How to connect Updown io 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 Updown io account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to show all updown.io monitoring server IPs, list current updown.io IPv4 addresses, get available updown.io IPv6 monitoring nodes, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

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Connecting Updown io 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 Updown io account

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

For example, ask Cowork to:

  • "Show all updown.io monitoring server IPs"
  • "List current updown.io IPv4 addresses"
  • "Get available updown.io IPv6 monitoring nodes"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

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

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

The Updown io MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Updown io account. It provides structured and secure access to your website monitoring configuration, so your agent can perform actions like listing monitoring nodes, retrieving IPv4 and IPv6 server addresses, and helping you manage network allowlists on your behalf.

  • Retrieve all monitoring server nodes: Instantly get a complete list of updown.io monitoring servers available for tracking your websites and APIs.
  • List server IPv4 addresses: Easily fetch the current set of updown.io node IPv4 addresses to update firewalls or allowlists for secure monitoring.
  • Enumerate IPv6 monitoring nodes: Let your agent provide all available updown.io IPv6 addresses, ensuring your systems can support modern networking standards.
  • Get comprehensive IP allowlist info: Ask your agent to supply all updown.io server IPs—both IPv4 and IPv6—so you can configure network rules with confidence.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
List Node IPsTool to retrieve a list of all updown.
List node IPv4 addressesTool to list all updown.
List IPv6 nodesTool to retrieve a list of all updown.
List Monitoring NodesTool to retrieve a list of all updown.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Updown io MCP?

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

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

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

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