How to connect Diffbot 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 Diffbot account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to extract specs and reviews from a product page, summarize key details from a news article URL, list all bulk data extraction jobs for your account, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Diffbot 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 Diffbot account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Extract specs and reviews from a product page"
  • "Summarize key details from a news article URL"
  • "List all bulk data extraction jobs for your account"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Diffbot MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Diffbot account. It provides structured and secure access to web data extraction and analysis, so your agent can extract structured data from web pages, analyze content types, retrieve product details, manage bulk jobs, and search extracted datasets on your behalf.

  • Automatic content analysis and extraction: Let your agent analyze any web page and automatically extract structured data such as articles, products, events, images, or videos using AI-powered tools.
  • Article and discussion thread extraction: Effortlessly pull detailed metadata, authors, publication dates, and full discussion threads from news sites, blogs, forums, and comment sections.
  • Product and event data gathering: Instantly extract comprehensive product specifications, pricing, reviews, and event information including venues, dates, and descriptions from e-commerce or event pages.
  • Bulk job management and search: Enable your agent to list, monitor, and search across large-scale crawl or extraction jobs, making it easy to work with massive web data collections.
  • Account and usage insights: Retrieve your Diffbot account details, plan information, and usage statistics to stay on top of quotas and manage your web data operations efficiently.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Combine Entity ProfilesCombine multiple entity profiles into a unified view using the Diffbot Knowledge Graph.
Create Bulk Extract JobTool to submit a bulk extract job to process multiple URLs with Extract APIs.
Create or Update Custom APITool to create or update the parameters and ruleset of a Custom API.
Create Bulk Enhance JobTool to submit a bulk enhance job to enrich multiple entities asynchronously.
Delete Custom APITool to delete custom API definitions for a given URL pattern.
Delete KG Enhance BulkjobTool to delete an Enhance Bulkjob.
Download Bulk Job ResultsTool to download results of a bulk enhance job with filtering options via POST request.
Enhance Entity with Knowledge GraphEnrich a person or organization with comprehensive data from the Diffbot Knowledge Graph.
Diffbot Extract JobTool to extract structured job posting data from job listing pages.
Diffbot Extract ListTool to extract structured data from list-style pages like news indexes, product listings, and directory pages.
Get Diffbot Account DetailsRetrieves comprehensive Diffbot account information including subscription plan details, credit balance, usage history, and account status.
Diffbot AnalyzeAutomatically analyzes a web page to determine its type and extract structured data.
Get Article DataTool to extract information from articles, including authors, publication dates, and images.
Get Bulk Job DataTool to download extracted results from a completed bulk job.
Get Bulk Job StatusTool to poll the status of a specific Diffbot Knowledge Graph Enhance bulk job.
Get Bulk Job ResultsTool to download the results of a completed Enhance Bulkjob.
Get Bulk Single ResultTool to download the result of a single job within a Diffbot bulk enhance job.
Get Crawl DataDownload extracted results from a completed crawl job.
Get Discussion ThreadExtract structured discussion threads from web pages including forums, comment sections, product reviews, Reddit discussions, and blog comments.
Diffbot Get EventTool to extract event details from web pages.
Diffbot Get ImageTool to extract detailed information about images, including dimensions and recognition data.
Get KG Coverage Report by IDDownload Knowledge Graph coverage report by report ID.
Diffbot Get ProductTool to extract product information such as specifications, prices, availability, and reviews.
Get Video DataTool to extract information from videos, including titles, descriptions, and embedded HTML.
List Bulk JobsTool to list all Bulk jobs associated with a specific token.
List Bulk Jobs Status For TokenTool to get the status of all bulk enhance jobs for a token.
List Custom APIsTool to retrieve all Custom APIs and their extraction rules currently defined on your Diffbot token.
Manage Crawl JobManages Diffbot crawl jobs: pause, restart, delete, or view status.
Resolve Lost IDTool to resolve lost IDs in the Knowledge Graph.
Diffbot Knowledge Graph SearchSearch the Diffbot Knowledge Graph using DQL (Diffbot Query Language).
Search Crawl Job DataTool to query crawl job collections using DQL (Diffbot Query Language).
Start Bulk JobTool to start a Bulk Extract job.
Start Crawl JobInitiates a Diffbot crawl job that spiders a website starting from seed URLs and processes discovered pages with a specified Extract API.
Stop Bulk JobTool to pause (stop) a running Bulk job.
Stop KG Bulk Job By IDTool to stop an active Knowledge Graph Enhance bulk job by its ID.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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