IBM X-Force Exchange MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with IBM X-Force Exchange MCP or direct API to search threats, enrich indicators, analyze threat intelligence, and manage collections through natural language.

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IBM X-Force Exchange is a threat intelligence sharing platform for researching security threats. It helps security teams aggregate and collaborate on the latest cybersecurity insights.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every IBM X-Force Exchange action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get Latest Public Collections

Tool to retrieve latest public Collections from IBM X-Force Exchange.

Get Public Collections Paginated

Tool to retrieve all public Collections using pagination from IBM X-Force Exchange.

Get IPR Category List

Tool to retrieve the complete list of IP reputation categories from IBM X-Force Exchange.

Get URL Category List

Tool to retrieve the complete list of URL categories from IBM X-Force Exchange.

Get User Profile Information

Tool to retrieve authenticated user's profile information from IBM X-Force Exchange.

Get Current API Version

Tool to retrieve current running API version information from IBM X-Force Exchange.

Generate API Key and Password

Tool to generate a new API key and password pair for IBM X-Force Exchange authentication.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect IBM X-Force Exchange MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
Install the Composio SDK for Python or TypeScript
2

Initialize Client and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${session.mcp.url}`);
Import and initialize the Composio client, then create a Tool Router session for IBM X-Force Exchange
3

Connect to AI Agent

typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: session.mcp.url,
    headers: {
      'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key',
    },
  },
});

const tools = await client.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Search for recent malware collections related to Emotet on IBM X-Force Exchange.'
  }],
  maxSteps: 5,
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
Use the MCP server with your AI agent (Anthropic Claude or Mastra)
SETUP GUIDE

Connect IBM X-Force Exchange API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/openai
Install the Composio SDK
2

Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
3

Execute IBM X-Force Exchange Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Get threat intelligence on IP 8.8.8.8 from IBM X-Force Exchange.'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
Get tools from Tool Router session and execute IBM X-Force Exchange actions with your Agent

Why Use Composio?

AI Native IBM X-Force Exchange Integration

  • Supports both IBM X-Force Exchange MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your IBM X-Force Exchange data

Managed Auth

  • Built-in OAuth handling with automatic token refresh and rotation
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke IBM X-Force Exchange access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access IBM X-Force Exchange
  • Scoped, least privilege access to IBM X-Force Exchange resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, IBM X-Force Exchange requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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