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smolagents

Connect a smolagents agent from Hugging Face to Civic using MCPClient with Streamable HTTP transport. smolagents' MCP client discovers all available tools and exposes them to a CodeAgent.

Prerequisites​

  • Python 3.11+
  • A Civic account at app.civic.com with a configured toolkit
  • A Civic token and an Anthropic API key

Installation​

pip install "smolagents[mcp]" litellm python-dotenv

Environment Variables​

CIVIC_URL=https://app.civic.com/hub/mcp?profile=your-toolkit
CIVIC_TOKEN=your-civic-token
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-key
Get Your Credentials

How to generate a Civic token and configure toolkit URL parameters

Connecting to Civic​

Pass a single config dict to MCPClient with the transport key set to "streamable-http" (hyphen, not underscore):

import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from smolagents import CodeAgent, LiteLLMModel
from smolagents.mcp_client import MCPClient

load_dotenv()

mcp_client = MCPClient(
    {
        "transport": "streamable-http",  # hyphen required — not streamable_http
        "url": os.environ["CIVIC_URL"],
        "headers": {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CIVIC_TOKEN']}"},
    }
)
tools = mcp_client.get_tools()
print(f"{len(tools)} tools loaded")

model = LiteLLMModel(model_id="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6")
agent = CodeAgent(tools=tools, model=model)
note

The transport key must be "streamable-http" with a hyphen. Using "streamable_http" with an underscore will fail. Pass a flat dict to MCPClient — not a nested {"server_name": {...}} structure.

Running the Agent​

result = agent.run("What events do I have today?")
print(result)

# Always disconnect when done
mcp_client.disconnect()

Production Configuration​

For production agents, lock to a specific toolkit using the profile URL parameter:

CIVIC_URL=https://app.civic.com/hub/mcp?profile=your-production-toolkit

Reference Implementation​

smolagents-reference-implementation-civic

Complete implementation with FastAPI chat UI and deployment guide

Next Steps​

Agent Deployment

Production deployment guide: profile locking, URL params, authentication

Guardrails

Constrain what tools your agent can call

Audit Trail

Query what your agent did via Civic Chat

Get Credentials

Token generation and URL parameter reference