Connector (Claude)
A Claude connector is a remote MCP server listed in Claude's directory that you connect once, so Claude can use that service's tools and data. Claude's directory lists 808 connectors on October 13, 2026, 19% of its 4,192 listings.
- Listed
- 808
- Share of Claude
- 19%
- Runs
- On the publisher's servers
- MCP servers behind listings
- 727
More from our data
They fill the top of Most popular, led by Google Drive, Gmail and Google Calendar. In the rows we store of Claude's tag lists, 29 show both kinds, and in all 29 every connector ranks above every plugin.
Every connector has a server address, which is how OpenApps links 727 MCP servers to Claude listings: 105 list their tools without a sign-in and 575 ask for one.
For how connectors differ from plugins and skills, read Claude connectors vs plugins vs skills.