Claude Approved Connectors

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Approved connectors with their recommended and safe uses

Connector Access What you'll need to connect
bioRxiv Open access —
PubMed Open access —
Scholar Gateway (Wiley) Access via Dartmouth Connect your Dartmouth account through Wiley
BioRender Subscription required BioRender subscription
PitchBook Not available —
Notion Workspace required A Notion workspace
Excel, PowerPoint, Word Add-ins (beta) Microsoft O365 license and a qualifying Claude license

Claude Connectors: Scholarly Resources

Open Access

bioRxiv
Description

The bioRxiv connector gives Claude access to bioRxiv and medRxiv preprint servers, hosting research papers in biological and medical sciences posted before peer review. Search for preprints by topic, funder, or category. Track publication outcomes and analyze research trends across the life sciences.

Recommendations for Use
Proprietary terms should not be included in queries run by the bioRxiv Claude connector.

PubMed
Description

Provides access to PubMed's biomedical citations and PubMed Central's full-text archive. Search articles, retrieve metadata and abstracts, access full-text content (when available in PMC), find related research, and more.

Recommendations for Use

Approved with no individual recommendations.

Access via Dartmouth

Scholar Gateway (Wiley)
Description

Scholar Gateway enables Claude to generate responses grounded in peer-reviewed sources with verifiable citations and DOI links. The Scholar Gateway Connector searches current literature from Wiley journals and research databases to deliver evidence-backed answers with complete source metadata. This enables you to verify that claims are backed with sourced research — ensuring your Claude-assisted research meets professional research standards.

Access

Connect to your Dartmouth account via Wiley's instructions.

Recommendations for Use
AI-generated summaries and citations should be independently verified via DOI links before use in formal research, publications, or decision-making.
Terms of Use
Wiley terms of use and usage tracking

Except as expressly provided above or with respect to material published on an open access basis under a Creative Commons license for which the license terms apply (including the requirement for attribution), You may not:

  • copy, distribute, transmit or otherwise reproduce, sell or resell material from Electronic Product(s);
  • store such material in any form or medium in a retrieval system;
  • download and/or store an entire issue of an Electronic Product or its equivalent;
  • or transmit such material, directly or indirectly, for use in any paid service such as document delivery or list serve, or for use by any information brokerage or for systematic distribution, whether or not for commercial or non-profit use or for a fee or free of charge.

You agree not to remove, obscure or modify any copyright or proprietary notices, author attribution or any disclaimer as they appear on Wiley Online Library. You may not integrate material from the Electronic Product(s) with other material or otherwise create derivative works (including resulting from the use of artificial intelligence technologies and tools) in any medium or override any security feature or exclusionary protocol. However, brief quotations for purposes of comment, criticism or similar scholarly purposes are not prohibited herein.

Additional information in Wiley's Scholar Gateway FAQ, including information on how Wiley tracks usage:

We collect anonymized metadata such as query texts, usage frequency, query responses, response relevance, and response times to help us improve the service and understand how researchers use AI tools for their work.

We do not track your specific research questions, full conversation content, or any information that could identify your individual research topics or projects.

Subscription Required

BioRender
Description

The BioRender MCP connector enables you to search BioRender's library of icons and templates using natural language prompts through compatible AI assistants. Use it to quickly find and reference professional scientific illustrations for use in presentations, publications, and more.

Access

BioRender subscription required.

PitchBook (Not Available)

This is not compatible with Dartmouth's licensing.

Claude Connectors: Workspace Tools

Workspace Required

Notion
Description

Notion MCP helps you plug tools into your Notion workspace, allowing you to create, edit, search and organize content directly from Claude. Get contextual and relevant assistance from Claude, while keeping knowledge organized in Notion.

Access

Notion workspace required. You will only see tools your organization has given you access to.

Recommendations for Use 

This connector can edit files in your workspace, not just read it. Open the connector's tool permissions before first use and confirm which actions Claude is allowed to take.

  • Leave interactive and write-capable tools set to Needs approval so each action is confirmed before it runs.
  • Do not connect a workspace holding sensitive or regulated data without your department's data handling approval.
  • Review pages Claude creates or edits before sharing them with others.

Add-Ins

Excel
Description

Use Claude to analyze, edit, and create workbooks. Purpose-built AI integration for Excel.

Professionals who work extensively with spreadsheets can use Claude for Excel to collaborate with Claude directly where you work.

Claude for Excel accelerates spreadsheet work through intelligent assistance. It reads complex multi-tab workbooks, explains calculations with cell-level citations, and safely updates assumptions while preserving formula dependencies. Create pivot tables and charts to visualize your data, or upload files directly into your workflow.

Whether you're debugging errors, building new models, or modifying existing ones, Claude maintains full transparency by tracking changes and providing clear explanations at every step.

Recommendations

As a beta feature, Claude for Excel is not recommended for:

  • Final client deliverables without human review
  • Audit-critical calculations without verification
  • Replacing users' financial judgment and expertise
  • Models containing highly sensitive or regulated data without proper controls

To use Claude for Excel safely and effectively:

  • Always review changes before finalizing your work.
  • Verify outputs match your organization's methodologies.
  • Use appropriate permissions and access controls.
  • Maintain human oversight for client-facing work.

Exercise caution when using Claude for Excel and should not use it with spreadsheets from external, untrusted sources.

For highly sensitive or regulated data, users should follow their department's data handling policies.

Claude highlights all changes it makes to your workbook. Review these changes carefully before saving or sharing your file. You can always undo changes using Excel's standard undo function.

PowerPoint
Description

Use Claude to build, edit, and refine presentations. Purpose-built AI integration for PowerPoint.

Professionals who build presentations can use Claude for PowerPoint to collaborate with Claude directly where you work.

Claude for PowerPoint accelerates slide development through intelligent, template-aware assistance. It reads your existing deck — layouts, fonts, colors, and slide masters — and makes edits that respect your formatting.

Build new slides from a client or corporate template, iterate on a draft with pinpoint edits, or generate a full deck structure from a natural language description.

Whether you're restructuring a storyline, converting bullets into diagrams, or adding native charts, Claude works as a co-author inside your deck — no copying and pasting between tools.

Recommendations

As a beta feature, Claude for PowerPoint is not recommended for:

  • Final client deliverables without human review
  • Presentations containing highly sensitive or regulated data without proper controls
  • Replacing your judgment on design and narrative flow

To use Claude for PowerPoint safely and effectively:

  • Always review changes before finalizing your work
  • Start with your template already applied before asking Claude to generate content.
  • Be specific about what you want changed—Claude can target individual slides or elements.
  • Verify that outputs match your organization's brand guidelines.

Only use Claude for PowerPoint with trusted files and not files from external untrusted sources (for example, downloaded templates, vendor files, collaborative documents, and data imports).

Review Claude's changes carefully before saving or sharing your file. You can always undo changes using PowerPoint's standard undo function (Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z).

For highly sensitive or regulated data, follow your team's data handling policies.

Word
Description

Professionals who work extensively with documents can use Claude for Word to collaborate with Claude directly where you work.

Claude for Word accelerates document work through intelligent assistance. It reads complex multi-section documents, works through comment threads, and edits clauses while preserving your formatting, numbering, and styles.

Whether you're triaging counterparty redlines, drafting from a template, or running a final consistency check, Claude maintains full transparency — every edit can land as a tracked change you review before accepting.

Recommendations

As a beta feature, Claude for Word is not recommended for:

  • Final client deliverables or counterparty sends without human review
  • Litigation filings or audit-critical documents without verification
  • Replacing legal or financial judgment
  • Documents containing highly sensitive or privileged data without proper controls

To use Claude for Word safely and effectively:

  • Always review tracked changes before accepting them.
  • Verify that outputs match your firm's playbook and standard positions.
  • Use appropriate permissions and access controls.
  • Maintain human oversight for client-facing work.

Only use Claude for Word with trusted documents and not documents from external untrusted sources (for example, downloaded templates, counterparty files, or collaborative documents shared via email).

For highly sensitive or regulated data, ensure you follow your team's data handling policies.

In tracked changes mode, you can review every edit before accepting it. You can always undo changes using Word's standard undo function (Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z).

Reference: what each access level means

Access level What it means
Open access No Dartmouth login and no subscription. Runs against a public database as soon as you enable it.
Access via Dartmouth Requires connecting your Dartmouth account. Access follows the license the College already holds.
Subscription required Works only if you or your lab separately hold a paid account with that vendor. The connector searches your existing subscription; it doesn't grant one.
Workspace required Connects to an account you already have in another system, and can read and change content there depending on the permissions you set.
Not available Reviewed and not approved, usually over licensing terms that don't fit Dartmouth's agreements. There is no workaround on Dartmouth's end.
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