MCP

Extend your agent with Model Context Protocol tools from connected MCP servers.

Overview

MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets you connect external tool servers to your agent, giving it access to a wide range of capabilities without building custom functions from scratch.

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Setup

1. Connect an MCP server

   In your agent’s Functions section, click + Add MCP and fill in the connection details.

   
2. Configure headers

   Optionally add custom headers to be sent with requests to your MCP server.

3. Add query parameters

   Optionally append query parameters to the MCP server endpoint URL.

4. Choose a tool

   Select from the available tools provided by your connected MCP server.

5. Extract response data

   Map response values to dynamic variables for use later in the conversation:

   Extract the user_name from the MCP response and store it as {{user_name}}.
   
6. Save configuration

   Save your MCP tool configuration to make it available to your agent.

7. Update your prompt

   Tell the agent explicitly when to invoke the MCP tool:

   When the user asks for their account details, call the get_account_info MCP tool.
   

Always instruct your agent in the prompt when to trigger MCP tools. The agent won’t reliably infer usage from tool names alone.