# How to integrate Exist MCP with Claude Code ```json { "title": "How to integrate Exist MCP with Claude Code", "toolkit": "Exist", "toolkit_slug": "exist", "framework": "Claude Code", "framework_slug": "claude-code", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/claude-code", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/claude-code.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:10:59.628Z" } ``` ## Introduction Manage your Exist directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns. You can do this in two different ways: - Via [Composio Connect](https://dashboard.composio.dev/login?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_template&utm_campaign=claude-code&utm_content=composio_connect&next=%2F~%2Forg%2Fconnect%2Fclients%2Fclaude-code) - Direct and easiest approach - Via [Composio SDK](https://docs.composio.dev/docs?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_template&utm_campaign=claude-code&utm_content=composio_sdk) - Programmatic approach with more control ## Also integrate Exist with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/crew-ai) ## TL;DR - Only one MCP URL to connect multiple apps with Claude Code with zero auth hassles. - Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling. - Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot. - Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need. ## Connect Exist to Claude Code ### Connecting Exist to Claude Code using Composio 1. Add the Composio MCP to Claude ```bash claude mcp add --scope user --transport http composio https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## What is Claude Code? Claude Code is Anthropic's command line developer tool that lets you use Claude directly inside your terminal. Instead of switching between your editor, browser, and chat, you can stay in your project folder and ask Claude to help you build, debug, refactor, and understand code right where you're working. Key features include: - Terminal-Native Experience: Work with Claude directly in your command line without switching contexts - MCP Support: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol servers to extend Claude's capabilities - Project Context: Claude understands your project structure and can read, write, and modify files - Interactive Development: Ask questions, debug code, and get help in real-time while coding - Multi-Platform: Works on macOS, Linux, WSL, and Windows ## What is the Exist MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Exist MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Exist account. It provides structured and secure access to your personal analytics data, so your agent can perform actions like analyzing correlations, retrieving user attributes, exploring supported metrics, and inspecting your profile on your behalf. - Personal profile access and insights: Instantly retrieve and review your Exist user profile, including preferences and account settings, to keep your agent aware of your context. - Attribute exploration and discovery: Browse and list all available attribute templates or user attributes, making it easy to understand what metrics you can track, analyze, or visualize. - Correlation analysis: Ask your agent to fetch and explore recent correlations between tracked attributes—like how weather or sleep might relate to your mood or productivity. - Custom analytics setup: Let your agent help you discover and understand supported attribute templates before you start tracking or updating new data points. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `EXIST_ACQUIRE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNERSHIP` | Acquire Attribute Ownership | Tool to acquire ownership of attributes for the authenticated user. Allows your service to write data to these attributes. Use when you need to create or take ownership of attributes before writing data. Acquiring a templated attribute the user doesn't have yet will create this attribute and give you ownership. | | `EXIST_GET_ATTRIBUTES_WITH_VALUES` | Get Attributes With Values | Tool to retrieve attributes with their current values for the authenticated user. Use when you need both attribute metadata and their historical values. Results are limited to your read scopes. | | `EXIST_GET_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPLATES` | Get Attribute Templates | Tool to retrieve a paged list of supported attribute templates. Use when you need to browse available templates before creating or updating data. | | `EXIST_GET_AVERAGES` | Get Averages | Tool to retrieve the most recent average values for each tracked attribute, with one set per week. Returns overall weekly averages plus daily breakdowns (Monday-Sunday). Use include_historical flag to retrieve historical average records. | | `EXIST_GET_CORRELATIONS` | Get Correlations | Retrieve a paginated list of correlations discovered between tracked attributes in the last week. Correlations reveal statistical relationships between different metrics (e.g., sleep duration vs mood). Filter by relationship strength, confidence level (statistical significance), or specific attributes. Returns correlation coefficients, p-values, and human-readable descriptions. | | `EXIST_GET_INSIGHTS` | Get Insights | Tool to retrieve automatically-generated insights about patterns in tracked data for the authenticated user. Insights are observations about correlations, trends, and anomalies (e.g., "You walked more on days you slept well"). Use when analyzing user behavior patterns or displaying personalized feedback. | | `EXIST_GET_OWNED_ATTRIBUTES` | Get Owned Attributes | Tool to retrieve attributes owned by your service for the authenticated user. Use when you need to limit data updates to only the attributes your service controls. | | `EXIST_GET_USER_ATTRIBUTES` | Get User Attributes | Tool to retrieve a paged list of the user's attributes without values. Use when you need metadata on available attributes for filtering or selection. Omitting `groups` and `attributes` filters returns the full attribute catalog; use those filters to narrow results and avoid oversized responses. | | `EXIST_EXIST_GET_USER_PROFILE` | Get User Profile | Tool to retrieve the authenticated user's profile details and preferences. Use after authentication to inspect account settings and status. OAuth scopes granted during authentication determine which fields are returned; missing fields indicate insufficient scopes. Response includes a timezone field; use it when interpreting any date-based attributes. | | `EXIST_INCREMENT_ATTRIBUTE_VALUES` | Increment Attribute Values | Tool to increment attribute values by a delta amount rather than setting totals. Use for counters and cumulative data. Does not work with string, scale, or time of day attributes. | | `EXIST_EXIST_OAUTH2_AUTHORIZE` | Exist OAuth2 Authorize | Constructs an OAuth2 authorization URL for Exist.io. This tool generates the URL that users must visit in their browser to grant permissions to your application. After user consent, Exist redirects back to your redirect_uri with an authorization code that can be exchanged for an access token. This action does not make an API call - it only builds the authorization URL. | | `EXIST_RELEASE_ATTRIBUTE_OWNERSHIP` | Release Attribute Ownership | Tool to release ownership of attributes for the authenticated user. Use when your service will stop providing data for an attribute or becomes inactive. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Exist MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects Claude Code (and other AI assistants like Claude and Cursor) directly to your Exist account. It provides structured and secure access so Claude can perform Exist operations on your behalf. With Composio's managed implementation, you don't have to create your own developer app. For production, if you're building an end product, we recommend using your own credentials. The managed server helps you prototype fast and go from 0-1 faster. ## Step-by-step Guide ### 1. Prerequisites Before starting, make sure you have: - Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account - Composio API Key - A Exist account - Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript ### 1. Install Claude Code To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system: ```bash # macOS, Linux, WSL curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash # Windows PowerShell irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex # Windows CMD curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd ``` ### 2. Set up Claude Code Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code: - Claude Code will open in your terminal - Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account - Complete the authentication flow - Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code ```bash cd your-project-folder claude ``` ### 3. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables: - COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from [Composio dashboard](https://dashboard.composio.dev/login?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_template&utm_campaign=claude-code&utm_content=api_key&next=%2F~%2Forg%2Fconnect%2Fclients%2Fclaude-code)) - USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier) ```bash COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here USER_ID=your_user_id_here ``` ### 4. Install Composio library No description provided. ```python pip install composio-core python-dotenv ``` ```typescript npm install @composio/core dotenv ``` ### 5. Generate Composio MCP URL No description provided. ```python import os from composio import Composio from dotenv import load_dotenv load_dotenv() COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY") USER_ID = os.getenv("USER_ID") composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY) composio_session = composio_client.create( user_id=USER_ID, toolkits=["exist"], ) COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url print(f"MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}") print(f"\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:") print(f'claude mcp add --transport http exist-composio "{COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}" --headers "X-API-Key:{COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"') ``` ```typescript import 'dotenv/config'; import { Composio } from '@composio/core'; const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env; if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) { throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env'); } const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY }); const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, { toolkits: ['exist'], }); const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url; console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`); console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`); console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http exist-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`); ``` ### 6. Run the script and copy the MCP URL No description provided. ```python python generate_mcp_url.py ``` ```typescript node --loader ts-node/esm generate_mcp_url.ts # or if using tsx tsx generate_mcp_url.ts ``` ### 7. Add Exist MCP to Claude Code In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is: - claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code - --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server - The server name (exist-composio) is how you'll reference it - The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session - --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect. ```bash claude mcp add --transport http exist-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY" # Then restart Claude Code exit claude ``` ### 8. Verify the installation Check that your Exist MCP server is properly configured. - This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code - You should see your exist-composio entry in the list - This confirms that Claude Code can now access Exist tools If everything is wired up, you should see your exist-composio entry listed: ```bash claude mcp list ``` ### 9. Authenticate Exist The first time you try to use Exist tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate. - Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Exist - It will show you an authentication link - Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it) - Complete the Exist authorization flow - Return to the terminal and start using Exist through Claude Code Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Exist operations in natural language. For example: - "Show my top positive habits last month" - "List strongest correlations in my data" - "Summarize my tracked mood this week" ## Complete Code ```python import os from composio import Composio from dotenv import load_dotenv load_dotenv() COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY") USER_ID = os.getenv("USER_ID") composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY) composio_session = composio_client.create( user_id=USER_ID, toolkits=["exist"], ) COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url print(f"MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}") print(f"\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:") print(f'claude mcp add --transport http exist-composio "{COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}" --headers "X-API-Key:{COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"') ``` ```typescript import 'dotenv/config'; import { Composio } from '@composio/core'; const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env; if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) { throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env'); } const composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY }); const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, { toolkits: ['exist'], }); const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url; console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`); console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`); console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http exist-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`); ``` ## Conclusion You've successfully integrated Exist with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Exist directly from your terminal using natural language commands. Key features of this setup: - Terminal-native experience without switching contexts - Natural language commands for Exist operations - Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP - Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution Next steps: - Try asking Claude Code to perform various Exist operations - Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows - Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities. ## How to build Exist MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/exist/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Excel](https://composio.dev/toolkits/excel) - Microsoft Excel is a robust spreadsheet application for organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data. 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Gain actionable insights into analytics, hosting, and content management stacks for smarter research and lead generation. - [Byteforms](https://composio.dev/toolkits/byteforms) - Byteforms is an all-in-one platform for creating forms, managing submissions, and integrating data. It streamlines workflows by centralizing form data collection and automation. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Exist MCP? With a standalone Exist MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Exist tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Exist and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Code? Yes, you can. Claude Code 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 Exist tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Exist while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Exist 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 Exist data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)