Claude Connectors: Link Claude to the Tools Your Team Uses

⚡ TL;DR Claude Connectors give Claude secure access to your apps so it can find information and take actions there, always limited to what you yourself are allowed to see.

Claude is far more useful when it can see your actual work: the brief in Google Drive, the thread in Slack, the ticket in Linear. Claude Connectors provide that link, so you stop copying and pasting between tabs.

Connectors are one of the first things we configure for clients at Lord Of The Wix, because they turn Claude from a writing tool into a working tool. 🔌

🔗 What Are Claude Connectors?

A connector is a secure bridge between Claude and another application. Through it Claude can retrieve your data and take actions inside that app. Claude always inherits your own permissions, so it can never reach anything you could not already open yourself.

Connectors bring your real work data into the conversation.

🧰 What Claude Connectors Can Do

Typical examples include:

• 🗂️ Search and read files in Google Drive

• 💬 Send or summarize messages in Slack

• ✅ Create issues in Linear for your dev team

• 📅 Pull context from calendars and email for research

⚙️ Setting Up Connectors

Web connectors are available to all users. You enable one from the Connectors Directory and complete the sign-in prompt for that app.

• 🆓 Free plans: can add one custom connector

• 🌍 Custom connectors: use remote MCP servers reachable over the public internet

• 🏢 Team & Enterprise: owners enable connectors org-wide, then each member signs in

💡 Pro tip Admins can restrict actions per connector, for example allowing Claude to read from a tool but not write to it. Start read-only and widen access once the team trusts the workflow.

🚀 How Agencies Use Claude Connectors

The biggest wins come from removing manual lookup work:

• 1️⃣ Pull a client's latest brief from Drive before drafting copy

• 2️⃣ Turn a Slack discussion into a task list in seconds

• 3️⃣ Combine calendar and email context into a weekly status report

With Claude Connectors, the AI works where your team already works. Want a secure connector setup for your company? Lord Of The Wix builds it end to end. ✨

❓ Claude Connectors FAQ

What are Claude Connectors?

Secure links that let Claude retrieve data and take actions in apps such as Slack, Google Drive and Linear.

Can Claude Connectors access data I can't see?

No. Claude inherits each user's permissions and cannot reach anything that user can't already access.

Are connectors available on the free plan?

Web connectors are available to all users, and free plans can add one custom connector.

What is a custom connector?

A connector built on a remote MCP server that must be reachable over the public internet.

Can admins limit what connectors do?

Yes. Team and Enterprise admins can restrict connector actions, such as allowing reads but blocking writes.

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🙏 Credit: This article is based on public information from the Claude Help Center. Claude is a product of Anthropic. Source: support.claude.com.

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