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How to connect Heartbeat to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Heartbeat MCP. List all upcoming heartbeat community events, post a message in #general channel, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Heartbeat is a plug-and-play platform for building and managing online communities. It helps you organize users, channels, events, and discussions in one place.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Heartbeat account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all upcoming Heartbeat community events, post a message in #general channel, get member count for each Heartbeat channel, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting Heartbeat to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

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

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

2. 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 Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Heartbeat account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Heartbeat or give it any Heartbeat-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "List all upcoming Heartbeat community events"
  • "Post a message in #general channel"
  • "Get member count for each Heartbeat channel"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Heartbeat account is ready to use.

What is the Heartbeat Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Heartbeat MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Heartbeat account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Heartbeat operations on your behalf.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Heartbeat?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Heartbeat conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Heartbeat again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Heartbeat connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Heartbeat.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Heartbeat.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Heartbeat authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Heartbeat account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Heartbeat connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Heartbeat authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Heartbeat sign-in.

4. Why do Heartbeat actions fail after they worked before?

The Heartbeat connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Heartbeat connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Heartbeat account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Heartbeat.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Heartbeat itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Heartbeat account?

Claude can manage the Heartbeat connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Heartbeat account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Heartbeat again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Heartbeat.
  • Sign in with the other Heartbeat account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Heartbeat task.

6. Why is my Heartbeat connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Heartbeat connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Heartbeat tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Heartbeat.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Heartbeat action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get Events

Tool to retrieve event information from the community.

List channels

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of channels in the community.

List Groups

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of access groups in the community.

List Users

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of users in the Heartbeat community.

Reactivate User

Tool to reactivate a previously deleted user by email to allow them to access the community again.

Retrieve Group

Tool to retrieve a single group by its ID.

Retrieve User

Tool to retrieve a single user by their ID.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Heartbeat MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Heartbeat tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Heartbeat and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

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 Heartbeat tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Heartbeat 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.

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 Heartbeat data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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