How to integrate Beach Day API MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Beach Day API 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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Beach Day API is a beach intelligence service for search, conditions, scores, rules, amenities, tides, and country coverage. Use it to power trip planning, surf reports, safety checks, and location-aware beach discovery.

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Introduction

Manage your Beach Day API 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 Beach Day API 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 Beach Day API MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Beach Day API MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Beach Day API account. It provides structured and secure access to beach profiles, conditions, scores, rules, amenities, tide predictions, and country coverage, so your agent can find beaches, compare scores, check current conditions, review facilities, and plan around tides on your behalf.

  • Beach search and discovery: Have your agent find beaches by name, country, or state or province.
  • Conditions and score comparisons: Let the agent review current and recent beach conditions, including weather, water quality, ocean conditions, and available tide data, or rank beaches by their current Beach Day Score.
  • Rules and amenity checks: Direct your agent to check activity rules, facilities, and accessibility amenities before you visit a beach.
  • Tide planning: Instruct your agent to retrieve up to seven days of tide predictions for a beach and help you choose when to go.
  • Beach profiles and country coverage: Have your agent pull a full beach profile or list covered countries by their number of available beaches.

Connecting Beach Day API 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 Beach Day API) 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 Beach Day API 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: ['beach_day_api'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

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

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

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 Beach Day API
  • 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 Beach Day API MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http beach_day_api-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 (beach_day_api-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 Beach Day API MCP server is properly configured.

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

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

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Beach Day API

The first time you try to use Beach Day API tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

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

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

  • "Find beaches near San Diego today"
  • "Compare tide predictions for Bondi Beach"
  • "List amenities at Waikiki Beach"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Beach Day API 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: ['beach_day_api'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

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

Conclusion

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

Key features of this setup:

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

Get Beach Amenities

Get facilities and accessibility amenities for a beach without paying for the full beach profile.

Get Beach Details

Get a full beach profile, including current score, water quality, weather, ocean conditions, rules, and amenities.

Get Beach Rules

Get activity rules for a beach without paying for the full beach profile.

Get Tide Predictions

Get up to seven days of stored tide-prediction groups for a beach.

List Beach Conditions

Return current and recent condition snapshots for a beach, including score, water quality, weather, ocean conditions, and available tide data.

List Beaches by Score

Return beaches ranked by current Beach Day Score from highest to lowest.

List Countries

List countries covered by Beach Day API with beach counts, ordered from highest to lowest count.

Search Beaches

Find beaches by name, country, or state/province code and return IDs for detail, conditions, rules, amenities, and tide lookups.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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