How to connect SearchAPI MCP to Claude Cowork

Connect Claude Cowork to SearchAPI MCP. Search configured engines for competitor mentions, retrieve top results from news engine, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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SearchAPI MCP is a hosted service that lets agents call configured search engines via OAuth. Hosted OAuth integration with plan and request quotas for safe, quota-aware searches.

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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 SearchAPI account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to search configured engines for competitor mentions, retrieve top results from news engine, check plan quota and recent request usage, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting SearchAPI 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 SearchAPI account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

"Search configured engines for competitor mentions"
"Retrieve top results from news engine"
"Check plan quota and recent request usage"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

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

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

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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