How to integrate Erpnext MCP with Autogen

This guide walks you through connecting Erpnext to AutoGen using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Erpnext agent that can list overdue tasks for all projects, create a new customer record, get all open purchase orders through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Erpnext account through Composio's Erpnext 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 will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Erpnext account through Composio's Erpnext 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 required dependencies for Autogen and Composio
Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Erpnext
Wire that MCP URL into Autogen using McpWorkbench and StreamableHttpServerParams
Configure an Autogen AssistantAgent that can call Erpnext tools
Run a live chat loop where you ask the agent to perform Erpnext operations

What is AutoGen?

Autogen is a framework for building multi-agent conversational AI systems from Microsoft. It enables you to create agents that can collaborate, use tools, and maintain complex workflows.

Key features include:

Multi-Agent Systems: Build collaborative agent workflows
MCP Workbench: Native support for Model Context Protocol tools
Streaming HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
AssistantAgent: Pre-built agent class for tool-using assistants

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

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

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

You will need:

A Composio API key
An OpenAI API key (used by Autogen's OpenAIChatCompletionClient)
A Erpnext account you can connect to Composio
Some basic familiarity with Autogen and Python async

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 python-dotenv
pip install autogen-agentchat autogen-ext-openai autogen-ext-tools

Install Composio, Autogen extensions, and dotenv.

What's happening:

composio connects your agent to Erpnext via MCP
autogen-agentchat provides the AssistantAgent class
autogen-ext-openai provides the OpenAI model client
autogen-ext-tools provides MCP workbench support

Set up environment variables

bash

COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
USER_ID=your-user-identifier@example.com

Create a .env file in your project folder.

What's happening:

COMPOSIO_API_KEY is required to talk to Composio
OPENAI_API_KEY is used by Autogen's OpenAI client
USER_ID is how Composio identifies which user's Erpnext connections to use

Import dependencies and create Tool Router session

python

import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio

from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, StreamableHttpServerParams

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a Erpnext session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["erpnext"]
    )
    url = session.mcp.url

What's happening:

load_dotenv() reads your .env file
Composio(api_key=...) initializes the SDK
create(...) creates a Tool Router session that exposes Erpnext tools
session.mcp.url is the MCP endpoint that Autogen will connect to

Configure MCP parameters for Autogen

python

# Configure MCP server parameters for Streamable HTTP
server_params = StreamableHttpServerParams(
    url=url,
    timeout=30.0,
    sse_read_timeout=300.0,
    terminate_on_close=True,
    headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")}
)

Autogen expects parameters describing how to talk to the MCP server. That is what StreamableHttpServerParams is for.

What's happening:

url points to the Tool Router MCP endpoint from Composio
timeout is the HTTP timeout for requests
sse_read_timeout controls how long to wait when streaming responses
terminate_on_close=True cleans up the MCP server process when the workbench is closed

Create the model client and agent

python

# Create model client
model_client = OpenAIChatCompletionClient(
    model="gpt-5",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
)

# Use McpWorkbench as context manager
async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
    # Create Erpnext assistant agent with MCP tools
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="erpnext_assistant",
        description="An AI assistant that helps with Erpnext operations.",
        model_client=model_client,
        workbench=workbench,
        model_client_stream=True,
        max_tool_iterations=10
    )

What's happening:

OpenAIChatCompletionClient wraps the OpenAI model for Autogen
McpWorkbench connects the agent to the MCP tools
AssistantAgent is configured with the Erpnext tools from the workbench

Run the interactive chat loop

python

print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
print("Ask any Erpnext related question or task to the agent.\n")

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

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

    if not user_input:
        continue

    print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

    # Run the agent with streaming
    try:
        response_text = ""
        async for message in agent.run_stream(task=user_input):
            if hasattr(message, "content") and message.content:
                response_text = message.content

        # Print the final response
        if response_text:
            print(f"Agent: {response_text}\n")
        else:
            print("Agent: I encountered an issue processing your request.\n")

    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Agent: Sorry, I encountered an error: {str(e)}\n")

What's happening:

The script prompts you in a loop with You:
Autogen passes your input to the model, which decides which Erpnext tools to call via MCP
agent.run_stream(...) yields streaming messages as the agent thinks and calls tools
Typing exit, quit, or bye ends the loop

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Erpnext and AutoGen:

python

import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio

from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, StreamableHttpServerParams

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a Erpnext session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["erpnext"]
    )
    url = session.mcp.url

    # Configure MCP server parameters for Streamable HTTP
    server_params = StreamableHttpServerParams(
        url=url,
        timeout=30.0,
        sse_read_timeout=300.0,
        terminate_on_close=True,
        headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")}
    )

    # Create model client
    model_client = OpenAIChatCompletionClient(
        model="gpt-5",
        api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
    )

    # Use McpWorkbench as context manager
    async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
        # Create Erpnext assistant agent with MCP tools
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="erpnext_assistant",
            description="An AI assistant that helps with Erpnext operations.",
            model_client=model_client,
            workbench=workbench,
            model_client_stream=True,
            max_tool_iterations=10
        )

        print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
        print("Ask any Erpnext related question or task to the agent.\n")

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

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

            if not user_input:
                continue

            print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

            # Run the agent with streaming
            try:
                response_text = ""
                async for message in agent.run_stream(task=user_input):
                    if hasattr(message, 'content') and message.content:
                        response_text = message.content

                # Print the final response
                if response_text:
                    print(f"Agent: {response_text}\n")
                else:
                    print("Agent: I encountered an issue processing your request.\n")

            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Agent: Sorry, I encountered an error: {str(e)}\n")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

Conclusion

You now have an Autogen assistant wired into Erpnext through Composio's Tool Router and MCP. From here you can:

Add more toolkits to the toolkits list, for example notion or hubspot
Refine the agent description to point it at specific workflows
Wrap this script behind a UI, Slack bot, or internal tool

Once the pattern is clear for Erpnext, you can reuse the same structure for other MCP-enabled apps with minimal code changes.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Add Comment

Tool to add a comment to a document in ERPNext/Frappe.

Add Tag

Tool to add a tag to a document in ERPNext.

Apply Workflow

Tool to apply a workflow action to a document in ERPNext/Frappe.

Cancel Document

Cancel a submitted document in ERPNext/Frappe to change its status from Submitted to Cancelled.

Create Document

Tool to create a new document of a specific DocType in ERPNext.

Create Timesheet

Tool to create a new Timesheet record in ERPNext.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook configuration in ERPNext.

Delete Document

Tool to delete a document using the Frappe client API.

Delete Document

Tool to delete a specific document by DocType and name.

Download file from ERPNext

Tool to download a file from ERPNext by its URL.

Download PDF Document

Tool to download a document as PDF from ERPNext with optional print format.

Get All Languages

Tool to get a list of all available languages in the ERPNext/Frappe system.

Get All Roles

Tool to get a list of all roles available in the ERPNext system.

Get Document

Tool to get a single document by DocType and name or filters from Frappe/ERPNext.

Get Document Count

Tool to get the count of documents matching specified filters in ERPNext/Frappe.

Get DocType Metadata

Tool to retrieve complete DocType metadata/schema including field definitions, field types, permissions, and configurations.

Get Document

Tool to retrieve a specific document by its DocType and name (ID).

Get Document with Metadata

Tool to retrieve a document with full metadata including attachments, comments, activity logs, and related information.

Get Exchange Rate

Tool to get the currency exchange rate between two currencies in ERPNext.

Get Fiscal Year

Tool to get fiscal year information for a given date in ERPNext.

Get Framework Version

Tool to get the Frappe framework version and all installed app versions.

Get Item Details

Tool to get detailed item information including pricing, taxes, and stock details from ERPNext.

Get List of Documents

Tool to retrieve a list of documents from ERPNext/Frappe with filtering, field selection, and pagination.

Get Logged User

Tool to get the email/ID of the currently authenticated user.

Get Party Details

Tool to get comprehensive customer or supplier details including addresses, contacts, and default financial settings.

Get Payment Entry

Tool to get payment entry details for an invoice or order from ERPNext.

Get Stock Balance

Tool to retrieve the current stock balance for a specific item in a warehouse.

Get Timezones

Tool to get a list of all available timezones in the ERPNext system.

Get User Roles

Tool to get roles assigned to a user.

Get Field Value

Tool to get specific field value(s) from a document in ERPNext.

Get Workflow Transitions

Tool to get available workflow transitions for a document.

Insert Document

Tool to insert a new document in ERPNext/Frappe using the client API.

Insert Multiple Documents

Tool to insert multiple documents at once into ERPNext/Frappe.

List DocTypes

Tool to get a list of all DocTypes available in the ERPNext system.

List ERPNext Documents

Tool to list documents of a specific DocType from ERPNext.

List Employees

Tool to retrieve a list of Employee records from ERPNext.

List Projects

Tool to retrieve a list of Project records from ERPNext.

List Timesheets

Tool to get a list of Timesheet records from ERPNext.

List Webhooks

Tool to list webhook configurations in ERPNext.

Make Delivery Note

Create a draft Delivery Note from an existing Sales Order in ERPNext.

Make Purchase Order

Create a draft Purchase Order from an existing Material Request in ERPNext.

Make Sales Invoice

Tool to create a Sales Invoice from an existing Sales Order in ERPNext.

Make Stock Entry

Tool to create a Stock Entry for material transfer, receipt, or issue in ERPNext.

Ping API

Tool to check if the ERPNext/Frappe API is reachable.

Rename Document

Tool to rename an ERPNext document by changing its unique ID/name.

Save Document with Action

Tool to save, submit, cancel, or update a document in ERPNext.

Save Document

Tool to save an existing ERPNext/Frappe document with changes.

Global Search

Tool to perform global text search across ERPNext documents.

Search Link Field Documents

Tool to search for documents to link in ERPNext/Frappe Link fields.

Set Value

Tool to set a specific field value on a document in ERPNext.

Submit Document

Submit a draft document in ERPNext/Frappe to change its status from Draft to Submitted.

Update ERPNext document

Tool to update a specific ERPNext document.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Autogen 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 Erpnext tools.

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

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How to integrate Erpnext MCP with Autogen

Connect Erpnext without auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Erpnext with

TL;DR

What is AutoGen?

What is the Erpnext 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 and create Tool Router session

Configure MCP parameters for Autogen

Create the model client and agent

Run the interactive chat loop

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools

How to build Erpnext MCP Agent with another framework

ChatGPT

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agent SDK

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

Codex

Cursor

OpenClaw

Hermes

CLI

Google ADK

LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

OpenCode

VS Code

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Frequently asked questions

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

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Autogen?+

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

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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