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Connect Claude Cowork

Claude Cowork is the desktop AI agent from Anthropic for knowledge work. Connecting it to Torque lets you manage spaces, launch blueprints, and inspect environments in plain language from the Cowork desktop experience — no terminal or editor required.

Torque ships a ready-made plugin (bundled MCP server + skills) that you add through a Cowork marketplace, so there's nothing to configure by hand.

Prerequisites​

  • The Claude desktop app with Cowork enabled.
  • A Torque API token

Install​

  1. In the Cowork tab, go to Customize, click Add a Plugin, then choose Create Plugin → Add Marketplace.

  2. Paste the marketplace GitHub URL shown in the Claude Cowork panel when prompted.

    Copy the full URL from the panel — it is the source of truth if the marketplace location changes.

  3. Once the marketplace loads, find the Torque plugin and click its Add button.

  4. Go back to the Cowork tab and start a new task. The plugin's tools are now available to the agent.

  5. Configure credentials (one time): run /torque-quickstart after installing the plugin, and Claude walks you through pasting your API token.

When you're done, tick "I've completed the setup — mark as connected" in the panel.

Operate​

With the plugin added, just describe what you want in a Cowork task. The agent selects the right Torque tools automatically.

Verify the connection:

List my Torque environments.

Everyday examples:

  • "Show me all spaces I have access to in Torque."
  • "Launch the aws-eks-sandbox blueprint in the dev space and tell me when it's ready."
  • "Which of my environments are still running, and how long have they been up?"
  • "My last environment failed — pull the error and summarize the likely cause."

Because the agent acts through your API token, every action respects your Torque roles and policies.

Troubleshooting​

  • The plugin doesn't appear after adding the marketplace. Re-open Customize and confirm the marketplace URL matches the one in the panel exactly, then reload.
  • The agent can't see your data. Make sure the key you pasted into the AI Integrations pane is valid and has not been revoked. If in doubt, generate a new key on the API Keys page, paste it into the pane, and re-run the task.
  • Actions are denied. The token inherits your permissions — confirm your Stack Automation user has access to the space or blueprint you're targeting.