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MCP Client

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

Phinite’s MCP Client predefined tool lets workspace assistants call MCP Client APIs through DevStudio after you save a connection under Integrations → Predefined tools.

Dynamically proxy any tool exposed by a remote MCP server over SSE or Streamable HTTP transport with optional authentication.

What this integration enables

Section titled “What this integration enables”
  • Automate workflows using this predefined tool from agent graphs
  • Connect once under Integrations and reuse across assistants
  • Enable individual subtools per agent in Graph Studio

Required credentials

Section titled “Required credentials”
  • MCP Server Endpoint URL endpoint (required)
  • Transport (sse or httpStreamable) transport (required)
  • Authentication Type authentication_type (optional)
  • Authentication Token authentication_token (optional)
  • Timeout (ms) timeout (optional)

Setup steps

Section titled “Setup steps”
  1. Deploy or identify the MCP server endpoint URL (SSE or streamable HTTP).
  2. Configure authentication (none, bearer token, or custom) as required by the server.
  3. Choose transport (sse or httpStreamable) and optional timeout in milliseconds.
  4. Log into your Phinite workspace at app.phinite.ai
  5. Navigate to Integrations → Predefined tools
  6. Select MCP Client
  7. Click + Add Configuration
  8. Enter the credential fields listed above
  9. Select assistants that should use this connection
  10. Click Save Configuration

Configure in Graph Studio

Section titled “Configure in Graph Studio”
  1. Open an agent in Graph Studio
  2. Select the agent node → Tools tab → Add a new tool
  3. Choose McpClientTool (or search for MCP Client)
  4. Select your saved connection or add a new one
  5. Enable the subtools your workflow needs and save

Predefined tools

Section titled “Predefined tools”

Phinite provides 1 subtool for MCP Client:

  • Call Tool: Call a specific tool exposed by the connected MCP server, passing the tool name and its input parameters.

Documentation & resources

Section titled “Documentation & resources”
  • Official documentation: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
  • Phinite documentation: MCP Client

Notes

Section titled “Notes”
  • Store API keys and tokens securely; many providers show secrets only once
  • Use separate connections for Dev, UAT, and Prod environments where possible
  • Test with a minimal subtool call after saving credentials