Independent guide. Checked November 10, 2026.
Interactive connectors
Until now a connector meant Claude could read from an app and write to it. The app itself stayed in another tab. As of this week some of those apps open inside Claude, and you can click around in them yourself.
What is different
An interactive connector shows the partner's actual interface next to your conversation, or full screen. You can edit there directly, or ask Claude to make the change and watch it happen. Anthropic's framing is that you stop switching tabs. The practical benefit is smaller and more useful: you can see what Claude did in the tool without leaving to check.
Named so far
| Partner | What Anthropic says |
|---|---|
| Adobe, Atlassian, Box, Notion | Open full-size beside a conversation or in full screen |
| Salesforce (beta) | Plugin with built-in skills, aimed at sellers preparing for calls |
| NetSuite | Plugin with built-in skills for analysing financial data |
| Workday (beta) | Plugin with built-in skills for time off and expenses |
Press coverage also lists HubSpot. Expect this table to be out of date within weeks; we will keep it current.
Auto-connect, for admins
A second change shipped quietly beside this one. With auto-connect (beta, on eligible Team and Enterprise plans), an admin sets up an app such as Notion, Atlassian or Dropbox once, and each employee is connected the first time they use that app in Claude. No more walking forty people through the same sign-in screen.
That convenience cuts both ways. Connecting an app for everyone means Claude can reach that app for everyone, within each person's own permissions. Decide which connectors deserve it. A wiki, yes. The HR system, think first.
Does this change what Claude can access?
Nothing in the announcement says it does. As described, an interactive connector is a different window onto a connection you already have. Anthropic says admins decide who can use which connectors, so if yours restricts one, ask before assuming the embedded view behaves differently.
How to try one
- Check that the connector is enabled for your account or organization.
- Ask Claude for something that lives in that app, such as a Notion page or a Jira board.
- When the app opens beside the conversation, make one edit yourself and ask Claude for one. You will know in two minutes whether it suits how you work.
Setup guides for individual tools are in our connector directory. For the spreadsheet and whiteboard side of the same launch, see Claude Sheets and Claude Whiteboards.
Sources
- Anthropic: More ways to work with Claude (November 10, 2026)
- Anthropic: Introducing Claude Whiteboards, Claude Sheets, and Claude Data (November 10, 2026)
- Mezha: Anthropic adds meeting, whiteboard and spreadsheet tools to Claude
ClaudeCowork.com is an independent site and is not affiliated with Anthropic. Features in beta change quickly; the date at the top is when we last checked this page against the sources above.