Connecting accounts

Some plugins can reach outside apps — GitHub, Linear, Slack, Gmail, and many others — to open issues, post messages, or read your repositories. You connect each account once, and the plugin can use it from then on.

Connect a service

Connections live alongside your plugins. Open the Integrations view from your settings or the plugin marketplace, then find an installed plugin that lists the apps it can use. For each app:

1. Click Connect next to the app you want.
2. Approve the access in the consent window that opens (for example, GitHub's authorization screen).
3. The connection flips to Active, and the plugin can now use that app for you.

You need to be signed in to connect an account, so this is not available in anonymous sessions. Sign in first, then connect.

What you can do

Once an account is active, the plugins that requested it can take actions on your behalf — for example, open and comment on issues, post to a channel, or read a repository. Each plugin only sees the apps it declares: a plugin that asks for GitHub cannot reach your Slack, and it never gains your credentials, only the ability to make the specific calls it listed.

Managing connections

• Disconnect an app from the same Integrations view to revoke access instantly. You can reconnect later if you change your mind.
• Bring your own key. Tool calls run through a shared connection that has a rate limit shared across everyone. If you use integrations heavily and hit that limit, the Integration account section lets you supply your own key so your calls bill to your own account with no shared limit. The panel tells you exactly which key to paste and where to get it. After switching, reconnect your apps under the new key, since connections follow whichever account owns the key — and clear your key anytime to go back to the shared one.

Next steps