# How to connect Mem to Claude Cowork ```json { "title": "How to connect Mem to Claude Cowork", "toolkit": "Mem", "toolkit_slug": "mem", "framework": "Claude Cowork", "framework_slug": "claude-cowork", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-cowork", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-cowork.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:18:38.393Z" } ``` ## 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 Mem account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to create a new note about today's meeting, organize research notes into a project collection, delete last week's outdated task note, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security. ## Also integrate Mem with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-code) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/crew-ai) ## Connect Mem to Claude Cowork ### Connecting Mem 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. 2. Add the Composio MCP server Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL: ```bash https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## 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 Mem through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent. ## What is the Mem MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Mem MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Mem account. It provides structured and secure access to your notes and collections, so your agent can perform actions like creating notes, organizing collections, retrieving note content, and deleting outdated information on your behalf. - Automated note creation: Ask your agent to quickly capture ideas, meeting summaries, or research notes and save them directly into your Mem workspace. - Organize with collections: Direct your agent to group related notes by creating new collections for projects, topics, or teams, keeping your knowledge base tidy and efficient. - Retrieve and review notes: Let your agent fetch the content and metadata of any note by its identifier, making it easy to reference or summarize past information. - Cleanup and delete notes or collections: Instruct your agent to remove outdated notes or entire collections for a clutter-free knowledge base. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `MEM_CREATE_COLLECTION` | Create Collection | Creates a new collection in Mem for organizing and grouping related notes. Collections are containers that help categorize notes by topic, project, or any organizational scheme. Each collection has a title and optional description. Use this action when you need to: - Create a new organizational container for notes - Set up a project workspace with a descriptive title - Organize notes by category or theme Returns the created collection's details including its unique ID. | | `MEM_CREATE_NOTE_V2` | Create Note V2 | Tool to create a new note with markdown content and optional collection associations. The first line of content is automatically interpreted as the title. Use when you need to create a note and optionally add it to one or more collections by ID or title. | | `MEM_DELETE_COLLECTION` | Delete Collection | Tool to permanently delete a Mem collection. Deletion is irreversible — only invoke after explicit user confirmation and verification of the correct collection_id. | | `MEM_DELETE_NOTE` | Delete Note | Tool to permanently delete a specific note. Deletion is irreversible — obtain explicit user confirmation before calling. Use when you need to remove a note by its unique identifier after confirming the note_id. | | `MEM_GET_COLLECTION` | Get Collection | Retrieve the details of a Mem collection by its UUID. Returns the collection's title, description, and timestamps. Use this when you need to fetch metadata for a specific collection. | | `MEM_LIST_COLLECTIONS` | List Collections | List collections with pagination support. Returns collections sorted by updated_at or created_at. Use this action to retrieve all collections or browse through collections page by page. | | `MEM_LIST_NOTES` | List Notes | Tool to list notes with pagination and filtering options. Supports filtering by collection, task presence, image presence, and file presence. Use when you need to retrieve multiple notes or search for notes matching specific criteria. | | `MEM_READ_NOTE` | Read Note | Retrieve the content and metadata of a Mem note by its UUID. Returns the note's title, markdown content, timestamps, and collection membership. Use this when you need to read or display an existing note's content. | | `MEM_SAVE_CONTENT` | Save Content | Tool to process and remember any raw content using AI. Accepts web pages, emails, transcripts, articles, or simple text. Use when you want to save and process content with optional instructions on how to process it and context about how it relates to existing knowledge. | | `MEM_SEARCH_COLLECTIONS` | Search Collections | Tool to search collections using an optional query string. Use when you need to find or list collections by title or description. | | `MEM_SEARCH_NOTES` | Search Notes | Tool to search notes in Mem using a query string with optional filtering. Supports filtering by collection IDs, task presence, image presence, and file presence. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Mem MCP server connects Claude Cowork to your Mem account through Composio. Once connected, Cowork can use the available Mem tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf. ## Complete Code None listed. ## How to build Mem MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-code) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Google Sheets](https://composio.dev/toolkits/googlesheets) - Google Sheets is a cloud-based spreadsheet tool for real-time collaboration and data analysis. 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However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Mem 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 Mem tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Mem while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Mem 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 Mem data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)