How to connect Contentful to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Contentful MCP. List all contentful spaces i manage, get details for the 'marketing' space, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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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 Contentful account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all Contentful spaces I manage, get details for the 'marketing' space, update the name of your blog space, 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 Contentful 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 Contentful account

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

For example, ask Claude to:

"List all Contentful spaces I manage"
"Get details for the 'marketing' space"
"Update the name of your blog space"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Contentful MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Contentful account. It provides structured and secure access to your Contentful spaces, so your agent can perform actions like listing spaces, retrieving space details, and updating space information on your behalf.

List all available spaces: Quickly fetch a comprehensive list of all Contentful spaces you have access to, making it easier to choose where to manage or publish content.
Retrieve detailed space information: Ask your agent to pull up full details about any specific Contentful space, including metadata and configuration—great for audits or content planning.
Update space names safely: Let your agent rename a space by handling version checks and updates for you, ensuring your workspace stays organized and accurately labeled.
Streamline space management: Automate repetitive space-related tasks, like checking which spaces are available or updating their names, so you can focus on content creation.

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Why does the Contentful authorization link not work?

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

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

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

The Contentful connection can expire or lose permission.

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

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

Claude can manage the Contentful connection for you.

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

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

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

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

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Activate Content Type

Activates (publishes) a content type in Contentful.

Archive Asset

Tool to archive an asset in Contentful.

Archive Entry

Tool to archive an entry in Contentful.

Archive Release

Tool to archive a release in Contentful.

Create App Signing Key

Tool to generate an app signing key for a Contentful app definition.

Create Content Type

Tool to create a new content type in a Contentful environment.

Create Entry Task

Tool to create a task on a Contentful entry.

Create Environment

Tool to create a new environment within a Contentful space.

Create App Access Grant

Creates an access grant for an app definition to allow organizations to install the app.

Create Organizations App Definitions

Tool to create a new app definition in a Contentful organization.

Create App Definition Action

Tool to create an action for a Contentful app definition.

Create Organization Invitation

Create an invitation to an organization in Contentful (alpha feature).

Create Organizations Security Contacts

Creates a security contact for a specific organization.

Create Organizations Taxonomy Concepts

Tool to create a new taxonomy concept in a Contentful organization.

Create Organizations Taxonomy Concept Schemes

Tool to create a new taxonomy concept scheme in an organization.

Create Release

Tool to create a new release in Contentful.

Create Delivery API Key

Tool to create a new Delivery API key for a Contentful space.

Create Asset

Tool to create a new asset in a Contentful space environment.

Create Entry

Tool to create a new entry in a Contentful space environment.

Create Entry Comment

Tool to create a comment on an entry in Contentful.

Create Extension

Tool to create a new UI extension within a Contentful space and environment.

Create Scheduled Action

Tool to create a scheduled action for publishing or unpublishing entries/assets in Contentful.

Delete Asset

Deletes an asset by ID from a Contentful environment.

Delete Content Type

Deletes a content type by ID from a Contentful environment.

Delete Entry

Deletes an entry by ID from a Contentful environment.

Delete Environment

Deletes an environment by ID from a Contentful space.

Delete Extension

Deletes an extension by ID from a Contentful environment.

Delete App Event Subscription

Deletes an app event subscription from a Contentful organization.

Delete App Definition Details

Tool to delete app definition details for an organization in Contentful.

Delete App Key

Tool to delete an app key from an app definition in a Contentful organization.

Delete App Definition Signing Secret

Tool to remove the current app signing secret from an app definition.

Delete Organization Security Contact

Deletes a security contact from a Contentful organization.

Delete Release

Deletes a release by ID from a Contentful environment.

Delete Scheduled Action

Cancels a scheduled action by ID in Contentful.

Delete Space Membership

Deletes a space membership by ID from a Contentful space.

Delete Delivery API Key

Tool to delete a single Delivery API key from a Contentful space.

Delete Spaces Upload

Deletes an upload by ID from a Contentful space.

Delete Tag

Deletes a tag by ID from a Contentful environment.

Get App Bundle

Retrieves details of a specific app bundle by its ID.

Get App Definition

Tool to retrieve details of a specific app definition by its ID.

Get Asset

Tool to retrieve a single asset from a Contentful environment by its ID.

Get Content Types

Retrieves all content types in a Contentful environment.

Get Content Type Snapshot

Tool to retrieve a snapshot of a content type by snapshot ID.

Get Content Type Snapshots

Tool to get all snapshots of a content type in Contentful.

Get Editor Interface

Tool to retrieve the editor interface configuration for a content type.

Get Entry Comment

Tool to retrieve a specific comment from an entry in Contentful.

Get Entry References

Tool to retrieve references to a specific entry in Contentful.

Get Entry Snapshots

Tool to get all snapshots of an entry in Contentful.

Get Environment

Tool to retrieve details of a specific environment by its ID within a space.

Get Organization

Retrieves details of a specific organization by its ID.

Get Organization Access Grant

Retrieves the access grant status for a specific organization.

Get Organizations

Tool to get all organizations an account has access to in Contentful.

Get Organizations AI Providers

Retrieves all AI providers configured for an organization in Contentful.

Get Organization App Actions Categories

Retrieves app action categories for a Contentful organization.

Get App Event Subscription

Tool to retrieve details of an app event subscription by organization and app definition ID.

Get Organizations App Definitions

Retrieves all app definitions for a specific organization.

Get Organizations App Definitions Access Grants

Get all app access grants for a specific app definition within an organization.

Get App Definition Actions

Tool to get all actions of an app definition within an organization.

Get App Action Details

Tool to read a specific app action from an app definition within an organization.

Get App Definition App Bundles

Tool to get all app bundles for a specific app definition within an organization.

Get App Definition Functions

Tool to get all functions of an app definition within an organization.

Get App Definition Keys

Tool to retrieve all app keys for a specific app definition in a Contentful organization.

Get App Definition Signing Secret

Tool to retrieve the current app signing secret for an app definition.

Get Organization Enablements

Retrieves feature enablements for a specific organization in Contentful.

Get Organization Invitation

Retrieves a single invitation for an organization (alpha).

Get Organization Periodic Usages

Tool to get organization periodic usage statistics.

Get Organization Roles

Retrieves all space roles in an organization.

Get Organization Security Contacts

Retrieves security contacts for a specific organization that an admin or owner has access to.

Get Organizations Space Enablements

Retrieves all space enablements for a specific organization.

Get Organizations Space Periodic Usages

Tool to retrieve space periodic usage data for an organization.

Get Organizations Taxonomy Concepts

Retrieves all taxonomy concepts for an organization in Contentful.

Get Taxonomy Concept Ancestors

Retrieves the list of ancestor concepts for a specific taxonomy concept.

Get Organizations Taxonomy Concept Schemes

Tool to retrieve all taxonomy concept schemes from an organization.

Get Taxonomy Concept Scheme

Tool to retrieve a specific taxonomy concept scheme from an organization.

Get Organizations Taxonomy Concept Schemes Total

Retrieves the total count of taxonomy concept schemes for a specific organization.

Get Organizations Taxonomy Concepts Total

Retrieves the total count of taxonomy concepts for a specific organization.

Get Release

Tool to get a single release by ID from Contentful.

Get space

Retrieves metadata of a specific space by its ID.

Get Space Memberships

Tool to get all space memberships in a Contentful space.

Get Delivery API Keys

Tool to retrieve all Delivery API keys for a specific Contentful space.

Get Space Environments

Retrieves all environments of a space in Contentful.

List App Installations

Lists all app installations in a specific Contentful environment.

Get All Assets

Retrieves all assets from a specific environment in a Contentful space.

Get Space Environment Locales

Tool to retrieve all locales of a space environment in Contentful.

Get App Installation Functions

Tool to get all functions for an app installation in a Contentful environment.

Get Authenticated User

Tool to retrieve information about the currently authenticated user.

List Entries

Tool to retrieve all entries from a Contentful space environment.

List spaces

Lists all spaces that the authenticated user has access to in Contentful.

Get All Space Roles

Tool to retrieve all roles from a Contentful space.

Publish Entry

Tool to publish an entry in Contentful, making it available via the Content Delivery API.

Query Asset Collection

Tool to retrieve multiple assets with pagination and filtering via GraphQL API.

Query GraphQL Content Type Collection

Tool to query a collection of entries for a specific content type using GraphQL.

Update App Definition

Tool to update an app definition by ID in a Contentful organization.

Update Editor Interface

Tool to update the editor interface configuration for a content type.

Update Entry

Tool to create or update an entry in a Contentful space environment.

Update App Event Subscription

Tool to update or create an app event subscription in a Contentful organization.

Update App Definition Action

Tool to update an action for a Contentful app definition.

Update App Definition Details

Tool to create or update app definition details for an organization in Contentful.

Update App Definition Signing Secret

Tool to create or overwrite the app signing secret for an app definition.

Update Organization Enablements

Updates feature enablements for a specific organization in Contentful.

Update Organization Security Contact

Updates an organization security contact that an admin or owner has access to.

Update Organizations Taxonomy Concepts

Tool to create or update a taxonomy concept with a user-defined ID in a Contentful organization.

Update Organizations Taxonomy Concept Schemes

Tool to create or update a taxonomy concept scheme with a user-defined ID in an organization.

Update space

Updates the name of a specific space.

Update Tag

Creates or updates a tag in a Contentful environment.

Validate Bulk Action

Tool to validate a bulk action before executing it.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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