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Seventy-five connectors, eighteen of which need nothing at all. Here is what the states mean and what to do when one will not connect.
The plugins page with connectors in different states: not installed, installed, connected.
16/9Installed is not connected
Two separate things
Installing adds a connector to your configuration. Connecting signs you in to it. A connector can be installed and not connected — it will show an amber dot and a Connect button — and that state is deliberate rather than an error. Eighteen connectors skip the second step because they need no credentials at all.
The three states side by side, with their dots.
4/3Signing in happens at the provider
Connecting opens the provider’s own login. You authorise Eshlon there, and it receives a token — your password never passes through the app. If a consent screen looks wrong or names an address you do not recognise, stop; that is the screen where care matters.
When one starts but will not connect
The usual cause is a credential the vendor did not declare in its listing — an API key the server needs but never advertised. Every installed plugin has a credentials editor on its page for exactly this: add the key it is asking for and reconnect.
The credentials editor on an installed plugin.
4/3Connecting one
- 1Find it on the shelfPlugins in the sidebar. Seventy-five, with real logos.
- 2InstallAdds it to your configuration.
- 3ConnectSigns you in at the provider, if it needs it. Eighteen do not.
FAQ
Which connectors need no setup?
Eighteen of the seventy-five — no key and no sign-in.
A connector says installed but not connected. Is that broken?
Not necessarily. It means it is in your config and has not signed in yet. Press Connect.
Some connectors will not sign in at all.
Fifteen currently cannot, because their providers require a pre-registered application rather than allowing one to register itself. That is a provider policy, not a bug, and it is being worked on.
Can I add a server that is not on the shelf?
Yes. Anything speaking MCP, including one you run yourself.