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How to connect Cohere to Claude

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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 Cohere account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to generate product descriptions with Cohere generate, classify customer messages with Cohere classify, create embeddings for search using Cohere embeddings, 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 Cohere 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 Cohere account

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

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Generate product descriptions with Cohere generate"
  • "Classify customer messages with Cohere classify"
  • "Create embeddings for search using Cohere embeddings"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

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

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Why does the Cohere authorization link not work?

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

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

4. Why do Cohere actions fail after they worked before?

The Cohere connection can expire or lose permission.

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

5. How do I switch to a different Cohere account?

Claude can manage the Cohere connection for you.

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

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

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

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

Supported Tools

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

Cancel Batch

Cancel one in-progress Cohere batch.

Cancel Embed Job

Irreversibly cancel one active Cohere asynchronous embed job by ID.

Chat

Generate one non-streaming Cohere chat response from an ordered conversation, optionally using documents, tools, structured output, or reasoning controls.

Check API Key

Check whether the connected Cohere API key is valid and return its organization and owner identifiers when available.

Create Batch

Start one asynchronous Cohere batch from an existing validated batch request dataset and return immediately without polling.

Create Dataset

Upload a Cohere dataset and start asynchronous validation.

Create Embed Job

Start one asynchronous Cohere embedding job for a validated embed-input dataset and return immediately without polling.

Delete Dataset

Permanently delete a Cohere dataset by ID.

Detokenize Tokens

Convert ordered Cohere token IDs back to text using the tokenizer for an explicit matching model.

Embed Inputs

Create v2 embeddings from exactly one input form: text strings, image data URIs, or structured multimodal content.

Get Batch

Retrieve one asynchronous Cohere batch's status and counters by batch ID.

Get Dataset

Retrieve one Cohere dataset by ID, including its asynchronous validation state, schema, files, parsing details, and metrics.

Get Dataset Usage

Read the organization's Cohere dataset-storage consumption in bytes.

Get Embed Job

Retrieve one Cohere asynchronous embedding job's current status, model, and input and output dataset identifiers by job ID.

Get Model

Retrieve a Cohere model's endpoint compatibility, context size, features, tokenizer, and default sampling parameters by model name.

List Batches

Return one page of asynchronous Cohere batches and their statuses without creating or cancelling work.

List Datasets

Return one offset-based page of Cohere datasets, optionally filtered by type, validation status, or creation time.

List Embed Jobs

List Cohere asynchronous embedding jobs and their current statuses.

List Models

Discover Cohere model names and capabilities, optionally filtered to an endpoint or its default model.

Rerank Documents

Rank text documents by relevance to a query and return the highest-scoring source documents.

Tokenize Text

Convert text into token IDs with an explicit Cohere model.

Transcribe Audio

Transcribe an uploaded audio file to text with a Cohere transcription model.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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