Claude Connectors: Connect Claude to Everything

Claude Connectors are official integrations that give Claude access to your real data — emails, files, calendars, documents, and apps. When Claude has context, it stops being a chatbot and starts being an agent.

This guide covers the 5 most powerful connectors, how to set each one up, and the exact prompts to use once they're live.

WHERE TO FIND CONNECTORS

Claude Desktop app → Settings → Connectors Or: Claude web → click your profile → Connectors

Only available in Claude Pro and above. Connectors work best with Claude Cowork mode.

CONNECTOR 1: GOOGLE DRIVE

What it does: Gives Claude read access to your Google Drive files. Claude can find, summarise, and analyse any document.

Setup:

1. Go to Connectors → Add Connector → Google Drive
2. Authorise with your Google account
3. Select which Drive folders Claude can access
4. Save and test with a simple prompt

Best prompts:

• "Find all my documents about [topic] in Drive and summarise the key points."
• "Look at my Q1 reports in Drive and compare them to Q2."
• "Find the document called [name] and extract all the action items."
• "Search my Drive for any files related to [client name] and give me an overview."
• "Summarise all documents in my [folder name] folder and identify common themes."

CONNECTOR 2: GOOGLE GMAIL

What it does: Gives Claude read access to your Gmail inbox. Claude can search, summarise, draft replies, and identify action items.

Setup:

1. Connectors → Add Connector → Gmail
2. Authorise your Google account
3. Confirm read permission (Claude cannot send emails — read only)
4. Test with a prompt about your unread emails

Best prompts:

• "Summarise my unread emails from the past 7 days. Flag anything urgent."
• "Find all emails from [person] and tell me what they've asked for."
• "Look at my inbox and create a list of tasks I need to complete this week."
• "Find the email thread about [project] and summarise the current status."
• "Draft a reply to the most recent email from [person]. Match their tone."
• "Which emails have been sitting unread for over a week? List them."

CONNECTOR 3: GOOGLE CALENDAR

What it does: Gives Claude access to your calendar so it can help you plan, schedule, and manage your time.

Setup:

1. Connectors → Add Connector → Google Calendar
2. Authorise with your Google account
3. Choose read and write permissions if you want Claude to create events
4. Test with a prompt about your schedule

Best prompts:

• "What does my week look like? Identify any scheduling conflicts."
• "Block 2 hours of deep work time each morning this week. Avoid existing meetings."
• "Create a recurring calendar event for [task] every [day] at [time]."
• "Look at my calendar and tell me when I have a free 30 minutes this week."
• "Schedule a call with [person] for sometime next week. My preferred times: [list]."
• "Review my calendar and tell me which meetings could be replaced with an email."

CONNECTOR 4: NOTION

What it does: Connects Claude to your Notion workspace. Claude can read pages, find information, and create new content.

Setup:

1. Connectors → Add Connector → Notion
2. Authorise via Notion's OAuth
3. Select which Notion pages/databases to share
4. Test with a simple read prompt

Best prompts:

• "Look at my Notion task database and summarise what's overdue."
• "Find my notes on [topic] in Notion and create a structured summary."
• "Review my [project] Notion page and write a status update I can share with my team."
• "Create a new Notion page titled [name] with the following content: [describe]."
• "Look at my Notion meeting notes from last week and extract all commitments I made."

CONNECTOR 5: GITHUB

What it does: Connects Claude to your GitHub repositories. Claude can read code, review PRs, and answer questions about your codebase.

Setup:

1. Connectors → Add Connector → GitHub
2. Authorise with your GitHub account
3. Select which repositories to share
4. Test with a code review prompt

Best prompts:

• "Review the latest pull request in [repo] and flag any potential issues."
• "Explain what this code does and how it works: [paste snippet or reference file]."
• "Look at my [repo] and find any files that might have security vulnerabilities."
• "Summarise the recent commits to [repo] and explain what changed."
• "Write documentation for the functions in [file name]."

POWER COMBOS (USING MULTIPLE CONNECTORS AT ONCE)

Drive + Gmail combo: "Check my inbox for emails about [project] and also search Drive for any related documents. Give me a complete picture of where this project stands."

Gmail + Calendar combo: "Summarise what meetings I agreed to in emails this week and check if they're on my calendar. Flag anything that's missing."

Drive + Notion combo: "Find all documents in Drive tagged [label] and create a Notion page summarising the key information from each one."

PRIVACY NOTES

• Claude only reads what you explicitly share — it cannot access your entire account
• Nothing is stored permanently — context is cleared each session
• You can revoke connector access at any time in Settings → Connectors
• Claude cannot send emails, delete files, or modify calendars unless you explicitly have write permissions enabled

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