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Connects your agent to over a thousand apps. It can send emails, create tasks, or update databases. It's useful for automating many different tasks.

What it does

This tool allows the AI to perform actions in other apps, like sending emails, creating tasks, or posting messages, instead of just writing about how to do it. It connects the AI to over 1000 services.

When to use it

  • ✓Sending an email directly.
  • ✓Creating a task in a project management system.
  • ✓Posting a message to a chat channel.

Example of what to ask your AI

“Send an email to contact@example.com with subject 'Meeting' and body 'Hi, can we meet tomorrow?'”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills/blob/master/connect/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

Use this skill to help me: https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills/blob/master/connect/SKILL.md Read the SKILL.md file at that link and follow its instructions for my task.
How it works

You ask the AI to perform an action in another app. The tool finds the correct app, handles necessary permissions, and executes the action for you.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills --skill connect

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills/master/connect/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

Connect

Connect Claude to any app. Stop generating text about what you could do - actually do it.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need Claude to:

  • Send that email instead of drafting it
  • Create that issue instead of describing it
  • Post that message instead of suggesting it
  • Update that database instead of explaining how

What Changes

Without Connect With Connect
"Here's a draft email..." Sends the email
"You should create an issue..." Creates the issue
"Post this to Slack..." Posts it
"Add this to Notion..." Adds it

Supported Apps

1000+ integrations including:

  • Email: Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid
  • Chat: Slack, Discord, Teams, Telegram
  • Dev: GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear
  • Docs: Notion, Google Docs, Confluence
  • Data: Sheets, Airtable, PostgreSQL
  • CRM: HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive
  • Storage: Drive, Dropbox, S3
  • Social: Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit

Setup

1. Get API Key

Get your free key at platform.composio.dev

2. Set Environment Variable

export COMPOSIO_API_KEY="your-key"

3. Install

pip install composio          # Python
npm install @composio/core    # TypeScript

Done. Claude can now connect to any app.

Examples

Send Email

Email sarah@acme.com - Subject: "Shipped!" Body: "v2.0 is live, let me know if issues"

Create GitHub Issue

Create issue in my-org/repo: "Mobile timeout bug" with label:bug

Post to Slack

Post to #engineering: "Deploy complete - v2.4.0 live"

Chain Actions

Find GitHub issues labeled "bug" from this week, summarize, post to #bugs on Slack

How It Works

Uses Composio Tool Router:

  1. You ask Claude to do something
  2. Tool Router finds the right tool (1000+ options)
  3. OAuth handled automatically
  4. Action executes and returns result

Code

from composio import Composio
from claude_agent_sdk.client import ClaudeSDKClient
from claude_agent_sdk.types import ClaudeAgentOptions
import os

composio = Composio(api_key=os.environ["COMPOSIO_API_KEY"])
session = composio.create(user_id="user_123")

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    system_prompt="You can take actions in external apps.",
    mcp_servers={
        "composio": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": session.mcp.url,
            "headers": {"x-api-key": os.environ["COMPOSIO_API_KEY"]},
        }
    },
)

async with ClaudeSDKClient(options) as client:
    await client.query("Send Slack message to #general: Hello!")

Auth Flow

First time using an app:

To send emails, I need Gmail access.
Authorize here: https://...
Say "connected" when done.

Connection persists after that.

Framework Support

Framework Install
Claude Agent SDK pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
OpenAI Agents pip install composio openai-agents
Vercel AI npm install @composio/core @composio/vercel
LangChain pip install composio-langchain
Any MCP Client Use session.mcp.url

Troubleshooting

  • Auth required → Click link, authorize, say "connected"
  • Action failed → Check permissions in target app
  • Tool not found → Be specific: "Slack #general" not "send message"

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FAQ

How does the AI connect to other apps?

It uses an API key and integrates with services through secure connections like OAuth to perform actions on your behalf.

What apps are supported?

Over 1000 apps are supported, including Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Google Docs, and many others.

What if the AI can't connect to an app?

You might need to authorize the connection by clicking a provided link and confirming. If an action fails, check permissions in the target app.

Details

Original description by the author

Connect Claude to any app. Send emails, create issues, post messages, update databases - take real actions across Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion, and 1000+ services.

repo: ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills

Popularity

GitHub stars
77k
Ranking position
#1688
License
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Updated
9/18/2026

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