Connectors are a Pro feature, currently experimental.
What Connectors Do
Connectors link Vowen to external apps and to your own Mac so the AI can pull in relevant information while it answers you. Once a connector is linked, Vowen’s AI features can quietly look things up — search your Linear issues, read a Notion page, check a Vercel deployment, glance at your Calendar — and fold the results into the response. You don’t run any special command; it happens as part of asking the AI.Connectors are read-only. Vowen only ever calls look-up tools (search, list, get, read). It never creates, edits, sends, or deletes anything in your connected apps.
Turning Connectors On
Connectors are gated twice:- Pro plan. Free users see an upgrade prompt instead of the connector cards.
- Experimental flag. Even on Pro, you have to enable Connectors under Settings > Experimental first. The feature is early — connections can occasionally break and a tool may not fire when you expect it to.
Available Connectors
| Connector | What the AI can read | How you connect |
|---|---|---|
| Linear | Issues, projects, and comments | Sign in via browser (OAuth) |
| Notion | Pages, databases, and documents | Sign in via browser (OAuth) |
| Vercel | Docs, teams, projects, deployments, and deployment logs | Sign in via browser (OAuth) |
| GitHub | Repositories, pull requests, issues, file contents, commits, and workflow runs | Paste a Personal Access Token |
| Computer Use (macOS) | Apple Notes, Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, files, Finder selection, and browser tabs/bookmarks on your Mac | No sign-in — runs locally |
Connecting an OAuth app (Linear, Notion, Vercel)
Click Connect on the card. A browser window opens for you to authorize Vowen. After you approve, the connection is remembered, so reconnecting later is one click. Clicking Disconnect clears the saved authorization, so the next connect starts the browser sign-in again.Connecting GitHub
GitHub uses a Personal Access Token instead of browser sign-in. Click Connect, then paste a token (there’s a link to generate one). A fine-grained token with read access to Contents, Issues, Pull requests, and Metadata is enough. The token is stored encrypted on your device and only sent to GitHub. You can Replace or Clear it any time.Computer Use (macOS only)
The Computer Use connector runs entirely on your Mac — no account, no sign-in. Connecting just makes its tools available. The first time the AI actually uses one, macOS prompts you to grant access (Automation, Calendars, Reminders, Contacts, and so on). Reading Safari bookmarks additionally needs Full Disk Access. It can read Notes, Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, Spotlight file searches, your Finder selection, and the active tab/bookmarks of common browsers (Safari, Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc) — always read-only.Computer Use is macOS-only. The OAuth and GitHub connectors work on macOS and Windows.
Using a Connector
Connectors plug into Vowen’s AI surfaces — no separate shortcut:- Ask AI live during a meeting
- Chat with Transcriptions
- Command Mode (“write with AI”)
Limits & Notes
- Read-only by design — no connector can change anything in your apps.
- Pro + experimental — both are required, and the feature may change.
- Computer Use is macOS-only and triggers macOS privacy prompts on first use.
- A connector is only used when your wording matches it, so phrasing your request around the app or content type helps.
- Each AI turn is capped at a handful of tool look-ups to keep responses snappy.