Integrating LangChain with Bitbucket Data via CData Connect AI
LangChain is a framework used by developers, data engineers, and AI practitioners for building AI-powered applications and workflows by combining reasoning models (LLMs), tools, APIs, and data connectors. By integrating LangChain with CData Connect AI through the built-in MCP Server, workflows can effortlessly access and interact with live Bitbucket data in real time.
CData Connect AI offers a secure, low-code environment to connect Bitbucket and other data sources, removing the need for complex ETL and enabling seamless automation across business applications with live data.
This article outlines how to configure Bitbucket connectivity in CData Connect AI, register the MCP server with LangChain, and build a workflow that queries Bitbucket data in real time.
Prerequisites
- An account in CData Connect AI
- Python version 3.10 or higher, to install the LangChain and LangGraph packages
- Generate and save an OpenAI API key
- Install Visual Studio Code in your system
Step 1: Configure Bitbucket Connectivity for LangChain
Before LangChain can access Bitbucket, a Bitbucket connection must be created in CData Connect AI. This connection is then exposed to LangChain through the remote MCP server.
- Log in to Connect AI click Sources, and then click + Add Connection
- From the available data sources, choose Bitbucket
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Bitbucket
For most queries, you must set the Workspace. The only exception to this is the Workspaces table, which does not require this property to be set, as querying it provides a list of workspace slugs that can be used to set Workspace. To query this table, you must set Schema to 'Information' and execute the query SELECT * FROM Workspaces>.
Setting Schema to 'Information' displays general information. To connect to Bitbucket, set these parameters:
- Schema: To show general information about a workspace, such as its users, repositories, and projects, set this to Information. Otherwise, set this to the schema of the repository or project you are querying. To get a full set of available schemas, query the sys_schemas table.
- Workspace: Required if you are not querying the Workspaces table. This property is not required for querying the Workspaces table, as that query only returns a list of workspace slugs that can be used to set Workspace.
Authenticating to Bitbucket
Bitbucket supports OAuth authentication only. To enable this authentication from all OAuth flows, you must create a custom OAuth application, and set AuthScheme to OAuth.
Be sure to review the Help documentation for the required connection properties for you specific authentication needs (desktop applications, web applications, and headless machines).
Creating a custom OAuth application
From your Bitbucket account:
- Go to Settings (the gear icon) and select Workspace Settings.
- In the Apps and Features section, select OAuth Consumers.
- Click Add Consumer.
- Enter a name and description for your custom application.
- Set the callback URL:
- For desktop applications and headless machines, use http://localhost:33333 or another port number of your choice. The URI you set here becomes the CallbackURL property.
- For web applications, set the callback URL to a trusted redirect URL. This URL is the web location the user returns to with the token that verifies that your application has been granted access.
- If you plan to use client credentials to authenticate, you must select This is a private consumer. In the driver, you must set AuthScheme to client.
- Select which permissions to give your OAuth application. These determine what data you can read and write with it.
- To save the new custom application, click Save.
- After the application has been saved, you can select it to view its settings. The application's Key and Secret are displayed. Record these for future use. You will use the Key to set the OAuthClientId and the Secret to set the OAuthClientSecret.
- Click Save & Test
- Once authenticated, open the Permissions tab in the Bitbucket connection and configure user-based permissions as required
Generate a Personal Access Token (PAT)
LangChain authenticates to Connect AI using an account email and a Personal Access Token (PAT). Creating separate PATs for each integration is recommended to maintain access control granularity.
- In Connect AI, select the Gear icon in the top-right to open Settings
- Under Access Tokens, select Create PAT
- Provide a descriptive name for the token and select Create
- Copy the token and store it securely. The PAT will only be visible during creation
With the Bitbucket connection configured and a PAT generated, LangChain is prepared to connect to Bitbucket data through the CData MCP server.
Note: You can also generate a PAT from LangChain in the Integrations section of Connect AI. Simply click Connect --> Create PAT to generate it.
Step 2: Connect to the MCP server in LangChain
To connect LangChain with CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server and use OpenAI (ChatGPT) for reasoning, you need to configure your MCP server endpoint and authentication values in a config.py file. These values allow LangChain to call the MCP server tools, while OpenAI handles the natural language reasoning.
- Create a folder for LangChain MCP
- Create two Python files within the folder: config.py and langchain.py
- In config.py, create a class Config to define your MCP server authentication and URL. You need to provide your Base64-encoded CData Connect AI username and PAT (obtained in the prerequisites):
class Config: MCP_BASE_URL = "https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp" #MCP Server URL MCP_AUTH = "base64encoded(EMAIL:PAT)" #Base64 encoded Connect AI Email:PATNote: You can create the base64 encoded version of MCP_AUTH using any Base64 encoding tool.
- In langchain.py, set up your MCP server and MCP client to call the tools and prompts:
""" Integrates a LangChain ReAct agent with CData Connect AI MCP server. The script demonstrates fetching, filtering, and using tools with an LLM for agent-based reasoning. """ import asyncio from langchain_mcp_adapters.client import MultiServerMCPClient from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI from langgraph.prebuilt import create_react_agent from config import Config async def main(): # Initialize MCP client with one or more server URLs mcp_client = MultiServerMCPClient( connections={ "default": { # you can name this anything "transport": "streamable_http", "url": Config.MCP_BASE_URL, "headers": {"Authorization": f"Basic {Config.MCP_AUTH}"}, } } ) # Load remote MCP tools exposed by the server all_mcp_tools = await mcp_client.get_tools() print("Discovered MCP tools:", [tool.name for tool in all_mcp_tools]) # Create and run the ReAct style agent llm = ChatOpenAI( model="gpt-4o", temperature=0.2, api_key="YOUR_OPEN_API_KEY" #Use your OpenAI API Key here, this can be found here: https://platform.openai.com/ ) agent = create_react_agent(llm, all_mcp_tools) user_prompt = "How many tables are available in Bitbucket1?" #Change prompts as per need print(f" User prompt: {user_prompt}") # Send a prompt asking the agent to use the MCP tools response = await agent.ainvoke( { "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": (user_prompt),}]} ) # Print out the agent's final response final_msg = response["messages"][-1].content print("Agent final response:", final_msg) if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main())
Step 3: Install the LangChain and LangGraph packages
Since this workflow uses LangChain together with CData Connect AI MCP and integrates OpenAI for reasoning, you need to install the required Python packages.
Run the following command in your project terminal:
pip install langchain-mcp-adapters langchain-openai langgraph
Step 4: Prompt Bitbucket using LangChain (via the MCP server)
- When the installation finishes, run python langchain.py to execute the script
- The script connects to the MCP server and discovers the CData Connect AI MCP tools available for querying your connected data
- Supply a prompt (e.g., "How many tables are available in Bitbucket?")
- Accordingly, the agent responds with the results
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