diff --git a/lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/crewai_platform_tools/integrations_client.py b/lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/crewai_platform_tools/integrations_client.py
index 3d96c2540..af6e78adc 100644
--- a/lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/crewai_platform_tools/integrations_client.py
+++ b/lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/tools/crewai_platform_tools/integrations_client.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ class ApplicationSelector:
 
     app: str
     action: str | None
-    connection_id: UUID | None
+    connection_id: UUID | str | None
 
     @classmethod
     def from_string(cls, value: str) -> ApplicationSelector:
-        """Parse the ``application[/action][@connection_uuid]`` syntax.
+        """Parse the ``application[/action][@connection_uuid|private]`` syntax.
 
         Raises:
             ValueError: If the selector does not follow the supported syntax.
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class ApplicationSelector:
                 "connection ID must be the last segment"
             )
 
+        connection_id: UUID | str | None
         app_and_action, connection_separator, connection_id = value.partition("@")
         app, action_separator, action = app_and_action.partition("/")
 
@@ -56,20 +57,23 @@ class ApplicationSelector:
                 f"Invalid application selector {value!r}: connection ID cannot be empty"
             )
 
-        parsed_connection_id = None
         if connection_id:
+            is_alias = connection_id.isascii() and connection_id.isalpha()
             try:
-                parsed_connection_id = UUID(connection_id)
+                if not is_alias:
+                    connection_id = UUID(connection_id)
             except ValueError as error:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Invalid application selector {value!r}: "
-                    "connection ID must be a valid UUID"
+                    "connection ID must be a valid UUID or a valid alias (e.g. private)"
                 ) from error
+        else:
+            connection_id = None
 
         return cls(
             app=app,
             action=action if action_separator else None,
-            connection_id=parsed_connection_id,
+            connection_id=connection_id,
         )
 
 
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ class ToolInfo:
 
     app: str
     action: str
-    connection_id: UUID | None
+    connection_id: UUID | str | None
     description: str
     parameters: dict[str, Any]
 
diff --git a/lib/crewai-tools/tests/tools/crewai_platform_tools/test_crewai_platform_tools.py b/lib/crewai-tools/tests/tools/crewai_platform_tools/test_crewai_platform_tools.py
index f3013675f..7961f106e 100644
--- a/lib/crewai-tools/tests/tools/crewai_platform_tools/test_crewai_platform_tools.py
+++ b/lib/crewai-tools/tests/tools/crewai_platform_tools/test_crewai_platform_tools.py
@@ -262,6 +262,31 @@ class TestCrewaiPlatformTools(unittest.TestCase):
         }
         assert result == '{\n  "issue": 42\n}'
 
+    @patch.dict(
+        "os.environ",
+        {
+            "CREWAI_PLATFORM_INTEGRATION_TOKEN": "test_token",
+            "CREWAI_PLUS_URL": "https://platform.example.test/",
+        },
+        clear=True,
+    )
+    @patch(
+        "crewai_tools.tools.crewai_platform_tools.integrations_client.requests.get"
+    )
+    def test_private_connection_selects_clipper_api(self, mock_get):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.raise_for_status.return_value = None
+        response.json.return_value = {"data": []}
+        mock_get.return_value = response
+
+        tools = CrewaiPlatformTools(apps=["github@private"])
+
+        assert tools == []
+        assert mock_get.call_args.args[0].endswith(
+            "/clipper/v1/applications/github/tools"
+        )
+        assert mock_get.call_args.kwargs["params"] == {"connection_id": "private"}
+
     @patch.dict(
         "os.environ",
         {
diff --git a/lib/crewai-tools/tool.specs.json b/lib/crewai-tools/tool.specs.json
index c82d71a65..88d3f6e08 100644
--- a/lib/crewai-tools/tool.specs.json
+++ b/lib/crewai-tools/tool.specs.json
@@ -17279,9 +17279,11 @@
                   {
                     "enum": [
                       "none",
+                      "minimal",
                       "low",
                       "medium",
-                      "high"
+                      "high",
+                      "xhigh"
                     ],
                     "type": "string"
                   },