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A connector links Claude to an outside app or service, such as your calendar, your documents, or your issue tracker, so Claude can find information there and take actions for you. This page is for anyone who wants to add a connector to their own Claude account, in claude.ai or the Claude desktop app. You connect one from Anthropic’s directory, use it in a conversation, and learn where to turn it off or disconnect it afterward. If you already know which connector you want, open Customize > Connectors and follow Add a connector from the directory.

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Before you begin

To add a connector you need:
  • A Claude account, signed in at claude.ai or in the Claude desktop app
  • An account with the service you’re connecting. That service is run by its provider, which may require its own account or paid plan
On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner adds a connector for the organization, and members then connect with their own account.

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Add a connector from the directory

The Connectors directory lists the connectors that Anthropic and other providers offer. You reach it from Customize, the page in claude.ai and the desktop app that holds your connectors, skills, and plugins.
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Open the Connectors page

Go to Customize > Connectors. In the desktop app, select Customize in the sidebar, then Connectors.
2

Find the connector

Select Discover to browse the directory. Enter a service name in Search connectors, or look through the categories, then select a connector to open its page.Each listing carries a Verified or Community label. Connector verification explains what each one means.
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Start the connection

Select Connect to Claude. Some connectors first ask for details such as a server URL or the region your account is hosted in. Enter them and continue.On a Team or Enterprise plan, what you see depends on whether the connector has been added for your organization:
  • If it hasn’t, you see Request or a note to ask an organization Owner instead of a connect button. Request a connector on a Team plan covers what happens next
  • If you’re an Owner, the button reads Connect for your team and adds the connector for everyone in your organization. You then connect your own account with Connect to Claude. To try the connector without adding it for everyone, select the arrow next to Connect for your team, then Connect just for me
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Sign in to the service

Claude takes you to the service’s sign-in page:
  • On claude.ai, the page opens in the same browser tab
  • In the desktop app, the page opens in your browser
Sign in, review the access Claude asks for, and approve it.A connector that doesn’t use sign-in connects as soon as you select the button, with no page to visit.
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Confirm the connection

When sign-in finishes and you’re back on the Connectors page, the connector is listed under Your connectors with the status Connected.

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Use the connector in a conversation

A connected connector is available in your conversations on the web, desktop, and mobile. You choose in each conversation whether Claude can use it.
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Make sure the connector is on

In a new or existing chat, select + in the message box and select Connectors. The connector you connected is in the list with a toggle next to it. The toggle controls whether Claude can use the connector in this conversation. If it’s off, turn it on.
2

Ask for something the service holds

Send a message that needs the service, such as “What’s on my calendar tomorrow afternoon?” for a calendar connector or “Summarize the open issues assigned to me” for an issue tracker.
3

Approve the tool call

Claude can ask for your approval before it uses one of the connector’s tools. Select Allow once to continue, or Always allow to skip the prompt for that tool from now on. You can change this later under the connector’s tool permissions.
To stop Claude from using a connector in a conversation, turn its toggle off in the same + menu. The connector stays connected: Claude is still signed in to the service on your account, and you can turn the toggle back on in any conversation. To sign Claude out of the service entirely, disconnect the connector.

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Manage or disconnect a connector

Everything about a connector you’ve added is on its own page. Go to Customize > Connectors and select the connector under Your connectors. From that page you can:
  • Set tool permissions: under Tool permissions, choose Always allow, Needs approval, or Blocked for each group of tools or for a single tool
  • Disconnect: select Disconnect to sign Claude out of the service. The connector stays in your list and shows Connect, so you can sign in again later
  • Remove: open the three-dot menu and select Remove to take the connector off your account. On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner removes a connector for the organization from Organization settings > Connectors
If Claude loses access to the service later, the connector’s row shows Reconnect. Select it and sign in again.

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Where connectors work

Connectors work across the Claude apps. Each app supports these kinds:
  • claude.ai on the web: remote connectors, including MCP Apps that display interactive content in the conversation
  • Claude desktop app: remote connectors, plus local connectors installed as desktop extensions
  • Claude mobile app: remote connectors
  • Claude Code: the connectors you add in claude.ai are available in Claude Code, in the terminal and in cloud sessions, when you sign in with your Claude account. See Use MCP servers from claude.ai
  • Cowork: connectors and plugins
Most connectors are remote services that you sign in to, as the steps on this page describe. A local connector is a desktop extension, packaged as an MCP Bundle (MCPB), that runs on your computer in the Claude desktop app. To add one, see Install a local connector in the desktop app.

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