Sideshow MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Sideshow MCP or direct API to publish rich posts, update interactive surfaces, query workspace updates, and discuss feedback through natural language.

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Sideshow is a collaborative visual workspace for rich, interactive posts. It gives teams and agents one shared place to publish, update, and discuss work.

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TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Create Comment

Create a text comment attached to a post.

Delete Comment

Permanently delete one comment by id.

Delete Post

Permanently delete one post by id.

Get Post

Get one post with current surface content and retained version history.

List Comments

List currently available comments, optionally filtered by session, post, author, or sequence number.

List Kits

List the HTML style and behavior kits available to use in post surfaces.

List Posts

List compact post summaries from one session, or the most recently updated posts across the workspace when session_id is omitted.

List Sessions

List workspace sessions with their post and surface counts so a session can be selected for publishing or post filtering.

Publish Post

Publish a post with one or more ordered typed surfaces, using an existing session or automatically creating one when session_id is omitted.

Update Post

Update a post title and/or the primary content of one surface while preserving that surface's kind and metadata; creates a retained version.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Sideshow MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/mcp @ai-sdk/openai
Install the Composio SDK and your agent framework
2

Create a session with MCP enabled

typescript
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";

const composio = new Composio();
const { mcp } = await composio.create("your-user-id", {
  toolkits: ["sideshow"],
  mcp: true,
});
Create a session scoped to Sideshow and read its MCP URL and headers
3

Connect your agent to the MCP server

typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from "ai";

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: { type: "http", url: mcp.url, headers: mcp.headers },
});

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai("gpt-5.6-sol"),
  tools: await client.tools(),
  prompt: "Create a Sideshow post for today's product review with a rich checklist surface and ask the design team for feedback.",
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
});

console.log(text);
await client.close();
Pass the session's MCP URL and headers to your agent and run a Sideshow request
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Sideshow API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core @composio/openai openai
Install the Composio SDK, the OpenAI provider, and the OpenAI SDK
2

Create a Composio session

typescript
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { Composio } from "@composio/core";
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from "@composio/openai";

const composio = new Composio({ provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider() });
const client = new OpenAI();

const session = await composio.create("your-user-id", { toolkits: ["sideshow"] });
const tools = await session.tools();
Initialize Composio with the OpenAI Responses provider and create a session scoped to Sideshow
3

Run Sideshow tools with your agent

typescript
let response = await client.responses.create({
  model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
  tools,
  input: [{ role: "user", content: "Create a Sideshow post for today's product review with a rich checklist surface and ask the design team for feedback." }],
});

while (response.output.some((o) => o.type === "function_call")) {
  const outputs = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(session, response.output);
  response = await client.responses.create({
    model: "gpt-5.6-sol",
    tools,
    previous_response_id: response.id,
    input: outputs,
  });
}

console.log(response.output_text);
Send a request, execute the Sideshow tool calls through the session, and print the final answer

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Sideshow Integration

  • Supports both Sideshow MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable post and surface updates
  • Rich coverage for publishing, reading, updating, and discussing Sideshow workspace content

Managed Auth

  • Secure API key handling without hard-coding Sideshow credentials in your agent code
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Sideshow access
  • Per user and per environment credentials so production and testing stay cleanly separated

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned so agents can create, update, and query Sideshow posts with fewer retries
  • Clear tool schemas help models understand rich interactive surfaces and workspace context
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Sideshow
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Sideshow posts, discussions, and visual workspaces
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Sideshow requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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