# 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](https://docs.credal.ai/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](https://docs.credal.ai/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](https://docs.credal.ai/user-guide/platform/mcp-server-builder/overview)** – Integrate Model Context Protocol servers

  - Attach [Credal MCP Servers](https://docs.credal.ai/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](https://docs.credal.ai/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](https://docs.credal.ai/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)](https://docs.credal.ai/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

## Related pages

- [Data Sources](./platform-agents-configure-steps-connectors-data.md)
- [Actions](./platform-agents-configure-steps-connectors-saas.md)
- [Document Collections](./platform-agents-configure-steps-connectors-document-collections.md)
- [Smart Filtering (beta)](./platform-integrations-metadata-and-smart-filtering-smart-filtering.md)
- [Collection Schemas](./platform-integrations-metadata-and-smart-filtering-collection-schemas.md)
- [AI Entity Extraction (beta)](./platform-integrations-metadata-and-smart-filtering-ai-entity-extraction.md)
- [Bring Your Own Custom Data Sources](./platform-integrations-bring-your-own-data.md)
- [Credal MCP Servers](./platform-agents-configure-steps-connectors-mcp-servers.md)

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