How to connect Klipfolio 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 Klipfolio account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to create a new dashboard for marketing KPIs, list all available data sources in your account, append this week's sales CSV to data source, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Klipfolio 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 Klipfolio account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Create a new dashboard for marketing KPIs"
  • "List all available data sources in your account"
  • "Append this week's sales CSV to data source"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Klipfolio MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Klipfolio account. It provides structured and secure access to your dashboards and data sources, so your agent can perform actions like creating dashboards, updating data sources, retrieving analytics, and managing visualizations on your behalf.

  • Effortless dashboard creation and management: Ask your agent to create new dashboards (tabs), organize visualizations, or fetch detailed information about existing dashboards for instant business insights.
  • Comprehensive data source handling: Let your agent list, create, refresh, or delete data sources, ensuring your reports are always up to date and data flows smoothly.
  • Automated data updating: Instruct your agent to append fresh data to data sources or trigger refreshes across multiple sources simultaneously, keeping analytics current without manual effort.
  • Visualization and klip management: Retrieve a list of all your klips (visual components), enabling your agent to analyze, summarize, or reference the data visualizations you rely on most.
  • User profile and account verification: Have the agent check authentication or pull user profile details, helping you audit access and monitor account activity with ease.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Append Data to Data SourceThis tool appends plain-text or csv data to an existing data source in klipfolio.
Create Data SourceThis tool creates a new data source in klipfolio.
Create Tab (Dashboard)This tool creates a new tab (dashboard) in klipfolio.
Delete Data SourceThis tool permanently removes a specified data source from the klipfolio account.
Get Dashboard DetailsThis tool retrieves detailed information about a specific dashboard (formerly known as tab) in klipfolio.
Get Data Source Instance DetailsThis tool retrieves detailed information about a specific data source instance in klipfolio.
Get KlipsThis tool retrieves a list of all klips accessible to the authenticated user.
Get User ProfileThis tool is used to retrieve the authenticated user's profile information and test the authentication status.
List All Data SourcesThis tool retrieves a list of all data sources associated with an authenticated klipfolio account.
Refresh Multiple Data SourcesThis tool allows users to refresh multiple data sources in klipfolio simultaneously.
Update Data SourceThis tool allows you to replace/update the data in an existing klipfolio data source.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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