How to connect TinyPNG 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 TinyPNG account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to compress uploaded PNG and return link, optimize this JPEG and report savings, convert this image to WebP format, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting TinyPNG 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 TinyPNG account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Compress uploaded PNG and return link"
  • "Optimize this JPEG and report savings"
  • "Convert this image to WebP format"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

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

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get TinyPNG Compression CountTool to retrieve the number of compressions made this month.
Shrink and get image IDTool to shrink an image and return its tinypng image id.
Compress and Convert ImageTool to compress and convert an image.
Compress and preserve metadataTool to compress an image while preserving specified metadata fields.
Compress and Store Image in AzureTool to compress an image using tinify and upload it directly to azure blob storage.
Download Compressed ImageTool to retrieve a compressed image by its image id.

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FAQ

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

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

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

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

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