# How to integrate Sender MCP with CrewAI

```json
{
  "title": "How to integrate Sender MCP with CrewAI",
  "toolkit": "Sender",
  "toolkit_slug": "sender",
  "framework": "CrewAI",
  "framework_slug": "crew-ai",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/crew-ai",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/crew-ai.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-29T06:49:27.339Z"
}
```

## Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Sender to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Sender agent that can create a new email campaign for holiday sale, add a contact to your main subscriber list, get open rates for last week's campaigns through natural language commands.
This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a Sender account through Composio's Sender MCP server.
Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

## Also integrate Sender with

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/llama-index)

## TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
- Get a Composio API key and configure your Sender connection
- Set up CrewAI with an MCP enabled agent
- Create a Tool Router session or standalone MCP server for Sender
- Build a conversational loop where your agent can execute Sender 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 Sender MCP server, and what's possible with it?

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

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `SENDER_CREATE_FIELD` | Create Field | Tool to create a new custom subscriber field in Sender.net. Use when you need to add custom fields for email personalization, segmentation, or storing additional subscriber information like company name, birthday, job title, or other custom attributes. |
| `SENDER_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_SUBSCRIBER` | Create Or Update Subscriber | Tool to create a new subscriber or update an existing one in Sender.net. Use when you need to add new subscribers to your email list or update existing subscriber information. This performs an upsert operation - creates if the email doesn't exist, updates if it does. |
| `SENDER_GET_ALL_FIELDS` | Get All Fields | Tool to retrieve a list of all custom subscriber fields configured in the Sender.net account. Use when you need to view available fields for email personalization, segmentation, or managing subscriber data. |
| `SENDER_GET_ALL_WORKFLOWS` | Get All Workflows | Tool to retrieve a list of all automation workflows in the Sender account. Use when you need to view or manage automation workflows. |
| `SENDER_GET_CAMPAIGN_BY_ID` | Get Campaign By ID | Tool to retrieve a specific campaign by its unique ID from Sender. Use when you need detailed information about a campaign including delivery metrics and engagement statistics. |
| `SENDER_GET_GROUP_BY_ID` | Get Group By ID | Tool to retrieve a specific subscriber group by its unique ID from Sender. Use when you need detailed information about a single group including subscriber counts. |
| `SENDER_GET_SUBSCRIBER_BY_EMAIL` | Get Subscriber By Email | Tool to retrieve a specific subscriber by their email address from Sender. Use when you need to fetch detailed information about a single subscriber including their status, groups, and custom fields. |
| `SENDER_GET_SUBSCRIBER_BY_ID` | Get Subscriber By ID | Tool to retrieve a specific subscriber by their unique ID from Sender. Use when you need to fetch detailed information about a single subscriber including their status, groups, and custom fields. |
| `SENDER_UPDATE_SUBSCRIBER_FIELDS` | Update Subscriber Fields | Tool to update custom fields and information for an existing subscriber in Sender.net. Use when you need to modify subscriber details such as email, first name, last name, groups, or custom fields for email personalization and segmentation. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

The Sender MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent to Sender. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Sender operations on your behalf through a secure, permission-based interface.
With Composio's managed implementation, you don't have to create your own developer app. For production, if you're building an end product, we recommend using your own credentials. The managed server helps you prototype fast and go from 0-1 faster.

## Step-by-step Guide

### 1. Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
- Python 3.9 or higher
- A Composio account and API key
- A Sender connection authorized in Composio
- An OpenAI API key for the CrewAI LLM
- Basic familiarity with Python

### 1. Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

OpenAI API Key
- Go to the [OpenAI dashboard](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/api-keys) 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](https://dashboard.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_docs).
- Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
- Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.

### 2. Install dependencies

**What's happening:**
- composio connects your agent to Sender via MCP
- crewai provides Agent, Task, Crew, and LLM primitives
- crewai-tools[mcp] includes MCP helpers
- python-dotenv loads environment variables from .env
```bash
pip install composio crewai crewai-tools[mcp] python-dotenv
```

### 3. Set up environment variables

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
```bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here
```

### 4. Import dependencies

**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 Sender MCP URL
```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")
```

### 5. Create a Composio Tool Router session for Sender

**What's happening:**
- You create a Sender only session through Composio
- Composio returns an MCP HTTP URL that exposes Sender tools
```python
composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)
session = composio_client.create(user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID, toolkits=["sender"])

url = session.mcp.url
```

### 6. Initialize the MCP Server

**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.
```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,
    )
```

### 7. Create a CLI Chatloop and define the Crew

**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.
```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")
```

## Complete Code

```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=["sender"],
)
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 Sender through Composio's Tool Router. The agent can perform Sender 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

## How to build Sender MCP Agent with another framework

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sender/framework/llama-index)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Sender MCP?

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

### Can I use Tool Router MCP with CrewAI?

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 Sender tools.

### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Sender while using Tool Router?

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

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