How to integrate Zoho MCP with Autogen

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Zoho to AutoGen using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Zoho agent that can convert new leads to contacts in crm, add a note to an existing zoho deal, list all contacts added this week through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Zoho account through Composio's Zoho 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
Install the required dependencies for Autogen and Composio
Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Zoho
Wire that MCP URL into Autogen using McpWorkbench and StreamableHttpServerParams
Configure an Autogen AssistantAgent that can call Zoho tools
Run a live chat loop where you ask the agent to perform Zoho operations

What is AutoGen?

Autogen is a framework for building multi-agent conversational AI systems from Microsoft. It enables you to create agents that can collaborate, use tools, and maintain complex workflows.

Key features include:

Multi-Agent Systems: Build collaborative agent workflows
MCP Workbench: Native support for Model Context Protocol tools
Streaming HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
AssistantAgent: Pre-built agent class for tool-using assistants

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

The Zoho MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Zoho account. It provides structured and secure access to your Zoho CRM data, so your agent can create contacts and leads, manage deals, search records, track activities, and draft emails on your behalf.

Contact and lead management: Have your agent create contacts and leads, find existing records, and review prospect details in Zoho CRM.
Deal and account tracking: Let the agent create and update deals, review sales opportunities, search accounts, and update account details.
Tasks, calls, and event coordination: Direct your agent to find tasks, review logged calls, create events, and check upcoming meetings.
Notes, emails, and attachments: Instruct your agent to add notes to CRM records, review related emails and attachments, and prepare email drafts.
CRM record discovery: Have your agent search across Zoho CRM modules, list available modules, and retrieve related records for added context.

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:

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

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step08 STEPS

Prerequisites

You will need:

A Composio API key
An OpenAI API key (used by Autogen's OpenAIChatCompletionClient)
A Zoho account you can connect to Composio
Some basic familiarity with Autogen and Python async

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.

Install dependencies

bash

pip install composio python-dotenv
pip install autogen-agentchat autogen-ext-openai autogen-ext-tools

Install Composio, Autogen extensions, and dotenv.

What's happening:

composio connects your agent to Zoho via MCP
autogen-agentchat provides the AssistantAgent class
autogen-ext-openai provides the OpenAI model client
autogen-ext-tools provides MCP workbench support

Set up environment variables

bash

COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
USER_ID=your-user-identifier@example.com

Create a .env file in your project folder.

What's happening:

COMPOSIO_API_KEY is required to talk to Composio
OPENAI_API_KEY is used by Autogen's OpenAI client
USER_ID is how Composio identifies which user's Zoho connections to use

Import dependencies and create Tool Router session

python

import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio

from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, StreamableHttpServerParams

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a Zoho session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["zoho"]
    )
    url = session.mcp.url

What's happening:

load_dotenv() reads your .env file
Composio(api_key=...) initializes the SDK
create(...) creates a Tool Router session that exposes Zoho tools
session.mcp.url is the MCP endpoint that Autogen will connect to

Configure MCP parameters for Autogen

python

# Configure MCP server parameters for Streamable HTTP
server_params = StreamableHttpServerParams(
    url=url,
    timeout=30.0,
    sse_read_timeout=300.0,
    terminate_on_close=True,
    headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")}
)

Autogen expects parameters describing how to talk to the MCP server. That is what StreamableHttpServerParams is for.

What's happening:

url points to the Tool Router MCP endpoint from Composio
timeout is the HTTP timeout for requests
sse_read_timeout controls how long to wait when streaming responses
terminate_on_close=True cleans up the MCP server process when the workbench is closed

Create the model client and agent

python

# Create model client
model_client = OpenAIChatCompletionClient(
    model="gpt-5",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
)

# Use McpWorkbench as context manager
async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
    # Create Zoho assistant agent with MCP tools
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="zoho_assistant",
        description="An AI assistant that helps with Zoho operations.",
        model_client=model_client,
        workbench=workbench,
        model_client_stream=True,
        max_tool_iterations=10
    )

What's happening:

OpenAIChatCompletionClient wraps the OpenAI model for Autogen
McpWorkbench connects the agent to the MCP tools
AssistantAgent is configured with the Zoho tools from the workbench

Run the interactive chat loop

python

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

# Conversation loop
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")

    # Run the agent with streaming
    try:
        response_text = ""
        async for message in agent.run_stream(task=user_input):
            if hasattr(message, "content") and message.content:
                response_text = message.content

        # Print the final response
        if response_text:
            print(f"Agent: {response_text}\n")
        else:
            print("Agent: I encountered an issue processing your request.\n")

    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Agent: Sorry, I encountered an error: {str(e)}\n")

What's happening:

The script prompts you in a loop with You:
Autogen passes your input to the model, which decides which Zoho tools to call via MCP
agent.run_stream(...) yields streaming messages as the agent thinks and calls tools
Typing exit, quit, or bye ends the loop

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Zoho and AutoGen:

python

import asyncio
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from composio import Composio

from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.models.openai import OpenAIChatCompletionClient
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, StreamableHttpServerParams

load_dotenv()

async def main():
    # Initialize Composio and create a Zoho session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["zoho"]
    )
    url = session.mcp.url

    # Configure MCP server parameters for Streamable HTTP
    server_params = StreamableHttpServerParams(
        url=url,
        timeout=30.0,
        sse_read_timeout=300.0,
        terminate_on_close=True,
        headers={"x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")}
    )

    # Create model client
    model_client = OpenAIChatCompletionClient(
        model="gpt-5",
        api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
    )

    # Use McpWorkbench as context manager
    async with McpWorkbench(server_params) as workbench:
        # Create Zoho assistant agent with MCP tools
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="zoho_assistant",
            description="An AI assistant that helps with Zoho operations.",
            model_client=model_client,
            workbench=workbench,
            model_client_stream=True,
            max_tool_iterations=10
        )

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

        # Conversation loop
        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")

            # Run the agent with streaming
            try:
                response_text = ""
                async for message in agent.run_stream(task=user_input):
                    if hasattr(message, 'content') and message.content:
                        response_text = message.content

                # Print the final response
                if response_text:
                    print(f"Agent: {response_text}\n")
                else:
                    print("Agent: I encountered an issue processing your request.\n")

            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Agent: Sorry, I encountered an error: {str(e)}\n")

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

Conclusion

You now have an Autogen assistant wired into Zoho through Composio's Tool Router and MCP. From here you can:

Add more toolkits to the toolkits list, for example notion or hubspot
Refine the agent description to point it at specific workflows
Wrap this script behind a UI, Slack bot, or internal tool

Once the pattern is clear for Zoho, you can reuse the same structure for other MCP-enabled apps with minimal code changes.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Convert Zoho CRM Lead

Converts a lead into a contact, account, and optionally a deal in Zoho CRM.

Create Contact in Zoho CRM

Creates a new contact record in Zoho CRM.

Create Deal in Zoho CRM

Creates a new deal in Zoho CRM representing a sales opportunity with deal name, stage, amount, and closing date.

Create Email Draft in Zoho CRM

Creates email drafts for a specific record in Zoho CRM.

Create Zoho Event

Creates a new Event record in Zoho CRM.

Create Lead in Zoho CRM

Creates a new lead record in Zoho CRM with the specified details.

Create Note in Zoho CRM

Creates a new note attached to a specific record in Zoho CRM.

Create Zoho CRM Record

Creates new records in a specified module in Zoho CRM.

Create Zoho CRM Tag

Creates a new tag in Zoho CRM for a specific module.

Delete Zoho Account

Deletes an existing account record from Zoho CRM.

Delete Zoho CRM Contact

Deletes a contact from Zoho CRM.

Delete Zoho CRM Deal

Deletes a deal record from Zoho CRM.

Get Zoho CRM Account

Retrieves a specific Account record from Zoho CRM by its unique identifier.

Get Call

Retrieves a specific Call record by its unique identifier from Zoho CRM.

Get Zoho CRM Contact

Retrieves a single contact record by ID from Zoho CRM.

Get Email Drafts for Zoho CRM Record

Retrieves email drafts associated with a specific record in Zoho CRM.

Get Zoho Event

Retrieves a specific event record from Zoho CRM by its unique identifier.

Get From Addresses

Retrieves the list of from addresses configured for email operations in Zoho CRM.

Get Zoho CRM Module Fields Metadata

Retrieves field metadata for a Zoho CRM module including API names, data types, permissions, and configuration details.

Get Zoho CRM Note

Retrieves a single note by its unique identifier from Zoho CRM.

Get Zoho CRM Record Emails

Retrieves all emails associated with a specific record in Zoho CRM.

Get Zoho CRM Related Lists Metadata

Retrieves related list metadata for a Zoho CRM module to discover correct api_name values.

Get Zoho CRM Related Records

Fetch related-list records (e.

Get Zoho CRM Task

Retrieves a specific task record by its ID from Zoho CRM.

Get Zoho CRM User

Retrieves a specific user from Zoho CRM by their user ID.

Get Zoho CRM Records

Retrieves records from a specified module in Zoho CRM.

Get Zoho CRM Users

Tool to retrieve users from Zoho CRM.

List Zoho CRM Accounts

Retrieves a list of account records from Zoho CRM with pagination and filtering support.

List Zoho CRM Calls

Retrieves Call activity records from Zoho CRM with pagination support.

List Contacts

Retrieves contact records from Zoho CRM with support for pagination, filtering, and sorting.

List Deals

Retrieves a list of deals from Zoho CRM with support for filtering, sorting, and pagination.

List Zoho CRM Events

Lists events (meetings) from Zoho CRM with pagination and filtering support.

List Zoho CRM Leads

Retrieves lead records from Zoho CRM's Leads module with pagination support.

List Zoho CRM Modules

Lists all available Zoho CRM modules (standard + custom) to reliably select module API names/IDs for operations.

List Zoho CRM Notes

Retrieves a list of notes from Zoho CRM across all modules.

List Attachments for Zoho CRM Record

Tool to list attachment metadata (id, File_Name, Size, Created_Time, etc.

List Zoho CRM Tasks

Retrieves tasks from the Tasks module in Zoho CRM with support for filtering, pagination, and sorting.

Search Zoho CRM Accounts

Search for Account records within Zoho CRM using server-side queries.

Search Zoho CRM Calls

Search for Call records in Zoho CRM using server-side queries.

Search Zoho CRM Contacts

Search for contacts in Zoho CRM using server-side queries by criteria, email, phone, or keyword.

Search Deals in Zoho CRM

Search for Deal records in Zoho CRM using server-side queries.

Search Events

Search for Events in Zoho CRM using server-side queries.

Search Leads

Search for lead records in Zoho CRM using server-side queries.

Search Notes

Search for notes in Zoho CRM using server-side queries.

Search Zoho CRM Tasks

Search for tasks in Zoho CRM using flexible criteria including subject, status, priority, or due date.

Search Zoho CRM Records

Search for records within a Zoho CRM module using server-side queries.

Update Zoho CRM Account

Updates an existing Account record in Zoho CRM with the specified field values.

Update Zoho CRM Call

Updates existing call records in the Calls module in Zoho CRM.

Update Zoho CRM Deal

Updates an existing deal in Zoho CRM.

Update Zoho CRM Email Draft

Updates an existing email draft associated with a record in Zoho CRM.

Update Zoho CRM Event

Updates existing events in Zoho CRM.

Update Lead

Updates existing lead records in Zoho CRM.

Update Zoho CRM Note

Updates an existing note in Zoho CRM.

Update Related Records in Zoho CRM

Associates or updates relationships between records across different modules in Zoho CRM.

Update Zoho CRM Record

Updates existing records in a specified module in Zoho CRM.

Upload Attachment to Zoho CRM Record

Tool to upload a file as an Attachment to a specific Zoho CRM record.

Validate Zoho CRM Credentials

Validates Zoho CRM credentials by retrieving current user information.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Autogen 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 Zoho tools.

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

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How to integrate Zoho MCP with Autogen

Connect Zoho without auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate Zoho with

TL;DR

What is AutoGen?

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

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

What is Composio SDK?

How the Composio SDK works

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Getting API Keys for OpenAI and Composio

Install dependencies

Set up environment variables

Import dependencies and create Tool Router session

Configure MCP parameters for Autogen

Create the model client and agent

Run the interactive chat loop

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools

How to build Zoho MCP Agent with another framework

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agent SDK

Muse

Codex

Kimi Code

OpenClaw

Hermes

Atomic Agent

CLI

Google ADK

LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

Pydantic AI

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Pipedrive

Salesforce

Apollo

Frequently asked questions

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Zoho MCP?+

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Autogen?+

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Zoho while using Tool Router?+

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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