MCP Integration Guide
Practical guide to integrating MCP tools with AgentForge agents.
Using External MCP Tools
Connect to an MCP server and use its tools:
import { MCPClient, fromMCPTool, defineAgent } from '@ahzan-agentforge/core';
// 1. Connect to an MCP server
const client = new MCPClient({
command: 'npx',
args: ['@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem', '/data'],
});
await client.connect();
// 2. Get tools
const mcpTools = await client.listTools();
const tools = mcpTools.map(fromMCPTool);
// 3. Use in an agent
const agent = defineAgent({
name: 'file-agent',
description: 'Agent with file system access via MCP',
tools: [...tools, ...myOtherTools],
llm,
systemPrompt: 'You can read and write files.',
});Exposing Your Tools via MCP
Make your AgentForge tools available to other AI tools:
import { MCPServer, defineTool } from '@ahzan-agentforge/core';
import { z } from 'zod';
const searchTool = defineTool({
name: 'search',
description: 'Search the knowledge base',
input: z.object({ query: z.string() }),
output: z.object({ results: z.array(z.string()) }),
execute: async ({ query }) => ({ results: ['result1'] }),
});
const server = new MCPServer({
name: 'my-tools',
version: '1.0.0',
tools: [searchTool],
});
await server.start();
// Now other MCP clients can connect and use your toolsCombining MCP with Native Tools
const agent = defineAgent({
name: 'hybrid-agent',
description: 'Agent with both native and MCP tools',
tools: [
// Native AgentForge tools
mySearchTool,
myProcessTool,
// MCP tools from external servers
...fileSystemTools,
...databaseTools,
],
llm,
systemPrompt: '...',
});Next Steps
- MCP Client — client reference
- MCP Server — server reference
- MCP Adapters — tool conversion