# How to connect Anakin to Claude

```json
{
  "title": "How to connect Anakin to Claude",
  "toolkit": "Anakin",
  "toolkit_slug": "anakin_io",
  "framework": "Claude Cowork",
  "framework_slug": "claude-cowork",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/anakin_io/framework/claude-cowork",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/anakin_io/framework/claude-cowork.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-29T05:31:21.857Z"
}
```

## Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.
This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Anakin account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to scrape product prices from competitor site, monitor homepage for layout changes hourly, automate login and extract account data, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.
Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

## Also integrate Anakin with

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/anakin_io/framework/chatgpt)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/anakin_io/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/anakin_io/framework/atomic-agent)

## Connect Anakin to Claude Cowork

### Connecting Anakin to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork
Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.
### 1. Add with one click
Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.
[Add to Claude](https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Composio&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.composio.dev%2Fmcp)
### Add manually
In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.
Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

```bash
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
```

## What is the Anakin MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Anakin MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Anakin account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Anakin operations on your behalf.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `ANAKIN_IO_CREATE_MONITOR` | Create Monitor | Create a recurring page or site monitor with optional structured extraction, browser rendering, and change alerts. Active scheduled checks consume credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_DELETE_MONITOR` | Delete Monitor | Permanently delete a monitor and all of its retained history. Use only for explicit cleanup because this action is destructive and cannot be undone. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_EXECUTE_WIRE_ACTION` | Execute Wire Action | Start a parameterized asynchronous Wire action by action ID, optionally using an existing target-site credential, and return a job ID. The selected action may read, create, update, submit, or delete target-site data, and its execution consumes the advertised credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_AGENTIC_SEARCH` | Get Agentic Search | Check an agentic research job and return its generated summary and structured data when complete. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_AI_VISIBILITY_SEARCH` | Get AI Visibility Search | Check an AI visibility search and return its synthesis plus each engine's answer, verdict, latency, credit use, or error. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_CRAWL` | Get Crawl | Check a crawl job and return page content, progress, timing, and errors. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_MONITOR` | Get Monitor | Get one monitor's current configuration, schedule, and state by ID. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_MONITOR_SNAPSHOT_CONTENT` | Get Monitor Snapshot Content | Fetch the stored full-page content for a monitor snapshot identified by a detected change. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_SCRAPE_JOB` | Get Scrape Job | Check a single or batch scrape job and return requested content or per-URL results when complete. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_SITE_MAP` | Get Site Map | Check a site-map job and return discovered internal and external links with timing and errors. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_WIRE_CATALOG` | Get Wire Catalog | Get one Wire website catalog with its executable actions, dynamic parameter schemas, authentication modes, and credit costs. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_GET_WIRE_JOB` | Get Wire Job | Check a Wire job and return processing guidance, completed structured data or file metadata, credit use, execution time, or failure details. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_LIST_AI_VISIBILITY_SOURCES` | List AI Visibility Sources | List the AI engine slugs currently available for AI visibility searches. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_LIST_MONITOR_CHANGES` | List Monitor Changes | List up to 200 recent detected changes for a monitor, newest first, including snapshot IDs and structured diffs. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_LIST_MONITORS` | List Monitors | List all monitors owned by the connected account with their schedules, state, and configuration. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_LIST_WIRE_JOBS` | List Wire Jobs | List Wire execution history one page at a time, including job status and summary statistics when available. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_RESOLVE_WIRE_ACTIONS` | Resolve Wire Actions | Find Wire actions by intent and optional catalog, category, or authentication filters, including required parameters and credit cost. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_RUN_MONITOR_NOW` | Run Monitor Now | Queue an immediate check for an existing monitor; the run may consume credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_SCRAPE_URL` | Scrape URL | Scrape one URL synchronously when possible, optionally using a browser, extraction schema, saved session, or page actions. Browser actions can click, type, or press keys and may modify an authenticated target site. A timed-out call returns a non-terminal job ID for Get Scrape Job. The scrape may consume credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_SEARCH_WEB` | Search Web | Run a synchronous AI-powered web search and return ranked pages with titles, snippets, and dates. The search consumes credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_SET_MONITOR_STATE` | Set Monitor State | Pause or resume a monitor; resuming can optionally set a new expiration time. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_START_AGENTIC_SEARCH` | Start Agentic Search | Start a multi-stage web research job from a natural-language prompt and return its job ID for status checks. The research job consumes credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_START_AI_VISIBILITY_SEARCH` | Start AI Visibility Search | Ask selected AI engines a query and return a search ID for collecting per-engine answers and synthesis. Each selected engine may consume credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_START_BATCH_SCRAPE` | Start Batch Scrape | Start a parallel scrape of 1-10 URLs and return a job ID for Get Scrape Job. Each URL may consume credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_START_CRAWL` | Start Crawl | Start a bounded multi-page crawl and return a job ID for Get Crawl. Crawled pages may consume credits. |
| `ANAKIN_IO_START_SITE_MAP` | Start Site Map | Start a bounded site link-discovery job and return a job ID for Get Site Map. The job may consume credits. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Troubleshooting

### 1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Anakin?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Anakin conversation.
- Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
- Hover Connectors.
- Turn on Composio.
- Ask Claude to connect to Anakin again.

### 2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Anakin connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Anakin.
- Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
- Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
- Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Anakin.
- If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

### 3. Why does the Anakin authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Anakin account connects separately when Claude asks for it.
- If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Anakin connection.
- Composio creates a fresh Anakin authorization link.
- Open that link in your browser and finish the Anakin sign-in.

### 4. Why do Anakin actions fail after they worked before?

The Anakin connection can expire or lose permission.
- Ask Claude to inspect the Anakin connection.
- If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
- Reconnect the Anakin account and retry the action.
- If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Anakin.
- If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Anakin itself.

### 5. How do I switch to a different Anakin account?

Claude can manage the Anakin connection for you.
- Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Anakin account.
- Ask Claude to connect Anakin again.
- Open the new Composio authorization link for Anakin.
- Sign in with the other Anakin account in the browser.
- After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Anakin task.

### 6. Why is my Anakin connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Anakin connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.
- In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
- Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
- If Anakin tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
- On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Anakin.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

The Anakin MCP server connects Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork to your Anakin account through Composio. Once connected, Claude can use the available Anakin tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## How to build Anakin MCP Agent with another framework

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/anakin_io/framework/chatgpt)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/anakin_io/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/anakin_io/framework/atomic-agent)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Anakin MCP?

With a standalone Anakin MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Anakin tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Anakin and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork?

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Anakin tools.

### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Anakin while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Anakin scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Anakin data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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