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39633c2217 docs: connectors catalog, operator-first third revision (#124)
Connector catalog, setup guides, and shared access documentation,
followed by a final code-accuracy repair pass. This PR does not change
application behavior.

## Final accuracy pass

Checked against shipped Paperclip `v2026.916.0`, commit
`dffc2b3ca1b9e88fa21cb17493083e682dffd1ca`, rather than the dirty local
checkout or the earlier canary baseline.

- Corrects connector/method-specific identity choices, human audiences,
and managed GitHub versus PAT scope and verification.
- Explains that **Always allow** covers different arguments for the same
agent/action/connection, with project scope when present; uses actual
button labels and removes the test-panel control from review
instructions.
- Qualifies new-action quarantine, including safe-default read
exceptions. Removes unconditional approval guarantees.
- Separates provider channel/repository reach from Paperclip sender
authorization.
- Completes sandbox sign-in and model credential-selection instructions
from the current UI implementation.
- Repairs Notion's hub summary, removes incomplete optional
Notion/Sentry client-registration procedures, and corrects Linear's
provider-versus-Paperclip attribution.
- Removes unsupported Postman tier claims, contradictory Cloudinary/Mem0
verification assertions, API-equivalence claims, and overbroad
successful-test assurances.
- Retains Supabase's required project reference: both released method
definitions explicitly require it. An earlier review suggested
otherwise; release code is authoritative here.
- Updates the release baseline and removes draft commit chronology from
the public introduction.

## Availability and remaining runtime gates

- **Google:** Verification is pending. Per the product-owner
clarification, authorization can continue where Google offers an
Advanced option; this is not available for every account and does not
override Workspace policy or other Google prerequisites. Notices on the
hub and all Google guides now distinguish an unverified-app warning from
blocked authorization.
- **Slack is available but not yet fully functional; follow-up fixes are
planned.** For agent tools, the released OAuth endpoint/scope defaults
differ from Slack's documented MCP contract. The page now warns against
treating that route as production-ready and removes the misleading
bot-scope walkthrough. Chat-channel bot setup remains separate.
Engineering must reconcile the integration and run OAuth plus one read
before removing this warning. Source:
https://docs.slack.dev/ai/slack-mcp-server/
- No credentialed connector run was performed in this pass. Code
consistency, provider documentation, UI rendering, and successful live
execution are separate evidence levels. No claim of runtime
certification for all connectors.

## Validation

- Root build: 253 crawlable documentation pages.
- Full `docs:test`: all eight suites passed locally, including
root/subpath routes, sitemap history, fingerprints, navigation, skill
source blocks, crawlable links, doc-link resolution, and SEO metadata.
- Internal-link lint: 258 Markdown files; no broken internal links.
- Latest cleanup: full build, all eight docs:test suites, internal-link
lint and diff whitespace checks passed; 1,878 link-resolution checks.
- Fixed the Calendar MCP reference URL; browser-checked the five
inconclusive external destinations (Miro article loads; Asana, Google
Cloud, OpenAI and xAI reach sign-in/console screens). Authenticated
destinations were not tested beyond those screens.
- Replaced the Sandbox providers editorial TODO with a scope note and
removed the CLI overview's unfinished-guide announcement.
- Browser client navigation: 687 checks passed using installed Chrome.
Initial launch lacked the downloaded Playwright browser; rerun used
`DOCS_CHROMIUM_PATH` without changing the tests.
- Nine representative connector/shared pages at 1440px and 390px: HTTP
200, one article H1, no page-level horizontal overflow. Mobile
screenshot inspected; approval page opened in the Codex browser.
- Navigation audit reports three existing non-connector orphan files;
this patch does not alter those files or their navigation.

The previous revision's provider-page expansion, Google shared setup
guide, navigation additions, and accidental node_modules-symlink cleanup
remain in this PR. Internal review ledgers remain outside the
publication branch. No merge or production deployment authorized.

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Co-authored-by: DevRel Gemini <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Michael Nguyen <[email protected]>
2026-09-16 22:19:14 -10:00

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Webflow Connector Let agents work with Webflow sites and CMS collections. How roles limit reach, CMS content versus publishing, a read test, and troubleshooting.

Webflow

Agents can work with your Webflow sites — reading site structure and working with CMS collections and their items.

The practical case is CMS content: an agent drafting, checking, or updating collection items. Webflow also exposes Designer tools for canvas, styles and layout at the same endpoint, but they carry a prerequisite that rarely suits agent work — see Designer tools.

Before you connect

  • A Webflow account with access to the sites you want agents to use.
  • Your workspace and site roles decide what the connection can reach. A limited role means a limited connection, which is often what you want.

Connect Webflow

  1. Open Connectors and select Webflow.
  2. On the Access step, choose the identity and which agents may use the connection.
  3. Select Sign in with Webflow and complete browser sign-in, authorizing the sites you want when Webflow asks.

Paperclip registers its client automatically, so there is nothing to configure in a developer console.

Choose access

Site reach is Webflow's decision: the sites the authorizing account can access under its workspace and site roles, plus whatever you authorized. Paperclip has no site picker.

The distinction that matters most is between changing content and making it live:

Operation Effect
Reading sites, collections, and items Nothing changes
Creating or updating CMS items Changes content in Webflow
Publishing Makes changes visible on the live site

Warning: Publishing is the consequential one. A publish can push every pending change on a site live, not only the item an agent was working on — including edits colleagues had staged and not yet finished. Keep publish actions Off and let a person publish from Webflow.

See Set action permissions for setting each of these.

Designer tools

Webflow's MCP server does expose Designer tools — canvas, styles and layout — and they are served from the same endpoint this connector uses. They are not unavailable; they are conditional.

The condition is a companion app. Webflow states that "the MCP Companion App must remain open in the Webflow Designer for Designer API tools to function," launched from the Apps panel with the Designer open. Close it and the canvas operations stop working.

That prerequisite is a poor fit for unattended agent work, because it requires a person to have the Designer open for the duration. Plan Designer work as something a person drives, and use this connector for CMS content.

Note: We have not run Webflow Designer tools through Paperclip. What is established here is the provider's own requirement, not a tested Paperclip result — so if you do try it, treat it as unverified and start on a site that does not matter. Webflow's MCP getting started is the authority on the current tool surface.

Try it

List the CMS collections on the marketing site and tell me how many items are in the blog collection. Do not create, change, or publish anything.

Compare against the Webflow dashboard. Reading collection structure confirms the credential and the site scope without touching content or the live site.

Note: Illustrative task, not a recorded test result. Substitute a site and collection from your own account.

Troubleshooting and limitations

Problem Likely cause Fix
A site is missing The account's workspace or site role does not include it, or it was not authorized Adjust the role in Webflow, or reconnect and authorize it
A CMS field is missing Certain field types are not exposed, or the field is on a different collection Check the collection schema in Webflow
A change is not visible on the live site CMS changes require publishing Publish from Webflow when the change is ready
A site published unexpectedly A publish action was set to Allowed Set it to Off; review what went live in Webflow
A Designer tool fails or is unavailable The MCP Companion App is not open in the Webflow Designer; it must stay open for Designer tools to work Open it from the Apps panel, or do the design work in the Designer directly
Needs attention The grant was revoked Select Reconnect

Limitations: one Webflow account per connection. No site filter inside Paperclip. Designer tools need a companion app kept open in the Designer, so they do not suit unattended work. Webflow's plan limits apply to CMS item counts and API rates.