# How to integrate Gist MCP with Atomic Agent ```json { "title": "How to integrate Gist MCP with Atomic Agent", "toolkit": "Gist", "toolkit_slug": "gist", "framework": "Atomic Agent", "framework_slug": "atomic-agent", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/atomic-agent", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/atomic-agent.md", "updated_at": "2026-08-11T13:10:08.653Z" } ``` ## Introduction Atomic Agent is an open-source AI agent that runs on your machine and supports local models through llama.cpp. Connect it to 1,500+ apps through Composio, including Gist. This guide uses Atomic Agent's built-in Composio integration. You need Atomic Agent v0.5.6 or later, your own Composio API key, and a Gist account. See the [Atomic Agent documentation](https://atomicagent.io/docs/?cta_placement=atomic-agent-docs) for installation instructions. ## Also integrate Gist with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/hermes-agent) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/crew-ai) - [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/pydantic-ai) - [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/autogen) ## TL;DR ### How Atomic Agent connects to Gist Atomic Agent connects to Composio's Tool Router over Streamable HTTP MCP. It discovers the tools needed for your request, and Composio handles account authentication. Execution and account-connection tools follow Atomic Agent's configured approval policy. Review any approval prompt before allowing an action on your connected account. ## Connect Gist to Atomic Agent ### Connect Gist to Atomic Agent - Sign up or sign in to the [Composio dashboard](https://dashboard.composio.dev/?cta_placement=atomic-agent-api-key). Copy your API key. - In Atomic Agent, open the Integrations tab and select Composio. Select API key, press e, paste the key, and press Enter. The tools become available immediately, without a restart. - Ask Atomic Agent to do something in Gist. It searches Composio for the right tool. - On first use, open the sign-in link returned in the chat. Connect your Gist account, then return to Atomic Agent to continue. ### Headless setup Add the following line to ~/.atomic-agent/.env, replacing YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY with your key. Start Atomic Agent after saving the file. ```bash COMPOSIO_API_KEY=YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY ``` ## What is the Gist MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Gist MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your GitHub Gist account. It provides structured and secure access to your gists, so your agent can create, manage, comment on, and organize code snippets and notes on your behalf. - Gist creation and management: Quickly ask your agent to create new public or private gists, update existing ones, or fetch details for any gist you own or have access to. - Commenting and collaboration: Let your agent add, list, retrieve, or delete comments on your gists to streamline discussion and feedback without manual effort. - Revision history and tracking: Effortlessly review a gist's revision history, retrieve specific past versions, and understand changes over time. - Star and fork management: Direct your agent to list your starred gists, check if you've starred a gist, or see all forks of a particular gist to keep track of popularity and collaboration. - Personalized gist organization: Have your agent list all your gists or your starred gists, making it easy to find, organize, and revisit important code snippets and notes. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `GIST_CHECK_GIST_STAR` | Check Gist Star | Check if the authenticated user has starred a specific gist. Returns True if the gist is starred, False if not starred or if the gist doesn't exist. This is a read-only, idempotent operation that requires authentication but no special permissions. | | `GIST_CREATE_GIST` | Create Gist | Tool to create a new gist with one or more files. Use when you need to create a code snippet or text file to share. Note: Do not name your files 'gistfile' with a numerical suffix. | | `GIST_CREATE_GIST_COMMENT` | Create Gist Comment | Tool to create a comment on a gist. Use when you need to add a comment to an existing gist. | | `GIST_DELETE_GIST` | Delete Gist | Tool to delete a gist. Use when you have a gist_id and want to permanently remove that gist. Example prompt: "Delete gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'". | | `GIST_DELETE_GIST_COMMENT` | Delete Gist Comment | Tool to delete a comment on a gist. Use when you have both the gist_id and comment_id and want to remove that comment. Example prompt: "Delete comment 42 from gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'". | | `GIST_FORK_GIST` | Fork Gist | Tool to fork a gist. Use when you need to create a copy of an existing gist under your own account. | | `GIST_GET_GIST` | Get Gist | Tool to retrieve a specific gist by its ID. Use when you have a gist_id and need complete gist details. | | `GIST_GET_GIST_COMMENT` | Get Gist Comment | Tool to get a specific comment on a gist. Use when you need to retrieve details of a particular comment given gist_id and comment_id. | | `GIST_GET_GIST_REVISION` | Get Gist Revision | Tool to retrieve a specific gist revision. Use when you need details of a past state for an existing gist by commit SHA. | | `GIST_LIST_GIST_COMMENTS` | List Gist Comments | Tool to list comments on a gist. Use after confirming the gist_id to retrieve comments for a specific gist. Example: 'List comments for gist abc123'. | | `GIST_LIST_GIST_COMMITS` | List Gist Commits | Tool to list the commit history of a gist. Use after you have the gist ID to review its revisions. | | `GIST_LIST_GIST_FORKS` | List Gist Forks | Tool to list forks of a gist. Use after obtaining a gist_id to retrieve all forks for the gist. | | `GIST_LIST_GISTS` | List Gists | Tool to list the authenticated user's gists or all public gists if called anonymously. Use after setting a valid GitHub token in headers. | | `GIST_LIST_PUBLIC_GISTS` | List Public Gists | Tool to list public gists sorted by most recently updated. Use when you need to discover recent public gists. Note: with pagination, you can fetch up to 3000 gists. | | `GIST_LIST_STARRED_GISTS` | List Starred Gists | Tool to list the authenticated user's starred gists. Use when you need to retrieve all gists the user has starred. | | `GIST_LIST_USER_GISTS` | List User Gists | Tool to list public gists for a specified GitHub user. Use when you have a username and need their gists. | | `GIST_STAR_GIST` | Star a Gist | Star a GitHub gist. This operation is idempotent and will succeed even if the gist is already starred. | | `GIST_UNSTAR_GIST` | Unstar a Gist | Unstar a GitHub gist. This operation is idempotent and will succeed even if the gist is not currently starred. | | `GIST_UPDATE_GIST` | Update Gist | Tool to update a gist's description and files. Use when you need to modify gist content, rename files, or delete files from a gist. | | `GIST_UPDATE_GIST_COMMENT` | Update Gist Comment | Tool to update a Gist comment. Updates an existing comment on a gist. You must be the author of the comment to update it. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Troubleshooting ### Why is my API key rejected? Copy the key directly from the Composio dashboard. Atomic Agent requires ASCII characters because it sends the key in an HTTP header. Remove any extra characters introduced when copying. ### Why are Composio tools unavailable after saving a key? Check that you use Atomic Agent v0.5.6 or later and that Composio is enabled in your configuration. A "composio": { "enabled": false } setting disables the integration while keeping the saved key on disk. ### Does Composio have a free plan? The Hobby plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month. Composio-managed OAuth apps have a lower included allowance. See [Composio pricing](/pricing) for the current limits that apply to your connection. ## Complete Code None listed. ## Conclusion ### Use Gist from Atomic Agent With your account connected, ask Atomic Agent to work with Gist in natural language. You can connect more apps through the same Composio integration as you need them. Visit the [Atomic Agent website](https://atomicagent.io/?cta_placement=atomic-agent-site) or inspect the [Atomic Agent source code](https://github.com/AtomicBot-ai/atomic-agent?cta_placement=atomic-agent-repo). ## How to build Gist MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/hermes-agent) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/crew-ai) - [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/pydantic-ai) - [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gist/framework/autogen) ## Related Toolkits - [Supabase](https://composio.dev/toolkits/supabase) - Supabase is an open-source backend platform offering scalable Postgres databases, authentication, storage, and real-time APIs. 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You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Gist tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Gist while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Gist 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 Gist data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) ยท [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)