How to connect Connecteam 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 Connecteam account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to archive users who have left the company, create new staff accounts for onboarding, list all available time-off policy types, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Connecteam 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 Connecteam account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Archive users who have left the company"
  • "Create new staff accounts for onboarding"
  • "List all available time-off policy types"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Connecteam MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Connecteam account. It provides structured and secure access to your workforce management data, so your agent can perform actions like managing users, retrieving chats, processing forms, handling jobs, and analyzing performance metrics on your behalf.

  • User management and automation: Quickly add new employees, archive inactive users, or update user details to keep your workforce roster up to date.
  • Team communications monitoring: Retrieve chat conversations and team channels, making it easy for your agent to help you stay on top of internal messages and updates.
  • Form and workflow processing: List and review all existing forms, so your agent can help automate routine HR tasks and data collection.
  • Job and scheduling insights: Access job objects tied to your schedules or time clocks, letting your agent assist with workforce planning and role assignments.
  • Performance and policy analytics: Fetch performance indicators and available time-off policy types, enabling your agent to surface key metrics and streamline HR policy management.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Archive UsersTool to archive one or more users by their unique ids.
Create UsersTool to create multiple users in connecteam.
Generate Upload URLTool to generate a pre-signed url for uploading a file.
Get ChatTool to retrieve chat conversations.
Get Custom Field CategoriesTool to retrieve all custom field categories.
Get Custom FieldsTool to retrieve all custom fields associated with the account.
Get FormsTool to retrieve all form definitions from connecteam.
Get JobsTool to retrieve a list of job objects relevant to a specific instance id.
Get Performance IndicatorsTool to retrieve the list of performance metric indicators.
Get Policy TypesTool to retrieve available time-off policy types.
Get PublishersTool to retrieve a list of all custom publishers.
Get SchedulersTool to retrieve a list of job schedulers associated with the account.
Get Smart GroupsTool to retrieve all smart groups associated with the account.
Get Task BoardsTool to retrieve all task boards.
Get UsersTool to retrieve a list of all users associated with your account.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Connecteam MCP?

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

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

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

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