How to integrate Missive MCP with Claude Code

Manage your Missive 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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Missive is a collaborative email and chat app for teams to manage conversations and tasks together. It helps streamline team inboxes, shared labels, and internal discussion in one place.

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Introduction

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

The Missive MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Missive account. It provides structured and secure access to your team's shared inboxes and chat threads, so your agent can perform actions like drafting emails, sending messages, generating reports, and managing team communication on your behalf.

  • Automated message drafting and scheduling: Let your agent create and save email, SMS, WhatsApp, or live chat drafts for later editing or scheduled sending.
  • Instant message sending in conversations: Have your agent send new messages directly to any Missive conversation, keeping your team in the loop in real time.
  • Team and user management: Effortlessly list all teams and their members, or pull a full directory of users in your Missive organization for easy coordination and task assignment.
  • Analytics report generation: Direct your agent to create detailed analytics reports across time ranges and filters, helping your team track productivity and engagement.
  • Webhook automation setup: Enable your agent to create or delete webhook subscriptions, so you can automate notifications and integrations with other tools as needed.

Connecting Missive 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 Missive) 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 Missive 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: ['missive'],
});

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

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

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

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 Missive
  • 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 Missive MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http missive-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 (missive-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 Missive MCP server is properly configured.

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

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

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server
10

Authenticate Missive

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

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

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

  • "List all team members for marketing"
  • "Create a draft email for client follow-up"
  • "Send a chat message in project conversation"

Complete Code

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

const composioMcpUrl = composioSession?.mcp.url;

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

Conclusion

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

Key features of this setup:

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

Create Analytics Report

Tool to create an analytics report.

Create Missive Contacts

Tool to create one or more contacts in a Missive contact book.

Create Draft

Tool to create a new draft in Missive.

Create Missive Post

Tool to create a post in a Missive conversation.

Create Canned Response

Tool to create one or more canned responses (templates) in Missive.

Create Shared Label

Tool to create one or more shared labels at the organization level.

Create Missive Task

Tool to create a task in Missive.

Create Team

Tool to create a new team in an organization.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a webhook subscription.

Delete Draft

Tool to delete a draft from a conversation by draft ID.

Delete Post

Tool to delete a post from a conversation by post ID.

Delete Saved Responses

Tool to delete one or more saved responses by ID.

Delete Webhook

Tool to delete a webhook subscription by webhook ID.

Get Analytics Report

Tool to fetch a completed analytics report using its ID.

Get Missive Contact

Tool to fetch a specific contact using the contact ID.

Get Missive Conversation

Tool to fetch full conversation metadata (assignees/users/labels/team/org) for a specific conversation ID.

List Conversation Messages

Tool to list messages belonging to a Missive conversation (newest first).

Get Missive Message

Tool to fetch full message details including headers, HTML body, and attachments.

Get Missive Response

Tool to fetch a specific saved response using the response ID.

Get Missive Task

Tool to get a single task by ID with full details including assignees, team, and conversation info.

List Missive Contact Books

Tool to list contact books the authenticated user has access to.

List Missive Contact Groups

Tool to list contact groups or organizations linked to a contact book.

List Missive Contacts

Tool to list contacts from a contact book.

List Conversation Comments

Tool to list comments in a Missive conversation ordered from newest to oldest.

List Conversation Drafts

Tool to list draft messages in a Missive conversation (newest first).

List Conversation Posts

Tool to list posts in a Missive conversation ordered by newest first.

List Missive Conversations

Tool to list conversations visible to the authenticated user ordered by newest activity first.

List Messages by Message-ID

Tool to fetch messages matching an email Message-ID header.

List Missive Organizations

Tool to list organizations the authenticated user is part of.

List Missive Saved Responses

Tool to list saved responses (canned responses/templates) for the authenticated user.

List Missive Shared Labels

Tool to list shared labels (organization-level labels) available to the authenticated user.

List Missive Tasks

Tool to list tasks accessible to the authenticated user.

List Missive Teams

Tool to list all teams.

List Missive Users

Tool to list all users.

Merge Missive Conversations

Tool to merge multiple conversations into one.

Update Missive Contact

Tool to update one or more contacts in Missive.

Update Saved Response

Tool to update one or more saved responses in Missive.

Update Shared Labels

Tool to update one or more shared labels in Missive.

Update Missive Task

Tool to update an existing task's attributes in Missive.

Update Missive Team

Tool to update one or more teams in Missive.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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