Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET

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Claude AI lets you connect to several third-party services.

TripAdvisor, AllTrails, and Spotify are among the newest connectors.

I used Claude and its connectors to plan an upcoming hiking trip.

My wife and I like to travel, and I often use AI to help me plan a trip. Usually, I simply ask the chatbot to recommend local hotels and attractions. Though I've typically turned to ChatGPT and Gemini for this type of planning, another AI I've been using more frequently is Anthropic's Claude . To help with certain requests, Claude offers a feature called Connectors, through which you connect to and work with third-party services.

Also: I tested ChatGPT vs. Claude to see which is better - and if it's worth switching

Introduced in July 2025, Claude Connectors started with such external services as Gmail, Slack, and Canva.…