Connect Your AI Agent to Any MCP-Compatible Tool or Service
Until now, the AI Agent action inside your workflows was limited to the data and tools inside your ESC Hub account. Powerful - but contained. If the information or capability you needed lived somewhere outside your CRM, the agent couldn't reach it.
That's changed.
The AI Agent action now supports MCP - Model Context Protocol - connections. You can connect your agent to any MCP-compatible server and give it real-time access to external apps, services, search engines, browsers, databases, APIs, and more. All from within a workflow, with no additional setup outside ESC Hub.
What's New
MCP tool connections - connect any MCP-compatible server as a tool for your agent, giving it real-time access to external data and services
Automatic tool discovery - test a connection and instantly see every tool that server offers
Granular tool control - enable or disable individual tools per agent so you decide exactly what each agent can access
Popular MCP Servers to Get Started With
Any MCP-compatible server works out of the box. Popular options include:
Exa - AI-powered web search
Tavily - real-time web search and page extraction
Browserbase - full browser automation
Custom MCP servers and open-source options are also supported.
How to Set It Up
Open the AI Agent node in your workflow
Click Add Tools and go to the MCP tab
Click Add Connection and configure: Connection Name, Server URL, Transport Type (HTTP Streamable or SSE), and Auth Type (None, Bearer Token, API Key, OAuth2, or Custom Header)
Click Test Connection to discover available tools
Select which tools the agent can use, then save
Why It Matters
The AI Agent is no longer confined to what's stored in your account. It can pull live information from any connected external service during a workflow run. You're not locked into a fixed set of integrations - start with a prebuilt MCP server and plug in custom or internal tools as your needs grow. And because tool selection is configurable at the agent level, every workflow stays predictable and secure.
If you have any questions about connecting MCP tools to your AI Agent inside ESC Hub, the support team is here every day. Drop a message inside Escapepreneur Central.
