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AI connectors: link ChatGPT and Claude to your apps

Mindket editors · Updated · 4 lessons · 28 min

A black banner titled "AI connectors" over the line "Link ChatGPT and Claude to your apps".

This free course shows how to link ChatGPT and Claude to the apps you already use. You connect Gmail, Google Drive and your calendar, add your own MCP server as a custom connector, and learn what to check before any app gets access. It is written for beginners, follows OpenAI's and Anthropic's own pages and needs no code for most steps.

What you'll be able to do

  • Connect Gmail, Google Drive or Google Calendar to ChatGPT, call the app with @ and read what each connector can touch.
  • Connect Claude to the same apps from its connectors menu and decide when it needs your approval.
  • Add a custom connector by its server address in ChatGPT and Claude, and test it before you trust it.
  • Run a short safety check before you connect an app: scopes, read or write, who reviewed it and where hidden instructions could come from.
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Who it's for

For people who use ChatGPT or Claude and want them to work with their email, files and calendar. You need no coding to read the lessons. Lesson 3 adds an optional developer route with a few terminal commands.

Lessons

  1. 1ChatGPT connectors: how to connect Gmail, Drive and your calendarConnect ChatGPT to Gmail, Google Drive and Google Calendar: where Plugins is, how @ calls an app, what each app can read and what OpenAI calls them.7 min
  2. 2Claude connectors: connect Gmail, Google Drive and desktop extensionsConnect Claude to Gmail and Google Drive from the connectors menu, set when it needs your approval, and learn what desktop extensions and the directory add.7 min
  3. 3Custom connectors: add your own MCP server to ChatGPT and ClaudeAdd a custom connector to ChatGPT and Claude: enter an MCP server's address, test it, fix a failed connection and know which servers will not fit.7 min
  4. 4Are AI connectors safe? What to check before you connect an appBefore you link Gmail or Drive to ChatGPT or Claude, check scopes, review and approvals, and see how hidden instructions in email can steer an AI.7 min

Frequently asked questions

Is this AI connectors course free?

Yes. Every lesson is free to read. Some connectors depend on your plan or workspace, and each lesson says what its sources state about that.

Do I need to know how to code?

No for lessons 1, 2 and 4, which work in the apps' menus. Lesson 3 shows how to add a server by its address and offers a developer route with a few terminal commands, which you can skip.

What is an AI connector?

A connector is a link between an AI app such as ChatGPT or Claude and another app such as Gmail or Google Drive. Once linked, the AI can read from that app, and with your approval act in it.

Is it safe to connect my email to an AI?

It depends on what you allow. The last lesson covers read-only access, approval prompts, directory review and prompt injection, the way text hidden in an email or a document can steer the AI.

What should I learn after this course?

The AI images and video course is next, where you write prompts for pictures and clips. If you want to build connectors yourself, the MCP course teaches how to write a server.

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