How to connect Bolt iot 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 Bolt iot account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to read temperature sensor value from pin A0, turn on relay connected to digital pin 1, check if device BOLT12345 is online now, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Bolt iot 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 Bolt iot account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Read temperature sensor value from pin A0"
  • "Turn on relay connected to digital pin 1"
  • "Check if device BOLT12345 is online now"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

What is the Bolt iot MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Bolt iot MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Bolt IoT account. It provides structured and secure access to your connected IoT devices, so your agent can perform actions like reading sensor values, controlling actuators, checking device status, and managing UART communication on your behalf.

  • Real-time sensor data collection: Instantly retrieve analog sensor readings from any Bolt device for monitoring temperature, light, or other parameters.
  • Remote device control: Command your agent to switch actuators, toggle LEDs, or send digital signals to devices using digital write operations.
  • Device connectivity monitoring: Check if a specific Bolt IoT device is online before performing operations or troubleshooting connectivity issues automatically.
  • Serial communication management: Read incoming serial data or transmit ASCII commands over UART to interact with other hardware modules connected to your Bolt device.
  • Bidirectional UART automation: Send serial commands and immediately capture device responses in one seamless step, enabling complex automation workflows.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Analog ReadTool to read the analog value from a specified pin on a bolt device.
Bolt IoT Digital WriteTool to set a digital pin high or low on a specified bolt device.
Check Bolt device online statusTool to check whether a specified bolt device is online.
Bolt IoT Digital WriteTool to set a digital pin high or low on a specified bolt device.
Bolt IoT Serial ReadTool to read incoming serial data from a bolt device.
Bolt IoT Serial WriteTool to send serial data to a bolt device.
Bolt IoT Serial Write & ReadTool to send serial data and read the response on a bolt device.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Bolt iot MCP?

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

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Bolt iot while using Tool Router?

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

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