How to integrate Lob MCP with Atomic Agent

Connect Atomic Agent to Lob MCP. Send a postcard to a verified address, validate this list of mailing addresses, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Lob is a direct mail automation and address verification platform for businesses. It streamlines sending physical mail and validating addresses at scale with a simple API.

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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 Lob.

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 Lob account. See the Atomic Agent documentation for installation instructions.

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How Atomic Agent connects to Lob

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 Lob to Atomic Agent

  1. Sign up or sign in to the Composio dashboard. Copy your API key.
  2. 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.
  3. Ask Atomic Agent to do something in Lob. It searches Composio for the right tool.
  4. On first use, open the sign-in link returned in the chat. Connect your Lob 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.

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COMPOSIO_API_KEY=YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY

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

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

Use Lob from Atomic Agent

With your account connected, ask Atomic Agent to work with Lob in natural language. You can connect more apps through the same Composio integration as you need them.

Visit the Atomic Agent website or inspect the Atomic Agent source code.

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 for the current limits that apply to your connection.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Create Domain

Tool to add a new custom domain for creating custom links.

Create Link

Tool to create a shortened URL from a long URL using Lob's link shortening service.

Delete Domain

Tool to delete a registered domain.

Delete Link

Tool to delete a shortened link.

Delete Upload

Tool to delete an existing upload by its unique identifier.

Get Domain

Tool to retrieve details for a single domain from Lob.

Get Link

Tool to retrieve a single shortened link.

List Domains

Tool to retrieve a list of all created domains.

List Shortened Links

Tool to retrieve a list of shortened links.

List QR Code Analytics

Tool to retrieve a list of your QR codes and their analytics data.

List Uploads

Tool to list uploads from Lob.

Update Link

Tool to update any properties of a shortened link.

Validate Identity

Tool to validate whether a given name is associated with an address.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Atomic Agent 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 Lob tools.

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

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