How to connect Canva 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 Canva account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to create a new Instagram post design, list your brand templates for social use, start a folder for this project’s assets, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Canva 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 Canva account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Create a new Instagram post design"
  • "List your brand templates for social use"
  • "Start a folder for this project’s assets"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Canva MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Canva account. It provides structured and secure access to your Canva designs, templates, folders, assets, and user details, so your agent can create designs, organize projects, manage assets, and collaborate on feedback for you.

  • Automated design creation and asset integration: Direct your agent to generate new Canva designs using templates or custom dimensions, and add assets from your projects automatically.
  • Seamless folder and project organization: Have the agent create user or subfolders to keep your Canva projects structured and easily accessible.
  • Asset management and cleanup: Let your agent fetch upload statuses, manage, or delete assets by ID, helping you keep your design library up to date.
  • Collaborative design feedback: Empower your agent to add comments or reply within designs, making it easy to facilitate feedback and teamwork directly in Canva.
  • User and team information retrieval: Quickly obtain user or team details, allowing your agent to personalize interactions and automate workflows based on your Canva account info.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Access user specific brand templates listThis year, brand template ids will change; integrations storing them must update within 6 months.
Create canva design with optional assetCreate a new canva design using a preset or custom dimensions, and add an asset with `asset id` from a user's project using relevant apis.
Create comment reply in designThis preview api allows replying to comments within a design on canva, with a limit of 100 replies per comment.
Create design comment in preview apiThis api is in preview and may change without notice; integrations using it won't pass review.
Create user or sub folderThis api creates a folder in a canva user's projects at the top level or within another folder, returning the new folder's id and additional details upon success.
Delete asset by idYou can delete an asset by specifying its `assetid`.
Exchange oauth 2 0 access or refresh tokenThe oauth 2.
Fetch asset upload job statusSummarize asset upload outcome by repeatedly calling the endpoint until a 'success' or 'failed' status is received after using the create asset upload job api.
Fetch canva connect signing public keysThe api for verifying canva webhooks, 'connect/keys,' is in preview, meaning unstable, not for public integrations, and provides a rotating jwk for signature verification to prevent replay attacks.
Fetch current user detailsReturns the user id, team id, and display name of the user account associated with the provided access token.
Fetch design metadata and access informationGets the metadata for a design.
Get design export job resultGet the outcome of a canva design export job; if done, receive download links for the design’s pages.
Initiate canva design autofill jobUpcoming brand template id updates require migration within 6 months.
Initiates canva design export jobCanva's new job feature exports designs in multiple formats using a design id, with provided download links.
List design pages with paginationPreview api for canva: subject to unannounced changes and not for public integrations.
List folder items by type with sortingLists the items in a folder, including each item's `type`.
List User DesignsProvides a summary of canva user designs, includes search filtering, and allows showing both self-created and shared designs with sorting options.
Move item to specified folderTransfers an item to a different folder by specifying both the destination folder's id and the item's id.
Remove folder and move contents to trashDeletes a folder by moving the user's content to trash and reassigning other users' content to their top-level projects.
Retrieve app public key setReturns the json web key set (public keys) of an app.
Retrieve a specific design commentThis preview api is subject to unannounced changes and can't be used in public integrations.
Retrieve asset metadata by idYou can retrieve the metadata of an asset by specifying its `assetid`.
Retrieve brand template dataset definitionCanva's brand template ids will change later this year, including a 6-month integration migration.
Retrieve canva enterprise brand template metadataUpcoming update will change brand template ids; integrations must migrate within 6 months.
Retrieve design autofill job statusApi users with canva enterprise membership can retrieve design autofill job results, potentially requiring multiple requests until a `success` or `failed` status is received.
Retrieve design import job statusGets the status and results of design import jobs created using the [create design import job api](https://www.
Retrieve folder details by idGets the name and other details of a folder using a folder's `folderid`.
RetrieveuserprofiledataCurrently, this returns the display name of the user account associated with the provided access token.
Revoke oauth tokensRevoke a refresh token to end its lineage and user consent, requiring re-authentication.
Update asset s name and tags by idYou can update the name and tags of an asset by specifying its `assetid`.
Update folder details by idUpdates a folder's details using its `folderid`.
Validate oauth token propertiesCheck an access token's validity and properties via introspection, requiring authentication.

Available tools and triggers

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

You can now ask Cowork to handle Canva 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 Canva MCP?

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

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

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

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