Run tasks that need no connections
Add Claude to the pilot channel:Test the connections you added
If you skipped connections during setup, you’re done; come back to this section after you add a connection. For each connection, run a task in a new thread.1
Ask what the channel can reach
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Ask for data from the connection
Pick one connection and ask for something a read-only credential can do, like the latest items from an issue tracker or a single row count from a warehouse.For a GitHub repository grant, ask about pull request state:
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Check the service's own audit log
Confirm the action appears in that service’s audit log under the service account you provisioned. That entry proves the credential chain end to end and is the trail your security team reads later.
If a test fails
Most first-task failures trace to one of three causes, in order of likelihood:- No response at all: the channel isn’t covered by any scope you’ve configured. Check the workspace appears under Claude Tag’s access on the Slack tab in admin settings.
- Claude responds but can’t reach a service you connected: Claude isn’t told about a connection added after the thread started. Ask it to use the service by name, or start a fresh thread, before investigating anything else.
- An error message: the message text names what’s missing (a connection, a host on the allowlist, or a permission). Fix that piece and try again.
Related resources
- Getting started for users: what to send the first people in
- Use case library: tasks to hand the pilot channel, with the prompts to paste
- Prompt library: every prompt on one page, each with why it works