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What is a connector?

A connector lets the Bluedeer assistant reach an outside service, such as Gmail or a tool server you add, from inside your chats.

A connector is a link between the Bluedeer assistant and a service outside Bluedeer. Once a connector is connected, the assistant can use that service's tools while it answers you. For example, it can search your Gmail, read a Google Sheet, or find a page in Notion.

There are two kinds.

  • Built-in services. Google Sheets, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Apps Script, Slack and Notion. Each person signs in with their own account.
  • Custom connectors. A service that runs its own tool server. An owner or admin adds it by its MCP server URL, and it is shared with everyone in the workspace. Bluedeer also lists popular services you can add with one click.

Jira and Confluence are not built in. To use them, add the Atlassian connector from Popular connectors. Read Connect a popular connector with one click.

Connectors belong to a workspace. A service you connect in your personal workspace is not used in your team workspaces, and the other way round.

Some actions a connector can take pause for your approval first. Read How do I approve, allow or stop an action from a connector? to see how that works.

To find your connectors, read Where to find your connectors.

Before you connect anything, read What can a connector see and do?. A connector is run by another service, not by Bluedeer.