How to connect Brilliant directories 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 Brilliant directories account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to add a new member with company details, delete user and remove their uploaded images, list all categories used to organize members, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Brilliant directories 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 Brilliant directories account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Add a new member with company details"
  • "Delete user and remove their uploaded images"
  • "List all categories used to organize members"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

What is the Brilliant directories MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Brilliant directories MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Brilliant directories account. It provides structured and secure access to your membership community and business directory platform, so your agent can perform actions like managing users, retrieving data categories, and automating lead and review workflows on your behalf.

  • User creation and management: Easily instruct your agent to create new users with detailed profiles or delete existing members, streamlining your directory's onboarding and maintenance.
  • Deep data category access: Ask your agent to fetch all available data categories from your site, making it simple to organize content or power dynamic site navigation experiences.
  • Lead field discovery and automation: Let your agent retrieve the full structure of your leads table, helping you automate lead capture, validation, or enrichment workflows with up-to-date field metadata.
  • Review field extraction and insights: Direct your agent to pull all available review fields, enabling smarter review management, analytics, or custom reporting based on your site’s feedback system.
  • User data field exploration: Have your agent fetch and analyze all user-related fields, supporting advanced user segmentation, targeted updates, or personalized communications.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create Album PhotoTool to add a new album photo to a user's portfolio in Brilliant Directories.
Create Data CategoryCreates a new data category (post type) in the Brilliant Directories website database.
Create Data PostTool to create a new Single Image Post (member post) in the Brilliant Directories database.
Create LeadTool to create a new lead in the Brilliant Directories database.
Create Portfolio GroupCreates a new multi-image portfolio post in the Brilliant Directories database.
Create UnsubscribeTool to add an unsubscriber to the database and unsubscribe a member from email campaigns.
Create UserCreates a new user/member account in the Brilliant Directories website database.
Create Users ClickTool to add a new user clicked link tracking record to the database.
Create WidgetTool to create a new widget in the Brilliant Directories website database.
Delete Album PhotoTool to delete an album photo and its related data from the database.
Delete Data CategoryTool to permanently delete a post type (data category) and all related data from the database.
Delete LeadTool to delete a lead and their related data from the database.
Delete Portfolio GroupTool to delete a multi-image post (portfolio group) and its related data from the database.
Delete Unsubscribe RecordTool to delete an unsubscribe record and its related data from the database.
Delete UserThis tool deletes an existing user record from the Brilliant Directories website database.
Delete Users ClickTool to delete a user clicked link and their related data from the database.
Delete WidgetTool to delete a widget and its related data from the database.
Get Album PhotoRetrieves the complete metadata and details for a single album image from Brilliant Directories.
Get Data Categories FieldsThis tool retrieves all available custom fields for Data Categories (Post Types) in a Brilliant Directories website.
Get Data CategoryTool to retrieve configuration data for a single post type (data category) in Brilliant Directories.
Get Data PostTool to retrieve a single image/video post from the Brilliant Directories member posts system.
Get LeadTool to retrieve a single lead's complete information from Brilliant Directories.
Get Lead FieldsThis tool retrieves all available fields in the leads table from a Brilliant Directories website.
Get Portfolio GroupTool to retrieve multi-image post data by group_id.
Get ReviewTool to retrieve complete review data from Brilliant Directories based on review_id.
Get Reviews FieldsGet metadata about all available fields in the users_reviews table from a Brilliant Directories website.
Get Unsubscribe RecordTool to retrieve a single unsubscriber record by ID.
Get User by IDTool to retrieve comprehensive data for a single user by their user_id.
Get User DataRetrieves comprehensive user data from the Brilliant Directories database by searching for a specific property value.
Get User Clicked LinkTool to retrieve click tracking data for a single user clicked link based on the click_id.
Get User TransactionsRetrieves payment and transaction history for a member in Brilliant Directories.
Get WidgetRetrieves the data of a single widget based on the widget_id.
Match LeadsTool to match a batch of emails or user IDs to a specific lead record.
Search ReviewsSearch reviews and their related data from the database.
Search UsersSearch for users/members in the Brilliant Directories database with advanced filtering options.
Update Album PhotoUpdates an existing album photo record in the Brilliant Directories database.
Update Data CategoryTool to update an existing post type (data category) record in Brilliant Directories.
Update Data PostUpdates a single image post record and related data in the Brilliant Directories database.
Update LeadUpdates an existing lead record in the Brilliant Directories website database.
Update Portfolio GroupTool to update a multi-image post (portfolio group) record in the Brilliant Directories database.
Update UnsubscribeUpdates an existing unsubscribe list record in the Brilliant Directories database.
Update UserUpdates an existing user record in the Brilliant Directories website database.
Update User Click RecordUpdates a user clicked link record and their related data from the database.
Update WidgetTool to update an existing widget record in the Brilliant Directories database.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Brilliant directories MCP?

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

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Brilliant directories while using Tool Router?

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

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