How to integrate Unione MCP with Claude Code

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Introduction

Manage your Unione directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns.

You can do this in two different ways:

  1. Via Rube - Direct and easiest approach
  2. Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

Why Rube?

Rube is a universal MCP server with access to 850+ SaaS apps. It ensures just-in-time tool loading so Claude can access the tools it needs, a remote workbench for programmatic tool calling and handling large tool responses out of the LLM context window, ensuring the LLM context window remains clean.

Connect Unione to Claude Code with Rube

1. Get the MCP URL

Copy and paste the below command in Claude Code to add Rube MCP.

Terminal

2. Authenticate Rube

Run /mcp to view Rube

bash
/mcp
Run /mcp to view Rube in Claude Code
Click on Rube to authenticate
Authentication flow complete

3. Ensure it's connected

Run /mcp again to verify the connection. Now, do whatever you want with Claude Code and Unione.

Rube connected successfully

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
UniOne Email BalanceTool to retrieve current account balance.
Cancel Scheduled EmailTool to cancel a scheduled transactional email by its job id.
UniOne Email Domain ManagementTool to manage sender domains in unione.
Get Email EventTool to retrieve details of a specific email event by its id.
UniOne Email Event TypesTool to retrieve supported email event types.
Get Email Send JobTool to retrieve detailed information about a specific email send job.
UniOne Email List (Export)Tool to export email events within a specified time frame.
UniOne Email Event LogTool to initiate an asynchronous export of email events (event dump).
UniOne Email PlanTool to retrieve current subscription plan details.
UniOne Email PricingTool to retrieve current email pricing.
UniOne Email QuotaTool to retrieve current email sending quota.
Resend Sent EmailTool to resend a previously sent email by its job id.
UniOne Email ResubscribeTool to resubscribe a recipient who previously unsubscribed.
Resume Paused EmailTool to resume a paused transactional email by its job id.
UniOne Email ScheduleTool to schedule a transactional email up to 24 hours ahead.
UniOne Email SMTP ConfigurationTool to retrieve smtp server details and credentials.
UniOne Email StatisticsTool to retrieve email sending statistics over a specified time range.
UniOne Email UnsubscribeTool to unsubscribe an email from future emails.
Validate Email AddressTool to validate an email address.
Batch Email ValidationTool to validate multiple email addresses in a batch.
Resend Email Validation ResultsTool to resend results of an email validation request.
UniOne Email Validate ResultTool to retrieve the detailed result of an email validation request.
Retry Email ValidationTool to retry an email validation request.
UniOne Email Validate StatusTool to retrieve the current status of an email validation request.
UniOne Email Webhook TypesTool to retrieve supported email webhook event types.
Create Event DumpTool to create an asynchronous csv event dump.
UniOne Event Dump ListTool to retrieve the full list of event dumps.
Schedule EmailTool to schedule a transactional email up to 24 hours ahead.
Suppression ListTool to return the suppression list since a given date.
Delete TagTool to delete a specific tag.
UniOne Tag ListTool to retrieve all user-defined tags.
UniOne Template ListTool to list email templates.
Set TemplateTool to set or update an email template.
Delete Email Validation RequestTool to delete an email validation request.
Get Event DumpTool to retrieve the contents of a specific event dump.
Set WebhookTool to set or edit a webhook event notification handler.

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

The Unione MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Unione account. It provides structured and secure access to your Unione email delivery service, so your agent can send transactional or marketing emails, manage sending domains, monitor delivery events, check account balance, and automate email operations on your behalf.

  • Automated email sending and scheduling: Have your agent send transactional or marketing emails and even schedule deliveries right from your Unione account.
  • Domain verification and management: Easily manage sender domains, trigger domain verifications, and handle DNS/DKIM checks to keep your emails deliverable.
  • Event monitoring and export: Let your agent fetch specific email events, retrieve delivery metrics, or export comprehensive email event logs for auditing and analytics.
  • Account balance and plan checks: Quickly access your current email balance and subscription plan details, ensuring you stay within your sending limits.
  • Email job and pricing insights: Retrieve detailed information about specific email jobs and get up-to-date pricing for cost management before sending campaigns.

Connecting Unione via Tool Router

Tool Router is the underlying tech that powers Rube. It's a universal gateway that does everything Rube does but with much more programmatic control. You can programmatically generate an MCP URL with the app you need (here Unione) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

How the Tool Router works

The Tool Router follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
  • Composio API Key
  • A Unione account
  • Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript

Install Claude Code

bash
# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# Windows CMD
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system:

Set up Claude Code

bash
cd your-project-folder
claude

Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code:

  • Claude Code will open in your terminal
  • Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account
  • Complete the authentication flow
  • Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code
Claude Code initial setup showing sign-in prompt
Claude Code terminal after successful login

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from Composio dashboard)
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier)

Install Composio library

pip install composio-core python-dotenv

Install the Composio Python library to create MCP sessions.

  • composio-core provides the core Composio functionality
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables from your .env file

Generate Composio MCP URL

import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
USER_ID = os.getenv("USER_ID")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=USER_ID,
    toolkits=["unione"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url

print(f"MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")
print(f"\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:")
print(f'claude mcp add --transport http unione-composio "{COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}" --headers "X-API-Key:{COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"')

Create a script to generate a Composio MCP URL for Unione. This URL will be used to connect Claude Code to Unione.

What's happening:

  • We import the Composio client and load environment variables
  • Create a Composio instance with your API key
  • Call create() to create a Tool Router session for Unione
  • The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
  • The script prints this URL so you can copy it

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

python generate_mcp_url.py

Run your Python script to generate the MCP URL.

  • The script connects to Composio and creates a Tool Router session
  • It prints the MCP URL and the exact command you need to run
  • Copy the entire claude mcp add command from the output

Add Unione MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http unione-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"

# Then restart Claude Code
exit
claude

In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is:

  • claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code
  • --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server
  • The server name (unione-composio) is how you'll reference it
  • The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session
  • --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication

After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect.

Verify the installation

bash
claude mcp list

Check that your Unione MCP server is properly configured.

  • This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code
  • You should see your unione-composio entry in the list
  • This confirms that Claude Code can now access Unione tools

If everything is wired up, you should see your unione-composio entry listed:

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server

Authenticate Unione

The first time you try to use Unione tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

  • Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Unione
  • It will show you an authentication link
  • Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it)
  • Complete the Unione authorization flow
  • Return to the terminal and start using Unione through Claude Code

Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Unione operations in natural language. For example:

  • "Check my current UniOne email balance"
  • "Cancel a scheduled email by job ID"
  • "List all sender domains and their status"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Unione and Claude Code:

import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
USER_ID = os.getenv("USER_ID")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=USER_ID,
    toolkits=["unione"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url

print(f"MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")
print(f"\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:")
print(f'claude mcp add --transport http unione-composio "{COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}" --headers "X-API-Key:{COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"')

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Unione with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Unione directly from your terminal using natural language commands.

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Unione operations
  • Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP
  • Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution

Next steps:

  • Try asking Claude Code to perform various Unione operations
  • Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows
  • Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities.

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FAQ

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

With a standalone Unione MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Unione tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Unione and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Code?

Yes, you can. Claude Code 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 Unione tools.

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

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

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