# How to connect Serply to Claude Cowork ```json { "title": "How to connect Serply to Claude Cowork", "toolkit": "Serply", "toolkit_slug": "serply", "framework": "Claude Cowork", "framework_slug": "claude-cowork", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/claude-cowork", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/claude-cowork.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:25:38.612Z" } ``` ## 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 Serply account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to find top news articles on AI today, get latest product prices for smartwatches, search for job listings in San Francisco, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security. ## Also integrate Serply with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/claude-code) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/crew-ai) ## Connect Serply to Claude Cowork ### Connecting Serply 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. 2. Add the Composio MCP server Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL: ```bash https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## 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 Serply through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent. ## What is the Serply MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Serply MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Serply account. It provides structured and secure access to search engine results—including web, news, video, and product searches—so your agent can perform actions like querying search engines, retrieving news headlines, finding videos, and exploring product listings on your behalf. - Web search automation: Let your agent run web queries and return structured search results for any keyword or topic. - Real-time news discovery: Fetch the latest news articles and headlines from major sources, filtered by topic or region. - Video content search: Find relevant videos across platforms using keyword-based queries and filter by date or relevance. - Product and job listing retrieval: Search for products or job postings to quickly gather marketplace or employment data. - Image and map search capabilities: Enable your agent to pull images or map results, perfect for visual or location-based queries. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `SERPLY_PERFORM_IMAGE_SEARCH` | Perform Image Search | Performs an image search using the Serply API to find images matching a text query. This tool searches for images on the web and returns results with image URLs, thumbnails, dimensions, titles, and source information. Ideal for finding visual content, gathering image references, or discovering images related to specific topics or keywords. Use this when you need to: - Find images matching specific descriptions or keywords - Gather visual references for a topic - Retrieve image URLs for display or download - Search for images with specific characteristics Supports pagination, localization (language/country), and safe search filtering. | | `SERPLY_PERFORM_MAPS_SEARCH` | Perform Maps Search | Tool to perform a maps search. Use when you need to find geographic locations for a given query. | | `SERPLY_PERFORM_SCHOLAR_SEARCH` | Perform Scholar Search | Tool to perform an academic scholar search via Serply. Use when you need scholarly literature search results for a specific query. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Serply MCP server connects Claude Cowork to your Serply account through Composio. Once connected, Cowork can use the available Serply tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf. ## Complete Code None listed. ## How to build Serply MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/claude-code) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/serply/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Excel](https://composio.dev/toolkits/excel) - Microsoft Excel is a robust spreadsheet application for organizing, analyzing, and visualizing data. 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You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Serply tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Serply while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Serply 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 Serply data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)