How to integrate Mixpanel MCP with Grok Build

Connect Grok Build to Mixpanel MCP. Show daily active users for last month, list top events by user engagement, and more from your terminal, with authentication handled for you.

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Mixpanel is a product analytics platform tracking user interactions and engagement. It helps teams analyze behavior, track funnels, and improve user experiences.

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How to integrate Mixpanel MCP with Grok Build

Grok Build is xAI's terminal coding agent. It runs on Grok 4.5, plans its work before it acts, and can run multiple sub-agents in parallel. It also reads Claude Code's MCP configuration, so any server you already have in a .mcp.json is picked up with no changes.

In this guide, I will show you how to connect your Mixpanel account to Grok Build through Composio, so it can show daily active users for last month, list top events by user engagement, analyze conversion funnel for signup flow, and more without leaving the terminal. Composio holds the OAuth tokens for you, and Grok Build only calls the tools you approve.

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Why use Composio over a standalone MCP server?

  • Read and write access. Composio's Mixpanel integration lets Grok Build take real actions like creating drafts, sending updates, and labeling records, not just reading data.
  • 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. One endpoint gives you a full catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Wire up a single Composio server instead of maintaining a separate MCP entry for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Grok Build caps how many tools it holds in a single request. Composio loads only the tools a task needs, so you do not spend that budget on tools you are not using.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across apps in one run. Pull a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post the highlights to Slack from a single prompt.

Prerequisites

  • Grok Build installed and signed in. Install with curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash on macOS or Linux, or irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex on Windows PowerShell. On first launch Grok opens a browser to authenticate; for headless or CI use, set an XAI_API_KEY environment variable instead (create the key at console.x.ai).
  • Access to the Mixpanel account you want to connect.
  • The Composio MCP endpoint. Composio's server is remote and hosted, so there is nothing to run locally and no tunnel to set up.

Step-by-step: Connect Mixpanel to Grok Build

1. Install and verify Grok Build

Install the CLI, then restart your shell so the grok binary lands on your PATH:

bash
curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash
which grok

On Windows, install with PowerShell instead: irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex. If which grok returns a path, you are set. Grok Build runs on Grok 4.5 by default; you can switch models inside the session with /model <name>.

2. Add the Composio server

Add Composio as a remote HTTP MCP server with the grok mcp add command:

bash
grok mcp add --transport http composio https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

You can also add and manage servers from inside a session. Run /mcps to open the extensions modal on the MCP tab, then add a new server and paste the Composio URL. Added this way, Grok auto-detects the name from the URL and lists the server as connect:

bash
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Grok Build /mcps extensions modal listing MCP servers Grok Build adding the Composio MCP server with its URL

Grok also reads Claude Code-style config, so an entry in ~/.grok/config.toml or a project .mcp.json works the same way.

3. Authenticate

Composio uses OAuth. In the /mcps modal, select the Composio server and press i to authenticate (Grok also triggers this browser flow automatically the first time it uses a Composio tool). Click Allow to authorize access. Grok stores the tokens under ~/.grok/mcp_credentials.json, and /mcps shows Composio as connected.

Grok Build prompting to authenticate the Composio MCP server Composio authorization screen with the Allow button for Grok Build

4. Start building

Ask Grok to work with your Mixpanel account through Composio. On the first Mixpanel action, Composio prompts you to connect the account through OAuth. Approve the scopes once, and Composio handles token refresh from there.

What you can do after connecting Mixpanel

  • Show daily active users for last month
  • List top events by user engagement
  • Analyze conversion funnel for signup flow

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access. Grant only the Mixpanel scopes you actually need.
  • Review OAuth scopes before approving. Check that the requested scopes match what you expect Composio and Grok Build to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed. Grok Build proposes a plan before it acts. Leave that approval step on for actions like sending messages or editing records.
  • Keep secrets out of version control. Your XAI_API_KEY and any tokens should never be committed. Use environment variables or a secrets manager.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Add Unique Values to Profile List Property

Tool to add unique values to list properties on user profiles in Mixpanel using the $union operation.

Get Aggregated Event Property Values

Get unique, total, or average data for a single event and property over days, weeks, or months.

Get Aggregate Events

Get aggregate event counts over time.

List Saved Cohorts

Tool to list all saved cohorts in a Mixpanel project.

Create Annotation Tag

Tool to create a new annotation tag in Mixpanel using the provided name.

Create Identity

Tool to create an identity mapping in Mixpanel by linking an anonymous ID with an identified user ID.

Create Service Account

Tool to create a new service account for your organization and optionally add it to projects.

Delete Group

Tool to permanently delete a group profile from Mixpanel Group Analytics.

Delete Profile

Tool to permanently delete a user profile from Mixpanel, along with all of its properties.

Delete Multiple Profiles (Batch)

Tool to permanently delete multiple user profiles from Mixpanel in a single batch request.

Delete Profile Property

Tool to permanently delete properties from a Mixpanel user profile using the $unset operation.

Get All Projects

Get all projects associated with the authenticated Mixpanel account.

Get Annotation Tags

Tool to get all annotation tags from a Mixpanel project.

Batch Update Group Profiles

Tool to send a batch of group profile updates to Mixpanel.

Delete Group Properties

Tool to delete specific properties from a Mixpanel group profile.

Create Identity Alias

Tool to create an alias mapping between two distinct IDs in Mixpanel.

Execute JQL Query

Execute a custom JQL (JavaScript Query Language) query against Mixpanel's Query API.

List Saved Funnels

Get the names and funnel_ids of your funnels.

List Service Accounts

Tool to list all service accounts for an organization.

Append to Profile List Property

Tool to append values to list properties on user profiles in Mixpanel.

Update Multiple Profiles (Batch)

Tool to update multiple user profiles in Mixpanel in a single batch request.

Get Profile Event Activity

Get event activity feed for specified users from Mixpanel Query API.

Increment Profile Numerical Property

Tool to increment or decrement numerical properties on user profiles in Mixpanel.

Remove from Profile List Property

Tool to remove values from list properties on user profiles in Mixpanel.

Set Profile Properties

Tool to set user profile properties in Mixpanel using the $set operation.

Query Frequency Report

Get data about how frequently users are performing events.

Query Saved Funnel

Get data for a funnel.

Query Saved Insight

Get data from your Insights reports.

Query Numeric Average Report

Averages an expression for events per unit time.

Query Numeric Sum Report

Sums an expression for events per unit time.

Query Profiles

Query user or group profile data from Mixpanel.

Query Retention Report

Query cohort analysis showing user retention patterns over time.

Query Segmentation Report

Get data for an event, segmented and filtered by properties with daily/time-series breakdown.

Query Top Events

Get the top events for today, with their counts and the normalized percent change from yesterday.

Remove from Group List Property

Tool to remove values from list properties on group profiles in Mixpanel.

Remove from Profile List Property

Tool to remove values from list properties on user profiles in Mixpanel using the $remove operation.

Numeric Bucket Segmentation Query

Tool to get event data numerically bucketed by property values.

Set Group Property Once

Tool to set properties on a Mixpanel group profile only if they don't already exist.

Set Profile Property Once

Tool to set user profile properties in Mixpanel using the $set_once operation.

Get Top Event Properties

Get the top property names for an event.

Get Top Event Property Values

Tool to get the top values for a property ordered by frequency.

Get Top Events

Get a list of the most common events over the last 31 days.

Union to Group List Property

Tool to add unique values to list properties on group profiles in Mixpanel.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A standalone Mixpanel MCP server gives Grok Build a fixed set of Mixpanel tools tied to that one server. The Composio Tool Router lets Grok Build load tools from Mixpanel and many other apps on demand, based on the task, all through a single endpoint.

Yes. Grok Build ships with native MCP support. Add a server with the grok mcp add command, from the in-session /mcps modal, or by editing ~/.grok/config.toml. It also reads Claude Code-style .mcp.json files, so Grok Build discovers the tools automatically.

Yes. Grok Build has zero-migration compatibility with Claude Code's configuration, so the same Composio server entry works in both without edits.

Tokens, keys, and configuration are encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, so your Mixpanel data and credentials are handled to that standard.

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