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How to connect Olostep to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Olostep MCP. Crawl competitor website for pricing changes, extract product specs from example.com pages, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Olostep account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to crawl competitor website for pricing changes, extract product specs from example.com pages, monitor price drops on target product pages, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting Olostep to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

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

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

2. 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 Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Olostep account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Olostep or give it any Olostep-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Crawl competitor website for pricing changes"
  • "Extract product specs from example.com pages"
  • "Monitor price drops on target product pages"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Olostep account is ready to use.

What is the Olostep Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

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

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Olostep?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Olostep conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Olostep again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Olostep connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Olostep.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Olostep.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Olostep authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Olostep account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Olostep connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Olostep authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Olostep sign-in.

4. Why do Olostep actions fail after they worked before?

The Olostep connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Olostep connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Olostep account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Olostep.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Olostep itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Olostep account?

Claude can manage the Olostep connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Olostep account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Olostep again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Olostep.
  • Sign in with the other Olostep account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Olostep task.

6. Why is my Olostep connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Olostep connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Olostep tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Olostep.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Answer Question

Synchronously research a bounded task by searching and browsing the web, then return the completed answer and sources when available.

Get Credit Balance

Return the connected team's remaining Olostep credits, credit lots, active subscription, and whether usage is enabled without consuming web-processing credits.

Get Operation Result

Retrieve a stored scrape, search, map, answer, or crawl by its operation ID without repeating or rebilling the original work.

List Crawl Pages

Return one page of URLs and retrieve IDs processed by an asynchronous crawl, with a continuation cursor for additional pages.

Map Website

Synchronously discover and optionally rank URLs on a website, returning one response page and a continuation cursor.

Retrieve Content

Retrieve stored page content by retrieve ID in selected live-supported formats, including hosted URLs for oversized output.

Scrape Page

Synchronously scrape one web page and return requested content, links, metadata, a retrieve ID, and billing usage.

Search Web

Synchronously search the web for relevant deduplicated links.

Start Crawl

Start an asynchronous, usage-metered website crawl and immediately return its crawl ID and initial status.

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Frequently asked questions

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

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

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