# Connect your tools

Bring in source material and prepare work for your publishing channels.

Source: https://www.creativly.ai/docs/agent/connections

![Agent Connections window with Google Drive, Google Docs, Notion, Slack, Gmail, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/agent-connections-81209f8921fdbb70.webp)

Connections live at the bottom of the Agent's workspace sidebar.

Open **Connections**, find the service, and choose **Connect**. Complete that service's sign-in and review the requested permissions. Return to Creativly and check that it appears under **Connected**.

## Start with a clear request

Use a connection for a specific piece of work:

* **Source material:** “Find the Aurora launch brief in Drive and use its visual direction.”
* **Documents:** “Turn these campaign notes into a Google Doc.”
* **Publishing:** “Prepare this image and caption for Instagram so I can review them.”

Connecting an account and asking for a draft are separate from publishing it. Review the destination, media, and copy before approving an external action.

## Instagram and other channels

![Publishing connections with Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube cards, each showing a Connect button.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/agent-publishing-7b328df53f814c3e.webp)

The Publishing category groups Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

You can also select a finished image on the canvas and use its **Instagram** action. If the account is not connected, the action asks you to connect first.

These screenshots show connection setup. They do not show a completed social post.

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