# Claude.ai Documentation

## Docs

- [Manage your listing after publishing](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/after-publishing.md): Update your MCP server, plugin, and directory listing after publication
- [Authentication for connectors](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/authentication.md): OAuth and authentication options for MCP servers in Claude
- [Directory connectors vs custom connectors](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/directory-vs-custom.md): Understand the difference between directory-listed and custom connectors
- [Building custom connectors](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/index.md): Build your own MCP servers to connect Claude to your tools and data
- [Lazy authentication for MCP servers](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/lazy-authentication.md): Let users call public tools immediately and defer OAuth until a protected tool is actually invoked.
- [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcp.md): Understanding the open standard powering Claude's connectors
- [Building cross-platform MCP Apps](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcp-apps/cross-compatibility.md): Build MCP Apps that work with both Claude and ChatGPT using a single codebase
- [Design guidelines](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcp-apps/design-guidelines.md): Visual and interaction design guidelines for MCP Apps in Claude
- [Opening external links from MCP Apps](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcp-apps/external-links.md): How Claude handles ui/open-link requests, and how directory connectors can allowlist destinations to skip the confirmation modal
- [Get started with MCP Apps](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcp-apps/getting-started.md): Learn how to test MCP Apps in Claude
- [Supersede older widget instances](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcp-apps/instance-supersession.md): Keep only the newest copy of a widget active when its tool is called more than once in a conversation
- [Blend your MCP App with Claude's theme](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcp-apps/transparent-theming.md): Make your widget background transparent and style it with Claude's style variables
- [Troubleshooting MCP Apps](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcp-apps/troubleshooting.md): Debug and resolve common issues with MCP Apps in Claude Desktop
- [Build a desktop extension with MCPB](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/mcpb.md): Package a local MCP server as a single-click .mcpb install for Claude Desktop
- [How Anthropic works with connector partners](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/partnership-faq.md): Anthropic's commitments on directory inclusion, review, and partner data
- [Pre-submission checklist](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/review-criteria.md): What Anthropic reviewers test, so you can pass on the first try
- [Submitting to the Connectors Directory](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/submission.md): Submit your MCP connector to the Connectors Directory
- [Testing your connector](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/testing.md): Test your MCP server against Claude before submitting to the directory
- [What should I build: MCP, plugin, or both?](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/building/what-to-build.md): Decide between an MCP server, a plugin, or both for your Claude integration
- [Desktop extensions](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/custom/desktop-extensions.md): Deploy enterprise-grade MCP servers with MCPB
- [Third party connectors with remote MCP](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/custom/remote-mcp.md): Connect Claude to your tools using the Model Context Protocol
- [Connectors directory](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/directory.md): Browse verified MCP integrations for Claude
- [Connectors FAQ](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/faq.md): Frequently asked questions about Claude connectors
- [Get started with connectors](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/getting-started.md): Learn to connect Claude to your tools and data
- [GitHub integration](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/github/index.md): Connect your code repositories to Claude
- [Google Calendar integration](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/google/calendar.md): Access your calendar and meeting information with Claude
- [Google Drive integration](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/google/drive.md): Connect Google Docs directly to Claude
- [Gmail integration](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/google/gmail.md): Search and analyze emails with Claude
- [Microsoft 365 connector](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/microsoft/365.md): Connect SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, and Teams to Claude
- [Connectors overview](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/overview.md): Connect Claude to external tools, data, and UI through MCP
- [Connectors terms & policies](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/policies.md): Terms and policies for using connectors with Claude
- [Slack integration](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/slack/index.md): Use Claude directly in Slack and connect your workspace
- [Deploy Cowork on 3P with Amazon Bedrock](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/bedrock.md): Set up AWS, choose an authentication path for your organization, and configure Cowork on 3P to use Claude models on Amazon Bedrock
- [Code tab](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/code.md): How the Code tab is configured in Cowork on 3P
- [Configuration reference](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/configuration.md): Every managed-configuration key Cowork on 3P supports, what it controls, and recommended security profiles
- [User identity and local data](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/data-storage.md): How Cowork on 3P identifies users and where it stores conversations, settings, and credentials on disk
- [MCP, plugins, skills, and hooks](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/extensions.md): Extend Cowork on 3P with connectors, organization plugins, skills, and hooks for administrators and end users
- [Features on 3P](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/feature-matrix.md): Feature comparison between Claude Enterprise and Cowork on third-party (3P)
- [Using Cowork on 3P with Microsoft Foundry](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/foundry.md): Configure Cowork on 3P to use Claude models on Microsoft Foundry
- [Using Cowork on 3P with an LLM Gateway](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/gateway.md): Configure Cowork on 3P to use Claude models on a self-hosted gateway that implements the Anthropic Messages API
- [Installation and setup](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/installation.md): Roll out Cowork on 3P to your organization, from a single evaluation machine to a fleet-wide MDM deployment
- [Legal and compliance](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/legal.md): Legal agreements, compliance, and security information for Cowork on 3P
- [Desktop and filesystem access](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/local-access.md): How Cowork on 3P reads and writes files on the user's machine, and how to constrain it
- [Overview](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/overview.md): Run Cowork against your own cloud inference provider
- [Telemetry and egress](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/telemetry.md): What Cowork on 3P sends to Anthropic, how to disable it, and the network paths your firewall needs to allow
- [Deploy Cowork on 3P with Google Cloud's Vertex AI](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/vertex.md): Set up Google Cloud, choose an authentication path for your organization, and configure Cowork on 3P to use Claude models on Vertex AI
- [Sign in with Google for Google Cloud's Vertex AI](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/vertex-google-sign-in.md): Configure per-user Google authentication for Google Cloud's Vertex AI instead of distributing a shared service-account key
- [Web search and web fetch](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/3p/web-tools.md): How Cowork on 3P reaches the internet, which providers support search, and how to control or disable web access
- [Monitoring](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/monitoring.md): Track Cowork usage and activity across your organization with OpenTelemetry
- [Overview](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/overview.md): Learn about Cowork, Anthropic's agentic workspace
- [Get started building with Claude.ai](https://claude.com/docs/index.md): Get started building with Connectors, Plugins, and other Claude.ai features.
- [Plugins overview](https://claude.com/docs/plugins/overview.md): Extend Claude with reusable capability packages that bundle MCP connectors, skills, slash commands, and sub-agents
- [Submitting your plugin](https://claude.com/docs/plugins/submit.md): Submit your plugin to the plugin directory for Cowork
- [Creating custom skills](https://claude.com/docs/skills/how-to.md): Learn how to create, structure, and test your own custom skills
- [Skills overview](https://claude.com/docs/skills/overview.md): Extend Claude's capabilities with specialized instructions and workflows