Managed AI Connectors

Add AI capabilities to your Workshop apps — enabled by default, no API keys or setup required.

How It Works

Workshop includes managed connectors for Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (GPT), and Google Gemini. Enable them per project via the Add-Ons panel in project settings, or during project creation — some templates (Web App, React App, Static React App) auto-enable Gemini by default. No accounts to create, no API keys to manage, no setup steps.

Usage is billed to your Workshop credits. You reference a connector via the @ mention selector or the Add Functionality button in your conversation, and Workshop handles authentication, rate limits, and billing behind the scenes.

Managed AI connectors add AI features to the apps you build. They are separate from the model that powers the Workshop agent (which you select in Settings).

What Each Provider Offers

All three providers are available simultaneously. You can use multiple providers in the same app.

Anthropic (Claude)

Strong at careful reasoning, long-form writing, and nuanced instruction following.

Capabilities: Extended thinking, PDF and image analysis, structured JSON output, tool use.

Workshop provides access to the latest Claude models, from fast and cost-effective to most capable.

Anthropic Models Documentation →

OpenAI (GPT)

Broad general-purpose capabilities including image generation and function calling.

Capabilities: Image generation (DALL-E), JSON mode, function calling, embeddings.

Workshop provides access to the latest GPT models across the efficiency-to-capability spectrum.

OpenAI API Documentation →

Google Gemini

Excellent at multimodal tasks, very long context windows, and grounded responses.

Capabilities: Image generation, video understanding, very long context, grounding.

Workshop provides access to the latest Gemini models, including Flash (fast) and Pro (capable) variants.

Google Gemini API Documentation →

Using AI Connectors in Your Apps

Reference a connector in your conversation and Workshop handles the rest:

Add an AI summary feature to the dashboard using Claude.

Use OpenAI to generate product descriptions from the database fields.

Add Gemini image generation — let users describe what they want and generate it.

Workshop writes the integration code, manages the API calls, and injects credentials automatically — including when you publish the app.

Disabling a Managed Connector

If you want to disable an AI provider for a project:

1. Open your project and go to Settings → Resources
2. Under Add-Ons → AI Providers, toggle off the provider you want to disable

The connector is removed from the project and your app will no longer be able to call that provider. You can re-enable it at any time by toggling it back on.

Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)

If you prefer to use your own API keys — to manage billing directly with a provider, access models not available through managed connectors, or meet compliance requirements — BYOK connectors are available for each provider:

• Anthropic (BYOK) — Use your own Claude API key
• OpenAI (BYOK) — Use your own GPT API key
• Google Gemini (BYOK) — Use your own Gemini API key

You can have both managed and BYOK connectors enabled for the same provider simultaneously.

Use managed connectors when...

• You want zero setup — just start building
• You don’t have accounts with each provider
• You’re publishing apps where you want Workshop to handle the API key lifecycle

Use BYOK when...

• You already have a provider account with credits or a billing agreement
• You need access to specific models not available through managed connectors
• You want usage billed directly to your provider account
• Your organization requires direct provider relationships for compliance

Security

Workshop handles API key management for managed connectors automatically:

• Keys are generated securely on your behalf
• Keys are stored encrypted and never exposed to the AI agent directly
• Keys are automatically revoked when you delete a connector
• You never need to manage or rotate keys manually

Troubleshooting

Connection Failed error

Verify your internet connection. Try deleting and re-enabling the connector.

Insufficient Credits error

Check your Workshop credit balance in Settings > Usage and Billing.