Claude MCP: How to Add a Custom Connector in 2026
Claude connects to any remote MCP server through custom connectors. The exact click path, the free plan limit, and why the server must be publicly reachable.
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Perplexity MCP: Add a Custom Remote Connector
Perplexity takes custom remote MCP servers from Account settings. The exact fields, the admin toggle that is off by default, and a help page that is stale.
Claude Cowork Connectors: What Actually Connects in 2026
Cowork has no connector list of its own. It inherits Claude's. What the built-in ones do, how permissions gate writes, and where custom MCP starts.
How to Connect Multiple Google Drive Accounts to Perplexity
Perplexity's Drive connector is real and self-serve on Pro, and read-only by design. A second Google account is undocumented. How to hold both anyway.
ChatGPT api_tool and list_resources Errors: How to Fix Them
ChatGPT calling api_tool.list_resources and finding no tools usually means the app or connector was not discovered. Diagnose the connection, permissions, and MCP server.
ChatGPT Gmail Connector Not Creating Drafts or Sending?
Fix a ChatGPT Gmail connector that searches in a loop, cannot create a draft, targets the wrong account, or stops before sending an email.
ChatGPT Scheduled Task Says a Connector or App Is Unavailable
A ChatGPT app can work in a live chat but fail in a Scheduled Task. Test runtime access, approvals, account scope, project files, and the connector itself.