How to connect Emailoctopus 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 Emailoctopus account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to add new subscribers to your newsletter list, unsubscribe a user from marketing emails, list all recent email campaigns sent, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Emailoctopus 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 Emailoctopus account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Add new subscribers to your newsletter list"
  • "Unsubscribe a user from marketing emails"
  • "List all recent email campaigns sent"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Emailoctopus MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Emailoctopus account. It provides structured and secure access to your subscriber lists, contacts, and campaigns, so your agent can perform actions like managing lists, adding contacts, launching campaigns, and handling unsubscriptions on your behalf.

  • Seamless contact management: Your agent can create new contacts, update details, or remove subscribers from your marketing lists in seconds.
  • Mailing list creation and organization: Effortlessly set up new mailing lists and keep your audience segmented for targeted campaigns.
  • Campaign insights and retrieval: Instantly access details about your recent email campaigns, including summaries and performance data.
  • Automated unsubscriptions and compliance: Quickly unsubscribe contacts or delete them to keep your lists clean and privacy-compliant.
  • Bulk list management: Retrieve and organize all mailing lists in your account, making it easy to scale and update your marketing efforts.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create ContactThis tool creates a new contact in EmailOctopus.
Create FieldTool to create a new custom field on an EmailOctopus mailing list.
Create ListCreates a new mailing list in EmailOctopus for organizing and managing email contacts.
Create TagTool to create a new tag on an EmailOctopus mailing list.
Delete ContactPermanently deletes a contact from a specified EmailOctopus list.
Delete FieldPermanently deletes a custom field from a specified EmailOctopus list.
Delete ListThis tool allows you to delete an existing mailing list from your EmailOctopus account.
Delete TagTool to delete a tag from a mailing list in EmailOctopus.
Get All ListsThis tool retrieves all the mailing lists associated with the EmailOctopus account.
Get ContactTool to retrieve details of a specific contact from an EmailOctopus list.
Get ListRetrieves details of a specific mailing list by ID.
Get Recent CampaignsThis tool retrieves a list of recent campaigns from the EmailOctopus account.
List ContactsTool to retrieve contacts from an EmailOctopus list.
List TagsTool to retrieve all tags from a mailing list.
Unsubscribe ContactUnsubscribes a contact from an EmailOctopus mailing list.
Batch Update ContactsTool to update multiple contacts in an EmailOctopus list in a single batch operation.
Update FieldUpdates an existing custom field on an EmailOctopus list including its label, tag, type, and fallback value.
Update ListTool to update an existing mailing list's name in EmailOctopus.
Update TagTool to update an existing tag on a mailing list.
Create or Update ContactTool to create or update a contact in EmailOctopus.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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