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Publish to the directory Claude Documentation · in the page directory/publish …configuration at the same URL, so people who have both see one set of tools rather than two. Desktop extension listings in the directory are deprecated, and the directory no longer accepts local MCP… Connectors, skills, and plugins Claude Documentation · in the page extend/overview …Choose how to customize Claude: MCP connectors give it access to your tools, skills teach it how you do a task, and plugins package both as one install. You can customize Claude with [MCP connectors]… Claude for Government changelog Claude Documentation · in the page government/changelog …f by default: when it is on, Claude Desktop on macOS and Windows lets tools in its sandbox reach IPv6-only hosts during Cowork tasks, which takes effect once a Claude Desktop release that supports the… Manage plugins and connectors Claude Documentation · in the page government/config/plugins-and-connectors …choose the products that receive it and set a policy for each of its tools. See [Connectors](/docs/government/connectors/overview) for the three-step wizard. On Claude Desktop, that tool policy shap… Available settings Claude Documentation · in the page government/config/settings …es` path of the address in **Telemetry endpoint**, so your monitoring tools can follow the events of one request together. The setting is off by default and is in beta. Traces carry message and tool c… Connectors Claude Documentation · in the page government/connectors/overview …choose which Claude products receive each one, and set which of their tools are available to members. > **Who this is for:** Tenant administrators and organization owners who want Claude to reach the… Connect Claude Desktop to Claude for Government Claude Documentation · in the page government/deploy-desktop/configure …eat-tiers) | | Connectors, plugins, and the settings for the built-in tools | The [tool and connector cards](/docs/government/config/settings#tool-and-connector-cards) on the Config page | | The hosts… Windows fleet checklist Claude Documentation · in the page government/deploy-desktop/windows-checklist …e for Government does not send telemetry to Anthropic. * **Hosts your tools and connectors use.** Allow the hosts you add to [Allowed network hosts](/docs/government/config/settings#allowed-network-ho… Compliance API Claude Documentation · in the page government/org-admin/compliance-api …e Compliance API is a read-only HTTP endpoint that lets your security tools pull a continuous feed of audit events covering administrative activity across your organization, such as sign-ins, role cha… Security and data handling Claude Documentation · in the page government/security/security-and-data-handling …and of the file-analysis steps in Chat. The agent loop, built-in file tools, web fetch, and the connector client run in the Claude Desktop application on the user's device and are governed by separate… Welcome Claude Documentation · in the page index # Welcome > Connect Claude to your tools, teach it how your team works, and put it to work in Slack, on your desktop, in Microsoft 365, or through the Claude API. <div className="home-landing"> <s… Connectors and Skills Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/connectors-and-skills …t status by connection mode. </Note> ## Connectors Connect external tools to give Claude context beyond what's in the file or email you have open. In any Claude for M365 add-in, click the **+** butt… Data storage and retention Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/data-storage …ment contents, file names, and the names of your connectors and their tools | | Telemetry sent to a custom OpenTelemetry collector you configure | The full audit trail, including prompt content and to… Use Claude for Excel Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/excel …</Note> After deployment, users can activate the Claude add-in from Tools, Add-ins on Mac or Home, Add-ins on Windows, sign in, and start working. For environments where "Let users access the Offic… Install financial services plugins for Cowork Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/fsi-plugins …Install the financial analysis plugin first. It provides shared tools and data connectors that the other plugins use. </Step> <Step title="Install workflow add-ons"> Install any additio… Configure a custom OpenTelemetry collector Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/opentelemetry …, for example `get_cell_ranges` or `execute_office_js`. MCP connector tools are recorded as `mcp_tool` | | `tool.id` | Unique invocation ID | | `tool.caller` | `direct` for tools the add-in runs, or `… Performance and limits Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/performance …for each step. ### Make large workbooks lighter Excel has built-in tools that show what makes a workbook heavy. | Task | Where in Excel | | - | - | | See counts of cells, formulas, and objects | R… Use Claude for PowerPoint Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/powerpoint …</Note> After deployment, users can activate the Claude add-in from Tools, Add-ins on Mac or Home, Add-ins on Windows, sign in, and start working. <Warning> Organizations that have disabled "Let… Use Claude for M365 with third-party platforms Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/third-party-platforms …ion. | | `web_search` | Removes the built-in web search and web fetch tools, whose queries are served by Anthropic's search provider, along with the user-facing web search toggle. Code execution is un… Use Claude for Word Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/word …</Note> After deployment, users can activate the Claude add-in from Tools, Add-ins on Mac or Home, Add-ins on Windows, sign in, and start working. <Warning> Organizations that have disabled "Let… Work across M365 apps Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/work-across-apps …esn't see my open file Make sure the add-in is activated in the app (Tools, Add-ins on Mac or Home, Add-ins on Windows) and that working across apps is turned on in the add-in settings. ### Changes… Manage plugins for your organization Claude Documentation · in the page plugins/admin …wise the column is **Version** * **Capabilities**: the connectors and tools the item uses * **Audience**: who can use the item, such as everyone or specific groups * **Users (30d)**: how many people i… Plugin structure and testing Claude Documentation · in the page plugins/build …your own product pairs an MCP server that gives Claude your product's tools with a skill that tells Claude when and how to use them. A connector alone leaves Claude to work out your workflow from tool… Sync your organization's plugins from a repository Claude Documentation · in the page plugins/org-sync …pported source. Write the path out instead, such as `./plugins/deploy-tools` * **Private plugin sources**: a plugin source can be private when it's one of the following: * A github.com source that s… Build your first plugin Claude Documentation · in the page plugins/quickstart …d`. A skill tells Claude when and how to do a task. The example calls tools from the MCP connector that you add in the next step, so leave the tool calls out of your own skill if your plugin has no co… Create custom skills Claude Documentation · in the page skills/how-to …p to ask, allow the script on the command line, for example `--allowedTools "Bash(python3 /path/to/my-plugin/skills/render-chart/scripts/render.py *)"`, using the script's absolute path. Claude runs t… Skills overview Claude Documentation · in the page skills/overview …an open standard, so a skill you write for Claude also works in other tools that adopt the specification. ## Next steps * [Create custom skills](/docs/skills/how-to): create, structure, and test you… Deploy with a bootstrap server Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/bootstrap …s-5", "claude-sonnet-5"], "managedMcpServers": [{ "name": "internal-tools", "url": "https://mcp.example.corp/sse", "transport": "sse" }], "coworkEgressAllowedHosts": ["*.example.corp", "pypi.org"]… Built-in browser and Claude in Chrome Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/browser …ner "This site is blocked by your organization's policy" and Claude's tools stay off on that page. The page loads content only from its own site and from sites the policy allows, so under `block` it o… Built-in connectors Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/built-in-connectors …you host | [Built-in web search](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools#built-in-web-search) | | GitHub (beta) | `github` | Repositories, issues, pull requests, and other GitHub data, on github.co… Chat in Claude Desktop on 3P Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/chat …search server. See [Web search](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools#web-search). | | Web fetch | Runs in the app on the device, never inside a sandbox. Every fetch is checked against `coworkEg… Code in Claude Desktop on 3P Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/code …n and Code sessions start without Claude Code's in-session scheduling tools, so the `/loop` command cannot schedule recurring work. Cowork's scheduled tasks are turned off by the same key. | | `disabl… Configuration reference Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/configuration …Give the Cowork workspace VM an IPv6 address and route so the agent’s tools can reach IPv6-only hosts through the device. macOS and Windows; off by default. | | <span id="usercontentrendererurl" />Art… Configuration changelog Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/configuration-changelog …* `orgPluginSettings` is published as an array of `{ "serverName", "tools": [{ "toolName", "permission" }] }` entries; the `{ "mcpServers": {…} }` record form is deprecated (below). * The publishe… Connect to GitHub Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-github …Choose a connector Both connectors expose the same family of GitHub tools; they differ in where the server runs and how users authenticate. Use this table to pick one, then follow that connector's s… Connect to Microsoft 365 Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-m365 …Choose a connector Both connectors provide the same read and search tools; they differ in data path and authentication. Write actions (sending mail, managing drafts and calendar events, working with… Connect to Salesforce Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/connectors-salesforce …thout the entry, users get the plugin's skills but not its Salesforce tools. Enter exactly one URL as the authorization server. To send users to your org's My Domain login page instead of the sha… Write a credential helper Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/credential-helper …s in addition to the app's launch environment, so a script can invoke tools such as `aws` or `gcloud` by name even when the app was launched from the Dock or Finder rather than a terminal. ## Timeout… User identity and local data Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/data-storage …only as the per-session files above), and a Chat conversation has no tools for listing or reading other sessions' transcripts. Each conversation is isolated to its own directory. * **The advanced fil… MCP, plugins, skills, and hooks Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/extensions …*Test this connection** button that runs a live MCP `initialize` and `tools/list` against the server using the headers or OAuth settings you've entered, then shows the round-trip latency, the discover… Features Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/feature-matrix …Bedrock deployments and gateways that do not forward Anthropic server tools need a web search provider configured first; see [Web search options](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools#web-search-… Deploy Claude Desktop on 3P with an LLM gateway Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/gateway …ma into the context window. It reduces context pressure when many MCP tools are configured (sessions that otherwise compact every turn or two). On gateway deployments, Claude Desktop turns tool searc… In-app configuration Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/in-app-configuration …Profile Manifest (`.plist`) | Jamf, ProfileCreator, or similar macOS tools; a schema-only template, you enter values in your tool | | JSON config | The response body for a [bootstrap server](/docs/th… Desktop and filesystem access Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/local-access …fy it in Cowork. In Code sessions, read-only applies to Claude's file tools only; shell commands and [SSH remote sessions](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/ssh-remote-sessions) do not enforce it. | |… Deploy with MDM Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/mdm …able<br />Allowed egress hosts for the sandbox<br />Disabled built-in tools<br />Allowed workspace folders | | **Connectors** | Managed MCP servers pushed to all users<br />Whether users can add their… Network proxy Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/network-proxy …rm, [`coworkEgressAllowedHosts`](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools) still applies inside the sandbox and sits in front of any proxy: a host must be on the allowlist to be reachable at all, an… Overview Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/overview …kipwebfetchpreflight) to `true` (or add `WebFetch` to `disabledBuiltinTools`), because Claude Code in [Code](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/code) sessions otherwise checks each fetched domain with `… SSH remote sessions in Claude Desktop on 3P Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/ssh-remote-sessions …-mcp-servers-admin) from the device and exposes them to the engine as tools. 4. **Stream.** Claude's responses and tool output stream back to Claude Desktop. Permission prompts appear in Claude Deskto… Telemetry and egress Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry …egressallowedhosts) key controls what the agent's web-fetch and shell tools can reach. This is independent of, and stricter than, the perimeter. <Note> The **Egress** section of the in-app configur… Antitrust Policy Model Context Protocol · in the page community/antitrust …ents to seamlessly connect with and utilize external data sources and tools. The purpose of this Antitrust Policy (the "Policy") is to avoid antitrust risks in carrying out this pro-competitive missio…