How to integrate Egnyte MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Egnyte to the OpenAI Agents SDK 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 OpenAI Agents SDK 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 and set up your OpenAI and Composio API keys
Install the necessary dependencies
Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Egnyte
Configure an AI agent that can use Egnyte as a tool
Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Egnyte operations

What is OpenAI Agents SDK?

The OpenAI Agents SDK is a lightweight framework for building AI agents that can use tools and maintain conversation state. It provides a simple interface for creating agents with hosted MCP tool support.

Key features include:

Hosted MCP Tools: Connect to external services through hosted MCP endpoints
SQLite Sessions: Persist conversation history across interactions
Simple API: Clean interface with Agent, Runner, and tool configuration
Streaming Support: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications

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

Step by step09 STEPS

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

Composio API Key and OpenAI API Key
Primary know-how of OpenAI Agents SDK
A live Egnyte project
Some knowledge of Python or Typescript

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.
Go to Settings and copy your API key.

Install dependencies

npm install @composio/openai-agents @openai/agents dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the OpenAI Agents SDK.

Set up environment variables

bash

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...your-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-api-key
USER_ID=composio_user@gmail.com

Create a .env file and add your OpenAI and Composio API keys.

Import dependencies

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIAgentsProvider } from '@composio/openai-agents';
import { Agent, hostedMcpTool, run, OpenAIConversationsSession } from '@openai/agents';
import * as readline from 'readline';

What's happening:

You're importing all necessary libraries.
The Composio and OpenAIAgentsProvider classes are imported to connect your OpenAI agent to Composio tools like Egnyte.

Set up the Composio instance

dotenv.config();

const composioApiKey = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const userId = process.env.USER_ID;

if (!composioApiKey) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set. Create a .env file with COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_key');
}
if (!userId) {
  throw new Error('USER_ID is not set');
}

// Initialize Composio
const composio = new Composio({
  apiKey: composioApiKey,
  provider: new OpenAIAgentsProvider(),
});

What's happening:

dotenv.config() loads your .env file so COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID are available as environment variables.
Creating a Composio instance using the API Key and OpenAIAgentsProvider class.

Create a Tool Router session

// Create Tool Router session for Egnyte
const session = await composio.create(userId as string, {
  toolkits: ['egnyte'],
});
const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;

What is happening:

You give the Tool Router the user id and the toolkits you want available. Here, it is only egnyte.
The router checks the user's Egnyte connection and prepares the MCP endpoint.
The returned session.mcp.url is the MCP URL that your agent will use to access Egnyte.
This approach keeps things lightweight and lets the agent request Egnyte tools only when needed during the conversation.

Configure the agent

// Configure agent with MCP tool
const agent = new Agent({
  name: 'Assistant',
  model: 'gpt-5',
  instructions:
    'You are a helpful assistant that can access Egnyte. Help users perform Egnyte operations through natural language.',
  tools: [
    hostedMcpTool({
      serverLabel: 'tool_router',
      serverUrl: mcpUrl,
      headers: { 'x-api-key': composioApiKey },
      requireApproval: 'never',
    }),
  ],
});

What's happening:

We're creating an Agent instance with a name, model (gpt-5), and clear instructions about its purpose.
The agent's instructions tell it that it can access Egnyte and help with queries, inserts, updates, authentication, and fetching database information.
The tools array includes a hostedMcpTool that connects to the MCP server URL we created earlier.
The headers object includes the Composio API key for secure authentication with the MCP server.
requireApproval: 'never' means the agent can execute Egnyte operations without asking for permission each time, making interactions smoother.

Start chat loop and handle conversation

// Keep conversation state across turns
const conversationSession = new OpenAIConversationsSession();

// Simple CLI
const rl = readline.createInterface({
  input: process.stdin,
  output: process.stdout,
  prompt: 'You: ',
});

console.log('\nComposio Tool Router session created.');
console.log('\nChat started. Type your requests below.');
console.log("Commands: 'exit', 'quit', or 'q' to end\n");

try {
  const first = await run(agent, 'What can you help me with?', { session: conversationSession });
  console.log(`Assistant: ${first.finalOutput}\n`);
} catch (e) {
  console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
}

rl.prompt();

rl.on('line', async (userInput) => {
  const text = userInput.trim();

  if (['exit', 'quit', 'q'].includes(text.toLowerCase())) {
    console.log('Goodbye!');
    rl.close();
    process.exit(0);
  }

  if (!text) {
    rl.prompt();
    return;
  }

  try {
    const result = await run(agent, text, { session: conversationSession });
    console.log(`\nAssistant: ${result.finalOutput}\n`);
  } catch (e) {
    console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
  }

  rl.prompt();
});

rl.on('close', () => {
  console.log('\n👋 Session ended.');
  process.exit(0);
});

What's happening:

The program prints a session URL that you visit to authorize Egnyte.
After authorization, the chat begins.
Each message you type is processed by the agent using run().
The responses are printed to the console.
Typing exit, quit, or q cleanly ends the chat.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Egnyte and OpenAI Agents SDK:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIAgentsProvider } from '@composio/openai-agents';
import { Agent, hostedMcpTool, run, OpenAIConversationsSession } from '@openai/agents';
import * as readline from 'readline';

const composioApiKey = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const userId = process.env.USER_ID;

if (!composioApiKey) {
  throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set. Create a .env file with COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_key');
}
if (!userId) {
  throw new Error('USER_ID is not set');
}

// Initialize Composio
const composio = new Composio({
  apiKey: composioApiKey,
  provider: new OpenAIAgentsProvider(),
});

async function main() {
  // Create Tool Router session
  const session = await composio.create(userId as string, {
    toolkits: ['egnyte'],
  });
  const mcpUrl = session.mcp.url;

  // Configure agent with MCP tool
  const agent = new Agent({
    name: 'Assistant',
    model: 'gpt-5',
    instructions:
      'You are a helpful assistant that can access Egnyte. Help users perform Egnyte operations through natural language.',
    tools: [
      hostedMcpTool({
        serverLabel: 'tool_router',
        serverUrl: mcpUrl,
        headers: { 'x-api-key': composioApiKey },
        requireApproval: 'never',
      }),
    ],
  });

  // Keep conversation state across turns
  const conversationSession = new OpenAIConversationsSession();

  // Simple CLI
  const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: ',
  });

  console.log('\nComposio Tool Router session created.');
  console.log('\nChat started. Type your requests below.');
  console.log("Commands: 'exit', 'quit', or 'q' to end\n");

  try {
    const first = await run(agent, 'What can you help me with?', { session: conversationSession });
    console.log(`Assistant: ${first.finalOutput}\n`);
  } catch (e) {
    console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
  }

  rl.prompt();

  rl.on('line', async (userInput) => {
    const text = userInput.trim();

    if (['exit', 'quit', 'q'].includes(text.toLowerCase())) {
      console.log('Goodbye!');
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }

    if (!text) {
      rl.prompt();
      return;
    }

    try {
      const result = await run(agent, text, { session: conversationSession });
      console.log(`\nAssistant: ${result.finalOutput}\n`);
    } catch (e) {
      console.error('Error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e, '\n');
    }

    rl.prompt();
  });

  rl.on('close', () => {
    console.log('\nSession ended.');
    process.exit(0);
  });
}

main().catch((err) => {
  console.error('Fatal error:', err);
  process.exit(1);
});

Conclusion

This was a starter code for integrating Egnyte MCP with OpenAI Agents SDK to build a functional AI agent that can interact with Egnyte.

Key features:

Hosted MCP tool integration through Composio's Tool Router
SQLite session persistence for conversation history
Simple async chat loop for interactive testing

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.

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. OpenAI Agents SDK 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 OpenAI Agents SDK

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Introduction

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TL;DR

What is OpenAI Agents SDK?

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

Set up the Composio instance

Create a Tool Router session

Configure the agent

Start chat loop and handle conversation

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools

How to build Egnyte MCP Agent with another framework

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

Claude Agent SDK

Grok Bot

Codex

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Hermes

Atomic Agent

Google ADK

LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

Pydantic AI

AutoGen

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Google Drive

Outlook

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Frequently asked questions

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

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How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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