How to connect NocoDB to Claude Cowork

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 NocoDB account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all projects updated this week, add a new record to Clients table, update status of Task ID 42 to Done, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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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 NocoDB account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all projects updated this week, add a new record to Clients table, update status of Task ID 42 to Done, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting NocoDB 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 NocoDB account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

"List all projects updated this week"
"Add a new record to Clients table"
"Update status of Task ID 42 to Done"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The NocoDB MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your NocoDB account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform NocoDB operations on your behalf.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every NocoDB action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get User Info

Tool to get authenticated user information including email, name, roles, and profile details.

Forgot Password

Tool to initiate password reset process by sending a reset email to the user.

Sign Out User

Tool to sign out the authenticated user and clear their refresh token from the database and cookie.

Get Sort Metadata

Tool to retrieve sort configuration by ID from NocoDB.

Update View Column

Tool to update a column configuration in a view.

Delete View

Tool to delete a view from a NocoDB table.

Delete Table View Row

Tool to delete a specific row from a table view in NocoDB.

Get Integration Info

Tool to retrieve metadata for a specific NocoDB integration by type and subtype.

List Integrations

Tool to retrieve all available integrations in NocoDB.

Store Integration Configuration

Tool to store configuration for a NocoDB integration.

Delete Notification

Tool to delete a notification for the authenticated user.

List Notifications

Tool to retrieve paginated notification records for the authenticated user.

Poll Notifications

Tool to poll for notifications using long-polling mechanism.

Get Plugin Status

Tool to check if a NocoDB plugin is active or not.

List Public Shared View Grouped Data

Tool to retrieve grouped data from a publicly shared NocoDB view.

Upload Attachments by URL

Tool to upload attachments from remote URLs to NocoDB storage.

Get Table Schema

Tool to retrieve complete schema information for a specific table.

Update User Profile

Tool to update authenticated user's profile information including display name, first name, and last name.

Get Aggregated Meta Info

Tool to get aggregated meta information such as tableCount, dbViewCount, viewCount and other statistics about the NocoDB instance.

Get Application Health Status

Tool to get the NocoDB application health status.

Get Application Info

Tool to get comprehensive NocoDB application information including authentication settings, version, limits, and deployment configuration.

Get Cloud Features

Tool to get NocoDB Cloud features.

Get Command Palette Suggestions

Tool to get dynamic command palette suggestions based on scope.

Report Error

Tool to report errors to NocoDB's error tracking system.

Get Product Feed

Tool to get NocoDB product feed from social media sources including GitHub, YouTube, Twitter, and Cloud.

Convert URL to Database Config

Tool to convert JDBC URL or database connection URL to connection configuration object.

List Workspace Bases

Tool to list all bases in a NocoDB workspace.

FRAMEWORKS

How to build NocoDB MCP Agent with another framework

ChatGPT

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OpenAI Agents SDK

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Claude Agent SDK

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Codex

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Cursor

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OpenClaw

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Hermes

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CLI

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Google ADK

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LangChain

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Vercel AI SDK

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Mastra AI

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LlamaIndex

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CrewAI

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OpenCode

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VS Code

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Google Sheets is a cloud-based spreadsheet tool for real-time collaboration and data analysis. It lets teams work together from anywhere, updating information instantly.

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Notion is a collaborative workspace for notes, docs, wikis, and tasks. It streamlines team knowledge, project tracking, and workflow customization in one place.

Airtable

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Airtable combines the flexibility of spreadsheets with the power of a database for easy project and data management. Teams use Airtable to organize, track, and collaborate with custom views and automations.

Asana

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Asana is a collaborative work management platform for teams to organize and track projects. It streamlines teamwork, boosts productivity, and keeps everyone aligned on goals.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone NocoDB MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of NocoDB tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from NocoDB and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

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 NocoDB tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which NocoDB 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.

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 NocoDB data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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