How to integrate Coda MCP with CrewAI

This guide walks you through connecting Coda to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Coda agent that can duplicate your project tracker document, add a new permission for this doc, export the content of the roadmap page through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a Coda account through Composio's Coda MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Coda to CrewAI using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Coda agent that can duplicate your project tracker document, add a new permission for this doc, export the content of the roadmap page through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your CrewAI agent real control over a Coda account through Composio's Coda 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 Composio API key and configure your Coda connection
  • Set up CrewAI with an MCP enabled agent
  • Create a Tool Router session or standalone MCP server for Coda
  • Build a conversational loop where your agent can execute Coda operations

What is CrewAI?

CrewAI is a powerful framework for building multi-agent AI systems. It provides primitives for defining agents with specific roles, creating tasks, and orchestrating workflows through crews.

Key features include:

  • Agent Roles: Define specialized agents with specific goals and backstories
  • Task Management: Create tasks with clear descriptions and expected outputs
  • Crew Orchestration: Combine agents and tasks into collaborative workflows
  • MCP Integration: Connect to external tools through Model Context Protocol

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

The Coda MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Coda account. It provides structured and secure access to your workspaces and docs, so your agent can automate Coda document creation, manage permissions, export content, and streamline your team’s productivity tools—all on your behalf.

  • Automated document and page creation: Instruct your agent to create new Coda documents or pages, duplicate existing docs, and organize content structure with just a prompt.
  • Flexible permission and sharing management: Have your agent add or modify user, workspace, or global permissions, so you’re always in control of who can view or edit your docs.
  • Seamless content export and status tracking: Let your agent initiate exports of Coda pages and check the progress, making it easy to share or archive important information.
  • Custom domain and publishing management: Direct your agent to add custom domains to published docs or manage categories and makers for Coda packs, keeping your workspace organized and discoverable.
  • Pack release and workspace enhancements: Ask your agent to create new pack releases or manage integrations, helping teams extend Coda’s power without repetitive manual steps.

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

Step by step08 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Python 3.9 or higher
  • A Composio account and API key
  • A Coda connection authorized in Composio
  • An OpenAI API key for the CrewAI LLM
  • Basic familiarity with Python
2

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.
3

Install dependencies

bash
pip install composio crewai crewai-tools[mcp] python-dotenv
What's happening:
  • composio connects your agent to Coda via MCP
  • crewai provides Agent, Task, Crew, and LLM primitives
  • crewai-tools[mcp] includes MCP helpers
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables from .env
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • USER_ID scopes the session to your account
  • OPENAI_API_KEY lets CrewAI use your chosen OpenAI model
5

Import dependencies

python
import os
from composio import Composio
from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew
from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter
import dotenv

dotenv.load_dotenv()

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

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")
What's happening:
  • CrewAI classes define agents and tasks, and run the workflow
  • MCPServerHTTP connects the agent to an MCP endpoint
  • Composio will give you a short lived Coda MCP URL
6

Create a Composio Tool Router session for Coda

python
composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)
session = composio_client.create(user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID, toolkits=["coda"])

url = session.mcp.url
What's happening:
  • You create a Coda only session through Composio
  • Composio returns an MCP HTTP URL that exposes Coda tools
7

Initialize the MCP Server

python
server_params = {
    "url": url,
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "headers": {"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY},
}

with MCPServerAdapter(server_params) as tools:
    agent = Agent(
        role="Search Assistant",
        goal="Help users search the internet effectively",
        backstory="You are a helpful assistant with access to search tools.",
        tools=tools,
        verbose=False,
        max_iter=10,
    )
What's Happening:
  • Server Configuration: The code sets up connection parameters including the MCP server URL, streamable HTTP transport, and Composio API key authentication.
  • MCP Adapter Bridge: MCPServerAdapter acts as a context manager that converts Composio MCP tools into a CrewAI-compatible format.
  • Agent Setup: Creates a CrewAI Agent with a defined role (Search Assistant), goal (help with internet searches), and access to the MCP tools.
  • Configuration Options: The agent includes settings like verbose=False for clean output and max_iter=10 to prevent infinite loops.
  • Dynamic Tool Usage: Once created, the agent automatically accesses all Composio Search tools and decides when to use them based on user queries.
8

Create a CLI Chatloop and define the Crew

python
print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

conversation_context = ""

while True:
    user_input = input("You: ").strip()

    if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
        print("\nGoodbye!")
        break

    if not user_input:
        continue

    conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n"
    print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

    task = Task(
        description=(
            f"Conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n"
            f"Current request: {user_input}"
        ),
        expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request",
        agent=agent,
    )

    crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=False)
    result = crew.kickoff()
    response = str(result)

    conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n"
    print(f"Agent: {response}\n")
What's Happening:
  • Interactive CLI Setup: The code creates an infinite loop that continuously prompts for user input and maintains the entire conversation history in a string variable.
  • Input Validation: Empty inputs are ignored to prevent processing blank messages and keep the conversation clean.
  • Context Building: Each user message is appended to the conversation context, which preserves the full dialogue history for better agent responses.
  • Dynamic Task Creation: For every user input, a new Task is created that includes both the full conversation history and the current request as context.
  • Crew Execution: A Crew is instantiated with the agent and task, then kicked off to process the request and generate a response.
  • Response Management: The agent's response is converted to a string, added to the conversation context, and displayed to the user, maintaining conversational continuity.

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Coda and CrewAI:

python
from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew, LLM
from crewai_tools import MCPServerAdapter
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
import os

load_dotenv()

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.")

# Initialize Composio and create a session
composio = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)
session = composio.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["coda"],
)
url = session.mcp.url

# Configure LLM
llm = LLM(
    model="gpt-5",
    api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
)

server_params = {
    "url": url,
    "transport": "streamable-http",
    "headers": {"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY},
}

with MCPServerAdapter(server_params) as tools:
    agent = Agent(
        role="Search Assistant",
        goal="Help users with internet searches",
        backstory="You are an expert assistant with access to Composio Search tools.",
        tools=tools,
        llm=llm,
        verbose=False,
        max_iter=10,
    )

    print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

    conversation_context = ""

    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()

        if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit", "bye"]:
            print("\nGoodbye!")
            break

        if not user_input:
            continue

        conversation_context += f"\nUser: {user_input}\n"
        print("\nAgent is thinking...\n")

        task = Task(
            description=(
                f"Conversation history:\n{conversation_context}\n\n"
                f"Current request: {user_input}"
            ),
            expected_output="A helpful response addressing the user's request",
            agent=agent,
        )

        crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=False)
        result = crew.kickoff()
        response = str(result)

        conversation_context += f"Agent: {response}\n"
        print(f"Agent: {response}\n")

Conclusion

You now have a CrewAI agent connected to Coda through Composio's Tool Router. The agent can perform Coda operations through natural language commands.

Next steps:

  • Add role-specific instructions to customize agent behavior
  • Plug in more toolkits for multi-app workflows
  • Chain tasks for complex multi-step operations
TOOLS & TRIGGERS

Supported Tools and Triggers

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

Add a category for pack

Add a publishing category for a given pack.

Add a maker for pack

Add a maker to a Pack.

Add a permission for pack

Create or modify permissions for a given Pack.

Add custom domain

Add a custom domain to a published doc.

Add permission

Adds a new permission to the doc.

Begin content export

Initiate an asynchronous export of page content in HTML or Markdown format.

Content export status

Check the status of a page content export operation.

Copy Document

Creates a copy of an existing Coda document.

Create a new pack release

Creates a new Pack release based on an existing Pack version.

Create a page

Create a new page in a doc.

Create doc

Creates a new Coda doc, optionally copying an existing doc.

Create Folder

Creates a new folder in a Coda workspace.

Create Pack

Creates a new Pack in Coda.

Create Pack Invitation

Create an invitation for a user to access a Pack.

Delete a category for pack

Delete a publishing category for a given pack.

Delete a maker for pack

Removes a maker from a Pack's maker list.

Delete a page

Deletes the specified page.

Delete a permission for pack

Delete user, workspace, or global permissions for a given Pack.

Delete doc

Permanently deletes a Coda doc.

Delete Folder

Tool to delete a folder in Coda.

Delete multiple rows

Deletes multiple rows from a Coda table or view.

Delete pack

Delete a given Pack.

Delete Pack listing draft

Delete the listing draft for a Pack, discarding any unsaved changes.

Delete Page Content

Tool to delete content from a Coda page.

Delete permission

Deletes an existing permission from a Coda document.

Delete row

Deletes the specified row from the table or view.

Deletes a custom domain

Deletes a custom domain from a published doc.

Fetch grouped logs by pack org root ingestion id

Retrieve the grouped logs of a Pack ingestion for debugging purposes.

Fetch ingestion executions for pack

Retrieve the ingestion execution ids of a root ingestion for debugging purpose.

Get acl settings

Returns settings associated with ACLs for this Coda doc.

Get a column

Returns detailed information about a specific column in a Coda table.

Get a control

Returns info on a control.

Get a formula

Returns info on a formula.

Get analytics last updated day

Returns days based on Pacific Standard Time when analytics were last updated.

Get a page

Returns details about a page.

Get a row

Retrieves detailed information about a specific row in a Coda table, including all cell values, metadata (creation/update timestamps), and parent table information.

Get Pack details by ID

Retrieves detailed information about a specific Coda Pack by its ID.

Get a table

Returns details about a specific table or view.

Get detailed listing information for a pack

Get comprehensive public listing information for a Coda Pack.

Get doc analytics summary

Returns aggregated analytics summary data across documents, including session counts, installs, copies, reads, and conversions.

Get doc categories

Retrieves the list of all available doc categories in Coda.

Get folder

Tool to get metadata about a Coda folder.

Get info about a doc

Retrieves comprehensive metadata for a specific Coda document.

Get mutation status

Checks whether an asynchronous mutation operation has been applied to a Coda document.

Get pack analytics summary

Returns summarized analytics data for Packs the user can edit.

Gets custom doc domains providers

Identifies the domain registrar/provider for a given domain name by performing a DNS lookup.

Get sharing metadata

Returns metadata associated with sharing for this Coda doc.

Gets the json schema for pack configuration

Retrieves the JSON Schema that defines the configuration options available for a specific Coda Pack.

Get the difference between two pack versions

Gets information about the difference between the specified previous version and next version of a Pack.

Get the next valid version for a pack

Get the next valid version number for a Pack based on the proposed metadata.

Get the source code for a pack version

Retrieves temporary download URLs for the source code files of a specific Pack version.

Get user info

Returns basic info about the current user.

List available docs

Returns a list of Coda docs accessible by the user, and which they have opened at least once.

List categories for pack

List all publishing categories associated with a specific Coda Pack.

List columns

Returns a list of columns in a table.

List controls

Returns a list of controls in a Coda doc.

List custom doc domains

List all custom domains configured for a published Coda doc.

List doc analytics

Returns analytics data for accessible documents.

List featured docs for a pack

Returns a list of featured docs for a Pack.

List Folders

Tool to list folders accessible by the user.

List formulas

Returns a list of named formulas in a Coda doc.

List makers for pack

List makers for a given pack.

List pack analytics

Returns analytics data for Packs the user can edit.

List pack formula analytics

Returns analytics data for Pack formulas.

List packs

Get the list of accessible Packs.

List page analytics

Returns page-level analytics data for pages within a document.

List Page Content

Tool to list page content.

List pages

Returns a list of pages in a Coda doc.

List permissions

Returns a list of permissions for this Coda doc.

List permissions for a pack

Get user, workspace, and/or global permissions for a given Pack.

List table rows

Retrieves rows from a specific table within a Coda document.

List tables

Returns a list of tables in a Coda doc.

List the pack listings accessible to a user

Get listings of public Packs and Packs created by you.

List the releases for a pack

Get the list of releases of a Pack.

List the versions for a pack

Get the list of versions of a Pack.

List User Pack Invitations

Tool to get pending Pack invitations for the authenticated user.

List workspace roles

Returns a list of the counts of users over time by role for the workspace.

List workspace users

Returns a list of members in the given workspace.

Pack asset upload complete

Notify Coda that the Pack asset upload to S3 is complete.

Pack source code upload complete

Notify Coda that the Pack source code upload to S3 is complete.

Pack version upload complete

Mark a Pack version upload as complete to finalize the Pack version creation.

Patch the system connection credentials of the pack

Patch the system connection credentials of the Pack.

Publish doc

Update publish settings for a doc.

Push a button

Pushes a button on a row in a table.

Register pack version

Registers a new Pack version and obtains a signed upload URL.

Resolve browser link

Given a browser link to a Coda object, attempts to find it and return metadata that can be used to get more info on it.

Retrieve the grouped logs of a pack

Retrieve grouped execution logs for a Pack in a specific Coda document.

Retrieve the information for a specific log

Retrieve detailed information for a specific log entry from a Pack ingestion.

Retrieve the logs of a ingestion

Retrieve the logs of a Ingestion for debugging purpose.

Retrieve the logs of a pack

Retrieve the execution logs of a Pack within a specific document for debugging purposes.

Retrieve the oauth configuration of the pack

Retrieve the OAuth configuration of the Pack for display purpose.

Retrieve the system connection metadata of the pack

Retrieve the system connection metadata of a Pack.

Search principals

Search for users and groups (principals) that a Coda document can be shared with.

Set the oauth configurations of the pack

Set OAuth2 client credentials (client ID, secret, redirect URI) for a Pack.

Set the system connection credentials of the pack

Set the system connection credentials of the Pack.

Trigger automation

Triggers a webhook-invoked automation in a Coda doc.

Unpublish doc

Unpublishes a Coda document, removing it from public access.

Update acl settings

Update access control list (ACL) settings for a Coda document.

Update an existing Pack release

Update the release notes of an existing Pack release.

Update a page

Update properties for a page.

Update doc

Updates metadata for a Coda document, including its title and icon.

Update featured docs for a pack

Create or replace the featured docs for a Pack.

Update Folder

Tool to update folder metadata in Coda.

Update pack

Update an existing Pack for non-versioned fields.

Updates a custom domain

Updates properties of a document's custom domain.

Updates user role

Updates the workspace user role of a user that matches the parameters.

Upload a pack asset

Request a signed s3 URL to upload your Pack asset.

Upload pack source code

Request a signed s3 URL to upload your Pack source code.

Insert/Update Rows in Coda Table

This tool allows you to insert new rows into a Coda table or update existing ones based on specified key columns.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. CrewAI 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 Coda tools.

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

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