How to connect Discord 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 Discord account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all Discord servers I belong to, show your connected accounts on Discord, fetch your Discord profile information, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Discord 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 Discord account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "List all Discord servers I belong to"
  • "Show your connected accounts on Discord"
  • "Fetch your Discord profile information"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Discord MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Discord account. It provides structured and secure access to your Discord profile, connected accounts, servers, and invites, so your agent can fetch user details, list your servers (guilds), retrieve invite info, and manage your Discord presence on your behalf.

  • Retrieve and manage user profile information: Your agent can fetch your Discord profile details, including email and connected third-party accounts, to help keep your data organized and up-to-date.
  • Server (guild) discovery and membership checks: Effortlessly list all servers you belong to and verify your membership status in any server.
  • Access invite details and server info: Instantly get information about specific Discord invite codes, including the destination server or channel details.
  • Guild member insights: Allow your agent to retrieve your own guild member information across servers, including permissions and roles.
  • OAuth2 application and authorization review: Let your agent fetch your app’s OAuth2 authorization details, so you always know what permissions are granted and when tokens expire.

Supported Tools & Triggers

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Triggers
Get InviteTool to retrieve information about a specific invite code.
Get my guild memberRetrieves the guild member object for the currently authenticated user within a specified guild, provided they are a member of that guild.
Get my OAuth2 authorizationRetrieves current oauth2 authorization details for the application, including app info, scopes, token expiration, and user data (contingent on scopes like 'identify').
Get my userFetches comprehensive profile information for the currently authenticated discord user, including email if the 'email' scope is granted.
Retrieve user connectionsRetrieves a list of the authenticated user's connected third-party accounts on discord.
List my guildsLists the current user's guilds, returning partial data for each; primarily used for displaying server lists or verifying memberships.

Available tools and triggers

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

You can now ask Cowork to handle Discord 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 Discord MCP?

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

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

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

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