How to connect Encodian 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 Encodian account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to resize all images in project folder, extract author and page count from PDF, add custom header to every PDF file, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Encodian 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 Encodian account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Resize all images in project folder"
  • "Extract author and page count from PDF"
  • "Add custom header to every PDF file"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Encodian MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Encodian account. It provides structured and secure access to your Encodian document automation suite, so your agent can perform actions like managing files, processing PDFs, encoding or decoding content, and automating workflow tasks on your behalf.

  • File management and property retrieval: Quickly get detailed information about files, move documents between containers, and keep your Microsoft 365 storage organized automatically.
  • Document processing and automation: Direct your agent to add headers and footers to PDFs, extract PDF metadata, or resize images for seamless document formatting and compliance tasks.
  • Base64 content conversion: Effortlessly encode text or files to Base64, or decode Base64 strings back to usable files for secure data exchange and workflow integration.
  • Archive extraction and manipulation: Unzip files and retrieve their contents, making it easy to automate bulk document handling or trigger downstream processing steps.
  • Data integrity and comparison tools: Use hashing and text comparison utilities to verify file integrity, detect changes, or ensure consistency across your documents and workflows.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Decode Base64 StringTool to decode a Base64 string to a file.
Base64 EncodeTool to encode a string to Base64.
Compare TextTool to compare two text strings and determine if they match.
Hash DataTool to compute a cryptographic hash (MD5, SHA256, etc.
Unzip FileTool to extract files from an archive.
Get File PropertiesTool to retrieve properties of a file.
Resize ImageTool to resize an image by percentage or dimensions.
Move FileTool to move a file between containers.
Add PDF Header FooterTool to add HTML header and footer to a PDF.
Get PDF MetadataTool to extract PDF metadata and properties.
Watermark PDFTool to apply a text watermark to a PDF.
Validate Email AddressTool to validate an email address.
Validate URL AvailabilityTool to validate the availability of a specified URL.
Write Range to ExcelTool to write values to a cell range in an Excel worksheet.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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