How to connect Timelink to Claude Cowork

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 Timelink account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to remove a former employee from Timelink, delete a duplicate person entry by ID, clean up test user records from system, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Connecting Timelink 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:

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 Timelink through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

The Timelink MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Timelink account. It provides structured and secure access to your Timelink time tracking data, so your agent can perform actions like managing personnel records and maintaining accurate work hour logs on your behalf.

• Automated personnel record management: Let your agent locate and remove person records securely based on unique identifiers when needed.
• Error correction in time tracking data: Quickly delete outdated or incorrect person entries to ensure your time logs remain accurate and compliant.
• Streamlined onboarding and offboarding: Support HR and administrative workflows by enabling fast removal of departed employee records from the system.
• Security-focused data maintenance: Empower your agent to enforce privacy and data retention policies by deleting person records as required.