# How to connect Cohere to Claude ```json { "title": "How to connect Cohere to Claude", "toolkit": "Cohere", "toolkit_slug": "cohere", "framework": "Claude Cowork", "framework_slug": "claude-cowork", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/cohere/framework/claude-cowork", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/cohere/framework/claude-cowork.md", "updated_at": "2026-09-29T05:33:36.159Z" } ``` ## 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. ## Also integrate Cohere with - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cohere/framework/chatgpt) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cohere/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cohere/framework/atomic-agent) ## Connect Cohere to Claude Cowork ### 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](https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Composio&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.composio.dev%2Fmcp) ### Add manually In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top. Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL: ```bash https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## What is the Cohere MCP server, 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. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `COHERE_CANCEL_BATCH` | Cancel Batch | Cancel one in-progress Cohere batch. This requires a production Cohere API key, stops the batch irreversibly, and cannot be undone. | | `COHERE_CANCEL_EMBED_JOB` | Cancel Embed Job | Irreversibly cancel one active Cohere asynchronous embed job by ID. Cohere accrued charges for work processed before cancellation still apply, and partial results are not available. Cancel only a caller-owned job. This action sends one request and does not poll for the cancelled state. | | `COHERE_CHAT` | Chat | Generate one non-streaming Cohere chat response from an ordered conversation, optionally using documents, tools, structured output, or reasoning controls. | | `COHERE_CHECK_API_KEY` | Check API Key | Check whether the connected Cohere API key is valid and return its organization and owner identifiers when available. | | `COHERE_CREATE_BATCH` | Create Batch | Start one asynchronous Cohere batch from an existing validated batch request dataset and return immediately without polling. Cohere requires a production API key for the Batch API. | | `COHERE_CREATE_DATASET` | Create Dataset | Upload a Cohere dataset and start asynchronous validation. Returns immediately without waiting for validation to finish. | | `COHERE_CREATE_EMBED_JOB` | Create Embed Job | Start one asynchronous Cohere embedding job for a validated embed-input dataset and return immediately without polling. | | `COHERE_DELETE_DATASET` | Delete Dataset | Permanently delete a Cohere dataset by ID. This deletion cannot be undone. | | `COHERE_DETOKENIZE_TOKENS` | Detokenize Tokens | Convert ordered Cohere token IDs back to text using the tokenizer for an explicit matching model. | | `COHERE_EMBED_INPUTS` | Embed Inputs | Create v2 embeddings from exactly one input form: text strings, image data URIs, or structured multimodal content. | | `COHERE_GET_BATCH` | Get Batch | Retrieve one asynchronous Cohere batch's status and counters by batch ID. A usable batch ID depends on a production-key CREATE_BATCH lifecycle; this action performs one read only, and callers control any bounded polling. | | `COHERE_GET_DATASET` | Get Dataset | Retrieve one Cohere dataset by ID, including its asynchronous validation state, schema, files, parsing details, and metrics. Callers control any polling and should bound it. | | `COHERE_GET_DATASET_USAGE` | Get Dataset Usage | Read the organization's Cohere dataset-storage consumption in bytes. | | `COHERE_GET_EMBED_JOB` | Get Embed Job | Retrieve one Cohere asynchronous embedding job's current status, model, and input and output dataset identifiers by job ID. | | `COHERE_GET_MODEL` | Get Model | Retrieve a Cohere model's endpoint compatibility, context size, features, tokenizer, and default sampling parameters by model name. | | `COHERE_LIST_BATCHES` | List Batches | Return one page of asynchronous Cohere batches and their statuses without creating or cancelling work. | | `COHERE_LIST_DATASETS` | List Datasets | Return one offset-based page of Cohere datasets, optionally filtered by type, validation status, or creation time. Cohere provides no total or continuation metadata, so callers control offset explicitly. | | `COHERE_LIST_EMBED_JOBS` | List Embed Jobs | List Cohere asynchronous embedding jobs and their current statuses. | | `COHERE_LIST_MODELS` | List Models | Discover Cohere model names and capabilities, optionally filtered to an endpoint or its default model. Returns one page without auto-pagination. | | `COHERE_RERANK_DOCUMENTS` | Rerank Documents | Rank text documents by relevance to a query and return the highest-scoring source documents. | | `COHERE_TOKENIZE_TEXT` | Tokenize Text | Convert text into token IDs with an explicit Cohere model. Detokenization must use the same model because token IDs differ between model tokenizers. | | `COHERE_TRANSCRIBE_AUDIO` | Transcribe Audio | Transcribe an uploaded audio file to text with a Cohere transcription model. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## 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. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Cohere MCP server connects Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork to your Cohere account through Composio. Once connected, Claude can use the available Cohere tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf. ## Complete Code None listed. ## How to build Cohere MCP Agent with another framework - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cohere/framework/chatgpt) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cohere/framework/hermes-agent) - [Atomic Agent](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cohere/framework/atomic-agent) ## Related Toolkits - [Composio](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio) - Composio is an integration platform that connects AI agents with hundreds of business tools. It streamlines authentication and lets you trigger actions across services—no custom code needed. - [Composio search](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio_search) - Composio search is a unified web search toolkit spanning travel, e-commerce, news, financial markets, images, and more. 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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. ### 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 Cohere tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Cohere while using Tool Router? 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. ### 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 Cohere data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)