How to connect Zoho mail to Claude

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 Zoho mail account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to send a follow-up email to yesterday's meeting attendees, list unread emails from your manager, schedule a calendar event from an email, 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.

Connecting Zoho mail 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.

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

The Zoho mail MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Zoho mail account. It provides structured and secure access to your mailbox, so your agent can perform actions like searching emails, sending messages, managing folders, organizing conversations, and handling attachments on your behalf.

• Smart email search and filtering: Ask your agent to find emails based on sender, subject, keywords, or date ranges for quick information retrieval.
• Automated composing and sending: Let your agent draft and send new emails, reply to existing threads, or create message templates to streamline communication.
• Folder and label organization: Have your agent organize your inbox by moving messages to folders, applying tags, or archiving threads for a clutter-free workspace.
• Attachment management: Retrieve, download, or send attachments through your agent—making file sharing and access seamless within your email workflow.
• Bulk message actions: Instruct your agent to mark emails as read or unread, star important messages, or clean up your inbox by deleting or archiving in bulk.