Claude Connectors
Anyone whose work lives in Gmail, Slack, Drive, Notion, or a CRM
Prerequisites: Module 01. Paid plan for most connectors.
Last verified 2026-07-28
Learning objectives
- Connect an app to Claude and toggle it per conversation
- Write connector prompts that are specific enough to be cheap and accurate
- Combine connectors (meetings + email + chat) for full-context tasks
- Know the three restraint rules: not all on by default, none for creative work, read before write
- Understand what an MCP connector is at a high level
What's in this module
5 lessons · 6 exercises · ~6 min reading
Starts withWhat a connector is~1 minExecutive summary
You will learn how to connect Claude to the tools where your work already lives, and the restraint rules that keep it cheap and safe. End state is two or three connected apps and one completed multi-connector task on your own data. After this module you can triage your inbox, prep meetings from notes plus email plus chat, and decide per task which connectors deserve to be on.
Sources
- Ruben Hassid, "Connect": https://ruben.substack.com/p/claude-connectors
- Claude Help Center, "Use connectors to extend Claude's capabilities", what a connector is and how to add one: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11176164-use-connectors-to-extend-claude-s-capabilities
- Claude Help Center, "Manage Claude's tool access", the permission model behind the toggles this module tells you to police: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13730515-manage-claude-s-tool-access
- Claude Help Center, "Anthropic connectors directory FAQ", what is in the directory and what the listing means: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11596036-anthropic-connectors-directory-faq
- Anthropic connector directory: https://claude.com/connectors
Prefer the live room?
This module also runs inside our in-person bootcamps and workshops in Copenhagen.
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