How to connect Google Classroom 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 Google Classroom account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all active courses for this teacher, create a new announcement in math class, get details for course ID 12345, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Google Classroom 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 Google Classroom account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "List all active courses for this teacher"
  • "Create a new announcement in math class"
  • "Get details for course ID 12345"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Google Classroom MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Google Classroom account. It provides structured and secure access to your classes, assignments, and announcements, so your agent can list courses, manage announcements, create coursework, and handle classroom organization on your behalf.

  • Course and class management: Effortlessly create, list, or delete courses, and get detailed information about any class you manage or attend.
  • Announcement automation: Let your agent create, update, list, or remove announcements in specific courses—keeping students and teachers in the loop.
  • Coursework material handling: Quickly list all coursework materials in a class, so you can track resources and assignments with ease.
  • Streamlined assignment workflows: Organize and distribute assignments and resources, helping automate typical classroom tasks for educators and students.
  • Classroom insights retrieval: Fetch up-to-date details about classes and their structure, enabling your agent to provide summaries or help with enrollment decisions.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
List CourseWorkMaterialsTool to list courseworkmaterials in a course.
Create AnnouncementTool to create an announcement in a course.
Delete AnnouncementTool to delete an announcement.
Get AnnouncementTool to get an announcement.
List AnnouncementsTool to list announcements in a course.
Patch AnnouncementTool to update fields of an announcement.
Create CourseTool to create a new course.
Delete CourseTool to delete a course.
Get CourseTool to get details for a specific course.
List CoursesTool to list all courses accessible to the authenticated user.
Patch CourseTool to update one or more fields of a classroom course.
List Student GuardiansTool to list guardians of a student in a course.
List Course StudentsTool to list students in a course.
Get TeacherTool to get teacher enrollment.
List Course TeachersTool to list teachers in a course.
Create Course TopicTool to create a course topic.
Delete Course TopicTool to delete a course topic.
Get Course TopicTool to get a course topic.
List Course TopicsTool to list topics in a course.
Patch Course TopicTool to update fields of a course topic.
Create CourseWorkTool to create a coursework item in a course.
Delete CourseWorkTool to delete a specific coursework.
Get CourseWorkTool to get details of a specific coursework.
List CourseWorkTool to list coursework in a course.
Create Course Work MaterialTool to create course work material.
Get Coursework MaterialTool to get a coursework material.
List CourseWorkMaterialsTool to list course work materials in a course.
Patch CourseworkTool to update fields of a coursework.
List Student SubmissionsTool to list student submissions for a specific coursework.
Reclaim Student SubmissionTool to reclaim a student submission for editing.
Create InvitationTool to create an invitation for a user to a course.

Available tools and triggers

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

You can now ask Cowork to handle Google Classroom 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 Google Classroom MCP?

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

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

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

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