Claude adds Connector Discovery, Skills for automation

Anthropic is aggressively moving Claude from a chatbot to a full-blown operating system for work by centralizing tool discovery and persistent instruction sets.

• –Connector Discovery replaces manual JSON configuration with a marketplace-style UI, lowering the barrier for non-technical users to link enterprise data sources like Slack, GitHub, and Jira.
• –Skills introduce a "progressive disclosure" architecture, allowing Claude to load complex task playbooks only when necessary, which preserves context window and reduces hallucinations.
• –The expansion includes industry-specific verticals, such as "Claude for Legal," featuring 20+ specialized MCP connectors for tools like DocuSign and iManage.
• –Organization-wide Skill sharing enables teams to standardize how Claude handles recurring high-stakes tasks like contract redlining or code reviews.
• –This platform play positions Claude as the connective tissue between siloed productivity apps, moving beyond simple chat into background-agent territory with "Claude Cowork."