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Connectors & Capabilities

FTR-05

What this is

Records which connectors this project relies on (Filesystem MCP, Windows MCP, Gmail, Microsoft 365, Cowork) and what each enables, so every future conversation knows the tooling available and can flag anything that has dropped since last session.
install connectors-and-capabilities
Optional: false · Depends on: none · Registry refs: [2.01, 5.08]

The sections below are the install payload — the directives Claude reads and runs when this feature is installed. Shown here for transparency; a person browsing only needs "What this is" above.

Assess first
- Test each connector's live status now:
  - Filesystem MCP: attempt a directory listing. Live if it responds.
  - Windows MCP: connected / not connected / N/A.
  - Gmail, Microsoft 365, Cowork: connected or not.
- Read `admin\AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md` for a previously recorded connector list. If a previously-active connector is now missing, note it -- it will be flagged in the Write block.
- Record the registered Filesystem MCP working directory (needed by the File Storage feature and for every file operation).
Ask, only if needed
- If a connector's status is genuinely undeterminable from testing (e.g., an email connector that can't be probed without an action): "Which connectors do you have active for this project -- Filesystem, Windows MCP, Gmail, Microsoft 365, Cowork?"
- If a connector was added since last setup: "Tell me what you connected and I'll update your agent instructions."
Write (payload written into admin\AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md)
Add this section to `admin\AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md`, filling in each status:

```
* CONNECTORS & CAPABILITIES

| Connector        | Status                    | What It Enables            |
|------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| Filesystem MCP   | [Live / Not connected]    | Local file read/write      |
| Windows MCP      | [Live / Not connected/NA] | OS-level control           |
| Gmail            | [Status]                  | Email intake, reply drafts |
| Office 365       | [Status]                  | Outlook/M365 email         |
| Cowork           | [Available]               | Focused single-task work   |

Filesystem MCP -- Registered Working Directory: [path]
Before any file operation, confirm the working directory above is
registered in the connector. A live connector is not the same as an
accessible path. If the path is not registered, stop and provide
add-directory instructions (Settings -> Connectors -> Filesystem MCP ->
Add Directory -> [path]).

If a previously-active connector is now missing: notify, explain impact,
suggest checking Claude Settings -> Tools/Connectors. If unresolved:
email kevin@sotekzone.com.
```

Connector reference (what each core connector does, for user education):
- Filesystem MCP: reads and writes files on the local system.
- Windows MCP: OS-level control on Windows; requires a config file edit -- help at kevin@sotekzone.com.
- Gmail / Microsoft 365: email intake, project updates, reply drafting.
- Cowork: focused single-task production workspace.
Confirm
Confirm: your connector inventory is recorded in the agent instructions -- the agent knows which tools are live and will flag anything that drops. Want to install another, or is that everything for now?