How to integrate Attio MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Attio 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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Attio is a customizable CRM and workspace for managing your team's relationships and workflows. It helps teams organize contacts, automate tasks, and collaborate more efficiently.

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Introduction

Manage your Attio 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 Attio 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 Attio MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Attio MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Attio account. It provides structured and secure access to your team’s relationship and workflow data, so your agent can perform actions like creating records, managing notes, searching your CRM, and organizing lists on your behalf.

  • Automated record management: Effortlessly create, update, or permanently delete records for people, companies, deals, and more in your Attio workspace.
  • Smart note taking and retrieval: Let your agent create, list, or delete notes attached to any record, keeping important context and meeting details organized for your team.
  • Powerful object and list navigation: Retrieve and explore all available objects or lists within your workspace, making it easy for your AI to understand and organize your CRM structure.
  • Advanced record search and filtering: Find specific CRM records either by unique ID or by searching with custom attributes, ensuring your agent surfaces the right data when you need it.
  • Comprehensive workspace insight: Get detailed information about object types and their attributes, so your AI-powered workflows always use the right fields and relationships.

Connecting Attio 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 Attio) 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 Attio 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: ['attio'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

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

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

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 Attio
  • 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 Attio MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http attio-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 (attio-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 Attio MCP server is properly configured.

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

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

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Attio

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

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

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

  • "Add a meeting note to John Smith’s record"
  • "Find all companies added this week"
  • "List recent notes for Acme Corp"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Attio 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: ['attio'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

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

Conclusion

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

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Attio 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 Attio 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 Attio action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Assert Company (Create or Update)

Creates or updates a company record in Attio using a unique attribute to search for existing companies.

Assert Person Record

Tool to create or update person records using a unique attribute to search for existing people.

Assert User Record (Create or Update)

Creates or updates a user record in Attio using a unique attribute to search for existing users.

Assert Workspace (Create or Update)

Creates or updates a workspace record in Attio using a unique attribute to search for existing workspaces.

Create Attribute

Tool to create a new attribute on an object or list in Attio.

Create Comment

Tool to create a new comment on a thread, record, or list entry in Attio.

Create Company

Creates a new company record in Attio.

Create Deal Record

Tool to create a new deal record in Attio.

Create List

Tool to create a new list in Attio.

Create Note

This tool creates a new note on a given record in Attio.

Create Object

Tool to create a new custom object in your Attio workspace.

Create Person

Creates a new person record in Attio.

Create Record

This tool creates a new record in Attio for a specified object type (people, companies, deals, users, workspaces, etc.

Create Select Option

Tool to add a new select option to a select or multiselect attribute in Attio.

Create Status

Tool to add a new status to a status attribute on either an object or a list.

Create Task

Tool to create a new task in Attio.

Create User Record

Creates a new user record in Attio.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a webhook and subscribe to events in Attio.

Create Workspace Record

Creates a new workspace record in Attio.

Delete Comment

Tool to delete a comment by its comment_id.

Delete Company

Tool to delete a company record from Attio by its record_id.

Delete Deal

Tool to delete a deal record from Attio by its record_id.

Delete List Entry

Tool to delete a single list entry by its entry_id in Attio.

Delete Note

This tool allows users to delete a specific note in Attio by its ID.

Delete Person

Tool to delete a person record from Attio by its record_id.

Delete Record

This tool allows you to delete a record from Attio permanently.

Delete Task

Tool to delete a task by its task_id.

Delete User

Tool to delete a user record from Attio by its record_id.

Delete Webhook

Tool to delete a webhook by its webhook_id.

Delete Workspace Record

Tool to delete a workspace record from Attio by its record_id.

Find Record

This tool allows users to find a record in Attio by either its unique ID or by searching using unique attributes.

Get Attribute Details

Tool to get information about a single attribute on either an object or a list.

Get Comment

Tool to get a single comment by its comment_id in Attio.

Get Company

Tool to get a single company record by its record_id in Attio.

Get Deal Record

Tool to get a single deal record by its record_id in Attio.

Get List

Tool to retrieve details of a single list in your Attio workspace.

Get List Entry

Tool to get a single list entry by its entry_id.

Get Note

Tool to get a single note by its note_id in Attio.

Get Object

Tool to get a single object by its object_id or slug.

List Record Entries

Tool to list all entries, across all lists, for which a record is the parent.

Get Current Token Info

Tool to identify the current access token, the workspace it is linked to, and any permissions it has.

Get Task

Tool to get a single task by its task_id in Attio.

List Tasks

Tool to list all tasks in the workspace.

Get Webhook

Tool to get a single webhook by its webhook_id in Attio.

Get Workspace Member

Tool to get a single workspace member by their workspace_member_id.

Get Workspace Record

Tool to get a single workspace record by its record_id.

List Attribute Options

Tool to list all select options for a particular attribute on either an object or a list.

List Attributes

Tool to list the attribute schema for an Attio object or list (including slugs, types, select/status config) to enable correct filtering and writes.

List Attribute Statuses

Tool to list all statuses for a particular status attribute on either an object or a list.

List Call Recordings

Tool to list all call recordings for a meeting in Attio.

List Companies

Tool to list company records in Attio with optional filtering and sorting.

List Company Attribute Values

Tool to get all values for a given attribute on a company record.

List Company Record Entries

Tool to list all entries across all lists for which a company record is the parent in Attio.

List Deal Entries

Tool to list all entries across all lists for which a deal record is the parent in Attio.

List Deal Record Attribute Values

Tool to retrieve all values for a specified attribute on a deal record in Attio.

List Deal Records

Tool to list deal records in Attio with the option to filter and sort results.

List List Entry Attribute Values

Tool to retrieve all values for a specified attribute on a list entry in Attio.

List Lists

This tool retrieves all lists available in the Attio workspace, sorted as they appear in the sidebar.

List Meetings

Tool to list all meetings in the workspace using a deterministic sort order.

List Notes

Lists notes in Attio.

List Objects

This tool retrieves a list of all available objects (both system-defined and user-defined) in the Attio workspace via GET /v2/objects, returning key metadata including slugs and IDs for each object.

List People Attribute Values

Tool to get all values for a given attribute on a person record.

List People Record Entries

Tool to list all entries across all lists for which a person record is the parent in Attio.

List Record Attribute Values

Tool to retrieve all values for a specified attribute on a record in Attio.

List Records

This tool lists records from a specific object type in Attio.

List Threads

Tool to list threads of comments on a record or list entry in Attio.

List User Record Entries

Tool to list all entries across all lists for which a user record is the parent in Attio.

List User Records

Tool to list user records in Attio with optional filtering and sorting.

List Webhooks

Tool to get all webhooks in your Attio workspace.

List Workspace Members

Tool to list workspace members (actors) so agents can reliably assign owners and resolve workspace-member IDs even when the optional Users standard object is disabled.

List Workspace Record Attribute Values

Tool to retrieve all values for a specified attribute on a workspace record in Attio.

List Workspace Record Entries

Tool to list all entries across all lists for which a workspace record is the parent in Attio.

List Workspace Records

Tool to list workspace records with filtering and sorting options.

Patch Record

Tool to update people, companies, and other records by record_id using PATCH method.

Update List Entry by Entry ID

Tool to update list entries by entry_id in Attio.

Get Person

Tool to get a single person record by its record_id in Attio.

List Person Records

Tool to list person records from Attio with optional filtering and sorting.

Create List Entry

Tool to add a record to a list as a new list entry in Attio.

List List Entries

Tool to list entries in a given list, with the option to filter and sort results.

List Records with Query

Tool to list people, company or other records in Attio with the option to filter and sort results.

Assert List Entry by Parent

Tool to create or update a list entry for a given parent record in Attio.

Update List Entry by Entry ID (PUT)

Tool to update list entries by entry_id in Attio using PUT method.

Assert Record (Create or Update)

Tool to create or update people, companies and other records in Attio using a matching attribute.

Put Record (Overwrite)

Tool to update people, companies, and other records by record_id using PUT method.

Query Records

Tool to query records for a specific Attio object using server-side filtering operators and sorting.

Search Records

Tool to fuzzy search for records across multiple objects in Attio.

Update Attribute

Tool to update an existing attribute by its attribute_id or slug.

Update Company

Tool to update a company record in Attio by its record_id.

Update Deal Record

Tool to update an existing deal record in Attio by record ID.

Update List

Tool to update an existing list in Attio.

Update Object

Tool to update a single object's configuration in Attio.

Update Person

Tool to update a person record in Attio by its record_id.

Update Record

This tool updates an existing record in Attio for a specified object type (people, companies, deals, users, workspaces, etc.

Update Select Option

Tool to update an existing select option for a select or multiselect attribute in Attio.

Update Status

Tool to update a status on a status attribute on either an object or a list in Attio.

Update Task

Tool to update an existing task in Attio by its task_id.

Update User Record

Tool to update a user record in Attio by its record_id.

Update Webhook

Tool to update a webhook's target URL and/or event subscriptions.

Update Workspace Record

Tool to update a workspace record by ID using PATCH method.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Attio MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Attio tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Attio 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 Attio tools.

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

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