# How to integrate Zerobounce MCP with Pydantic AI ```json { "title": "How to integrate Zerobounce MCP with Pydantic AI", "toolkit": "Zerobounce", "toolkit_slug": "zerobounce", "framework": "Pydantic AI", "framework_slug": "pydantic-ai", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/pydantic-ai", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/pydantic-ai.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-06T08:34:42.363Z" } ``` ## Introduction This guide walks you through connecting Zerobounce to Pydantic AI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Zerobounce agent that can validate a list of 100 new signups, score this email for lead quality, check deliverability of mark@gmail.com through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Pydantic AI agent real control over a Zerobounce account through Composio's Zerobounce MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved. ## Also integrate Zerobounce with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/crew-ai) ## 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 Zerobounce - 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 Zerobounce 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 Zerobounce MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Zerobounce MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Zerobounce account. It provides structured and secure access to your email validation and deliverability tools, so your agent can perform actions like validating emails, scoring leads, managing bulk jobs, and analyzing engagement—all automatically. - Real-time email validation: Instantly check if email addresses are valid, risky, or undeliverable before sending campaigns or updating your lists. - Bulk validation and processing: Upload files and process hundreds of emails or domains at once, with tools for tracking job status and retrieving results. - AI-powered lead scoring: Score individual email addresses using Zerobounce AI to assess lead quality and prioritize outreach. - Domain and pattern analysis: Identify common email address formats for any domain or run bulk domain searches to optimize your contact strategies. - Allowlist and blocklist management: Easily update your allow and block lists to fine-tune which addresses pass or fail validation, keeping your lists clean and secure. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `ZEROBOUNCE_ACTIVITY_DATA` | Get Activity Data | Tool to get activity data (opens, clicks, etc.) for a given email. use after confirming the email address to gauge engagement recency. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_AI_SCORING_SINGLE` | AI Scoring Single Email | Tool to score a single email address using zerobounce ai. use when you need real-time email lead quality feedback before outreach. example prompt: "score the email mark@gmail.com." | | `ZEROBOUNCE_ALLOW_BLOCK_LIST` | Allow or Block List | Tool to manage allowlist and blocklist for email validation. use when you need to programmatically add or modify custom filters before validating emails. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_BATCH_VALIDATE_EMAILS` | Batch Validate Emails | Tool to validate a batch of email addresses in real time. use when you need to validate up to 200 emails at once with optional activity data. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_DELETE_FILE` | Delete file | Tool to delete a file that was submitted for bulk validation. use when file status is 'complete'. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_DOMAIN_SEARCH_FILE_STATUS` | Domain Search File Status | Tool to get the processing status of a file submitted for bulk domain search. use after submitting the file to poll status. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_DOMAIN_SEARCH_GET_FILE` | Domain Search Get File | Tool to download the results file for a completed bulk domain search job. use when you have the file id and the job is complete. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_DOMAIN_SEARCH_SEND_FILE` | Domain Search Send File | Tool to upload a file for bulk domain search. use when you have many domains in a csv/txt and need to lookup their details in bulk. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_DOMAIN_SEARCH_SINGLE` | Domain Search Single | Tool to identify common email address formats for a given domain. use when you need to guess email patterns for a company based on its domain. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_EMAIL_FINDER_DELETE_FILE` | Delete Email Finder File | Tool to delete a file that was submitted for bulk email finding. use when the file processing status is 'complete' and you need to remove it. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_EMAIL_FINDER_FILE_STATUS` | Email Finder File Status | Tool to get the processing status of a file submitted for bulk email finding. use when you need to poll the progress of a bulk email-finder file upload. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_EMAIL_FINDER_SEND_FILE` | Email Finder Send File | Tool to upload a file for bulk email finding. use when you have lists of names and domains to find emails in bulk via csv/txt upload. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_EMAIL_FINDER_SINGLE` | Email Finder Single | Tool to find an email address for a given person and domain. use when you need to locate a professional email from a person's name and company domain. use after confirming domain or company info. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_GET_API_USAGE` | Get API Usage | Tool to retrieve api usage statistics for a given period. use when you need usage metrics between two dates. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_GET_CREDIT_BALANCE` | Get Credit Balance | Tool to retrieve your current zerobounce email validation credit balance. use when you need to monitor remaining credits to avoid service interruptions. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_LIST_EVALUATOR` | List Evaluator | Tool to evaluate the quality of an email list. use when you have a list of emails and need a quick health check before full validation. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_SEND_FILE` | Send File | Tool to upload a file for bulk email validation. use when you need to validate large lists of emails via csv or txt file. | | `ZEROBOUNCE_VALIDATE_EMAIL` | Validate Email | Tool to validate a single email address in real time. use when you need to confirm deliverability and domain details before sending emails. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Zerobounce MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent to Zerobounce. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Zerobounce 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 with an active API key - Basic familiarity with Python and async programming ### 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 Install the required libraries. What's happening: - composio connects your agent to external SaaS tools like Zerobounce - pydantic-ai lets you create structured AI agents with tool support - python-dotenv loads your environment variables securely from a .env file ```bash pip install composio pydantic-ai python-dotenv ``` ### 3. Set up environment variables 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 ```bash COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here USER_ID=your_user_id_here OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key ``` ### 4. Import dependencies What's happening: - We load environment variables and import required modules - Composio manages connections to Zerobounce - MCPServerStreamableHTTP connects to the Zerobounce MCP server endpoint - Agent from Pydantic AI lets you define and run the AI assistant ```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() ``` ### 5. Create a Tool Router Session What's happening: - We're creating a Tool Router session that gives your agent access to Zerobounce 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 ```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 Zerobounce composio = Composio(api_key=api_key) session = composio.create( user_id=user_id, toolkits=["zerobounce"], ) url = session.mcp.url if not url: raise ValueError("Composio session did not return an MCP URL") ``` ### 6. Initialize the Pydantic AI Agent What's happening: - The MCP client connects to the Zerobounce endpoint - The agent uses GPT-5 to interpret user commands and perform Zerobounce operations - The instructions field defines the agent's role and behavior ```python # Attach the MCP server to a Pydantic AI Agent zerobounce_mcp = MCPServerStreamableHTTP(url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}) agent = Agent( "openai:gpt-5", toolsets=[zerobounce_mcp], instructions=( "You are a Zerobounce assistant. Use Zerobounce tools to help users " "with their requests. Ask clarifying questions when needed." ), ) ``` ### 7. Build the chat interface What's happening: - The agent reads input from the terminal and streams its response - Zerobounce API calls happen automatically under the hood - The model keeps conversation history to maintain context across turns ```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 Zerobounce.\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() ``` ### 8. Run the application What's happening: - The asyncio loop launches the agent and keeps it running until you exit ```python if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main()) ``` ## Complete Code ```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 Zerobounce composio = Composio(api_key=api_key) session = composio.create( user_id=user_id, toolkits=["zerobounce"], ) 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 zerobounce_mcp = MCPServerStreamableHTTP(url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}) agent = Agent( "openai:gpt-5", toolsets=[zerobounce_mcp], instructions=( "You are a Zerobounce assistant. Use Zerobounce 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 Zerobounce.\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 Zerobounce through Composio's Tool Router. With this setup, your agent can perform real Zerobounce 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 + Zerobounce for workflow automation) This architecture makes your AI agent "agent-native", able to securely use APIs in a unified, composable way without custom integrations. ## How to build Zerobounce MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/zerobounce/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Reddit](https://composio.dev/toolkits/reddit) - Reddit is a social news platform with thriving user-driven communities (subreddits). 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It helps teams engage audiences and optimize lead generation through detailed analytics. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Zerobounce MCP? With a standalone Zerobounce MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Zerobounce tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Zerobounce and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Pydantic AI? 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 Zerobounce tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Zerobounce while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Zerobounce 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 Zerobounce data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)