How to connect Imgix 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 Imgix account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to auto-optimize all images in this folder, overlay company logo on product photos, extract main color palette from image, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Imgix 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 Imgix account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Auto-optimize all images in this folder"
  • "Overlay company logo on product photos"
  • "Extract main color palette from image"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Imgix MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Imgix account. It provides structured and secure access to your image library, so your agent can perform actions like optimizing images, applying overlays, adjusting visual properties, and extracting color palettes on your behalf.

  • Real-time image optimization: Ask your agent to automatically compress, enhance, or format images for faster delivery and better quality using Imgix's auto optimization tools.
  • Dynamic overlays and blending: Direct the agent to blend images, text, or solid colors over your base images—perfect for watermarks, banners, or creative composites.
  • Precision image adjustments: Have your agent modify image brightness, contrast, and border settings to meet your design and branding needs instantly.
  • Extract and analyze color palettes: Let your agent pull color palettes from any image, making it easy to generate theme colors or analyze brand consistency.
  • Fine-tune overlay positioning: Control exactly where overlays appear on your images by specifying alignment and pixel-level positioning through your agent.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Imgix Auto OptimizationTool to apply automatic best-effort image optimizations.
Blend OverlayTool to overlay an image, text, or color onto a base image using imgix blending parameters.
Imgix Blend AlignTool to align the overlay relative to the base image when blending.
Blend Color Over ImageTool to blend a solid color over an image using CSS keyword or hex.
Imgix Blend X PositionTool to position the overlay horizontally on an Imgix-rendered image.
Draw Image BorderTool to draw a border around an image.
Adjust Image BrightnessTool to adjust image brightness.
IMGIX_CHTool to opt in to Client Hints.
Extract Image Color PaletteTool to specify how many colors to return when extracting a color palette.
Adjust Image ContrastTool to adjust image contrast.
IMGIX_CROPTool to control cropping alignment and behavior using Imgix's 'crop' parameter.
IMGIX_CSTool to set or strip output color space/profile on an Imgix image.
IMGIX_DLTool to force asset download.
Adjust Image DPITool to embed DPI (dots-per-inch) metadata for print output on an Imgix-rendered image.
Set Device Pixel RatioTool to set device pixel ratio for an Imgix image.
Imgix URL ExpirationTool to append an expiration parameter to an Imgix URL so it returns 404 after a given time.
IMGIX_FITTool to control how an image fits target dimensions after resizing.
IMGIX_FMTool to choose output file format for the rendered asset.
Force Aspect RatioTool to force a target aspect ratio on an Imgix image.
IMGIX_HTool to set output image height in pixels or as a ratio of the source height.
Adjust Image HighlightsTool to adjust highlight tonal mapping (−100 to 0).
IMGIX_LIST_SOURCESTool to list all Sources for an account.
Set Watermark Base URLTool to set the base URL prepended to the watermark image path.
Watermark Fit ModeTool to set how a watermark fits its target dimensions.
Imgix Mark HeightTool to set watermark height on an Imgix URL in pixels or as a ratio of the watermark source.
IMGIX_MARK_PADTool to set pixel padding between a watermark and the image edge or between tiled watermarks.
Watermark WidthTool to set watermark width.
IMGIX_MASKTool to apply a mask to an image.
IMGIX_MAX_HTool to limit output image height.
IMGIX_MAX_WTool to set the maximum output width on an Imgix URL.
IMGIX_PALETTETool to extract a color palette from an image in CSS or JSON form.
Set CSS Palette PrefixTool to set class-name prefix for CSS palette output.
Set Output QualityTool to set output quality for lossy formats.
IMGIX_RECTTool to select a source-image rectangle region in Imgix before other resizing.
Imgix RotateTool to rotate an image on Imgix.
IMGIX_ROT_TYPETool to control rotation behavior when `rot` is applied.
Text OverlayTool to render a single-line UTF-8 text overlay on an image.
IMGIX_TXT_ALIGNTool to align a text overlay on an Imgix image.
Set Text ColorTool to set text overlay color on an Imgix image.
Set Text FontTool to choose font family/style for overlay text.
Set Text Outline WidthTool to set outline width around overlay text.
Text Outline ColorTool to set outline color for text.
IMGIX_TXT_SHADTool to set text shadow strength for overlay text.
IMGIX_TXT_SIZETool to set text font size in pixels.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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