How to integrate Follow Up Boss MCP with CrewAI

This guide walks you through connecting Follow Up Boss to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Follow Up Boss agent that can list all leads added this week, update contact info for lead john doe, create a new deal for jane smith through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a Follow Up Boss account through Composio's Follow Up Boss 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 CrewAI agent real control over a Follow Up Boss account through Composio's Follow Up Boss 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 Follow Up Boss connection
Set up CrewAI with an MCP enabled agent
Create a Tool Router session or standalone MCP server for Follow Up Boss
Build a conversational loop where your agent can execute Follow Up Boss 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 Follow Up Boss MCP server, and what's possible with it?

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

Before starting, make sure you have:

Python 3.9 or higher
A Composio account and API key
A Follow Up Boss 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 Follow Up Boss 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 Follow Up Boss MCP URL

Create a Composio Tool Router session for Follow Up Boss

python

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

url = session.mcp.url

What's happening:

You create a Follow Up Boss only session through Composio
Composio returns an MCP HTTP URL that exposes Follow Up Boss 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 Follow Up Boss 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=["follow_up_boss"],
)
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 Follow Up Boss through Composio's Tool Router. The agent can perform Follow Up Boss 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 Follow Up Boss action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Apply Action Plan to Person

Tool to apply an Action Plan to a person in Follow Up Boss.

Create Appointment

Tool to create a new appointment in Follow Up Boss.

Create appointment outcome

Tool to create an appointment outcome in Follow Up Boss.

Create Appointment Type

Tool to create a new appointment type in Follow Up Boss.

Create Call

Tool to add a call record to Follow Up Boss.

Create Custom Field

Tool to create a custom field in Follow Up Boss.

Create Deal Custom Field

Tool to create a custom field for deals in Follow Up Boss.

Create Deal

Tool to create a new deal in Follow Up Boss.

Create Email Marketing Campaign

Tool to create an email marketing campaign in Follow Up Boss.

Create Email Marketing Events

Tool to notify Follow Up Boss about marketing emails sent, opens, clicks, bounces, unsubscribes and spam reports.

Create Events

Tool to send in a lead or an event related to a lead in Follow Up Boss.

Create Group

Tool to create a new Follow Up Boss group with specified members and distribution settings.

Create Pipeline

Tool to create a new pipeline in Follow Up Boss.

Create Ponds

Tool to create a new pond in Follow Up Boss.

Create Reactions

Tool to add a reaction (emoji) to a Note, Call, or ThreadedReply.

Create Stage

Tool to create a new stage in Follow Up Boss.

Create Team

Tool to create a new team in Follow Up Boss.

Create email template

Tool to create a new email template in Follow Up Boss.

Create Text Message Template

Tool to create a text message template in Follow Up Boss.

Delete Appointment

Tool to delete an appointment by ID.

Delete Appointment Outcome

Tool to delete an appointment outcome by ID.

Delete Appointment Type

Tool to delete an appointment type by its ID.

Delete Custom Field

Tool to delete a custom field by its ID.

Delete Deal

Tool to delete a deal by its ID.

Delete Deal Custom Field

Tool to delete a deal custom field by ID.

Delete Group

Tool to delete a group by its ID.

Delete People Relationship

Tool to delete a people relationship by ID in Follow Up Boss.

Delete Pipeline

Tool to delete a pipeline by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Delete Pond

Tool to delete a pond by its ID.

Delete Stage

Tool to delete a Follow Up Boss stage by ID.

Delete Team

Tool to delete a team by its ID.

Delete text message template

Tool to delete a text message template by ID.

Get Appointment

Tool to retrieve an appointment by its ID.

Get Appointment Outcome

Tool to retrieve an appointment outcome by ID.

Get Appointment Type

Tool to retrieve an appointment type by ID.

Get Call

Tool to retrieve a call by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Deal

Tool to retrieve a deal by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Deal Custom Field

Tool to retrieve a deal custom field by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Event

Tool to retrieve a single event by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Group

Tool to retrieve a group by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Identity

Tool to retrieve identity and authentication information from Follow Up Boss.

Get Me

Tool to retrieve information about the currently authenticated user.

Get People Relationship

Tool to retrieve a people relationship by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Pipeline

Tool to retrieve a pipeline by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Ponds

Tool to retrieve a pond by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Smart List

Tool to retrieve a Smart List by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Stage

Tool to retrieve a stage by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Team

Tool to retrieve a team by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Template

Tool to retrieve an email template by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Text Message

Tool to retrieve a text message by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get Text Message Template

Tool to retrieve a text message template by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

Get User

Tool to retrieve a user by its ID from Follow Up Boss.

List Action Plans

Tool to get a list of Action Plans from Follow Up Boss.

List Action Plans People

Tool to list Action Plans applied to a particular person or list people on a particular Action Plan.

List Appointment Outcomes

Tool to list all appointment outcomes from Follow Up Boss.

List Appointments

Tool to search for appointments in Follow Up Boss.

List Appointment Types

Tool to list all appointment types from Follow Up Boss.

List Calls

Tool to search for calls in Follow Up Boss.

List Custom Fields

Tool to list all custom fields in Follow Up Boss.

List Deal Custom Fields

Tool to list all deal custom fields in Follow Up Boss.

List Deals

Tool to search for and list deals from Follow Up Boss.

List Email Marketing Campaigns

Tool to list email marketing campaigns from Follow Up Boss.

List Email Marketing Events

Tool to retrieve email marketing events from Follow Up Boss.

List Events

Tool to search for and list events from Follow Up Boss.

List Groups

Tool to list all groups from Follow Up Boss.

List Groups Round Robin

Tool to list groups with round-robin data from Follow Up Boss.

List Inbox Apps

Tool to list all inbox app installations from Follow Up Boss.

List People Relationships

Tool to list all people relationships from Follow Up Boss.

List Pipelines

Tool to search for pipelines in Follow Up Boss.

List Ponds

Tool to list all ponds from Follow Up Boss.

List Smart Lists

Tool to list Smart Lists from Follow Up Boss.

List Stages

Tool to retrieve a list of stages from Follow Up Boss.

List Team Inboxes

Tool to list all shared team inboxes from Follow Up Boss.

List Teams

Tool to get a list of teams from Follow Up Boss.

List Templates

Tool to list all email templates from Follow Up Boss.

List Text Messages

Tool to list text messages for a person or phone number from Follow Up Boss.

List Text Message Templates

Tool to list all text message templates from Follow Up Boss.

List Timeframes

Tool to get a list of timeframes from Follow Up Boss.

List Users

Tool to search for and list users from Follow Up Boss.

List Webhooks

Tool to retrieve a list of webhooks from Follow Up Boss.

Merge Template

Tool to merge an email template with person data using Follow Up Boss API.

Merge Text Message Template

Tool to merge a text message template with person data.

Update Action Plan People Status

Tool to update the status of an Action Plan to Person relationship in Follow Up Boss.

Update Appointment

Tool to update an existing appointment in Follow Up Boss.

Update appointment outcome

Tool to update an existing appointment outcome in Follow Up Boss.

Update Appointment Type

Tool to update an existing appointment type in Follow Up Boss.

Update Call

Tool to update an existing call record in Follow Up Boss.

Update Custom Fields

Tool to update an existing custom field in Follow Up Boss by its ID.

Update Deal Custom Fields

Tool to update an existing deal custom field in Follow Up Boss.

Update Deal

Tool to update an existing deal in Follow Up Boss.

Update Email Marketing Campaign

Tool to update an existing email marketing campaign in Follow Up Boss.

Update Group

Tool to update an existing Follow Up Boss group with modified members and distribution settings.

Update People Relationships

Tool to update details of a specific people relationship in Follow Up Boss.

Update Pipeline

Tool to update an existing pipeline in Follow Up Boss.

Update Ponds

Tool to update an existing pond in Follow Up Boss.

Update Stage

Tool to update an existing stage in Follow Up Boss.

Update Team

Tool to update an existing team in Follow Up Boss.

Update email template

Tool to update an existing email template in Follow Up Boss.

Update Text Message Template

Tool to update an existing text message template in Follow Up Boss.

FRAMEWORKS

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ChatGPT

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OpenAI Agents SDK

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Claude Agent SDK

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Claude Code

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Claude Cowork

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Codex

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Cursor

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OpenClaw

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Hermes

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CLI

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Google ADK

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LangChain

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Vercel AI SDK

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Mastra AI

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LlamaIndex

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OpenCode

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VS Code

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Pipedrive is a sales management platform offering pipeline visualization, lead tracking, and workflow automation. It helps sales teams keep deals moving forward efficiently and never miss a follow-up.

Salesforce

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Salesforce is a leading CRM platform that helps businesses manage sales, service, and marketing. It centralizes customer data, enabling teams to drive growth and build strong relationships.

Apollo

Api Key

Apollo is a CRM and lead generation platform that helps businesses discover contacts and manage sales pipelines. Use it to streamline customer outreach and track your deals from one place.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Follow Up Boss MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Follow Up Boss tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Follow Up Boss 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 Follow Up Boss tools.

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

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Karan skipped his own birthday party to fix our critical issue. It was 10pm and he diverted his Waymo to help us instead. This really sets the bar — it shows the commitment you need when users rely on your software.

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Co-founder, Slashy

A lot of students tell us that the moment their connected tools start talking to each other inside Opennote feels almost magical. The agent just knows them, and it's immensely helped keep new users on the platform.

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Co-founder, Opennote

We chose Composio over Pipedream because it delivered depth where it mattered — niche tools and tricky edge cases other platforms simply ignored. That gave us confidence to scale without compromising.

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As a solo builder, shipping fast is life or death. The only way I can outcompete incumbents is by outmanoeuvring them. Getting bogged down managing agent auth would have been a death sentence.

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Founder, Extra Thursday

Before Composio, adding tool integrations was slow and resource-intensive. Each one could take weeks of engineering time, and maintaining them meant constantly keeping up with API changes.

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With hands-on help from their founder, we integrated Gmail and Google Drive in just 30 minutes. This level of personal support and commitment is exactly what startups should strive for.

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How to integrate Follow Up Boss MCP with CrewAI

Connect Follow Up Boss without auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Follow Up Boss with

TL;DR

What is CrewAI?

What is the Follow Up Boss 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 Follow Up Boss

Initialize the MCP Server

Create a CLI Chatloop and define the Crew

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools

How to build Follow Up Boss 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

OpenCode

VS Code

Explore Other Toolkits

Hubspot

Pipedrive

Salesforce

Apollo

Frequently asked questions

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Follow Up Boss MCP?+

Can I use Tool Router MCP with CrewAI?+

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Follow Up Boss while using Tool Router?+

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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