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How to connect Search api to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Search api MCP. Get the top google search results for "climate change", extract featured snippets for "best project management tools", and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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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 Search api account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to get the top Google search results for "climate change", extract featured snippets for "best project management tools", retrieve recent news headlines about AI ethics, 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 Search api 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 Search api account

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

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Get the top Google search results for "climate change""
  • "Extract featured snippets for "best project management tools""
  • "Retrieve recent news headlines about AI ethics"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Search api MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Search api account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Search api operations on your behalf.

Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Why does the Search api authorization link not work?

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

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

4. Why do Search api actions fail after they worked before?

The Search api connection can expire or lose permission.

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

5. How do I switch to a different Search api account?

Claude can manage the Search api connection for you.

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

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

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

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

Supported Tools

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

Get Account Info

Tool to retrieve account usage statistics including monthly usage, remaining credits, hourly limits, and subscription period information.

Get Cached Search by ID

Tool to retrieve cached search results by search ID in JSON format.

Get Cached Search HTML by ID

Tool to retrieve cached search results by search ID in HTML format.

Get Locations

Tool to get available locations for geo-localized search queries.

Search

Tool to perform unified search across 40+ search engines including Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, YouTube, Amazon, and more.

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Claude Agent SDK

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Codex

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Grok Build

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VS Code

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Atomic Agent

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Pi

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DeepSeek Harness

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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