How to connect Piloterr to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Piloterr MCP. Find trending laptops on bestbuy today, get full details for auchan product id 12345, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Piloterr is a developer-first platform offering over 50 ready-to-use APIs for web scraping and data extraction. It helps businesses efficiently gather and integrate web data at scale.

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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 Piloterr account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to find trending laptops on Bestbuy today, get full details for Auchan product ID 12345, search for organic snacks on Auchan, 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 Piloterr 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 Piloterr account

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

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Find trending laptops on Bestbuy today"
  • "Get full details for Auchan product ID 12345"
  • "Search for organic snacks on Auchan"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Piloterr MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Piloterr account. It provides structured and secure access to a suite of powerful web data extraction APIs, so your agent can perform actions like searching products, retrieving detailed product info, and monitoring account usage on your behalf.

  • Product search on retail platforms: Direct your agent to search for products on sites like Auchan or Bestbuy by keyword, category, or filters, and receive curated product listings.
  • Retrieve detailed product information: Ask your agent to fetch comprehensive product details—including company info—using specific product IDs from supported platforms.
  • Monitor account usage and credits: Let your agent check your Piloterr account usage and remaining credits, so you always know how much data access you have left.
  • Automated product data workflows: Enable your agent to seamlessly combine product search and retrieval, powering advanced e-commerce, analytics, or market research tasks.
  • Multi-platform product integration: Effortlessly access and aggregate product data from multiple online stores to inform business decisions or drive automation.

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Why does the Piloterr authorization link not work?

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

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

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

The Piloterr connection can expire or lose permission.

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

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

Claude can manage the Piloterr connection for you.

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

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

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

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

Supported Tools

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

Auchan Product

Tool to retrieve detailed Auchan product information.

Auchan Product Search

Tool to search for products on Auchan by query or search URL.

Piloterr Get Product Info

Tool to retrieve detailed product information from G2.

List Chewy Products

Tool to find Chewy product categories by search query.

List E.Leclerc Stores

Tool to find E.

List Google Countries

Tool to list available Google search countries.

List Google Languages

Tool to list available Google search languages filtered by query.

List Google Locations

Tool to list available Google search locations via Piloterr API.

List Leroy Merlin Products

Tool to list Leroy Merlin product categories.

List LinkedIn Industries

Tool to list LinkedIn industry codes from Piloterr API.

Piloterr Google Search

Tool to perform Google web search via Piloterr API.

Get Usage

Tool to get usage information and remaining credits for your Piloterr account.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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