Creating and managing sources
Sources in Agentstudio are connections that provide pre-configured tools to AI agents. A source handles the connection, authentication, and tool definitions, allowing agents to use capabilities, such as sending emails, calling APIs.
Source types
You can connect the following types of sources:
- MCP - Connect to a remote MCP server and import its tools for use by AI agents. Refer to Using MCP with Agent Designer and Connecting to an MCP server to learn more.
- API - Connect to API Control Plane and import API endpoints from APIs you’ve created. Refer to Using API Control Plane with Agent Designer and Configuring an API Control Plane source to learn more.
- Application - Connect to a collection of pre-configured tools created and managed by Boomi for your enterprise applications, such as Slack and Gmail. Refer to Using Application tools to learn more.
Authentication methods
Each source uses the following authentication:
| Source Type | Authentication |
|---|---|
| MCP | You can connect remote MCP servers that use the following types:
|
| API Control Plane | Platform JWT |
| Application | OAuth 2.0/2.1 |
Managing sources
In the Sources screen, select the Actions menu (three dots) next to a source to deactivate it. You can deactivate any source if an AI agent is not using any of its tools. Deactivating the source prevents you from adding its tools to AI agents.
You can delete MCP and API Control plane sources from Agentstudio from the Actions menu. You cannot delete the Application source since it is native to Agentstudio and managed by Boomi.
