> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://claude.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome

> Connect Claude to your tools, teach it how your team works, and put it to work in Slack, on your desktop, in Microsoft 365, or through the Claude API.

Claude.ai documentation

# What do you want to do with Claude?

[Connect my apps and data Connectors](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/getting-started.md)
[Teach Claude to do tasks my way Skills](https://claude.com/docs/skills/overview.md)
[Give Claude a goal and check back Cowork](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/overview.md)
[Put Claude to work in my Slack Claude Tag](https://claude.com/docs/claude-tag/overview.md)
[Analyze literature and data Claude Science](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/overview.md)
[Draft decks, emails, and docs Claude for M365](https://claude.com/docs/office-agents/overview.md)

To start a chat or get back to your chats, open [claude.ai](https://claude.ai).
[Browse all products ](#products)

## All products

[ConnectorsGive Claude access to your tools and data in Google Drive, GitHub, Slack, Microsoft 365, or any MCP server.
Browse connectors ](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/getting-started.md)

[SkillsTeach Claude how to do something your way with reusable instructions, scripts, and resources it loads when relevant.
Learn about skills ](https://claude.com/docs/skills/overview.md)

[PluginsBundle skills, connectors, and more into shareable packages for chat, Cowork, and Claude Code.
Explore plugins ](https://claude.com/docs/plugins/overview.md)

[CoworkHand Claude a goal on your desktop and come back to completed work, from polished documents to organized files and synthesized research.
Get Cowork ](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/overview.md)

[Claude TagAdd Claude to Slack channels as a teammate your whole team can see, steer, and hand work to.
Set up Claude Tag ](https://claude.com/docs/claude-tag/overview.md)

[Claude ScienceRun literature reviews, data analyses, and computational workflows in a desktop research workbench.
Set up Claude Science ](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/overview.md)

[Claude for M365Use Claude inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with answers based on your organization's documents.
Set up Claude for M365 ](https://claude.com/docs/office-agents/overview.md)

[Claude on third-party platformsGet the full Claude Desktop experience, including Cowork, with model inference through Google Cloud's Agent Platform, Amazon Bedrock, Microsoft Foundry, or a gateway you operate.
Deploy Claude Desktop ](https://claude.com/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/overview.md)

[Claude for GovernmentSet up and manage Claude for your agency, with tenant, organization, seat, and credit administration.
Manage Claude for Government ](https://claude.com/docs/government/overview.md)

**What's new:** the [Cowork changelog](https://claude.com/docs/cowork/changelog.md), the [Claude Science changelog](https://claude.com/docs/claude-science/changelog.md), and the [Claude Desktop configuration changelog](https://claude.com/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/configuration-changelog.md).

## Which product do you need?

Start from what you're trying to do:

“I want Claude to see my files, Slack messages, calendar, or codebase”

Connectorsaccess to your tools and data

[Open](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/getting-started.md)

“I want Claude to read my Outlook mail and OneDrive files”

Microsoft 365 connectoryour Microsoft 365 data in chat, not the Office apps

[Open](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/microsoft/365.md)

“I want to turn a document into a slide deck”

Claude for M365drafting decks, docs, and email inside the Office apps

[Open](https://claude.com/docs/office-agents/overview.md)

“I want Claude to do this task the way my team does it”

Skillsinstructions and scripts for a task

[Open](https://claude.com/docs/skills/overview.md)

“I want to share a ready-made setup with my whole team”

Pluginsbundled skills and connectors for chat, Cowork, and Claude Code

[Open](https://claude.com/docs/plugins/overview.md)

“I want my whole channel to see and steer Claude’s work”

Claude TagClaude in your team’s Slack

[Open](https://claude.com/docs/claude-tag/overview.md)

“I want Claude to run through my own cloud provider”

Claude on third-party platformsClaude Desktop through your cloud provider

[Open](https://claude.com/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/overview.md)

“I want to build a plugin or connector for other people”

Build for Claudebuild a plugin and list it in Anthropic’s directory

[Open](https://claude.com/docs/build/overview.md)

“I’m using Claude Code in my terminal”

Claude Code (opens in a new tab)Claude in your terminal and IDE

[Open](https://code.claude.com/docs)

## Create an account

1Go to [claude.ai (opens in a new tab)](https://claude.ai)2Select **Continue with Google** or enter your email address3Follow the prompts to complete registration

All plans have access to the [Connectors Directory](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/directory.md). Free plans can also add one [custom connector](https://claude.com/docs/connectors/custom/add-unlisted.md#add-a-connector-by-url). Compare [Claude plans and pricing (opens in a new tab)](https://claude.com/pricing).Claude for Government access is set up by your agency's administrators, so you don't need to create an account. See the [Claude for Government guide](https://claude.com/docs/government/overview.md).

## Building with Claude

[Build for ClaudeBuild a plugin people use inside Claude and list it in Anthropic’s directory.](https://claude.com/docs/build/overview.md)

[Claude Platform (opens in a new tab)Manage your API access, usage, and billing.](https://platform.claude.com)

[Claude API documentation (opens in a new tab)API reference, model guides, and prompt engineering.](https://platform.claude.com/docs)

[Claude Code (opens in a new tab)Code with Claude as an agentic tool in your terminal and IDE.](https://code.claude.com/docs)

[Claude Academy (opens in a new tab)Free guided courses with certificates of completion, from everyday Claude use to Cowork, Claude Code, and the API.](https://academy.claude.com/)
