How to connect Heygen 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 Heygen account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to create a talking photo from your selfie, add new contacts to your video project, list all available streaming avatars for today, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Heygen 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 Heygen account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Create a talking photo from your selfie"
  • "Add new contacts to your video project"
  • "List all available streaming avatars for today"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Heygen MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Heygen account. It provides structured and secure access to your Heygen video platform, so your agent can perform actions like creating talking photos, managing video assets, personalizing video projects, and controlling streaming avatars on your behalf.

  • AI-powered video asset creation: Add new avatars, backgrounds, or other content elements directly into your Heygen library for use in video generation workflows.
  • Personalized video project management: Let your agent add contacts to personalized video projects and fetch detailed project information to streamline large-scale video personalization efforts.
  • Dynamic talking photo generation: Instantly create engaging talking photos from uploaded images, transforming static pictures into interactive, speaking content for marketing or educational use.
  • Real-time avatar streaming control: Retrieve a list of streaming avatars, generate streaming tokens, and manage live avatar sessions—including interrupting or monitoring ongoing streams for responsive, interactive experiences.
  • Audience insights and analytics: Fetch detailed audience engagement and preference data for personalized video campaigns, helping you optimize your content and targeting strategies.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Add new assetCreates a new asset in the heygen platform.
Add contact to personalized video projectThis endpoint allows you to add one or more contacts to a specific personalized video project in the heygen platform.
Retrieve audience video detailsRetrieves detailed information about the audience for personalized videos.
Fetch personalized video project detailRetrieves detailed information about a specific personalized video project in the heygen platform.
Post talking photo binary imageCreates a talking photo by processing an uploaded image file.
List streaming avatarsRetrieves a list of available avatars for streaming purposes in the heygen platform.
Create streaming token with expiryCreates a new streaming token for use with heygen's real-time avatar and voice chat services.
Post streaming ice candidatesThis endpoint is used to submit ice (interactive connectivity establishment) candidate information for a specific streaming session in the heygen platform.
Interrupt streaming sessionInterrupts an ongoing streaming session with an interactive avatar.
Retrieve streaming listRetrieves a list of active or available streaming sessions or content within the heygen platform.
Set streaming quality endpointInitiates a new streaming session with heygen, allowing users to start an avatar-based stream with specified quality settings.
Start streaming sessionInitiates a new streaming session for real-time communication in the heygen platform.
Stop streaming sessionThe streaming.
Post streaming task sessionThe streamingtask endpoint initiates a real-time speaking task for an ai-driven avatar within an active streaming session.
List avatars endpointRetrieves a list of available avatars from the heygen platform.
List talking photo entriesRetrieves a list of talking photos created using the heygen platform.
Delete videoThe video.
List videosRetrieves a list of videos associated with the user's account on the heygen platform.
Retrieve video statusRetrieves the current status of a video in the heygen platform.
List voice endpointsRetrieves a comprehensive list of all available voices in the heygen platform.
Add webhook endpointAdds a new webhook endpoint to receive real-time notifications for specified heygen events.
Delete webhook endpointDeletes a specific webhook endpoint from the heygen system.
List webhook endpointsRetrieves a list of all webhook endpoints configured for your heygen account.
List webhooksRetrieves a list of all webhooks configured for your heygen account.
Retrieve avatars collectionRetrieves a list of available avatars from the heygen platform.
Delete talking photo by idDeletes a specific talking photo from the heygen platform using its unique identifier.
Generate video template with variablesThis endpoint generates a customized video based on a pre-existing template using heygen's ai-driven platform.
Get template by idRetrieves a specific template from the heygen platform using its unique identifier.
Retrieve all templatesRetrieves a list of available avatar templates from the heygen platform.
Retrieve user remaining quotaRetrieves the current remaining quota for the authenticated user on the heygen platform.
Generate video with inputsGenerates a customized video using heygen's ai-driven platform.
Post video translate requestThe translatevideo endpoint enables the translation of video content from one language to another.
Retrieve video translation by idRetrieves the current status of a video translation job in the heygen platform.
Retrieve video translation target languagesRetrieves a list of all available target languages supported by heygen's video translation feature.
List available voicesRetrieves a list of available voice models and options that can be used with heygen's ai-driven video creation platform.

Available tools and triggers

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

You can now ask Cowork to handle Heygen 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 Heygen MCP?

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

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

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

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