How to integrate Simplekpi MCP with Pydantic AI

This guide walks you through connecting Simplekpi to Pydantic AI 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 Pydantic AI 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 Pydantic AI 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 Pydantic AI 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:
  • How to set up your Composio API key and User ID
  • How to create a Composio Tool Router session for Simplekpi
  • How to attach an MCP Server to a Pydantic AI agent
  • How to stream responses and maintain chat history
  • How to build a simple REPL-style chat interface to test your Simplekpi workflows

What is Pydantic AI?

Pydantic AI is a Python framework for building AI agents with strong typing and validation. It leverages Pydantic's data validation capabilities to create robust, type-safe AI applications.

Key features include:

  • Type Safety: Built on Pydantic for automatic data validation
  • MCP Support: Native support for Model Context Protocol servers
  • Streaming: Built-in support for streaming responses
  • Async First: Designed for async/await patterns

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

Step by step09 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.9 or higher
  • A Composio account with an active 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

bash
pip install composio pydantic-ai python-dotenv

Install the required libraries.

What's happening:

  • composio connects your agent to external SaaS tools like Simplekpi
  • pydantic-ai lets you create structured AI agents with tool support
  • python-dotenv loads your environment variables securely from a .env file
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates your agent to Composio's API
  • USER_ID associates your session with your account for secure tool access
  • OPENAI_API_KEY to access OpenAI LLMs
5

Import dependencies

python
import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHTTP

load_dotenv()
What's happening:
  • We load environment variables and import required modules
  • Composio manages connections to Simplekpi
  • MCPServerStreamableHTTP connects to the Simplekpi MCP server endpoint
  • Agent from Pydantic AI lets you define and run the AI assistant
6

Create a Tool Router Session

python
async def main():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    user_id = os.getenv("USER_ID")
    if not api_key or not user_id:
        raise RuntimeError("Set COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID in your environment")

    # Create a Composio Tool Router session for Simplekpi
    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=user_id,
        toolkits=["simplekpi"],
    )
    url = session.mcp.url
    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Composio session did not return an 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
7

Initialize the Pydantic AI Agent

python
# Attach the MCP server to a Pydantic AI Agent
simplekpi_mcp = MCPServerStreamableHTTP(url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY})
agent = Agent(
    "openai:gpt-5",
    toolsets=[simplekpi_mcp],
    instructions=(
        "You are a Simplekpi assistant. Use Simplekpi tools to help users "
        "with their requests. Ask clarifying questions when needed."
    ),
)
What's happening:
  • The MCP client connects to the Simplekpi endpoint
  • The agent uses GPT-5 to interpret user commands and perform Simplekpi operations
  • The instructions field defines the agent's role and behavior
8

Build the chat interface

python
# Simple REPL with message history
history = []
print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")
print("Try asking the agent to help you with Simplekpi.\n")

while True:
    user_input = input("You: ").strip()
    if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit", "bye"}:
        print("\nGoodbye!")
        break
    if not user_input:
        continue

    print("\nAgent is thinking...\n", flush=True)

    async with agent.run_stream(user_input, message_history=history) as stream_result:
        collected_text = ""
        async for chunk in stream_result.stream_output():
            text_piece = None
            if isinstance(chunk, str):
                text_piece = chunk
            elif hasattr(chunk, "delta") and isinstance(chunk.delta, str):
                text_piece = chunk.delta
            elif hasattr(chunk, "text"):
                text_piece = chunk.text
            if text_piece:
                collected_text += text_piece
        result = stream_result

    print(f"Agent: {collected_text}\n")
    history = result.all_messages()
What's happening:
  • The agent reads input from the terminal and streams its response
  • Simplekpi API calls happen automatically under the hood
  • The model keeps conversation history to maintain context across turns
9

Run the application

python
if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())
What's happening:
  • The asyncio loop launches the agent and keeps it running until you exit

Complete Code

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

python
import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHTTP

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    user_id = os.getenv("USER_ID")
    if not api_key or not user_id:
        raise RuntimeError("Set COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID in your environment")

    # Create a Composio Tool Router session for Simplekpi
    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=user_id,
        toolkits=["simplekpi"],
    )
    url = session.mcp.url
    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Composio session did not return an MCP URL")

    # Attach the MCP server to a Pydantic AI Agent
    simplekpi_mcp = MCPServerStreamableHTTP(url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY})
    agent = Agent(
        "openai:gpt-5",
        toolsets=[simplekpi_mcp],
        instructions=(
            "You are a Simplekpi assistant. Use Simplekpi tools to help users "
            "with their requests. Ask clarifying questions when needed."
        ),
    )

    # Simple REPL with message history
    history = []
    print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")
    print("Try asking the agent to help you with Simplekpi.\n")

    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()
        if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit", "bye"}:
            print("\nGoodbye!")
            break
        if not user_input:
            continue

        print("\nAgent is thinking...\n", flush=True)

        async with agent.run_stream(user_input, message_history=history) as stream_result:
            collected_text = ""
            async for chunk in stream_result.stream_output():
                text_piece = None
                if isinstance(chunk, str):
                    text_piece = chunk
                elif hasattr(chunk, "delta") and isinstance(chunk.delta, str):
                    text_piece = chunk.delta
                elif hasattr(chunk, "text"):
                    text_piece = chunk.text
                if text_piece:
                    collected_text += text_piece
            result = stream_result

        print(f"Agent: {collected_text}\n")
        history = result.all_messages()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

Conclusion

You've built a Pydantic AI agent that can interact with Simplekpi through Composio's Tool Router. With this setup, your agent can perform real Simplekpi actions through natural language. You can extend this further by:
  • Adding other toolkits like Gmail, HubSpot, or Salesforce
  • Building a web-based chat interface around this agent
  • Using multiple MCP endpoints to enable cross-app workflows (for example, Gmail + Simplekpi for workflow automation)
This architecture makes your AI agent "agent-native", able to securely use APIs in a unified, composable way without custom integrations.
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. Pydantic AI 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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