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How to connect Are.na to Claude Cowork

Connect Claude Cowork to Are.na MCP. Collect inspiration links into design channel, summarize blocks in research channel, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Are.na is a creative research platform for collecting images, links, notes, and ideas in channels. Use it to organize inspiration, build knowledge maps, and connect research across projects.

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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 Are.na account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to collect inspiration links into design channel, summarize blocks in research channel, find public channels about typography, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Are.na 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 Are.na account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Collect inspiration links into design channel"
  • "Summarize blocks in research channel"
  • "Find public channels about typography"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Cowork, and your Are.na 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 Are.na through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

What is the Are.na MCP server, and what's possible with it?

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

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Are.na action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Add To Channels

Add an existing Are.

Create Channel

Create a user-owned Are.

Delete Channel

Permanently delete one Are.

Get Block

Get the details of one Are.

Get Channel

Get an Are.

Get Current User

Return the identity and account details for the authenticated Are.

Get My Feed

Return one page of the authenticated user's personalized Are.

List Channel Contents

Return one page of blocks and nested channels from an Are.

Remove From Channel

Remove one block or nested channel placement from an Are.

Update Channel

Update selected fields of an Are.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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 Are.na tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Are.na 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.

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 Are.na data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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