How to connect Anthropic administrator to Claude Cowork

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Introduction

Cowork is Anthropic's AI agent for knowledge work. Think of it as Claude Code for everything else. It works autonomously with your computer, local files, and applications to accomplish complex tasks.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Anthropic administrator account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all available Anthropic models, get details for a specific Anthropic model, cache a frequently used prompt template, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Anthropic administrator to Claude Cowork

1. Open Customize

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

2. Add the Composio MCP server

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

3. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Cowork

4. Connect your Anthropic administrator account

Back in Cowork, ask the agent to connect to Anthropic administrator or give it any Anthropic administrator-related task.

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "List all available Anthropic models"
  • "Get details for a specific Anthropic model"
  • "Cache a frequently used prompt template"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Cowork, and your Anthropic administrator account is ready to use.

What is Claude Cowork?

Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for general knowledge work. It can use your computer, files, and connected applications to complete longer-running tasks across your work tools.

With Composio Connect, Cowork can securely access apps like Anthropic administrator through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

What is the Anthropic administrator MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Anthropic administrator MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Anthropic administrator account. It provides structured and secure access to your Anthropic organization, so your agent can perform actions like generating model completions, managing models, retrieving model details, and optimizing prompt usage on your behalf.

  • Seamless message and completion creation: Instruct your agent to generate assistant responses or create message completions within conversation workflows, tailored to your organizational needs.
  • Comprehensive model listing and management: Have your agent fetch a full list of available Anthropic models, making it easy to discover and select the right model for any use case.
  • Detailed model information retrieval: Let your agent pull specific details about any Anthropic model by its ID, ensuring you always have the latest information on capabilities and configurations.
  • Efficient prompt caching and reuse: Enable your agent to store and reuse portions of prompts, reducing both operational costs and latency for high-frequency or repetitive tasks.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create MessageTool to create a new message completion.
Get ModelTool to retrieve details of a specific model by its id.
List modelsTool to list available models.
Prompt CachingTool to cache and reuse prompt content to reduce costs and latency.

Available tools and triggers

After setup, the supported Anthropic administrator tools and triggers listed on this page are available to Cowork through Composio Connect.

You can now ask Cowork to handle Anthropic administrator workflows in natural language, from quick summaries and drafting tasks to more complex multi-step work across connected apps.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Anthropic administrator MCP?

With a standalone Anthropic administrator MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Anthropic administrator tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Anthropic administrator 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 Anthropic administrator tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Anthropic administrator while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Anthropic administrator 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 Anthropic administrator data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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