How to connect Opencage 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 Opencage account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to get coordinates for a hotel address, find the address of given GPS coordinates, return GeoJSON for a city location, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Opencage 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 Opencage account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Get coordinates for a hotel address"
  • "Find the address of given GPS coordinates"
  • "Return GeoJSON for a city location"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Opencage MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Opencage account. It provides structured and secure access to global geocoding services, so your agent can perform actions like translating addresses to coordinates, finding locations from GPS, converting to GeoJSON, and handling multiple output formats on your behalf.

  • Forward geocoding for addresses: Instantly convert human-readable addresses into precise latitude and longitude coordinates for mapping or logistics tasks.
  • Reverse geocoding coordinates: Give your agent raw GPS coordinates and receive the nearest human-readable address or location details.
  • GeoJSON feature generation: Request GeoJSON output for geocoding results, making it easy to visualize or integrate locations in mapping applications.
  • Flexible output formats: Get geocoding data in XML or JSONP formats, ensuring compatibility with a variety of development workflows and systems.
  • Seamless integration with open data sources: Tap into comprehensive and up-to-date location information sourced from open datasets for global coverage.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Forward Geocode AddressTool to convert a human-readable address into geographic coordinates.
Geocode to GeoJSONTool to geocode and return geojson.
Geocode with JSONPTool to perform geocoding and return results in geojsonp format.
Reverse Geocode CoordinatesTool to convert coordinates to a human-readable address.
Geocode XMLTool to perform geocoding and return results in xml format.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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