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How to connect Openperplex to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Openperplex MCP. Find recent news articles about ai regulation, extract main text from a specific blog post, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Openperplex is an API for fast, global web search and content analysis. It helps AI applications find, summarize, and extract insights from online content.

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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 Openperplex account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to find recent news articles about AI regulation, extract main text from a specific blog post, get markdown version of a Wikipedia page, 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 Openperplex 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 Openperplex account

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

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Find recent news articles about AI regulation"
  • "Extract main text from a specific blog post"
  • "Get markdown version of a Wikipedia page"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Openperplex MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Openperplex account. It provides structured and secure access to powerful web search, real-time content streaming, and website analysis tools, so your agent can perform actions like global searches, web content extraction, document interrogation, and live website analysis on your behalf.

  • Powerful global search and filtering: Instantly ask your agent to search across the web or custom document sets with advanced query options, filters, and field selection for tailored results.
  • Live streaming search results: Enable your agent to provide real-time updates on search queries, perfect for monitoring changing information or tracking trends as they unfold.
  • Website content extraction: Have your agent pull main text, full markdown, or screenshots from any publicly accessible website, making it easy to analyze, summarize, or archive web content.
  • Natural language querying of online documents: Let your agent interrogate web-hosted content directly using natural language, giving you precise answers and insights from any URL.
  • Custom document search and analysis: Empower your agent to search specific document collections, apply filters, and surface relevant content for research, competitive analysis, or data gathering tasks.

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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 Openperplex.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Openperplex authorization link not work?

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

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

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

The Openperplex connection can expire or lose permission.

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

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

Claude can manage the Openperplex connection for you.

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

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

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

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Openperplex 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 Openperplex.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Custom Search

Tool to perform a custom search with optional filtering and field selection.

Custom Search Stream

Tool to perform custom streaming search with custom prompts.

Get Website Markdown

Tool to retrieve the markdown content of a specified website.

Get Website Screenshot

Tool to capture a screenshot of a website.

Get Website Text

Tool to retrieve the main text content of a specified website URL.

Query from URL

Tool to query documents from a URL.

Search Documents

Tool to search documents using query parameters.

Search Stream

Tool to stream search results from OpenPerplex.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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