How to integrate Egnyte MCP with CrewAI

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Egnyte to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Egnyte agent that can list all files in your egnyte projects folder, share the latest contract with the legal team, search egnyte for documents about q2 planning through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a Egnyte account through Composio's Egnyte 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 Composio API key and configure your Egnyte connection
Set up CrewAI with an MCP enabled agent
Create a Tool Router session or standalone MCP server for Egnyte
Build a conversational loop where your agent can execute Egnyte operations

What is CrewAI?

CrewAI is a powerful framework for building multi-agent AI systems. It provides primitives for defining agents with specific roles, creating tasks, and orchestrating workflows through crews.

Key features include:

Agent Roles: Define specialized agents with specific goals and backstories
Task Management: Create tasks with clear descriptions and expected outputs
Crew Orchestration: Combine agents and tasks into collaborative workflows
MCP Integration: Connect to external tools through Model Context Protocol

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

The Egnyte MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Egnyte account. It provides structured and secure access to your files, folders, shared links, users, groups, notes, and metadata, so your agent can search content, manage files, create shared links, organize users and groups, and review account information on your behalf.

File search and retrieval: Instruct your agent to search files using metadata filters, inspect file or folder details, and download the content you need.
File uploads and updates: Have your agent upload a new file or update an existing file at a chosen location in Egnyte.
Secure content sharing: Let the agent create shared links for files or folders with access and expiration settings, list existing links, and review your domain's sharing rules.
User and group administration: Direct your agent to create users or groups, add group members, list people and groups, and retrieve user details.
Content governance and cleanup: Have your agent review file metadata, remove metadata namespaces, or delete notes and comments that are no longer needed.

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:

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

Step-by-step Guide

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Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

Python 3.9 or higher
A Composio account and API key
A Egnyte connection authorized in Composio
An OpenAI API key for the CrewAI LLM
Basic familiarity with Python

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

Log in to the Composio dashboard.
Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.

Install dependencies

bash

pip install composio crewai crewai-tools[mcp] python-dotenv

What's happening:

composio connects your agent to Egnyte via MCP
crewai provides Agent, Task, Crew, and LLM primitives
crewai-tools[mcp] includes MCP helpers
python-dotenv loads environment variables from .env

Set up environment variables

bash

COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
USER_ID scopes the session to your account
OPENAI_API_KEY lets CrewAI use your chosen OpenAI model

Import dependencies

python

import os
from composio import Composio
from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew
from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter
import dotenv

dotenv.load_dotenv()

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

if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set")

What's happening:

CrewAI classes define agents and tasks, and run the workflow
MCPServerHTTP connects the agent to an MCP endpoint
Composio will give you a short lived Egnyte MCP URL

Create a Composio Tool Router session for Egnyte

python

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)
session = composio_client.create(user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID, toolkits=["egnyte"])

url = session.mcp.url

What's happening:

You create a Egnyte only session through Composio
Composio returns an MCP HTTP URL that exposes Egnyte tools

Initialize the MCP Server

python

server_params = {
    "url": url,
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "headers": {"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY},
}

with MCPServerAdapter(server_params) as tools:
    agent = Agent(
        role="Search Assistant",
        goal="Help users search the internet effectively",
        backstory="You are a helpful assistant with access to search tools.",
        tools=tools,
        verbose=False,
        max_iter=10,
    )

What's Happening:

Server Configuration: The code sets up connection parameters including the MCP server URL, streamable HTTP transport, and Composio API key authentication.
MCP Adapter Bridge: MCPServerAdapter acts as a context manager that converts Composio MCP tools into a CrewAI-compatible format.
Agent Setup: Creates a CrewAI Agent with a defined role (Search Assistant), goal (help with internet searches), and access to the MCP tools.
Configuration Options: The agent includes settings like verbose=False for clean output and max_iter=10 to prevent infinite loops.
Dynamic Tool Usage: Once created, the agent automatically accesses all Composio Search tools and decides when to use them based on user queries.

Create a CLI Chatloop and define the Crew

python

print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

conversation_context = ""

while True:
    user_input = input("You: ").strip()

    if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
        print("\nGoodbye!")
        break

    if not user_input:
        continue

    conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n"
    print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

    task = Task(
        description=(
            f"Conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n"
            f"Current request: {user_input}"
        ),
        expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request",
        agent=agent,
    )

    crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=False)
    result = crew.kickoff()
    response = str(result)

    conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n"
    print(f"Agent: {response}\n")

What's Happening:

Interactive CLI Setup: The code creates an infinite loop that continuously prompts for user input and maintains the entire conversation history in a string variable.
Input Validation: Empty inputs are ignored to prevent processing blank messages and keep the conversation clean.
Context Building: Each user message is appended to the conversation context, which preserves the full dialogue history for better agent responses.
Dynamic Task Creation: For every user input, a new Task is created that includes both the full conversation history and the current request as context.
Crew Execution: A Crew is instantiated with the agent and task, then kicked off to process the request and generate a response.
Response Management: The agent's response is converted to a string, added to the conversation context, and displayed to the user, maintaining conversational continuity.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Egnyte and CrewAI:

python

from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew, LLM
from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv()

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.")

# Initialize Composio and create a session
composio = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)
session = composio.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["egnyte"],
)
url = session.mcp.url

# Configure LLM
llm = LLM(
    model="gpt-5",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
)

server_params = {
    "url": url,
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "headers": {"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY},
}

with MCPServerAdapter(server_params) as tools:
    agent = Agent(
        role="Search Assistant",
        goal="Help users with internet searches",
        backstory="You are an expert assistant with access to Composio Search tools.",
        tools=tools,
        llm=llm,
        verbose=False,
        max_iter=10,
    )

    print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

    conversation_context = ""

    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()

        if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
            print("\nGoodbye!")
            break

        if not user_input:
            continue

        conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n"
        print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

        task = Task(
            description=(
                f"Conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n"
                f"Current request: {user_input}"
            ),
            expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request",
            agent=agent,
        )

        crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=False)
        result = crew.kickoff()
        response = str(result)

        conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n"
        print(f"Agent: {response}\n")

Conclusion

You now have a CrewAI agent connected to Egnyte through Composio's Tool Router. The agent can perform Egnyte operations through natural language commands.

Next steps:

Add role-specific instructions to customize agent behavior
Plug in more toolkits for multi-app workflows
Chain tasks for complex multi-step operations

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Create Permissions Audit Report

Tool to generate a permissions audit report for specified date range and filters.

Create user audit report

Tool to create a user audit report in Egnyte.

Create Bookmark

Tool to create a bookmark on a folder using either path or folder_id.

Create Comment

Tool to create a new comment/note on a file in Egnyte.

Create File Audit Report

Tool to generate a file activity audit report for specified date range and filters.

Create Group

Tool to create a new group with display name and members.

Create Shared Link

Tool to create a shared link for a file or folder with accessibility and expiration settings.

Create Login Audit Report

Tool to generate a login audit report for specified date range and filters.

Create User

Tool to create a new user in the Egnyte domain.

Delete Audit Report

Tool to delete an audit report from Egnyte.

Delete Bookmark

Tool to delete a bookmark from the user's bookmarks.

Delete File By ID

Delete a file using persistent file ID.

Delete file or folder

Tool to delete a file or folder at the specified path.

Delete Group

Tool to delete a group from the Egnyte domain.

Delete Shared Link

Tool to delete a shared link by its ID.

Delete Metadata Key

Tool to delete a metadata key from a namespace.

Delete Metadata Namespace

Tool to delete a metadata namespace.

Delete Note

Tool to delete a note/comment in Egnyte by its UUID.

Delete User

Tool to delete a user from the Egnyte domain using the SCIM-compliant endpoint.

Download File

Tool to download file content from a specified path in Egnyte.

Download File By ID

Tool to download file content using persistent file ID from Egnyte.

Get Audit Report

Tool to retrieve an audit report by type and ID.

Get audit job status

Tool to check the status of an audit report generation job.

Get Audit Stream

Tool to stream audit events starting from a specific date.

Get Bookmark

Tool to retrieve details for a specific bookmark by its ID.

Get Events Cursor

Tool to get the latest event cursor position for starting event polling.

Get Events V2

Tool to poll for events (v2) including permission_change event type in addition to file_system and note types.

Get File Metadata by ID

Tool to retrieve file metadata using persistent file ID (group_id) instead of path.

Get file or folder metadata

Tool to get file or folder metadata from Egnyte.

Get File Metadata Values

Tool to retrieve custom metadata values for a file or file version within a specific namespace.

Get Folder By ID

Tool to get folder metadata using a persistent folder ID instead of a path.

Get Folder Statistics

Tool to get statistics for a folder by ID including file counts, folder counts, and size information.

Get Group Details

Tool to retrieve details for a specific group including members and attributes.

Get Link Details

Tool to get detailed information about a shared link by its ID.

Get Link Settings

Tool to retrieve domain link settings including default expiration and allowed link types.

Get Folder Permissions

Tool to get effective permissions for a folder including users and groups with their permission levels.

Get User by ID

Tool to retrieve details for a single user by ID.

Get User Info

Tool to get information about the currently authenticated user.

List Bookmarks

Tool to list all bookmarked folders for the authenticated user with pagination support.

List Comments

Tool to list all comments/notes on a file in Egnyte.

List Groups

Tool to list all custom groups in the Egnyte domain.

List Insights Files

Tool to list recently accessed files for the authenticated user.

List Links V2

Tool to list all shared links using the v2 API with extended response fields.

List Metadata Namespaces

Tool to list all custom metadata keys in a namespace.

List Users

Tool to retrieve all users or a filtered subset from the Egnyte domain.

List workflows

Tool to list all workflows in Egnyte.

List Workflow Tasks

Tool to list all workflow tasks.

Lock File

Tool to lock a file to prevent edits by other users.

Replace Group (PUT)

Tool to fully replace a group's attributes including display name and members.

Advanced Search with Metadata Filters

Tool to perform advanced search with custom metadata filtering in Egnyte using v2 API.

Set File Metadata Values

Tool to set custom metadata values for a file or file version within a specific namespace.

Set Folder Metadata Values

Tool to set custom metadata values for a folder within a namespace.

Set Folder Permissions

Tool to set folder permissions for users or groups.

Stream Audit Events

Tool to stream audit events with filtering by audit types (FILE_AUDIT, LOGIN_AUDIT, PERMISSION_AUDIT).

Update Folder Options

Tool to update folder options including description and other settings.

Update Group

Tool to update specific attributes of a group including display name and members.

Update Metadata Key

Tool to update key definitions including display name, help text, data values for enums, and priority.

Update Metadata Namespace

Tool to update key definitions of a metadata namespace.

Update User

Tool to update specific attributes of a user in the Egnyte domain using the SCIM-compliant endpoint.

Upload File

Tool to upload or update a file at the specified path in Egnyte.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. CrewAI 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 Egnyte tools.

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

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How to integrate Egnyte MCP with CrewAI

Connect Egnyte without auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Egnyte with

TL;DR

What is CrewAI?

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

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

What is Composio SDK?

How the Composio SDK works

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

Install dependencies

Set up environment variables

Import dependencies

Create a Composio Tool Router session for Egnyte

Initialize the MCP Server

Create a CLI Chatloop and define the Crew

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools

How to build Egnyte MCP Agent with another framework

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agent SDK

Grok Bot

Codex

OpenClaw

Hermes

Atomic Agent

Google ADK

LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

Pydantic AI

AutoGen

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Gmail

Google Drive

Outlook

Google Sheets

Frequently asked questions

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Egnyte MCP?+

Can I use Tool Router MCP with CrewAI?+

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

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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