How to integrate Daytona MCP with LlamaIndex

This guide walks you through connecting Daytona to LlamaIndex 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 LlamaIndex 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 LlamaIndex 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 LlamaIndex 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:
  • Set your OpenAI and Composio API keys
  • Install LlamaIndex and Composio packages
  • Create a Composio Tool Router session for Daytona
  • Connect LlamaIndex to the Daytona MCP server
  • Build a Daytona-powered agent using LlamaIndex
  • Interact with Daytona through natural language

What is LlamaIndex?

LlamaIndex is a data framework for building LLM applications. It provides tools for connecting LLMs to external data sources and services through agents and tools.

Key features include:

  • ReAct Agent: Reasoning and acting pattern for tool-using agents
  • MCP Tools: Native support for Model Context Protocol
  • Context Management: Maintain conversation context across interactions
  • Async Support: Built for async/await patterns

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 step10 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.8/Node 16 or higher installed
  • A Composio account with the API key
  • An OpenAI API key
  • A Daytona account and project
  • Basic familiarity with async Python/Typescript
2

Getting API Keys for OpenAI, Composio, and Daytona

OpenAI API key (OPENAI_API_KEY)
  • Go to the OpenAI dashboard
  • Create an API key if you don't have one
  • Assign it to OPENAI_API_KEY in .env
Composio API key and user ID
  • Log into the Composio dashboard
  • Copy your API key from Settings
    • Use this as COMPOSIO_API_KEY
  • Pick a stable user identifier (email or ID)
    • Use this as COMPOSIO_USER_ID
3

Installing dependencies

npm install @composio/llamaindex @llamaindex/openai @llamaindex/tools @llamaindex/workflow dotenv

Create a new Typescript project and install the necessary dependencies:

  • @composio/llamaindex: Composio's LlamaIndex integration
  • @llamaindex/openai: OpenAI LLM integration
  • @llamaindex/tools: MCP client for LlamaIndex
  • @llamaindex/workflow: Workflow framework for LlamaIndex
  • dotenv: Environment variable management
4

Set environment variables

bash
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id

Create a .env file in your project root:

These credentials will be used to:

  • Authenticate with OpenAI's GPT-5 model
  • Connect to Composio's Tool Router
  • Identify your Composio user session for Daytona access
5

Import modules

import "dotenv/config";
import readline from "node:readline/promises";
import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process";

import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

import { mcp } from "@llamaindex/tools";
import { agent as createAgent } from "@llamaindex/workflow";
import { openai } from "@llamaindex/openai";

dotenv.config();

Create a new file called daytona_llamaindex_agent.ts and import the required modules:

Key imports:

  • dotenv.config loads .env at runtime
  • readline gives us a simple CLI chat loop
  • Composio is the main Composio SDK client
  • mcp connects to an MCP endpoint
  • createAgent builds a LlamaIndex agent
  • openai configures the LLM backend
6

Load environment variables and initialize Composio

const OPENAI_API_KEY = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
const COMPOSIO_API_KEY = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const COMPOSIO_USER_ID = process.env.COMPOSIO_USER_ID;

if (!OPENAI_API_KEY) throw new Error("OPENAI_API_KEY is not set");
if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY) throw new Error("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set");
if (!COMPOSIO_USER_ID) throw new Error("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set");

What's happening:

This ensures missing credentials cause early, clear errors before the agent attempts to initialise.

7

Create a Tool Router session and build the agent function

async function buildAgent() {

  console.log(`Initializing Composio client...${COMPOSIO_USER_ID!}...`);
  console.log(`COMPOSIO_USER_ID: ${COMPOSIO_USER_ID!}...`);

  const composio = new Composio({
    apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY,
    provider: new LlamaindexProvider(),
  });

  const session = await composio.create(
    COMPOSIO_USER_ID!,
    {
      toolkits: ["daytona"],
    },
  );

  const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;
  console.log(`Composio Tool Router MCP URL: ${mcpUrl}`);

  const server = mcp({
    url: mcpUrl,
    clientName: "composio_tool_router_with_llamaindex",
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        "x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY!,
      },
    },
    // verbose: true,
  });

  const tools = await server.tools();

  const llm = openai({ apiKey: OPENAI_API_KEY, model: "gpt-5" });

  const agent = createAgent({
    name: "composio_tool_router_with_llamaindex",
        description : "An agent that uses Composio Tool Router MCP tools to perform actions.",
    systemPrompt:
      "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio Tool Router."+
"Use the available tools to answer user queries and perform Daytona actions." ,
    llm,
    tools,
  });

  return agent;
}

What's happening here:

  • We create a Composio client using your API key and configure it with the LlamaIndex provider
  • We then create a tool router MCP session for your user, specifying the toolkits we want to use (in this case, daytona)
  • The session returns an MCP HTTP endpoint URL that acts as a gateway to all your configured tools
  • LlamaIndex will connect to this endpoint to dynamically discover and use the available Daytona tools.
  • The MCP tools are mapped to LlamaIndex-compatible tools and plug them into the Agent.
8

Create an interactive chat loop

async function chatLoop(agent: ReturnType<typeof createAgent>) {
  const rl = readline.createInterface({ input, output });

  console.log("Type 'quit' or 'exit' to stop.");

  while (true) {
    let userInput: string;

    try {
      userInput = (await rl.question("\nYou: ")).trim();
    } catch {
      console.log("\nAgent: Bye!");
      break;
    }

    if (!userInput) {
      continue;
    }

    const lower = userInput.toLowerCase();
    if (lower === "quit" || lower === "exit") {
      console.log("Agent: Bye!");
      break;
    }

    try {
      process.stdout.write("Agent: ");

      const stream = agent.runStream(userInput);
      let finalResult: any = null;

      for await (const event of stream) {
        // The event.data contains the streamed content
        const data: any = event.data;

        // Check for streaming delta content
        if (data?.delta) {
          process.stdout.write(data.delta);
        }

        // Store final result for fallback
        if (data?.result || data?.message) {
          finalResult = data;
        }
      }

      // If no streaming happened, show the final result
      if (finalResult) {
        const answer =
          finalResult.result ??
          finalResult.message?.content ??
          finalResult.message ??
          "";
        if (answer && typeof answer === "string" && !answer.includes("[object")) {
          process.stdout.write(answer);
        }
      }

      console.log(); // New line after streaming completes
    } catch (err: any) {
      console.error("\nAgent error:", err?.message ?? err);
    }
  }

  rl.close();
}

What's happening:

  • We're creating a direct terminal interface to chat with Daytona
  • The LLM's responses are streamed to the CLI for faster interaction.
  • The agent uses context to maintain conversation history
  • The agent processes the request, selects appropriate Daytona tools, and returns a result
  • We extract the answer from the result data structure and display it to the user
  • You can type 'quit' or 'exit' to stop the chat loop gracefully
  • Agent responses and any errors are streamed in a clear, readable format
9

Define the main entry point

async function main() {
  try {
    const agent = await buildAgent();
    await chatLoop(agent);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error("Failed to start agent:", err);
    process.exit(1);
  }
}

main();

What's happening here:

  • We're orchestrating the entire application flow
  • The agent gets built with proper error handling
  • Then we kick off the interactive chat loop so you can start talking to Daytona
10

Run the agent

npx ts-node llamaindex-agent.ts

When prompted, authenticate and authorise your agent with Daytona, then start asking questions.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Daytona and LlamaIndex:

import "dotenv/config";
import readline from "node:readline/promises";
import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process";

import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { LlamaindexProvider } from "@composio/llamaindex";

import { mcp } from "@llamaindex/tools";
import { agent as createAgent } from "@llamaindex/workflow";
import { openai } from "@llamaindex/openai";

dotenv.config();

const OPENAI_API_KEY = process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY;
const COMPOSIO_API_KEY = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const COMPOSIO_USER_ID = process.env.COMPOSIO_USER_ID;

if (!OPENAI_API_KEY) {
    throw new Error("OPENAI_API_KEY is not set in the environment");
  }
if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY) {
    throw new Error("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment");
  }
if (!COMPOSIO_USER_ID) {
    throw new Error("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment");
  }

async function buildAgent() {

  console.log(`Initializing Composio client...${COMPOSIO_USER_ID!}...`);
  console.log(`COMPOSIO_USER_ID: ${COMPOSIO_USER_ID!}...`);

  const composio = new Composio({
    apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY,
    provider: new LlamaindexProvider(),
  });

  const session = await composio.create(
    COMPOSIO_USER_ID!,
    {
      toolkits: ["daytona"],
    },
  );

  const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;
  console.log(`Composio Tool Router MCP URL: ${mcpUrl}`);

  const server = mcp({
    url: mcpUrl,
    clientName: "composio_tool_router_with_llamaindex",
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        "x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY!,
      },
    },
    // verbose: true,
  });

  const tools = await server.tools();

  const llm = openai({ apiKey: OPENAI_API_KEY, model: "gpt-5" });

  const agent = createAgent({
    name: "composio_tool_router_with_llamaindex",
    description:
      "An agent that uses Composio Tool Router MCP tools to perform actions.",
    systemPrompt:
      "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio Tool Router."+
"Use the available tools to answer user queries and perform Daytona actions." ,
    llm,
    tools,
  });

  return agent;
}

async function chatLoop(agent: ReturnType<typeof createAgent>) {
  const rl = readline.createInterface({ input, output });

  console.log("Type 'quit' or 'exit' to stop.");

  while (true) {
    let userInput: string;

    try {
      userInput = (await rl.question("\nYou: ")).trim();
    } catch {
      console.log("\nAgent: Bye!");
      break;
    }

    if (!userInput) {
      continue;
    }

    const lower = userInput.toLowerCase();
    if (lower === "quit" || lower === "exit") {
      console.log("Agent: Bye!");
      break;
    }

    try {
      process.stdout.write("Agent: ");

      const stream = agent.runStream(userInput);
      let finalResult: any = null;

      for await (const event of stream) {
        // The event.data contains the streamed content
        const data: any = event.data;

        // Check for streaming delta content
        if (data?.delta) {
          process.stdout.write(data.delta);
        }

        // Store final result for fallback
        if (data?.result || data?.message) {
          finalResult = data;
        }
      }

      // If no streaming happened, show the final result
      if (finalResult) {
        const answer =
          finalResult.result ??
          finalResult.message?.content ??
          finalResult.message ??
          "";
        if (answer && typeof answer === "string" && !answer.includes("[object")) {
          process.stdout.write(answer);
        }
      }

      console.log(); // New line after streaming completes
    } catch (err: any) {
      console.error("\nAgent error:", err?.message ?? err);
    }
  }

  rl.close();
}

async function main() {
  try {
    const agent = await buildAgent();
    await chatLoop(agent);
  } catch (err: any) {
    console.error("Failed to start agent:", err?.message ?? err);
    process.exit(1);
  }
}

main();

Conclusion

You've successfully connected Daytona to LlamaIndex through Composio's Tool Router MCP layer. Key takeaways:
  • Tool Router dynamically exposes Daytona tools through an MCP endpoint
  • LlamaIndex's ReActAgent handles reasoning and orchestration; Composio handles integrations
  • The agent becomes more capable without increasing prompt size
  • Async Python provides clean, efficient execution of agent workflows
You can easily extend this to other toolkits like Gmail, Notion, Stripe, GitHub, and more by adding them to the toolkits parameter.
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.

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. LlamaIndex 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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