How to connect Sms alert 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 Sms alert account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to check your current SMS credit balance, create a new contact group for marketing, fetch your available sender IDs, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Sms alert 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 Sms alert account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Check your current SMS credit balance"
  • "Create a new contact group for marketing"
  • "Fetch your available sender IDs"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Sms alert MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Sms alert account. It provides structured and secure access to your messaging platform, so your agent can send SMS, manage contacts and groups, handle templates, check balances, and create short URLs on your behalf.

  • Send and manage SMS messages: Let your agent send messages across SMS, RCS, Telegram, and WhatsApp channels using predefined templates or custom content.
  • Contact and group management: Easily create, delete, or organize contacts and groups, streamlining your customer engagement workflows.
  • Template and sender ID operations: Retrieve, create, or manage SMS templates and sender IDs to ensure consistent branding and efficient communication.
  • Credit balance and account monitoring: Ask your agent to check your current SMS credit balance and stay updated before launching campaigns or sending bulk messages.
  • Short URL generation: Automatically create short URLs for any long links you need to share, making your messages cleaner and more effective.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get SMS Alert BalanceTool to retrieve the current sms credit balance.
Get Group DetailTool to retrieve details of a specific sms alert group.
Get Group ListTool to retrieve a list of sms alert groups.
Get Sender ID ListTool to fetch the list of available sender ids.
Get SMS Template ListTool to retrieve list of sms templates from your smsalert account.
Create New ContactCreate new contact
Create New GroupTool to create a new contact group.
Create Short URLTool to create a short url for a given long url.
Create SMS TemplateTool to create a new sms template.
Delete ContactTool to delete a specified contact.
Delete GroupTool to delete a specified group.
Delete Short URLTool to delete an existing short url.
Delete SMS TemplateTool to delete an existing sms template.
Edit ContactTool to edit an existing contact’s details.
Edit GroupTool to edit an existing groups name.
Update User ProfileTool to update user account profile details.
Edit SMS TemplateTool to edit an existing sms template.
Generate OTPTool to generate a one-time password (otp).
Get Sent SMS ReportTool to retrieve sms campaign sent report details.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Sms alert MCP?

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

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

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

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