How to integrate Zoho invoice MCP with LlamaIndex

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Zoho invoice to LlamaIndex using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Zoho invoice agent that can list all unpaid invoices from last month, show expenses categorized by project for may, find payments received from a specific client through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your LlamaIndex agent real control over a Zoho invoice account through Composio's Zoho invoice 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:
  • Set your OpenAI and Composio API keys
  • Install LlamaIndex and Composio packages
  • Create a Composio Tool Router session for Zoho invoice
  • Connect LlamaIndex to the Zoho invoice MCP server
  • Build a Zoho invoice-powered agent using LlamaIndex
  • Interact with Zoho invoice through natural language

What is LlamaIndex?

LlamaIndex is a data framework for building LLM applications. It provides tools for connecting LLMs to external data sources and services through agents and tools.

Key features include:

  • ReAct Agent: Reasoning and acting pattern for tool-using agents
  • MCP Tools: Native support for Model Context Protocol
  • Context Management: Maintain conversation context across interactions
  • Async Support: Built for async/await patterns

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

The Zoho invoice 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 Invoice account. It provides structured and secure access to your invoicing, billing, and expense data, so your agent can perform actions like listing invoices, fetching payments, retrieving contacts, and managing expenses on your behalf.

  • Comprehensive invoice management: Let your agent list and review all invoices, making it easy to track billing history, filter by status, or check for outstanding payments.
  • Automated expense tracking: Have your agent retrieve and organize expense records, helping you monitor spending and simplify bookkeeping.
  • Contact catalog access: Quickly pull a list of clients, vendors, or customers from your Zoho Invoice account to streamline outreach and relationship management.
  • Real-time payment tracking: Direct your agent to list all payments, filter by customer or date range, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
  • Itemized inventory insights: Fetch detailed item catalogs or retrieve specific item details to keep your invoicing accurate and up to date.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Add Credit Note to InvoicesTool to apply a credit note to one or more invoices.
Add Invoice CommentTool to add a comment to an invoice.
Apply Credits to InvoiceTool to apply credit notes to an invoice in Zoho Invoice.
Cancel Write Off InvoiceTool to cancel a write-off on an invoice.
Clone Zoho Invoice ProjectTool to clone an existing project.
Create Additional AddressTool to add an additional address to a contact.
Create ContactTool to create a contact in Zoho Invoice.
Create Contact PersonTool to create a contact person for an existing contact.
Create Credit NoteTool to create a credit note to refund or give credit to a customer.
Create Credit Note CommentTool to add a comment to a credit note.
Create CurrencyTool to create a new currency in Zoho Invoice.
Create Customer PaymentTool to create a customer payment in Zoho Invoice.
Create EmployeeTool to create an employee in Zoho Invoice.
Create EstimateTool to create a new estimate (quote) for a customer.
Create Estimate CommentTool to add a comment to an estimate.
Create Exchange RateTool to create an exchange rate for a specified currency.
Create Expense CategoryTool to create a new expense category in Zoho Invoice.
Create InvoiceTool to create a new invoice for a customer in Zoho Invoice.
Create ItemTool to create a new item in Zoho Invoice.
Create Project CommentTool to post a comment to a project.
Create Recurring InvoiceTool to create a recurring invoice profile that automatically generates invoices at specified intervals.
Create Refund Credit Note RefundsTool to create a refund for a credit note.
Create TaskTool to create a new task in a Zoho Invoice project.
Create TaxTool to create a new tax in Zoho Invoice.
Create Tax GroupTool to create a new tax group in Zoho Invoice.
Create Time EntryTool to log time entries for projects in Zoho Invoice.
Create Zoho Invoice UserTool to create a new user in Zoho Invoice.
Delete Additional AddressTool to delete an additional address from a contact.
Delete ContactTool to delete a contact from Zoho Invoice.
Delete Contact PersonTool to delete a contact person from Zoho Invoice.
Delete Credit Notes Applied to InvoiceTool to delete invoices credited from a credit note.
Delete CurrencyTool to delete a currency from Zoho Invoice settings.
Delete Customer PaymentTool to delete an existing payment from Zoho Invoice.
Delete EmployeeTool to delete an employee from Zoho Invoice.
Delete Estimate CommentTool to delete a comment from an estimate.
Delete EstimatesTool to delete one or more estimates (quotes).
Delete ExpenseTool to delete an expense from Zoho Invoice.
Delete Expense CategoryTool to delete an expense category from Zoho Invoice.
Delete InvoiceTool to delete an existing invoice from Zoho Invoice.
Delete Invoice AttachmentTool to delete an attachment from an invoice.
Delete Invoice CommentTool to delete a comment from an invoice.
Delete Invoice Expense ReceiptTool to delete the receipt attached to an expense in Zoho Invoice.
Delete ItemTool to delete an existing item from Zoho Invoice.
Delete ProjectTool to delete a project from Zoho Invoice.
Delete Project CommentTool to delete a comment from a project.
Delete TaxTool to delete a simple or compound tax from Zoho Invoice settings.
Delete TaskTool to delete a task from a Zoho Invoice project.
Delete Time EntryTool to delete a time entry from Zoho Invoice.
Delete UserTool to delete a user from Zoho Invoice.
Disable Contact Payment RemindersTool to disable payment reminders for a contact.
Disable Invoice Payment ReminderTool to disable payment reminders for an invoice.
Email Contact StatementTool to email a statement to a contact in Zoho Invoice.
Email EstimateTool to email an estimate to a customer.
Email InvoiceTool to email an invoice to customers.
Email Multiple EstimatesTool to send estimates via email to customers in bulk.
Enable Invoice Payment ReminderTool to enable payment reminders for an invoice.
Enable Payment RemindersTool to enable payment reminders for a contact.
Enable Portal AccessTool to enable portal access for contact persons in Zoho Invoice.
Bulk Export InvoicesTool to bulk export multiple invoices as a single PDF file.
Get All TasksTool to list all tasks in a Zoho Invoice project.
Get Client ReviewTool to retrieve details of a particular client review by comment ID.
Get ContactTool to retrieve a specific contact by ID.
Get Contact AddressesTool to retrieve all addresses for a contact.
Get Contact PersonTool to retrieve details of a specific contact person.
Get Credit NoteTool to retrieve the details of a specific credit note by creditnote_id.
Get Credit Note Email HistoryTool to retrieve email history for a credit note.
Get Credit Note RefundTool to retrieve details of a specific credit note refund.
Get ExpenseTool to retrieve a specific expense by ID.
Get InvoiceTool to retrieve the details of a specific invoice by invoice_id.
Get Invoice AttachmentTool to get invoice attachment details.
Get Invoice Email ContentTool to retrieve the email content for a specific invoice.
Get Zoho Invoice ItemTool to retrieve the details of a specific item by item_id.
Get Payment Reminder Mail ContentTool to retrieve payment reminder mail content for a specific invoice.
Get Price ListTool to retrieve the details of a specific price list by pricebook_id.
Get ProjectTool to retrieve details of a specific project by project ID.
Get Project UserTool to retrieve a specific user from a project.
Get Recurring InvoiceTool to retrieve the details of a specific recurring invoice by recurring_invoice_id.
Get Statement Mail ContentTool to retrieve statement mail content for a specific contact.
Get TaskTool to retrieve a specific task from a Zoho Invoice project.
Get TaxTool to retrieve details of a specific tax by tax_id.
Get Tax GroupTool to retrieve a specific tax group by ID.
Get Time EntryTool to retrieve a specific time entry from Zoho Invoice.
Inactivate ProjectTool to deactivate a project in Zoho Invoice.
List Child Expenses CreatedTool to list child expenses created from a recurring expense.
List Client ReviewsTool to retrieve all client reviews for contacts.
List Contact CommentsTool to list all comments on a contact.
List Contact RefundsTool to list refunds associated with a contact.
List ContactsTool to list contacts.
List Credit NotesTool to list credit notes.
List CurrenciesTool to list all currencies configured for the organization.
List Customer Payment RefundsTool to list refunds of a customer payment.
List EmployeesTool to list all employees in the organization.
List EstimatesTool to list all estimates.
List Expense CategoriesTool to list all expense categories with optional filtering, sorting, and pagination.
List Expense CommentsTool to list expense history and comments.
List ExpensesList all expenses with optional filtering, sorting, and pagination.
List Invoice CommentsTool to list all comments and history for an invoice.
List Invoice PaymentsTool to list payments for a specific invoice.
List InvoicesTool to list invoices.
List Invoices CreditedTool to list invoices to which a specific credit note has been applied.
List ItemsTool to list all items.
List OrganizationsTool to list all organizations.
List PaymentsTool to list payments.
List Price ListsTool to list all price lists.
List Project CommentsTool to list all comments for a project.
List Project InvoicesTool to list all invoices for a specific project.
List ProjectsTool to list all projects.
List Project UsersTool to list all users assigned to a specific project.
List Recurring InvoicesTool to list recurring invoices.
List Retainer InvoicesTool to list retainer invoices.
List Retainer Invoice TemplatesTool to list retainer invoice templates.
List UsersTool to list users in a Zoho Invoice organization.
Mark Contact as ActiveTool to mark an inactive contact as active.
Mark Contact as InactiveTool to mark a contact as inactive in Zoho Invoice.
Mark Contact Person as PrimaryTool to mark a contact person as primary in Zoho Invoice.
Mark Estimate as DeclinedTool to mark an estimate as declined.
Mark Expense Category as ActiveTool to mark an inactive expense category as active.
Mark Invoice as SentTool to mark an invoice as sent.
Mark Invoice as VoidTool to mark an invoice as void.
Mark Item as InactiveTool to mark an active item as inactive.
Mark Retainer Invoice as SentTool to mark a retainer invoice as sent.
Bulk Print EstimatesTool to bulk print multiple estimates as PDF.
Bulk Print InvoicesTool to bulk print invoices as PDF.
Refund Customer PaymentTool to refund an excess customer payment.
Resume Recurring InvoiceTool to resume a recurring invoice in Zoho Invoice.
Send Bulk Invoice ReminderTool to send payment reminders for multiple invoices in bulk.
Send Contact EmailTool to send an email to a contact in Zoho Invoice.
Start TimerTool to start a timer on an existing time entry in Zoho Invoice.
Stop Recurring InvoiceTool to stop a recurring invoice in Zoho Invoice.
Update Additional AddressTool to update an additional address for a contact.
Update ContactTool to update an existing contact in Zoho Invoice.
Update Contact PersonTool to update a contact person in Zoho Invoice.
Update Credit NoteTool to update an existing credit note in Zoho Invoice.
Update Credit Note TemplateTool to update the template associated with a credit note.
Update Customer Payment RefundTool to update an existing customer payment refund.
Update Estimate Shipping AddressTool to update the shipping address for an estimate.
Write Off InvoiceTool to write off an invoice.

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

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.8/Node 16 or higher installed
  • A Composio account with the API key
  • An OpenAI API key
  • A Zoho invoice account and project
  • Basic familiarity with async Python/Typescript

Getting API Keys for OpenAI, Composio, and Zoho invoice

OpenAI API key (OPENAI_API_KEY)
  • Go to the OpenAI dashboard
  • Create an API key if you don't have one
  • Assign it to OPENAI_API_KEY in .env
Composio API key and user ID
  • Log into the Composio dashboard
  • Copy your API key from Settings
    • Use this as COMPOSIO_API_KEY
  • Pick a stable user identifier (email or ID)
    • Use this as COMPOSIO_USER_ID

Installing dependencies

pip install composio-llamaindex llama-index llama-index-llms-openai llama-index-tools-mcp python-dotenv

Create a new Python project and install the necessary dependencies:

  • composio-llamaindex: Composio's LlamaIndex integration
  • llama-index: Core LlamaIndex framework
  • llama-index-llms-openai: OpenAI LLM integration
  • llama-index-tools-mcp: MCP client for LlamaIndex
  • python-dotenv: Environment variable management

Set environment variables

bash
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id

Create a .env file in your project root:

These credentials will be used to:

  • Authenticate with OpenAI's GPT-5 model
  • Connect to Composio's Tool Router
  • Identify your Composio user session for Zoho invoice access

Import modules

import asyncio
import os
import dotenv

from composio import Composio
from composio_llamaindex import LlamaIndexProvider
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import ReActAgent
from llama_index.core.workflow import Context
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec

dotenv.load_dotenv()

Create a new file called zoho invoice_llamaindex_agent.py and import the required modules:

Key imports:

  • asyncio: For async/await support
  • Composio: Main client for Composio services
  • LlamaIndexProvider: Adapts Composio tools for LlamaIndex
  • ReActAgent: LlamaIndex's reasoning and action agent
  • BasicMCPClient: Connects to MCP endpoints
  • McpToolSpec: Converts MCP tools to LlamaIndex format

Load environment variables and initialize Composio

OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not OPENAI_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("OPENAI_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")

What's happening:

This ensures missing credentials cause early, clear errors before the agent attempts to initialise.

Create a Tool Router session and build the agent function

async def build_agent() -> ReActAgent:
    composio_client = Composio(
        api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY,
        provider=LlamaIndexProvider(),
    )

    session = composio_client.create(
        user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
        toolkits=["zoho_invoice"],
    )

    mcp_url = session.mcp.url
    print(f"Composio MCP URL: {mcp_url}")

    mcp_client = BasicMCPClient(mcp_url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY})
    mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
    tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()

    llm = OpenAI(model="gpt-5")

    description = "An agent that uses Composio Tool Router MCP tools to perform Zoho invoice actions."
    system_prompt = """
    You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio Tool Router.
    Use the available tools to answer user queries and perform Zoho invoice actions.
    """
    return ReActAgent(tools=tools, llm=llm, description=description, system_prompt=system_prompt, verbose=True)

What's happening here:

  • We create a Composio client using your API key and configure it with the LlamaIndex provider
  • We then create a tool router MCP session for your user, specifying the toolkits we want to use (in this case, zoho invoice)
  • The session returns an MCP HTTP endpoint URL that acts as a gateway to all your configured tools
  • LlamaIndex will connect to this endpoint to dynamically discover and use the available Zoho invoice tools.
  • The MCP tools are mapped to LlamaIndex-compatible tools and plug them into the Agent.

Create an interactive chat loop

async def chat_loop(agent: ReActAgent) -> None:
    ctx = Context(agent)
    print("Type 'quit', 'exit', or Ctrl+C to stop.")

    while True:
        try:
            user_input = input("\nYou: ").strip()
        except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
            print("\nBye!")
            break

        if not user_input or user_input.lower() in {"quit", "exit"}:
            print("Bye!")
            break

        try:
            print("Agent: ", end="", flush=True)
            handler = agent.run(user_input, ctx=ctx)

            async for event in handler.stream_events():
                # Stream token-by-token from LLM responses
                if hasattr(event, "delta") and event.delta:
                    print(event.delta, end="", flush=True)
                # Show tool calls as they happen
                elif hasattr(event, "tool_name"):
                    print(f"\n[Using tool: {event.tool_name}]", flush=True)

            # Get final response
            response = await handler
            print()  # Newline after streaming
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            print("\n[Interrupted]")
            continue
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"\nError: {e}")

What's happening here:

  • We're creating a direct terminal interface to chat with your Zoho invoice database
  • The LLM's responses are streamed to the CLI for faster interaction.
  • The agent uses context to maintain conversation history
  • You can type 'quit' or 'exit' to stop the chat loop gracefully
  • Agent responses and any errors are displayed in a clear, readable format

Define the main entry point

async def main() -> None:
    agent = await build_agent()
    await chat_loop(agent)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Handle Ctrl+C gracefully
    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, lambda s, f: (print("\nBye!"), exit(0)))
    try:
        asyncio.run(main())
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print("\nBye!")

What's happening here:

  • We're orchestrating the entire application flow
  • The agent gets built with proper error handling
  • Then we kick off the interactive chat loop so you can start talking to Zoho invoice

Run the agent

npx ts-node llamaindex-agent.ts

When prompted, authenticate and authorise your agent with Zoho invoice, then start asking questions.

Complete Code

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

import asyncio
import os
import signal
import dotenv

from composio import Composio
from composio_llamaindex import LlamaIndexProvider
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import ReActAgent
from llama_index.core.workflow import Context
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec

dotenv.load_dotenv()

OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not OPENAI_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("OPENAI_API_KEY is not set")
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")

async def build_agent() -> ReActAgent:
    composio_client = Composio(
        api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY,
        provider=LlamaIndexProvider(),
    )

    session = composio_client.create(
        user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
        toolkits=["zoho_invoice"],
    )

    mcp_url = session.mcp.url
    print(f"Composio MCP URL: {mcp_url}")

    mcp_client = BasicMCPClient(mcp_url, headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY})
    mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
    tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()

    llm = OpenAI(model="gpt-5")
    description = "An agent that uses Composio Tool Router MCP tools to perform Zoho invoice actions."
    system_prompt = """
    You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio Tool Router.
    Use the available tools to answer user queries and perform Zoho invoice actions.
    """
    return ReActAgent(
        tools=tools,
        llm=llm,
        description=description,
        system_prompt=system_prompt,
        verbose=True,
    );

async def chat_loop(agent: ReActAgent) -> None:
    ctx = Context(agent)
    print("Type 'quit', 'exit', or Ctrl+C to stop.")

    while True:
        try:
            user_input = input("\nYou: ").strip()
        except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
            print("\nBye!")
            break

        if not user_input or user_input.lower() in {"quit", "exit"}:
            print("Bye!")
            break

        try:
            print("Agent: ", end="", flush=True)
            handler = agent.run(user_input, ctx=ctx)

            async for event in handler.stream_events():
                # Stream token-by-token from LLM responses
                if hasattr(event, "delta") and event.delta:
                    print(event.delta, end="", flush=True)
                # Show tool calls as they happen
                elif hasattr(event, "tool_name"):
                    print(f"\n[Using tool: {event.tool_name}]", flush=True)

            # Get final response
            response = await handler
            print()  # Newline after streaming
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            print("\n[Interrupted]")
            continue
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"\nError: {e}")

async def main() -> None:
    agent = await build_agent()
    await chat_loop(agent)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Handle Ctrl+C gracefully
    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, lambda s, f: (print("\nBye!"), exit(0)))
    try:
        asyncio.run(main())
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print("\nBye!")

Conclusion

You've successfully connected Zoho invoice to LlamaIndex through Composio's Tool Router MCP layer. Key takeaways:
  • Tool Router dynamically exposes Zoho invoice tools through an MCP endpoint
  • LlamaIndex's ReActAgent handles reasoning and orchestration; Composio handles integrations
  • The agent becomes more capable without increasing prompt size
  • Async Python provides clean, efficient execution of agent workflows
You can easily extend this to other toolkits like Gmail, Notion, Stripe, GitHub, and more by adding them to the toolkits parameter.

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FAQ

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

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

Can I use Tool Router MCP with LlamaIndex?

Yes, you can. LlamaIndex 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 invoice tools.

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

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

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