How to connect Bart to Claude Cowork

Cowork is Anthropic's AI agent for knowledge work. Think of it as Claude Code for everything else. It works autonomously with your computer, local files, and applications to accomplish complex tasks.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Bart account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to find next departures from Embarcadero station, get real-time trip updates for Richmond line, check current BART service advisories and alerts, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Connecting Bart to Claude Cowork

1. Open Customize

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

2. Add the Composio MCP server

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for general knowledge work. It can use your computer, files, and connected applications to complete longer-running tasks across your work tools.

With Composio Connect, Cowork can securely access apps like Bart through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

The Bart MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to BART's public transit data. It provides structured and secure access to real-time schedules, route information, station details, and service advisories, so your agent can plan trips, fetch live updates, check advisories, and explore routes for you.

• Trip planning with live schedules: Instantly retrieve train arrival or departure times and help users plan journeys between any BART stations based on the latest schedule data.
• Live service advisories and alerts: Keep travelers informed by fetching up-to-date system-wide or station-specific service advisories, ensuring users know about delays or disruptions before they travel.
• Route and station discovery: Access detailed information about BART routes and stations, including amenities and configuration, so your agent can answer travel questions or recommend stations.
• Real-time trip and schedule updates: Get the latest trip updates and schedule changes in real time, allowing users to adapt plans quickly if there are changes or issues along their route.
• Access to static and GTFS feeds: Download the latest BART GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) data for offline schedule planning, analysis, or integration with third-party transit tools.