How to integrate Facebook MCP with Pydantic AI

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Facebook to Pydantic AI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Facebook agent that can post new product launch on our page, upload latest event photos to album, reply to comments on latest post, delete outdated promotional post through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Pydantic AI agent real control over a Facebook account through Composio's Facebook MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • How to set up your Composio API key and User ID
  • How to create a Composio Tool Router session for Facebook
  • How to attach an MCP Server to a Pydantic AI agent
  • How to stream responses and maintain chat history
  • How to build a simple REPL-style chat interface to test your Facebook workflows

What is Pydantic AI?

Pydantic AI is a Python framework for building AI agents with strong typing and validation. It leverages Pydantic's data validation capabilities to create robust, type-safe AI applications.

Key features include:

  • Type Safety: Built on Pydantic for automatic data validation
  • MCP Support: Native support for Model Context Protocol servers
  • Streaming: Built-in support for streaming responses
  • Async First: Designed for async/await patterns

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

The Facebook MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Facebook Page account. It provides structured and secure access to your Facebook Pages, so your agent can perform actions like publishing posts, managing comments, uploading media, and handling page roles on your behalf.

  • Automated content publishing: Have your agent create new posts, photo posts, or video posts directly to your Facebook Page, keeping your audience engaged without manual effort.
  • Media management: Effortlessly upload photos to existing albums or create new albums for organized visual storytelling on your Page.
  • Interactive engagement: Let your agent add reactions, post comments, or reply to comments, fostering genuine interaction with your followers.
  • Page moderation and cleanup: Ask your agent to delete unwanted comments or posts, helping you keep your Facebook Page professional and on-brand.
  • Page team management: Assign tasks or roles to users for your Facebook Page, streamlining collaboration and access control.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Add Photos to AlbumAdds photos to an existing facebook album.
Add ReactionAdds a specific reaction (like, love, wow, etc.
Assign Page TaskAssigns tasks/roles to a user for a specific facebook page.
Create CommentCreates a comment on a facebook post or replies to an existing comment.
Create Photo AlbumCreates a new photo album on a facebook page.
Create Photo PostCreates a photo post on a facebook page.
Create PostCreates a new post on a facebook page.
Create Video PostCreates a video post on a facebook page.
Delete CommentDeletes a facebook comment.
Delete PostDeletes a facebook page post.
Get CommentRetrieves details of a specific facebook comment.
Get CommentsRetrieves comments from a facebook post or comment (for replies).
Get Conversation MessagesRetrieves messages from a specific conversation.
Get Message DetailsRetrieves details of a specific message sent or received by the page.
Get Page ConversationsRetrieves a list of conversations between users and the page.
Get Page DetailsFetches details about a specific facebook page.
Get Page InsightsRetrieves analytics and insights for a facebook page.
Get Page PhotosRetrieves photos from a facebook page.
Get Page PostsRetrieves posts from a facebook page.
Get Page RolesRetrieves a list of people and their tasks/roles on a facebook page.
Get Page VideosRetrieves videos from a facebook page.
Get PostRetrieves details of a specific facebook post.
Get Post InsightsRetrieves analytics and insights for a specific facebook post.
Get Post ReactionsRetrieves reactions (like, love, wow, etc.
Get Scheduled PostsRetrieves scheduled and unpublished posts for a facebook page.
Get User PagesRetrieves a list of pages the user manages, including tasks and access tokens.
Like Post or CommentLikes a facebook post or comment.
Mark Message SeenMarks a user's message as seen by the page.
Publish Scheduled PostPublishes a previously scheduled or unpublished facebook post immediately.
Remove Page TaskRemoves a user's tasks/access from a specific facebook page.
Reschedule PostChanges the scheduled publish time of an unpublished facebook post.
Send Media MessageSends a media message (image, video, audio, or file) from the page to a user.
Send MessageSends a text message from the page to a user via messenger.
Toggle Typing IndicatorShows or hides the typing indicator for a user in messenger.
Unlike Post or CommentRemoves a like from a facebook post or comment.
Update CommentUpdates an existing facebook comment.
Update Page SettingsUpdates settings for a specific facebook page.
Update PostUpdates an existing facebook page post.
Upload PhotoUploads a photo file directly to a facebook page.
Upload Photos BatchUploads multiple photo files in batch to a facebook page or album.
Upload VideoUploads a video file directly to a facebook page.

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

What is Tool Router?

Composio's Tool Router 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 Tool Router

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Tool Router works

The Tool Router 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

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.9 or higher
  • A Composio account with an active API key
  • Basic familiarity with Python and async programming

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 pydantic-ai python-dotenv

Install the required libraries.

What's happening:

  • composio connects your agent to external SaaS tools like Facebook
  • pydantic-ai lets you create structured AI agents with tool support
  • python-dotenv loads your environment variables securely from a .env file

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

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates your agent to Composio's API
  • USER_ID associates your session with your account for secure tool access
  • OPENAI_API_KEY to access OpenAI LLMs

Import dependencies

python
import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHTTP

load_dotenv()
What's happening:
  • We load environment variables and import required modules
  • Composio manages connections to Facebook
  • MCPServerStreamableHTTP connects to the Facebook MCP server endpoint
  • Agent from Pydantic AI lets you define and run the AI assistant

Create a Tool Router Session

python
async def main():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    user_id = os.getenv("USER_ID")
    if not api_key or not user_id:
        raise RuntimeError("Set COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID in your environment")

    # Create a Composio Tool Router session for Facebook
    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=user_id,
        toolkits=["facebook"],
    )
    url = session.mcp.url
    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Composio session did not return an MCP URL")
What's happening:
  • We're creating a Tool Router session that gives your agent access to Facebook tools
  • The create method takes the user ID and specifies which toolkits should be available
  • The returned session.mcp.url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use

Initialize the Pydantic AI Agent

python
# Attach the MCP server to a Pydantic AI Agent
facebook_mcp = MCPServerStreamableHTTP(url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY})
agent = Agent(
    "openai:gpt-5",
    toolsets=[facebook_mcp],
    instructions=(
        "You are a Facebook assistant. Use Facebook tools to help users "
        "with their requests. Ask clarifying questions when needed."
    ),
)
What's happening:
  • The MCP client connects to the Facebook endpoint
  • The agent uses GPT-5 to interpret user commands and perform Facebook operations
  • The instructions field defines the agent's role and behavior

Build the chat interface

python
# Simple REPL with message history
history = []
print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")
print("Try asking the agent to help you with Facebook.\n")

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", flush=True)

    async with agent.run_stream(user_input, message_history=history) as stream_result:
        collected_text = ""
        async for chunk in stream_result.stream_output():
            text_piece = None
            if isinstance(chunk, str):
                text_piece = chunk
            elif hasattr(chunk, "delta") and isinstance(chunk.delta, str):
                text_piece = chunk.delta
            elif hasattr(chunk, "text"):
                text_piece = chunk.text
            if text_piece:
                collected_text += text_piece
        result = stream_result

    print(f"Agent: {collected_text}\n")
    history = result.all_messages()
What's happening:
  • The agent reads input from the terminal and streams its response
  • Facebook API calls happen automatically under the hood
  • The model keeps conversation history to maintain context across turns

Run the application

python
if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())
What's happening:
  • The asyncio loop launches the agent and keeps it running until you exit

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Facebook and Pydantic AI:

python
import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHTTP

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    user_id = os.getenv("USER_ID")
    if not api_key or not user_id:
        raise RuntimeError("Set COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID in your environment")

    # Create a Composio Tool Router session for Facebook
    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=user_id,
        toolkits=["facebook"],
    )
    url = session.mcp.url
    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Composio session did not return an MCP URL")

    # Attach the MCP server to a Pydantic AI Agent
    facebook_mcp = MCPServerStreamableHTTP(url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY})
    agent = Agent(
        "openai:gpt-5",
        toolsets=[facebook_mcp],
        instructions=(
            "You are a Facebook assistant. Use Facebook tools to help users "
            "with their requests. Ask clarifying questions when needed."
        ),
    )

    # Simple REPL with message history
    history = []
    print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")
    print("Try asking the agent to help you with Facebook.\n")

    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", flush=True)

        async with agent.run_stream(user_input, message_history=history) as stream_result:
            collected_text = ""
            async for chunk in stream_result.stream_output():
                text_piece = None
                if isinstance(chunk, str):
                    text_piece = chunk
                elif hasattr(chunk, "delta") and isinstance(chunk.delta, str):
                    text_piece = chunk.delta
                elif hasattr(chunk, "text"):
                    text_piece = chunk.text
                if text_piece:
                    collected_text += text_piece
            result = stream_result

        print(f"Agent: {collected_text}\n")
        history = result.all_messages()

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

Conclusion

You've built a Pydantic AI agent that can interact with Facebook through Composio's Tool Router. With this setup, your agent can perform real Facebook actions through natural language. You can extend this further by:
  • Adding other toolkits like Gmail, HubSpot, or Salesforce
  • Building a web-based chat interface around this agent
  • Using multiple MCP endpoints to enable cross-app workflows (for example, Gmail + Facebook for workflow automation)
This architecture makes your AI agent "agent-native", able to securely use APIs in a unified, composable way without custom integrations.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Facebook MCP?

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

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Pydantic AI?

Yes, you can. Pydantic AI 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 Facebook tools.

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

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Facebook 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.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

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 Facebook data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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