How to integrate CarsXE MCP with Google ADK

This guide walks you through connecting CarsXE to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working CarsXE agent that can decode vin and summarize vehicle specs, check recalls for a used car, estimate market value from license plate through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a CarsXE account through Composio's CarsXE MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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CarsXE is a vehicle data API platform for VIN specs, recalls, license plate decoding, market values, history, images, and automotive lookups. Use it to turn raw vehicle identifiers into clear, useful car data fast.

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Introduction

This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a CarsXE account through Composio's CarsXE 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 a CarsXE account set up and connected to Composio
Install the Google ADK and Composio packages
Create a Composio Tool Router session for CarsXE
Build an agent that connects to CarsXE through MCP
Interact with CarsXE using natural language

What is Google ADK?

Google ADK (Agents Development Kit) is Google's framework for building AI agents powered by Gemini models. It provides tools for creating agents that can use external services through the Model Context Protocol.

Key features include:

Gemini Integration: Native support for Google's Gemini models
MCP Toolset: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol tools
Streamable HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
CLI and Web UI: Run agents via command line or web interface

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

The CarsXE MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your CarsXE account. It provides structured and secure access to vehicle specifications, records, valuations, images, and diagnostic data, so your agent can decode vehicles, check recalls and history, estimate market values, diagnose OBD codes, and recognize license plates on your behalf.

Vehicle identification and specifications: Have your agent decode a VIN or license plate, or look up detailed vehicle and trim information by year, make, and model.
Recall and safety checks: Instruct your agent to find safety recalls for a VIN or vehicle model, or submit and review recall checks for many VINs.
History, lien, and theft research: Let the agent retrieve title, salvage, insurance, lien, theft, VIN change, and historical title records for a vehicle.
Market values and diagnostics: Direct your agent to estimate wholesale, retail, and trade-in values or translate an OBD-II trouble code into a readable diagnosis.
Vehicle images and plate recognition: Have your agent find vehicle photos by make and model or analyze a public image for license plate candidates and detected vehicle details.

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

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Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:

A Google API key for Gemini models
A Composio account and API key
Python 3.9 or later installed
Basic familiarity with Python

Getting API Keys for Google and Composio

Google API Key

Go to Google AI Studio and create an API key.
Copy the key and keep it safe. You will put this in GOOGLE_API_KEY.

Composio API Key and User ID

Log in to the Composio dashboard.
Go to Settings → API Keys and copy your Composio API key. Use this for COMPOSIO_API_KEY.
Decide on a stable user identifier to scope sessions, often your email or a user ID. Use this for COMPOSIO_USER_ID.

Install dependencies

bash

pip install google-adk composio python-dotenv

Inside your virtual environment, install the required packages.

What's happening:

google-adk is Google's Agents Development Kit
composio connects your agent to CarsXE via MCP
python-dotenv loads environment variables

Set up ADK project

bash

adk create my_agent

Set up a new Google ADK project.

What's happening:

This creates an agent folder with a root agent file and .env file

Set environment variables

bash

GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id-or-email

Save all your credentials in the .env file.

What's happening:

GOOGLE_API_KEY authenticates with Google's Gemini models
COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
COMPOSIO_USER_ID identifies the user for session management

Import modules and validate environment

python

import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()

warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

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

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_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:

os reads environment variables
Composio is the main Composio SDK client
GoogleProvider declares that you are using Google ADK as the agent runtime
Agent is the Google ADK LLM agent class
McpToolset lets the ADK agent call MCP tools over HTTP

Create Composio client and Tool Router session

python

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["carsxe"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url,
print(f"Composio MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")

What's happening:

Authenticates to Composio with your API key
Declares Google ADK as the provider
Spins up a short-lived MCP endpoint for your user and selected toolkit
Stores the MCP HTTP URL for the ADK MCP integration

Set up the McpToolset and create the Agent

python

composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with CarsXE operations."
    ),
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")

What's happening:

Connects the ADK agent to the Composio MCP endpoint through McpToolset
Uses Gemini as the model powering the agent
Lists exact tool names in instruction to reduce misnamed tool calls

Run the agent

bash

# Run in CLI mode
adk run my_agent

# Or run in web UI mode
adk web

Execute the agent from the project root. The web command opens a web portal where you can chat with the agent.

What's happening:

adk run runs the agent in CLI mode
adk web . opens a web UI for interactive testing

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with CarsXE and Google ADK:

python

import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from composio_google import GoogleProvider
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

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

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_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.")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY, provider=GoogleProvider())

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["carsxe"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url


composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with CarsXE operations."
    ),  
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated CarsXE with the Google ADK through Composio's MCP Tool Router. Your agent can now interact with CarsXE using natural language commands.

Key takeaways:

The Tool Router approach dynamically routes requests to the appropriate CarsXE tools
Environment variables keep your credentials secure and separate from code
Clear agent instructions reduce tool calling errors
The ADK web UI provides an interactive interface for testing and development

You can extend this setup by adding more toolkits to the toolkits array in your session configuration.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Check Lien and Theft Records

Retrieve reportable US lien and theft events for a VIN.

Decode License Plate

Look up vehicle identity from a license plate using CarsXE's current global v2 decoder.

Decode OBD Code

Translate an OBD-II diagnostic trouble code into a readable diagnosis.

Get Vehicle Market Value

Estimate wholesale, retail, and trade-in values for a VIN using CarsXE's current v2 valuation, optionally adjusted for state, mileage, and condition.

Get Recall Batch

Make exactly one read request for a CarsXE recall batch.

Get Vehicle History

Retrieve title, brand, junk/salvage, insurance, VIN-change, and historical title records for a VIN.

Get Vehicle Images

Find up to 10 vehicle photos by make and model, with optional year, trim, angle, image type, size, color, quality, transparency, and license filters.

Get Vehicle Recalls

Find safety recall campaigns either for one VIN or for a year, make, and model.

Get Vehicle Specifications

Decode a 17-character VIN into vehicle identity, specifications, equipment, colors, and warranty data.

Get Year Make Model Data

Look up detailed vehicle and trim information by year, make, and model without a VIN.

Recognize License Plate

Analyze a publicly accessible vehicle image and return license-plate candidates, regions, confidence, bounding boxes, and detected vehicle details.

Submit Recall Batch

Create one asynchronous CarsXE recall-check batch for 1 to 10,000 VIN entries.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Google ADK 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 CarsXE tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which CarsXE 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.

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How to integrate CarsXE MCP with Google ADK

Connect CarsXE without auth hassles

Introduction

Also integrate CarsXE with

TL;DR

What is Google ADK?

What is the CarsXE 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 Google and Composio

Install dependencies

Set up ADK project

Set environment variables

Import modules and validate environment

Create Composio client and Tool Router session

Set up the McpToolset and create the Agent

Run the agent

Complete Code

Conclusion

Supported Tools

How to build CarsXE MCP Agent with another framework

OpenAI Agents SDK

Claude Agent SDK

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

Codex

OpenClaw

Hermes

CLI

LangChain

Vercel AI SDK

Mastra AI

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

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Excel

Adafruit IO

Agenty

ApexVerify

Frequently asked questions

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

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Google ADK?+

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

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?+

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