How to integrate Rocketlane MCP with Claude Agent SDK

This guide walks you through connecting Rocketlane to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Rocketlane agent that can create a new onboarding project for acme corp, log two hours to client implementation task, archive completed projects from last quarter through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Rocketlane account through Composio's Rocketlane MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Rocketlane to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Rocketlane agent that can create a new onboarding project for acme corp, log two hours to client implementation task, archive completed projects from last quarter through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Rocketlane account through Composio's Rocketlane MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

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TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get and set up your Claude/Anthropic and Composio API keys
  • Install the necessary dependencies
  • Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Rocketlane
  • Configure an AI agent that can use Rocketlane as a tool
  • Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Rocketlane operations

What is Claude Agent SDK?

The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official framework for building AI agents powered by Claude. It provides a streamlined interface for creating agents with MCP tool support and conversation management.

Key features include:

  • Native MCP Support: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol servers
  • Permission Modes: Control tool execution permissions
  • Streaming Responses: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications
  • Context Manager: Clean async context management for sessions

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

The Rocketlane MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Rocketlane account. It provides structured and secure access to your onboarding projects, tasks, and customer data, so your agent can perform actions like creating tasks, managing companies, tracking time entries, and handling project organization on your behalf.

  • Project and company management: Easily direct your agent to create new projects or companies, retrieve detailed company info, and keep your workspace organized.
  • Task creation and deletion: Have your agent add new tasks to any project or swiftly delete outdated tasks using their unique identifiers.
  • Time entry tracking: Log time spent on tasks or projects, review details, or delete time entries for accurate billing and reporting.
  • Custom field insights: Retrieve all available custom fields or fetch specific field details to tailor onboarding workflows to your needs.
  • Project archiving and cleanup: Archive completed projects for future reference or permanently delete projects when they're no longer needed, keeping your workspace tidy.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK 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

Step by step09 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Composio API Key and Claude/Anthropic API Key
  • Primary know-how of Claude Agents SDK
  • A Rocketlane account
  • Some knowledge of Python
2

Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Claude/Anthropic API Key
  • Go to the Anthropic Console and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models.
  • Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
  • Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.
3

Install dependencies

npm install @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the Claude Agents SDK.

What's happening:

  • @composio/core provides Composio integration for Anthropic
  • @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk is the core agent framework
  • dotenv/config loads environment variables
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management
  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY authenticates with Anthropic/Claude
5

Import dependencies

import 'dotenv/config';
import readline from 'node:readline';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { query, type Options } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk";

dotenv.config();
What's happening:
  • We're importing all necessary libraries including the Claude Agent SDK and Composio
  • The dotenv.config() function loads environment variables from your .env file
  • This setup prepares the foundation for connecting Claude with Rocketlane functionality
6

Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

async function chat() {
  const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;
  if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
    throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
  }

  const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

  // Create Tool Router session for Rocketlane
  const session = await composio.create(USER_ID, {
    toolkits: ['rocketlane'],
  });
  const mcpUrl = session?.mcp.url;
What's happening:
  • The function checks for the required COMPOSIO_API_KEY environment variable
  • We're creating a Composio instance using our API key
  • The create method creates a Tool Router session for Rocketlane
  • The returned url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use
7

Configure Claude Agent with MCP

const options: Options = {
  permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions',
  mcpServers: {
    composio: {
      type: 'http',
      url: mcpUrl,
      headers: { 'x-api-key': COMPOSIO_API_KEY }
    }
  },
  systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant with access to Rocketlane tools via Composio.',
  maxTurns: 10,
};
What's happening:
  • We're configuring the Claude Agent options with the MCP server URL
  • permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions' allows the agent to execute operations without asking for permission each time
  • The system prompt instructs the agent that it has access to Rocketlane
  • maxTurns: 10 limits the conversation length to prevent excessive API usage
8

Create client and start chat loop

const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
  });

  console.log('\nChat started. Type "exit" to quit.\n');

  let isProcessing = false;

  async function ask(prompt: string) {
    isProcessing = true;
    rl.pause();

    process.stdout.write('Claude is thinking...');
    const stream = query({ prompt, options });

    let firstChunk = true;
    for await (const msg of stream) {
      const content = (msg as any).message?.content || (msg as any).content;
      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
        for (const block of content) {
          if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
            if (firstChunk) {
              process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K');
              process.stdout.write('Claude: ');
              firstChunk = false;
            }
            process.stdout.write(block.text);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    process.stdout.write('\n\n');

    isProcessing = false;
    rl.resume();
    rl.prompt();
  }

  rl.on('line', async (line) => {
    if (isProcessing) return;

    const input = line.trim();
    if (input === 'exit') {
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }
    if (input) await ask(input);
    else rl.prompt();
  });

  await ask('What can you help me with?');
}
What's happening:
  • The readline interface is created to handle user input and output
  • The query function is used to send the user's input to the agent
  • The chat loop continues until the user types 'exit' or 'quit'
9

Run the application

try {
  await chat();
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
}
What's happening:
  • The chat function is the entry point for the application
  • The try-catch block is used to handle any errors that occur

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Rocketlane and Claude Agent SDK:

import 'dotenv/config';
import readline from 'node:readline';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { query, type Options } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk";

async function chat() {
  const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;
  if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
    throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
  }

  const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });
  const session = await composio.create(USER_ID, {
    toolkits: ['rocketlane']
  });
  const mcp_url = session?.mcp.url;

  const options: Options = {
    permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions',
    mcpServers: {
      composio: {
        type: 'http',
        url: mcp_url,
        headers: { 'x-api-key': COMPOSIO_API_KEY }
      }
    },
    systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant with access to Rocketlane tools via Composio.',
    maxTurns: 10,
  };

  const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
  });

  console.log('\nChat started. Type "exit" to quit.\n');

  let isProcessing = false;

  async function ask(prompt: string) {
    isProcessing = true;
    rl.pause();

    process.stdout.write('Claude is thinking...');
    const stream = query({ prompt, options });

    let firstChunk = true;
    for await (const msg of stream) {
      const content = (msg as any).message?.content || (msg as any).content;
      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
        for (const block of content) {
          if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
            if (firstChunk) {
              process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K');
              process.stdout.write('Claude: ');
              firstChunk = false;
            }
            process.stdout.write(block.text);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    process.stdout.write('\n\n');

    isProcessing = false;
    rl.resume();
    rl.prompt();
  }

  rl.on('line', async (line) => {
    if (isProcessing) return;

    const input = line.trim();
    if (input === 'exit') {
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }
    if (input) await ask(input);
    else rl.prompt();
  });

  await ask('What can you help me with?');
}

try {
  await chat();
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
}

Conclusion

You've successfully built a Claude Agent SDK agent that can interact with Rocketlane through Composio's Tool Router.

Key features:

  • Native MCP support through Claude's agent framework
  • Streaming responses for real-time interaction
  • Permission bypass for smooth automated workflows
You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Add Assignee To Task

Add assignees to a task by task ID.

Add Field Option

Tool to add a new option to a SINGLE_CHOICE or MULTIPLE_CHOICE field.

Add Followers To Task

Tool to add followers to a task by Id.

Add Members to Project

Tool to add team members to a project using the projectId.

Add Members to Conversation

Add members to a conversation in Rocketlane.

Archive Project by ID

Archives a specific project based on its unique identifier.

Create Comment

Tool to create a comment in Rocketlane.

Create Company

Creates a new company (account) in Rocketlane.

Create Conversation

Creates a new conversation in Rocketlane.

Create Field

Tool to create a custom field in Rocketlane.

Create Phase

Tool to create a new phase in a Rocketlane project.

Create Project

Tool to create a new project in Rocketlane.

Create Space

Creates a new space for a given project in Rocketlane.

Create Space Document

Tool to create a new space document in Rocketlane.

Create Task

Creates a new task.

Create Time Entry

Tool to create a new time entry in Rocketlane.

Delete Comment By ID

Tool to delete a comment by its ID.

Delete Conversation

Tool to delete a conversation by its unique identifier.

Delete Field

Tool to permanently delete a custom field using its unique identifier.

Delete Phase

Permanently delete a phase from the project using its unique identifier (phaseId).

Delete Project

This tool allows users to permanently delete a project in Rocketlane.

Delete Space

Tool to permanently delete a space from a project by its ID.

Delete Space Document

Tool to permanently delete a space document by its ID.

Delete Task By ID

Delete a specific task using its unique identifier (taskId).

Delete Time Entry by ID

Delete a specific time entry using its unique identifier (timeEntryId).

Get All Conversations

Tool to retrieve all conversations in Rocketlane.

Get All Fields

Retrieve all custom fields available in the system.

Get All Resource Allocations

Tool to retrieve all resource allocations from Rocketlane.

Get All Spaces

Tool to retrieve all spaces for a specific project in Rocketlane.

Get All Tasks

Tool to retrieve all tasks from Rocketlane with advanced filtering options.

Get All Time-Offs

Tool to retrieve all time-offs from Rocketlane with advanced filtering options.

Get Comments

Tool to retrieve all comments from Rocketlane.

Get Company

This tool retrieves detailed information about a specific company/account in Rocketlane by its ID.

Get Conversation

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a conversation by its ID.

Get Field By ID

Retrieve detailed information about a specific custom field using its unique identifier (fieldId).

Get Phase by ID

Tool to retrieve extensive information about a specific phase by its unique identifier.

Get Project by ID

Retrieves detailed information about a specific project using its unique identifier.

Get Space by ID

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific space using its unique identifier.

Get Task By Id

Retrieve extensive information about a specific task using the task's unique identifier (taskId).

Get Template By ID

Retrieve detailed information about a specific template using its unique identifier (templateId).

Get Time Entries

Tool to retrieve all time entries from Rocketlane.

Get Time Entry By ID

Retrieve detailed information about a specific time entry using its unique identifier (timeEntryId).

Get Time Entry Categories

Tool to retrieve time entry categories from Rocketlane.

Get User By ID

Retrieve detailed information about a specific user using their unique identifier (userId).

List Companies

This tool retrieves a list of all companies/accounts in Rocketlane.

List Currencies

Returns a predefined list of commonly used currencies since Rocketlane API doesn't provide a dedicated currencies endpoint.

List Project Phases

This tool retrieves a list of project phases from Rocketlane.

List Projects

This tool retrieves a list of all projects in the Rocketlane instance.

List Templates

This tool retrieves a list of all available templates in Rocketlane.

List Users

This tool retrieves all users in the Rocketlane instance.

Move Task To Given Phase

Tool to move a task to a different phase by task ID and phase ID.

Remove Assignees From Task

Tool to remove assignees from a task by its unique identifier.

Remove Dependencies From Task

Tool to remove dependencies from a task by ID.

Remove Followers From Task

Tool to remove followers from a task by task ID.

Remove Members from Conversation

Remove members from a conversation in Rocketlane.

Retrieve Subscription Details

Retrieves detailed information about the current subscription.

Search Invoices

Tool to retrieve all invoices from Rocketlane.

Search Time Entries

Tool to search time entries with filters in Rocketlane.

Search User By Email

Search User By Email Id.

Update Company

This tool updates an existing company/account in Rocketlane.

Update Conversation

Tool to update an existing conversation in Rocketlane by its ID.

Update Field

Tool to update field information by ID.

Update Field Option

Tool to update an existing option's label and color in a SINGLE_CHOICE or MULTIPLE_CHOICE field.

Update Phase

Tool to update phase information by phase ID.

Update Project By Id

Updates an existing project's details using its unique identifier.

Update Space

Tool to update space details by its unique identifier.

Update Space Document

Tool to update a space document's properties by its unique identifier in Rocketlane.

Update Task by ID

Tool to update task details by ID.

Update Time Entry by ID

Update existing time entry details using its unique identifier (timeEntryId).

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Claude Agent SDK 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 Rocketlane tools.

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

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