Connect (Composio Integration)

This skill enables Claude to perform actual actions across 1000+ applications rather than merely suggesting or describing them.

The Difference

Without Connect:

"Here's a draft email you can send..." "You could create a GitHub issue with..."

With Connect:

"Email sent to team@company.com" "GitHub issue #234 created in your-repo"

Supported Integrations

Communication

Email: Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo
Messaging: Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams
Video: Zoom, Google Meet

Development

Code: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
Projects: Jira, Linear, Asana
Docs: Notion, Confluence

Productivity

Docs: Google Docs, Sheets, Drive
Notes: Notion, Evernote
Calendar: Google Calendar, Outlook

Business

CRM: Salesforce, HubSpot
Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL
Storage: AWS S3, Dropbox

Social

Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Facebook
Instagram, YouTube

Setup

1. Get API Key

Visit platform.composio.dev for a free API key.

2. Set Environment Variable

export COMPOSIO_API_KEY="your-key-here"

3. Install Package

# Python
pip install composio

# TypeScript
npm install @composio/core

How to Use

Send Email

Send an email to john@example.com with subject "Meeting Tomorrow"
and body "Hi John, let's meet at 2pm. Best, [Name]"

Create GitHub Issue

Create a GitHub issue in my-org/my-repo:
Title: "Bug: Login fails on Safari"
Body: "Users report login issues on Safari 16+"
Labels: bug, priority-high

Post to Slack

Post to #engineering channel:
"Deployment complete! v2.3.0 is now live."

Create Notion Page

Create a Notion page in my workspace:
Title: "Q1 Planning"
Content: [meeting notes here]

Schedule Meeting

Create a Google Calendar event:
Title: "Team Sync"
When: Tomorrow at 3pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Attendees: team@company.com

Authentication Flow

First time using an app:

To send emails, I need Gmail access.
Authorize here: [OAuth link]

After authorization, the connection persists for future requests.

Framework Compatibility

Works with:

Claude Agent SDK
OpenAI Agents
Vercel AI SDK
LangChain
MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Common Workflows

Daily Standup Automation

1. Pull yesterday's completed GitHub issues
2. Post summary to Slack #standup
3. Create today's task list in Notion

Meeting Follow-up

1. Summarize meeting notes
2. Create action items in Jira
3. Email summary to attendees
4. Schedule follow-up meeting

Content Publishing

1. Review draft in Google Docs
2. Create social media posts
3. Schedule on Twitter and LinkedIn
4. Track in spreadsheet

Best Practices

Authorize Once: Set up connections before heavy usage
Confirm Actions: Review before executing in production
Batch Operations: Group related actions together
Error Handling: Always check confirmation messages
Respect Limits: Be mindful of API rate limits

Security

OAuth-based authentication
No passwords stored
Permissions can be revoked anytime
Scoped access per application

Troubleshooting

"App not connected"

Click the authorization link provided
Complete OAuth flow
Retry the action

"Rate limited"

Wait a few minutes
Reduce request frequency
Check API quotas

"Permission denied"

Re-authorize with correct scopes
Check organization permissions

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