Connectors & Service Connections

This guide covers how to connect third-party services to Obvious — so your agent and your team can work with email, calendars, CRMs, and file storage without leaving the workspace.

What connectors do

Connectors link external services to your Obvious workspace. Once connected, your agent can read and send emails, check your calendar, pull CRM data, import files from cloud storage, and more — all within the context of your projects.

Every connector uses OAuth, which means Obvious never stores your password. You authorize access through the service's own login flow, and Obvious receives a secure token to act on your behalf.

Where to find connectors

Open Settings → Connectors.

The page shows every available service, organized by category in the left sidebar:

• Storage — Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and other file providers
• Messaging — Gmail, Outlook, Slack, and other communication platforms
• Calendar — Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook Calendar
• CRM — Attio, Salesforce, and other customer relationship tools

Use the search bar at the top to filter connectors by name. You can also sort by Name, Relevance (connected services first), or Recently connected.

Connect a service

The quickest way: ask your agent.

Connect my Google Calendar

The agent walks you through the OAuth flow right in chat — no need to visit Settings.

To connect manually:

1. Open Settings → Connectors.
2. Find the service you want and click its card.
3. Click Connect in the detail panel that opens.
4. A popup window appears with the service's login page. Sign in and authorize Obvious.
5. The popup closes automatically when authorization completes. The connector now shows as connected.

Tip: If the popup doesn't appear, your browser may be blocking it. Allow popups for app.obvious.ai and try again.

Manage active connections

Click any connected service to open its detail panel. From here you can:

• Add another account — Click the + button to connect a second account from the same service (useful for work and personal accounts).
• Edit scope — Control who can use the connection. Options include Only you, Team members, Workspace members, or Project members. Click the ⋮ menu on a connection and select Edit to change this.
• Disconnect — Click the ⋮ menu on a connection and select Disconnect to revoke access.

Each connection shows who created it and its current scope, so you can see at a glance how access is shared across your workspace.

Disconnect a service

1. Open Settings → Connectors.
2. Click the connected service.
3. Click the ⋮ menu next to the connection you want to remove.
4. Select Disconnect.

Disconnecting revokes the OAuth token. Obvious can no longer access that service on your behalf. Any agent actions that depend on the connection will stop working until you reconnect.

Warning: Disconnecting a connector used by active tasks or webhooks will cause those automations to fail. Reconnect the same account or update your automations before disconnecting.

Next steps

• Slack Integration — Set up Slack to send and receive messages from Obvious
• Email — Connect your inbox for email workflows
• Calendar — Sync events and scheduling