How to connect Smugmug 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 Smugmug account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to show all albums in your travel folder, get details for the Europe 2023 album, list all child folders under Weddings, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Smugmug 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 Smugmug account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Show all albums in your travel folder"
  • "Get details for the Europe 2023 album"
  • "List all child folders under Weddings"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Smugmug MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Smugmug account. It provides structured and secure access to your photo galleries and user profile, so your agent can perform actions like browsing folders, listing albums, retrieving photo details, and exploring your Smugmug structure on your behalf.

  • Retrieve folder and album details: Instantly fetch information about specific folders or albums, including creation dates, node IDs, and highlight albums.
  • Explore your Smugmug hierarchy: Ask your agent to list all child nodes—albums or folders—within any parent node, helping you navigate your photo organization with ease.
  • List albums in any folder: Let your agent pull comprehensive lists of albums within a designated folder, even handling large collections with pagination.
  • Get public user profile info: Retrieve your Smugmug public profile details to share or review your online photography presence.
  • Access node-specific data: Have your agent look up details for any node (album, folder, or page) using its unique identifier, supporting granular photo management and discovery.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get AlbumRetrieves detailed information about a SmugMug album using its album key.
Get Album Highlight ImageRetrieves the highlight/cover image for a SmugMug album.
Get Album ImageGet an image within a specific album context as an AlbumImage relationship object.
Get Album ImagesTool to retrieve all images in a SmugMug album as AlbumImage relationship objects.
Get Folder AlbumsTool to retrieve albums from a specific folder in a SmugMug user's account by nickname and folder path.
Get Folder by User and PathTool to retrieve folder details by user nickname and folder path.
Get Folder DetailsRetrieves details of a specific folder in SmugMug using its Node ID.
Get Folder SubfoldersRetrieves all subfolders within a specified folder in a SmugMug user's account.
Get ImageTool to retrieve details for a specific image (photo or video) by its image key.
Get Image MetadataTool to retrieve additional metadata from an image file including EXIF data, camera settings, GPS location, and other embedded information.
Get Image Size DetailsRetrieve raw media URLs and dimensions for all available sizes of an image.
Get Image SizesRetrieves available image sizes and URLs for a SmugMug image by its unique image key.
Get Node Highlight ImageTool to get the highlight/cover image for a node (folder, album, or page).
Get Node ParentTool to retrieve the parent node of a specified SmugMug node.
Get Node ParentsTool to retrieve a node and all its ancestor nodes (breadcrumb trail).
Get UserTool to get a SmugMug user account by their nickname.
Get User Bio ImageTool to retrieve the bio image for a SmugMug user by their nickname (username).
Get User Featured AlbumsRetrieves the featured albums for a SmugMug user by their nickname.
Get User FeaturesTool to retrieve a list of features available to a SmugMug user based on their subscription plan.
Get User ProfileRetrieves the public profile information for a SmugMug user by their nickname (username).
Get User Root NodeTool to retrieve the root node of a user's folder tree on SmugMug.
List Child NodesLists all child nodes (folders and albums) under a specified parent node in SmugMug.
Search User ContentSearch for images across a user's SmugMug content.
Unlock AlbumTool to unlock a password-protected SmugMug album.
Unlock User SiteTool to unlock a user's password-protected SmugMug site.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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