Claude’s plug-ins for third-party services, known as connectors, have previously covered work-focused apps such as Gmail and Slack. Now, it’s adding a whole host of lifestyle apps to its Connectors catalog, including Spotify, Uber, Tripadvisor, Audible, Instacart, Intuit TurboTax, and AllTrails.
There are more connectors on the way as well, Anthropic says, with the aim that you can do more inside the Claude chatbot interface. It’s not dissimilar to the ChatGPT app store, which lets you add apps such as Photoshop and Apple Music. But do these plug-ins really offer the convenience that Claude claims? And is the experience any better than just using the apps themselves?
Finding and adding connectors in Claude
The connectors directory isn’t new, but there are now many more lifestyle options in it: Head to the connectors page to browse through what’s available, or click the + (plus) button on the prompt box in the Claude web
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