Connectors

Connectors give Claude access to your tools. But having all of them on all the time costs tokens and introduces noise. Here is how to manage them.

You've heard people talk about using Claude and Notion together. Here's exactly what that looks like — what to set up, which workflows actually save time, and what doesn't work.

Claude works natively inside Slack through a built-in integration. Here's what it actually does, how to set it up properly, and whether it's worth using for your team.

There is a first-party Airtable connector now — Claude can query your base and create and update records directly, no Zapier in the middle. Here is what the connector handles, what still needs an automation layer, and the write-access caveat worth knowing.

Asana manages your work. Claude helps you think through it, write the briefs and updates your tasks need, and surface what actually matters. Here's how to make that work.

Linear is where engineering teams track issues and ship work. Claude helps you write better issues, triage faster, and generate the surrounding documentation that always falls behind. Here's the practical guide.

Figma is where design lives. Claude helps with everything around the design — copy, specs, handoff notes, design feedback write-ups, and the back-and-forth between design and engineering. Here's what actually works.

Webflow lets you build websites without writing code. Claude helps with the content that fills them — copy, SEO text, blog posts, CMS entries, and the writing that takes as long as the design. Here's how to use them together.

The Atlassian connector reads and writes — Claude can create Jira issues, update status and pull sprint state directly. Here's what to hand it, what to keep manual, and the caveat that comes with write access.

Intercom handles your customer conversations. Claude helps write better responses, triage incoming volume, build knowledge base content from resolved tickets, and reduce time-to-response without burning out your support team. Here's how.

The Salesforce connector gives Claude read access to your CRM. The workflows that get real use — account research, pipeline summaries, pre-call prep — are ones where the value is in combining what Salesforce knows with what Claude can reason about.

Confluence pages rot the moment the engineer who wrote them moves on to the next thing. Claude doesn't prevent that — but it makes the writing and updating fast enough that it might actually happen.

By default, Claude only knows what you tell it in the conversation. Skills and Connectors change that — here's what they do and which ones are worth turning on.

On April 23, 2026 Anthropic shipped 15 consumer connectors that have nothing to do with work — Spotify, Uber, Booking.com, Audible, Resy, Instacart, and others. They're available on every plan, including Pro. Here's what's in the set, how it works, and what it changes for someone who already uses Claude for work.

On April 28, 2026 Anthropic announced Claude for Creative Work — a set of nine connectors that let Claude work alongside professional creative software, plus partnerships with three art schools. Here's what shipped, what each connector enables, and what it changes for marketing, agency, and product teams that aren't full-time designers.

On May 7, 2026 Anthropic shipped Claude as add-ins inside Excel, PowerPoint, and Word at general availability, with Outlook in public beta. The headline is cross-app context — assumptions in Excel now propagate into linked PowerPoint slides and Word memos, and an email in Outlook can open straight into a draft in Word.

On September 15, 2026 Anthropic released Salesforce in Claude in beta: a plugin with 37 sales skills that reads Salesforce and Slack, preps calls, scores deals, builds pipeline dashboards, and updates opportunities with your approval. It is open to paid plans at organizations approved through Salesforce's beta program. Here is what it does, how an admin sets it up, and where to start.

On September 14, 2026 Anthropic released Claude for Financial Advisors: connectors for Addepar, Schwab, Orion, Wealthbox, Black Diamond, and six more, plus eight skills covering meeting prep, post-meeting notes, rebalance reviews, estate and tax briefs, and a Marketing Rule screen. Here is what each piece does, why Anthropic points RIAs to Enterprise, and how a firm should pilot it.

On October 6, 2026 Anthropic put Claude in a sidebar inside Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides and added connectors so Claude can edit Google files from its own app. Here is what each app can do, how to turn it on, and what admins control.