How to connect Cursor 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 Cursor account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all active cloud agents for this project, show recent code changes tracked by Cursor, summarize analytics for your team's workspace, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Cursor 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 Cursor account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "List all active cloud agents for this project"
  • "Show recent code changes tracked by Cursor"
  • "Summarize analytics for your team's workspace"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

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

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get Agent ConversationTool to retrieve the conversation history for a specific cloud agent.
Get API Key InfoTool to retrieve API key information including the key name, creation date, and owner email.
List AgentsTool to retrieve a paginated list of all Cursor Cloud agents.
List Available ModelsTool to retrieve the list of available AI models in Cursor.
List GitHub RepositoriesTool to list GitHub repositories accessible to the authenticated user.

Available tools and triggers

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

You can now ask Cowork to handle Cursor 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 Cursor MCP?

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

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

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

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