How to integrate Paradym MCP with Autogen

This guide walks you through connecting Paradym to AutoGen using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Paradym agent that can issue sd-jwt verifiable credential for a user, verify authenticity of a presented credential, list all credentials issued to an email address through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Paradym account through Composio's Paradym MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Paradym is an API-first platform for issuing, verifying, and managing verifiable credentials. It streamlines credential workflows using standards like SD-JWT VCs and AnonCreds.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Paradym to AutoGen using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Paradym agent that can issue sd-jwt verifiable credential for a user, verify authenticity of a presented credential, list all credentials issued to an email address through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your AutoGen agent real control over a Paradym account through Composio's Paradym 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 Paradym
  • Wire that MCP URL into Autogen using McpWorkbench and StreamableHttpServerParams
  • Configure an Autogen AssistantAgent that can call Paradym tools
  • Run a live chat loop where you ask the agent to perform Paradym 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 Paradym MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Paradym MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Paradym account. It provides structured and secure access to your verifiable credential workflows, so your agent can perform actions like issuing credentials, verifying identity claims, managing credential lifecycles, and supporting interoperability across digital identity standards.

  • Automated credential issuance: Instruct your agent to issue new verifiable credentials to users or systems, supporting protocols like SD-JWT VCs and AnonCreds.
  • Seamless credential verification: Enable your agent to verify the authenticity and validity of credentials presented by others, streamlining onboarding and trust checks.
  • Credential lifecycle management: Allow your agent to update, revoke, or renew existing credentials, ensuring full control over your digital identity assets.
  • Interoperability with identity standards: Leverage your agent to work across OpenID4VC, DIDComm, and other standards for maximum compatibility and flexibility.
  • Audit and usage tracking: Task your agent to retrieve detailed logs or status reports on credential activity, helping you maintain compliance and visibility.

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

You will need:

  • A Composio API key
  • An OpenAI API key (used by Autogen's OpenAIChatCompletionClient)
  • A Paradym account you can connect to Composio
  • Some basic familiarity with Autogen and Python async
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 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 Paradym via MCP
  • autogen-agentchat provides the AssistantAgent class
  • autogen-ext-openai provides the OpenAI model client
  • autogen-ext-tools provides MCP workbench support

4

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 Paradym connections to use
5

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 Paradym session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["paradym"]
    )
    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 Paradym tools
  • session.mcp.url is the MCP endpoint that Autogen will connect to
6

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
7

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 Paradym assistant agent with MCP tools
    agent = AssistantAgent(
        name="paradym_assistant",
        description="An AI assistant that helps with Paradym 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 Paradym tools from the workbench
8

Run the interactive chat loop

python
print("Chat started! Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end the conversation.\n")
print("Ask any Paradym 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 Paradym 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 Paradym 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 Paradym session
    composio = Composio(api_key=os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY"))
    session = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["paradym"]
    )
    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 Paradym assistant agent with MCP tools
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="paradym_assistant",
            description="An AI assistant that helps with Paradym 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 Paradym 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 Paradym 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 Paradym, you can reuse the same structure for other MCP-enabled apps with minimal code changes.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Activate Certificate

Tool to activate a certificate for use in a project.

Archive AnonCreds Credential Template

Tool to archive an AnonCreds credential template in a project.

Archive mDoc Credential Template

Tool to archive an mDoc credential template.

Archive Presentation Template

Tool to archive a presentation template in a project.

Archive SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to archive an SD-JWT VC credential template in a project.

Create AnonCreds Credential Template

Tool to create a new AnonCreds credential template.

Create Certificate

Tool to create a new self-signed X.

Create DIDComm Connection Invitation

Tool to create a DIDComm connection invitation.

Create DIDComm Issuance Offer

Tool to create a DIDComm credential issuance offer.

Create OpenID4VC Credential Offer

Tool to create an OpenID4VC credential offer.

Create OpenID4VC Verification Request

Tool to create an OpenID4VC verification request.

Create Presentation Template

Tool to create a new presentation template.

Create Project Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook for a project.

Create SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to create a new SD-JWT VC credential template with selective disclosure capabilities.

Create Trusted Entity

Tool to create a new trusted entity for a project.

Deactivate Certificate

Tool to deactivate a certificate in a project.

Delete DIDComm Connection

Tool to delete a DIDComm connection from a project.

Delete DIDComm Invitation

Tool to delete a DIDComm invitation from a project.

Delete Trusted Entity

Tool to delete a trusted entity from a project.

Delete Project Webhook

Tool to delete a webhook endpoint from a project.

Get AnonCreds Credential Template

Tool to retrieve a specific AnonCreds credential template by ID.

Get AnonCreds Credential Template JSON Schema

Tool to retrieve the JSON schema for an AnonCreds credential template.

Get DIDComm Connection

Tool to retrieve a specific DIDComm connection by ID.

Get DIDComm Connections

Tool to retrieve a list of DIDComm connections for a project.

Get DIDComm Invitation

Tool to retrieve a specific DIDComm invitation by ID.

Get DIDComm Issuance Session

Tool to retrieve a specific DIDComm issuance session by ID.

Get DIDs

Tool to retrieve a list of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) for a specific project.

Get mDoc Credential Template

Tool to retrieve a specific mDoc credential template by ID.

Get mDoc Credential Template JSON Schema

Tool to retrieve the JSON schema for an mDoc credential template.

Get OpenID4VC Issuance Session

Tool to retrieve a specific OpenID4VC issuance session by ID.

Get OpenID4VC Verification Session

Tool to retrieve a specific OpenID4VC verification session by ID.

Get Presentation Template

Tool to retrieve a specific presentation template by ID.

Get Presentation Templates

Tool to retrieve a list of presentation templates for a project.

Get Project Members

Tool to retrieve a list of project members.

Get Project Profile

Tool to retrieve the default profile for a project.

Get Projects

Tool to retrieve a list of all projects accessible to the authenticated user.

Get Project Webhooks

Tool to retrieve a list of webhooks configured for a specific project.

Get SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to retrieve a specific SD-JWT VC credential template by ID.

Get SD-JWT VC Credential Template JSON Schema

Tool to retrieve the JSON schema for an SD-JWT VC credential template.

Get Trusted Entities

Tool to retrieve trusted entities for a specific project.

Get Trusted Entity

Tool to retrieve a specific trusted entity by ID.

Issue Direct SD-JWT VC

Tool to directly issue an SD-JWT VC credential without exchange protocol.

List AnonCreds Credential Templates

Tool to retrieve all AnonCreds credential templates for a project.

List Certificates

Tool to retrieve all X.

List Certificate Signing Requests

Tool to retrieve all certificate signing requests for a project.

List DIDComm Invitations

Tool to retrieve all DIDComm invitations for a project.

List DIDComm Issuance Offers

Tool to list all DIDComm issuance offers within a project.

List DIDComm Mediator Connections

Tool to retrieve connections for a DIDComm mediator.

List DIDComm Mediators

Tool to retrieve all DIDComm mediators for a project.

List DIDComm Verification Requests

Tool to list all DIDComm verification sessions for a project.

List Issued Credentials

Tool to list metadata for all issued credentials within a project.

List mDoc Credential Templates

Tool to retrieve all mDoc credential templates for a project.

List OpenID4VC Issuance Sessions

Tool to retrieve all OpenID4VC issuance sessions for a project.

List OpenID4VC Verification Sessions

Tool to retrieve all OpenID4VC verification sessions for a project.

List SD-JWT VC Credential Templates

Tool to retrieve all SD-JWT VC credential templates for a project.

Receive DIDComm Invitation

Tool to receive and process an external DIDComm invitation.

Revoke Certificate

Tool to revoke a certificate in a project.

Send DIDComm Basic Message

Tool to send a basic DIDComm message to a connection.

Send Custom DIDComm Message

Tool to send a custom DIDComm message to a connection.

Unarchive AnonCreds Credential Template

Tool to unarchive an archived AnonCreds credential template.

Unarchive mDoc Credential Template

Tool to unarchive an archived mDoc credential template.

Unarchive SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to unarchive an archived SD-JWT VC credential template.

Update DIDComm Connection

Tool to update a DIDComm connection.

Update mDoc Credential Template

Tool to update an existing mDoc credential template.

Update Presentation Template

Tool to update an existing presentation template.

Update Project

Tool to update an existing project's name and verification data access settings.

Update Project Profile

Tool to update the default profile for a project.

Update SD-JWT VC Credential Template

Tool to update an existing SD-JWT VC credential template.

Update Trusted Entity

Tool to update an existing trusted entity in a project.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Paradym MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Paradym tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Paradym 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 Paradym tools.

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

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