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How to connect Workable to Claude

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Workable is an all-in-one HR software platform that streamlines hiring, employee management, and payroll. It helps teams simplify recruiting, onboarding, and staff operations in one place.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Workable account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to list all candidates for open roles, show scheduled interviews for this week, fetch all current job postings, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting Workable to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

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

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

2. 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 Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Workable account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Workable or give it any Workable-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "List all candidates for open roles"
  • "Show scheduled interviews for this week"
  • "Fetch all current job postings"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Workable account is ready to use.

What is the Workable Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Workable MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Workable account. It provides structured and secure access to your hiring and HR data, so your agent can perform actions like listing jobs, managing candidates, retrieving background check info, and organizing departments on your behalf.

  • Comprehensive candidate management: Instantly retrieve and aggregate candidate data across all jobs, making it easy for your agent to analyze talent pipelines, track applicants, and surface top candidates.
  • Job and account insights: Let your agent list all open roles, access job details, and pull account-wide information to keep your hiring team up-to-date and organized.
  • Automated event and interview scheduling: Fetch all scheduled events, interviews, and meetings so your agent can help coordinate calendars and ensure everyone’s on the same page.
  • Background check integration: Retrieve available background check providers and packages, enabling your agent to streamline compliance and onboarding workflows.
  • Team and department organization: List or delete departments, fetch member rosters, and manage legal entities—helping your agent automate org chart updates and keep your HR records tidy.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Workable?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Workable conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Workable again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Workable connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Workable.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Workable.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Workable authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Workable account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Workable connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Workable authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Workable sign-in.

4. Why do Workable actions fail after they worked before?

The Workable connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Workable connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Workable account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Workable.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Workable itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Workable account?

Claude can manage the Workable connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Workable account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Workable again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Workable.
  • Sign in with the other Workable account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Workable task.

6. Why is my Workable connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Workable connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Workable tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Workable.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Workable action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Employee

Tool to create an employee in your Workable account.

Delete Department

Tool to delete a department.

Delete Subscription

Tool to unsubscribe from an event by deleting a webhook subscription.

Get Account

Tool to return the specified account.

Get Accounts

Retrieves all Workable accounts (organizations) accessible to the authenticated user.

Get Background Check Packages

Tool to retrieve a list of available background check packages from a specified provider.

Get Background Check Providers

Retrieves a list of background check providers integrated with your Workable account.

Get Candidates

Retrieve a list of candidates across all jobs in the organization.

Get Employee

Tool to retrieve detailed information for a specific employee by ID.

Get Events

Retrieve a collection of scheduled events (calls, interviews, meetings) from the Workable account.

Get Jobs

Retrieves a paginated list of jobs from your Workable account.

Get Legal Entities

Tool to retrieve a collection of your account legal entities.

Get Members

Retrieve a paginated list of Workable account members with their roles and permissions.

Get recruiters

Retrieves external recruiters from your Workable account.

Get Requisitions

Tool to retrieve a collection of requisitions in the account.

Get Stages

Tool to retrieve a collection of your recruitment pipeline stages.

Get Subscriptions

Retrieves all webhook subscriptions configured in your Workable account.

List Custom Attributes

Tool to retrieve all custom attributes configured in the Workable account.

List Departments

Tool to retrieve all departments from your Workable account.

List Disqualification Reasons

Tool to retrieve a collection of account's disqualification reasons.

List Employee Fields

Tool to retrieve a collection of your account's employee field definitions.

List Employees

Tool to retrieve a collection of account employees.

List Permission Sets

Tool to retrieve a collection of your account permission sets.

List Public Jobs

Tool to return a collection of public jobs for an account.

List Public Locations

Tool to retrieve a collection of locations where a Workable account has public job postings.

List Time Off Balances

Retrieves all time off balances for an employee across all time off categories.

List Time Off Categories

Tool to retrieve all time off categories configured for your account.

List Work Schedules

Tool to retrieve a collection of work schedules configured in your Workable account.

Update Background Check Status

Updates the status and results of an existing background check in a candidate's timeline.

Merge Department

Tool to merge a department into another.

Create Department

Tool to create a department in your account.

Enable Member

Enable (restore) a deactivated Workable account member to active status.

Invite Member

Tool to invite a member to your Workable account.

Update Department

Tool to update an existing department in your account.

Update Member

Updates a Workable account member's details including roles, name, headline, email, and collaboration rules.

Update Employee

Tool to update an existing employee in Workable.

Upload Employee Documents

Tool to upload a list of documents for a specific employee.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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 Workable tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Workable 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.

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 Workable data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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