How to integrate Writer MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Writer directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns. You can do this in two different ways: Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Introduction

Manage your Writer directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns.

You can do this in two different ways:

  1. Via Composio Connect - Direct and easiest approach
  2. Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

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Why use Composio?

  • Only one MCP URL to connect multiple apps with Claude Code with zero auth hassles.
  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

Connecting Writer to Claude Code using Composio

1. Add the Composio MCP to Claude

Terminal

2. Start Claude Code

bash
claude

3. Open your MCP list

bash
/mcp

4. Select Composio and click on Authenticate

Select Composio and click Authenticate

5. This will redirect you to the Composio OAuth page. Complete the flow by authorizing Composio and you're all set.

Composio OAuth authorization page
Composio authorization complete
Ask Claude to connect to your account and authenticate via the link

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

The Writer MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Writer account. It provides structured and secure access to your Writer AI platform, so your agent can perform actions like querying knowledge graphs, generating chat completions, extracting medical concepts, managing files, and orchestrating enterprise AI workflows on your behalf.

  • Conversational AI and content generation: Use your agent to generate chat-based completions and natural language responses using Writer's advanced LLMs.
  • Enterprise knowledge graph management: Create, retrieve, list, or delete knowledge graphs to organize and access structured knowledge within your organization.
  • Automated data extraction from clinical text: Extract medical entities and standardized codes (like SNOMED CT) from unstructured clinical or healthcare text for downstream analysis.
  • Application and model discovery: List available no-code agent applications and LLM models to streamline how your agent selects tools for specific tasks.
  • File management and inspection: Retrieve and review uploaded files, filter by attributes, and manage your enterprise content for further AI-driven actions.

Connecting Writer via Composio SDK

Composio SDK is the underlying tech that powers Rube. It's a universal gateway that does everything Rube does but with much more programmatic control. You can programmatically generate an MCP URL with the app you need (here Writer) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

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 step10 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
  • Composio API Key
  • A Writer account
  • Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript
2

Install Claude Code

bash
# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# Windows CMD
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system:

3

Set up Claude Code

bash
cd your-project-folder
claude

Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code:

  • Claude Code will open in your terminal
  • Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account
  • Complete the authentication flow
  • Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code
Claude Code initial setup showing sign-in prompt
Claude Code terminal after successful login
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from Composio dashboard)
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier)
5

Install Composio library

npm install @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio TypeScript library to create MCP sessions.

  • @composio/core provides the core Composio functionality
  • dotenv loads environment variables from your .env file
6

Generate Composio MCP URL

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

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 composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['writer'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http writer-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Create a script to generate a Composio MCP URL for Writer. This URL will be used to connect Claude Code to Writer.

What's happening

  • We import the Composio client and load environment variables
  • Create a Composio instance with your API key
  • Call create() to create a Tool Router session for Writer
  • The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
  • The script prints this URL so you can copy it
7

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

node --loader ts-node/esm generate_mcp_url.ts
# or if using tsx
tsx generate_mcp_url.ts

Run your TypeScript script to generate the MCP URL.

  • The script connects to Composio and creates a Tool Router session
  • It prints the MCP URL and the exact command you need to run
  • Copy the entire claude mcp add command from the output
8

Add Writer MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http writer-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"

# Then restart Claude Code
exit
claude

In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is:

  • claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code
  • --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server
  • The server name (writer-composio) is how you'll reference it
  • The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session
  • --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication

After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect.

9

Verify the installation

bash
claude mcp list

Check that your Writer MCP server is properly configured.

  • This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code
  • You should see your writer-composio entry in the list
  • This confirms that Claude Code can now access Writer tools

If everything is wired up, you should see your writer-composio entry listed:

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Writer

The first time you try to use Writer tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

  • Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Writer
  • It will show you an authentication link
  • Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it)
  • Complete the Writer authorization flow
  • Return to the terminal and start using Writer through Claude Code

Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Writer operations in natural language. For example:

  • "Summarize key findings from uploaded medical notes"
  • "Generate chat responses using enterprise LLM"
  • "List all knowledge graphs in my workspace"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Writer and Claude Code:

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

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 composioClient = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

const composioSession = await composioClient.create(USER_ID, {
  toolkits: ['writer'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

console.log(`MCP URL: ${composioMcpUrl}`);
console.log(`\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:`);
console.log(`claude mcp add --transport http writer-composio "${composioMcpUrl}" --headers "X-API-Key:${COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"`);

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Writer with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Writer directly from your terminal using natural language commands.

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Writer operations
  • Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP
  • Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution

Next steps:

  • Try asking Claude Code to perform various Writer operations
  • Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows
  • Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

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

Add File to Knowledge Graph

Tool to add a file to a knowledge graph for indexing and retrieval.

Analyze Images

Tool to analyze images using Writer's vision capabilities.

Ask Question to Knowledge Graph

Tool to send a question to the knowledge graph and retrieve the answer.

Chat Completion

Tool to generate chat-based completions.

Create Knowledge Graph

Tool to create a new knowledge graph.

Delete File

Tool to delete a file by its ID.

Delete Graph

Tool to delete a knowledge graph by its ID.

Detect AI Content

Tool to detect whether content was generated by AI.

Download File

Tool to download the binary content of a file.

Get File

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific file by its ID.

List Applications

Tool to list all no-code agent applications.

List Files

Tool to list all uploaded files.

List Knowledge Graphs

Tool to retrieve a list of knowledge graphs.

List Models

Tool to list all available language models.

Medical Text Comprehension

Tool to extract medical entities and concepts from unstructured clinical text.

Parse PDF

Tool to parse and extract text content from a previously uploaded PDF file.

Remove File From Graph

Tool to remove a file from a Knowledge Graph.

Retrieve Knowledge Graph

Tool to retrieve a knowledge graph by its ID.

Text Generation

Tool to generate text based on a given prompt.

Translate Text

Tool to translate text from one language to another with support for formality, length control, and profanity masking.

Update Knowledge Graph

Tool to update an existing knowledge graph.

Upload File

Tool to upload a file to Writer.

Web Search

Tool to perform a web search.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, you can. Claude Code 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 Writer tools.

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

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