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What are Connectors?

Connectors give Buildify's AI access to other tools you already use. Once a connector is set up, you can ask for work that involves that tool — pulling in real information, or sending something out — instead of copying and pasting between tabs.

For example, with Slack connected you can ask Buildify to summarise what was discussed in a channel this week, or post an update to your team.

The two steps​

This is the part people most often get stuck on. Setting up a connector takes two separate steps, in two different places:

  1. Connect it once in your settings. This is where you sign in to the other service, or paste in a key. You only do this once per service.
  2. Turn it on for the project. Connecting doesn't automatically give every project access — you choose which projects can use which connectors.

There are two places to do the second step:

  • When creating a project — the Connectors button sits next to the prompt box on your dashboard. Switch on what the new project should have before you describe it
  • In an existing project — the Connectors button sits next to the chat box. Switch connectors on or off at any time
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If you've connected something and the AI still says it can't reach it, step 2 is almost always the reason. Click the Connectors button next to the chat box and check the switch is on.

The three kinds​

The Connectors panel has three tabs:

  • Apps — services Buildify has built a ready-made connection for. You sign in with your normal account and Buildify handles the rest. See Connecting Slack
  • Custom API — connect any service that offers an API, either from a shortlist of common ones or by filling in the details yourself
  • Custom MCP — connect an MCP server, a more technical way of giving the AI a set of tools

Apps are the simplest and need no technical knowledge. The other two are covered in Custom Connectors.

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The Apps tab is being rolled out gradually, so you may see only some of the apps mentioned in these docs — or only Slack. More are being added over time.

Opening your connectors​

Click your avatar → Settings → Connectors.

You'll see the three tabs described above. Anything you connect here belongs to you and is available to your personal projects.

Personal and Company connectors​

Connectors exist in two separate places, and they don't mix:

  • Personal connectors — set up under your avatar → Settings → Connectors. Yours alone
  • Company connectors — set up in Company Settings → Connectors. Shared with everyone in that Company

If you work in both a personal and a Company account, a connector you added personally won't appear in Company projects, and the other way round. Set it up in whichever place the projects live.

Inside a Company, only members with permission to configure connectors can add or remove them — see Team Members and Roles.

What the AI can do with a connector​

Once a connector is turned on for a project, just ask for what you want in plain language. You don't need to name the connector or use any special syntax — the AI knows which tools it has and picks the right one.

The AI can only do what the connection itself allows. A connector set up to read information can't change anything; one connected with permission to post can.

caution

A connector gives the AI real access to a real account. If you connect a tool that can send messages, change records, or spend money, the AI can do those things when you ask it to. Connect the accounts you're comfortable with, and prefer read-only access where the service offers it.