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# Connectors

Connectors allow you to integrate the systems you use in your day-to-day work with Credal, enabling agents to interact with them seamlessly.

## What You Can Connect

* **[Indexed Data](/user-guide/platform/agent-builder/configuration/add-connectors/data)** – Sync and search your data sources

  * Best for fast semantic responses
  * Data is synced nightly

* **[Actions](/user-guide/platform/agent-builder/configuration/add-connectors/actions)** – Dynamically interact with your connected systems

  * Best for live data extraction and writing to your systems in real time
  * Supports human-in-the-loop workflows
  * May have slightly higher latency

* **[MCP Servers](/user-guide/platform/mcp-server-builder/overview)** – Integrate Model Context Protocol servers

  * Attach [Credal MCP Servers](/user-guide/platform/agent-builder/configuration/add-connectors/credal-mcp-servers) that your organization has already published
  * Connect third-party MCP servers instantly
  * **[Build your own custom MCP servers](/user-guide/platform/mcp-server-builder/create-a-new-server)** directly in Credal on top of your data—define custom parameters, descriptions, and logic to tailor exactly how agents interact with your systems

* **[Document Collections](/user-guide/platform/agent-builder/configuration/add-connectors/document-collections/overview)** – Curated sets of data for specific use cases

  * Curate data for a particular function
  * Use [AI Entity Extraction (beta)](/user-guide/platform/agent-builder/configuration/add-connectors/document-collections/ai-entity-extraction-beta) to enable granular filtering by date ranges, account names, concepts, and more

* **Manually Uploaded Documents** – Files that you can manually upload via the UI
  * Upload ad hoc files quickly
  * Document permissions can be modified by admins to provide access to anyone in the organization, or a subset of users