How to connect Nasa 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 Nasa account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to show me Mars rover photos from Curiosity on sol 1000, list recent natural disaster events worldwide, find all EONET event categories available, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Nasa 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 Nasa account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Show me Mars rover photos from Curiosity on sol 1000"
  • "List recent natural disaster events worldwide"
  • "Find all EONET event categories available"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Nasa MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to NASA's public data APIs. It provides structured and secure access to a wealth of Earth science, planetary, and event data, so your agent can search datasets, fetch Mars rover photos, explore natural events, and visualize scientific information on your behalf.

  • Search NASA science data collections: Empower your agent to query and filter massive datasets from the Common Metadata Repository (CMR) by spatial, temporal, or metadata criteria.
  • Retrieve Mars rover imagery: Ask your agent to fetch stunning photos captured by Mars rovers for specific Martian days, enabling research and exploration right from your workflow.
  • Monitor natural events worldwide: Let your agent pull up-to-date lists of global natural events—like wildfires, storms, or volcanic activity—using NASA's EONET feeds in ATOM or RSS formats.
  • Visualize and analyze event categories and layers: Direct your agent to explore available data layers and event categories for advanced event visualization and filtering in scientific research.
  • Access detailed event source and magnitude data: Have your agent retrieve metadata about event sources and magnitudes, making it easier to understand the context and scale of natural phenomena tracked by NASA.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get CMR CollectionsTool to retrieve collections from the common metadata repository (cmr).
Get CMR GranulesTool to retrieve granules from the common metadata repository (cmr).
Get EONET CategoriesTool to retrieve a list of all event categories from eonet.
Get EONET Events (ATOM)Tool to retrieve a list of natural events in atom format.
Get EONET Events RSSTool to retrieve a list of natural events in rss format.
Get EONET LayersTool to retrieve available data layers for event visualization.
GET EONET MagnitudesTool to retrieve a list of available event magnitudes and their descriptions.
GET EONET Source by IDTool to retrieve details for a specific eonet event source by id.
Get EONET SourcesTool to retrieve a list of event sources.
Get Mars Rover PhotosTool to fetch photos taken by a specified mars rover on a given martian sol.
Search Near Earth ObjectsTool to search near-earth objects by closest approach date range.
Search SVS VisualizationsTool to search for visualizations in the scientific visualization studio (svs).

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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