.

Start VNC Process

Restarts a specific VNC process within a sandbox in the Daytona platform.

Start Sandbox

Starts a sandbox in the Daytona platform.

Stop LSP Server

Stops an LSP server process inside a sandbox project.

Stop Sandbox

Stops a running sandbox in the Daytona platform.

Take Compressed Screenshot

Takes a compressed screenshot of the entire screen in a sandbox.

Unlink Account

Unlinks a connected provider account (such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket) from the authenticated user's Daytona profile.

Update Experimental Config

Updates experimental configuration for an organization on the Daytona platform.

Update Last Activity

Updates the last activity timestamp for a sandbox in the Daytona platform.

Update Organization Invitation

Updates an organization invitation with new role and permissions.

Update Organization OpenTelemetry Config

Updates the OpenTelemetry configuration for an organization.

Update Organization Role

Updates an organization role with a new name, description, and permissions.

Update Public Status

Updates the public visibility status of a sandbox in the Daytona platform.

Update Docker Registry

Updates a Docker registry configuration.

Update Sandbox Default Limited Network Egress

Updates the sandbox default limited network egress setting for an organization.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Daytona MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Daytona tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Daytona 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 Daytona tools.

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

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