How to connect Pushover 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 Pushover account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to send device alert for server downtime, notify me of new support tickets, push daily summary to your phone, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Pushover 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 Pushover account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Send device alert for server downtime"
  • "Notify me of new support tickets"
  • "Push daily summary to your phone"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Pushover MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Pushover account. It provides structured and secure access to your notification system, so your agent can send instant alerts, deliver custom messages, manage notification priorities, and automate device notifications on your behalf.

  • Instant push notifications: Have your agent send real-time alerts to your devices for important events, tasks, or reminders.
  • Custom message delivery: Allow your agent to craft and deliver personalized notifications with specific titles, messages, and sounds.
  • Priority and sound control: Let the agent set notification priority levels and choose custom sounds to ensure the right alerts stand out.
  • Device targeting: Direct your agent to send notifications to specific devices or user groups for tailored communication.
  • Automated workflow integration: Seamlessly trigger Pushover alerts from other automated tasks or events managed by your agent, keeping you informed in real-time.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Cancel Receipt RetriesTool to cancel further retries for an emergency-priority message before its expiry.
Cancel Retries by TagTool to cancel retries for all active emergency-priority Pushover messages matching a specific tag.
Client Acknowledge Delete Up To IDTool to delete/acknowledge device messages up to a specific message ID.
Fetch Pending MessagesTool to download pending messages for a registered device.
Pushover Client LoginTool to authenticate a Pushover user by email and password.
Client Realtime WebSocket ConnectionTool to establish a secure WebSocket connection for real-time message notifications.
Register Open Client DeviceTool to register an Open Client desktop device.
Get Application Icon ImageTool to fetch an application icon PNG by icon identifier.
Get App LimitsTool to retrieve the current monthly message limit, remaining messages, and reset time for a Pushover application.
Get Application TokenTool to fetch stored Pushover application API token.
Get Receipt StatusTool to poll the status of an emergency-priority notification receipt.
Get Team API TokenTool to fetch stored Pushover for Teams API token.
Glances UpdateTool to update a user's Glances widget data without sending a notification.
Add User to GroupTool to add an existing Pushover user to a delivery group.
Create GroupTool to create a new Delivery Group.
Disable Group UserTool to temporarily disable deliveries to a user or specific device within a Pushover group.
Group Enable UserTool to re-enable deliveries to a previously disabled user (or specific device) within a Pushover group.
Get Group DetailsTool to retrieve details for a Delivery Group.
List Delivery GroupsTool to list all Delivery Groups.
Remove User from GroupTool to remove a user (or optionally a specific device) from a Pushover delivery group.
Rename Delivery GroupTool to rename an existing Delivery Group.
Assign LicenseTool to assign a pre-paid license credit to a Pushover user by key or email.
Check License CreditsTool to retrieve remaining license credits for a Pushover application.
Send MessageTool to send a push notification with optional title, URL, priority, sound, attachments, and filters.
Store Team API TokenTool to securely store a Pushover for Teams API token.
Subscription FlowTool to validate and return a Pushover subscription code.
Add Team UserTool to add a user to a Pushover for Teams organization.
Remove User from TeamTool to remove a user from a Pushover for Teams organization.
Validate User or GroupTool to validate a Pushover user or group key for deliverability.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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