How to integrate Simplekpi MCP with LangChain

This guide walks you through connecting Simplekpi to LangChain using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Simplekpi agent that can show me top performing kpis this month, add a new kpi for sales pipeline, generate a report on marketing metrics through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your LangChain agent real control over a Simplekpi account through Composio's Simplekpi MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Simplekpi to LangChain using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Simplekpi agent that can show me top performing kpis this month, add a new kpi for sales pipeline, generate a report on marketing metrics through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your LangChain agent real control over a Simplekpi account through Composio's Simplekpi MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get and set up your OpenAI and Composio API keys
  • Connect your Simplekpi project to Composio
  • Create a Tool Router MCP session for Simplekpi
  • Initialize an MCP client and retrieve Simplekpi tools
  • Build a LangChain agent that can interact with Simplekpi
  • Set up an interactive chat interface for testing

What is LangChain?

LangChain is a framework for developing applications powered by language models. It provides tools and abstractions for building agents that can reason, use tools, and maintain conversation context.

Key features include:

  • Agent Framework: Build agents that can use tools and make decisions
  • MCP Integration: Connect to external services through Model Context Protocol adapters
  • Memory Management: Maintain conversation history across interactions
  • Multi-Provider Support: Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other LLM providers

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

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

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

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1

Prerequisites

Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.10 or higher installed on your system
  • A Composio account with an API key
  • An OpenAI API key
  • Basic familiarity with Python and async programming
2

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

OpenAI API Key
  • Go to the OpenAI dashboard 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.
  • Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
  • Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.
3

Install dependencies

npm install @composio/langchain @langchain/core @langchain/openai @langchain/mcp-adapters dotenv

Install the required packages for LangChain with MCP support.

What's happening:

  • @composio/langchain provides Composio integration for LangChain
  • @langchain/mcp-adapters enables MCP client connections
  • @langchain/core is the core agent framework
  • dotenv/config loads environment variables
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your_composio_user_id_here
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates your requests to Composio's API
  • COMPOSIO_USER_ID identifies the user for session management
  • OPENAI_API_KEY enables access to OpenAI's language models
5

Import dependencies

import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { LangchainProvider } from '@composio/langchain';
import { MultiServerMCPClient } from "@langchain/mcp-adapters";
import { createAgent } from "langchain";
import * as readline from 'readline';
import 'dotenv/config';

dotenv.config();
What's happening:
  • We're importing LangChain's MCP adapter and Composio SDK
  • The dotenv/config import loads environment variables from your .env file
  • This setup prepares the foundation for connecting LangChain with Simplekpi functionality through MCP
6

Initialize Composio client

const composioApiKey = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const userId = process.env.COMPOSIO_USER_ID;

if (!composioApiKey) throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set');
if (!userId) throw new Error('COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set');

async function main() {
    const composio = new Composio({
        apiKey: composioApiKey as string,
        provider: new LangchainProvider()
    });
What's happening:
  • We're loading the COMPOSIO_API_KEY from environment variables and validating it exists
  • Creating a Composio instance that will manage our connection to Simplekpi tools
  • Validating that COMPOSIO_USER_ID is also set before proceeding
7

Create a Tool Router session

const session = await composio.create(
    userId as string,
    {
        toolkits: ['simplekpi']
    }
);

const url = session.mcp.url;
What's happening:
  • We're creating a Tool Router session that gives your agent access to Simplekpi tools
  • The create method takes the user ID and specifies which toolkits should be available
  • The returned session.mcp.url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use
  • This approach allows the agent to dynamically load and use Simplekpi tools as needed
8

Configure the agent with the MCP URL

const client = new MultiServerMCPClient({
    "simplekpi-agent": {
        transport: "http",
        url: url,
        headers: {
            "x-api-key": process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY
        }
    }
});

const tools = await client.getTools();

const agent = createAgent({ model: "gpt-5", tools });
What's happening:
  • We're creating a MultiServerMCPClient that connects to our Simplekpi MCP server via HTTP
  • The client is configured with a name and the URL from our Tool Router session
  • getTools() retrieves all available Simplekpi tools that the agent can use
  • We're creating a LangChain agent using the GPT-5 model
9

Set up interactive chat interface

let conversationHistory: any[] = [];

console.log("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n");
console.log("Ask any Simplekpi related question or task to the agent.\n");

const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
});

rl.prompt();

rl.on('line', async (userInput: string) => {
    const trimmedInput = userInput.trim();

    if (['exit', 'quit', 'bye'].includes(trimmedInput.toLowerCase())) {
        console.log("\nGoodbye!");
        rl.close();
        process.exit(0);
    }

    if (!trimmedInput) {
        rl.prompt();
        return;
    }

    conversationHistory.push({ role: "user", content: trimmedInput });
    console.log("\nAgent is thinking...\n");

    const response = await agent.invoke({ messages: conversationHistory });
    conversationHistory = response.messages;

    const finalResponse = response.messages[response.messages.length - 1]?.content;
    console.log(`Agent: ${finalResponse}\n`);
        
        rl.prompt();
    });

    rl.on('close', () => {
        console.log('\n👋 Session ended.');
        process.exit(0);
    });
What's happening:
  • We initialize an empty conversationHistory list to maintain context across interactions
  • A readline interface is used to continuously accept user input from the command line
  • When a user types a message, it's added to the conversation history and sent to the agent
  • The agent processes the request using the invoke() method with the full conversation history
  • Users can type 'exit', 'quit', or 'bye' to end the chat session gracefully
10

Run the application

main().catch((err) => {
    console.error('Fatal error:', err);
    process.exit(1);
});
What's happening:
  • We call the main() function to start the application

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Simplekpi and LangChain:

import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { LangchainProvider } from '@composio/langchain';
import { MultiServerMCPClient } from "@langchain/mcp-adapters";  
import { createAgent } from "langchain";
import * as readline from 'readline';
import 'dotenv/config';

const composioApiKey = process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY;
const userId = process.env.COMPOSIO_USER_ID;

if (!composioApiKey) throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set');
if (!userId) throw new Error('COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set');

async function main() {
    const composio = new Composio({
        apiKey: composioApiKey as string,
        provider: new LangchainProvider()
    });

    const session = await composio.create(
        userId as string,
        {
            toolkits: ['simplekpi']
        }
    );

    const url = session.mcp.url;
    
    const client = new MultiServerMCPClient({
        "simplekpi-agent": {
            transport: "http",
            url: url,
            headers: {
                "x-api-key": process.env.COMPOSIO_API_KEY
            }
        }
    });
    
    const tools = await client.getTools();
  
    const agent = createAgent({ model: "gpt-5", tools });
    
    let conversationHistory: any[] = [];
    
    console.log("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n");
    console.log("Ask any Simplekpi related question or task to the agent.\n");
    
    const rl = readline.createInterface({
        input: process.stdin,
        output: process.stdout,
        prompt: 'You: '
    });

    rl.prompt();

    rl.on('line', async (userInput: string) => {
        const trimmedInput = userInput.trim();
        
        if (['exit', 'quit', 'bye'].includes(trimmedInput.toLowerCase())) {
            console.log("\nGoodbye!");
            rl.close();
            process.exit(0);
        }
        
        if (!trimmedInput) {
            rl.prompt();
            return;
        }
        
        conversationHistory.push({ role: "user", content: trimmedInput });
        console.log("\nAgent is thinking...\n");
        
        const response = await agent.invoke({ messages: conversationHistory });
        conversationHistory = response.messages;
        
        const finalResponse = response.messages[response.messages.length - 1]?.content;
        console.log(`Agent: ${finalResponse}\n`);
        
        rl.prompt();
    });

    rl.on('close', () => {
        console.log('\nSession ended.');
        process.exit(0);
    });
}

main().catch((err) => {
    console.error('Fatal error:', err);
    process.exit(1);
});

Conclusion

You've successfully built a LangChain agent that can interact with Simplekpi through Composio's Tool Router.

Key features of this implementation:

  • Dynamic tool loading through Composio's Tool Router
  • Conversation history maintenance for context-aware responses
  • Async Python provides clean, efficient execution of agent workflows
You can extend this further by adding error handling, implementing specific business logic, or integrating additional Composio toolkits to create multi-app workflows.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Add User Group Item

Tool to assign a group item to a user in SimpleKPI.

Add User KPI

Tool to assign a KPI to a user in SimpleKPI.

Create Category KPI

Tool to create a new KPI within a category in SimpleKPI.

Create Group

Tool to create a new group in SimpleKPI.

Create Group Item

Tool to create a new item within a group in SimpleKPI.

Create KPI

Tool to create a new KPI with specified configuration.

Create KPI Category

Tool to create a new KPI category in SimpleKPI.

Create KPI Unit

Tool to create a new KPI unit in SimpleKPI.

Batch KPI Entries

Tool to batch create or update multiple KPI entries at once.

Create User

Tool to create a new user account in SimpleKPI.

Delete Category KPI

Tool to delete a KPI from a category.

Delete Group

Tool to delete a group by ID.

Delete Group Item

Tool to delete a group item by ID.

Delete KPI

Tool to delete a KPI by ID.

Delete KPI Category

Tool to delete a KPI category by its ID.

Delete KPI Entry

Tool to delete a KPI entry by ID.

Delete KPI Unit

Tool to delete a KPI unit by its ID.

Delete User

Tool to delete a user account by ID.

Delete User Group Item

Tool to remove a group item assignment from a user.

Delete User KPI

Tool to remove a KPI assignment from a user.

Get All Data Entries

Tool to retrieve processed KPI data entries for reports including calculated KPIs.

Get Category KPI

Tool to retrieve a specific KPI within a category.

Get Group

Tool to get a specific group by ID from SimplekPI.

Get Group Item

Tool to retrieve a specific group item by ID.

Get KPI by ID

Tool to retrieve a specific KPI by ID from SimpleKPI.

Get KPI Category

Tool to get a specific KPI category by ID from SimpleKPI.

Get KPI Entry

Tool to retrieve a specific KPI entry by ID.

Get KPI Frequency

Tool to get a specific KPI frequency by ID from SimplekPI.

Get KPI Icon by ID

Tool to retrieve a specific KPI icon by ID.

Get KPI Unit

Tool to get a specific KPI unit by ID from SimpleKPI.

Get User by ID

Tool to retrieve a specific user by ID.

Get User Group Item

Tool to get a specific group item assigned to a user.

Get User KPI

Tool to retrieve a specific KPI assigned to a user.

List Category KPIs

Tool to retrieve all KPIs within a specific category.

List Group Items

Tool to get all items within a group.

List Groups

Tool to retrieve all groups from SimpleKPI.

List KPI Categories

Tool to get all KPI categories.

List KPI Entries

Tool to get all KPI entries filtered by date range and optional criteria.

List KPI Frequencies

Tool to get all KPI frequencies.

List KPI Icons

Tool to retrieve all KPI icons from SimpleKPI.

List All KPIs

Tool to retrieve all KPIs from a SimpleKPI account.

List All KPI Units

Tool to retrieve all KPI units from a SimpleKPI account.

List User Group Items

Tool to get all group items assigned to a user.

List User KPIs

Tool to get all KPIs assigned to a specific user.

Update Category KPI

Tool to update a KPI within a category.

Update Group

Tool to update an existing group in SimpleKPI.

Update Group Item

Tool to update an existing item in a SimpleKPI group.

Update KPI

Tool to update an existing KPI in SimpleKPI.

Update KPI Entry

Tool to update an existing KPI entry in SimpleKPI.

Update KPI Unit

Tool to update an existing KPI unit in SimpleKPI.

Update User

Tool to update an existing user account in SimpleKPI.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. LangChain 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 Simplekpi tools.

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

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