Instructions
Use this skill when you are about to connect a third-party tool to Claude from a connector directory.
- State the workflow goal in one sentence.
- Identify the connector (name + whether it is remote SaaS vs local desktop extension).
- Ask for access boundaries: what data it can read, what it can write or trigger, and what it cannot do.
- Define success criteria: what output you expect from the connector-enabled workflow.
- Define safety constraints (red lines): sensitive data to avoid, irreversible actions to prohibit, environments to restrict (prod vs sandbox).
- Run a minimal test with non-sensitive data.
- Review and iterate: expand scope only after the minimal test passes.
Use the prompt templates in:
- templates/permission-audit.md
- templates/minimal-test-plan.md
Examples
Example: connecting Linear to draft release notes
- Fill out
templates/permission-audit.mdfor the Linear connector. - Create a small test plan using
templates/minimal-test-plan.md. - Run the workflow on a single public or low-risk issue.
Example: installing a local desktop extension
Follow the same steps, but explicitly note what local resources the extension can access (files, projects, local APIs) and what it sends to remote services.