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How to connect Bland AI to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Bland AI MCP. Place appointment reminder calls to patients, review failed outbound call transcripts, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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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 Bland AI account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to place appointment reminder calls to patients, review failed outbound call transcripts, send SMS follow-ups after calls, 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.

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Connecting Bland AI 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

Add manually

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

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

2. 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 Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Bland AI account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Bland AI or give it any Bland AI-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Place appointment reminder calls to patients"
  • "Review failed outbound call transcripts"
  • "Send SMS follow-ups after calls"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Bland AI account is ready to use.

What is the Bland AI Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

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

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Bland AI?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Bland AI conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Bland AI again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Bland AI connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Bland AI.

  • 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 Bland AI.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Bland AI authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Bland AI account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Bland AI connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Bland AI authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Bland AI sign-in.

4. Why do Bland AI actions fail after they worked before?

The Bland AI connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Bland AI connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Bland AI account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Bland AI.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Bland AI itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Bland AI account?

Claude can manage the Bland AI connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Bland AI account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Bland AI again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Bland AI.
  • Sign in with the other Bland AI account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Bland AI task.

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

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Bland AI connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Bland AI 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 Bland AI.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Bland AI action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Pathway Folder

Create an empty pathway folder, optionally nested under an existing folder, without running calls or agents.

Delete Pathway Folder

Delete an empty pathway folder by ID; folders containing pathways or subfolders must be emptied first.

Get Account Details

Return the connected Bland AI account's status, call count, balance, and refill settings without changing the account.

List Calls

Search the connected account's existing inbound and outbound call history without placing or modifying calls.

List Contacts

Return organization contacts and their identifiers and memory records one page at a time.

List Knowledge Bases

Return one page of the connected Bland AI organization's knowledge bases, including processing status, source details, and file metadata.

List Pathway Folders

Return all pathway folders and their parent relationships from Bland's US regional pathway service.

List Pathways

Return all conversational pathways, including their names, descriptions, nodes, and edges.

List Tools

Search and page through the active or draft tools configured for Bland agents.

Rename Pathway Folder

Rename an existing pathway folder without moving or changing any pathways inside it.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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