How to connect Placid 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 Placid account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to create a LinkedIn banner template for me, delete last week's event flyer template, list all PDF template collections in your account, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Placid 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 Placid account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Create a LinkedIn banner template for me"
  • "Delete last week's event flyer template"
  • "List all PDF template collections in your account"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Placid MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Placid account. It provides structured and secure access to your creative automation workspace, so your agent can perform actions like creating image templates, managing template collections, and deleting designs on your behalf.

  • Template creation and customization: Instantly generate new Placid templates with defined dimensions, tags, or custom metadata—perfect for automating banners, graphics, and more.
  • Template deletion and lifecycle management: Direct your agent to safely remove obsolete or unused templates by their unique IDs, keeping your workspace organized and clutter-free.
  • Collection retrieval and organization: Have your agent fetch and list all template collections, making it easy to browse, search, or group creative assets programmatically.
  • Automated workflow integration: Integrate template management into larger creative pipelines, allowing your agent to handle content operations without manual intervention.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Create TemplateTool to create a new placid template.
Delete TemplateTool to delete a specific template identified by uuid.
Get CollectionsTool to retrieve a list of all template collections.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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