> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connecting your workspace

> Link a Google or Microsoft account in about thirty seconds

The **Workspace** dialog in the Console handles the whole connection. You can
open it from several places — they all lead to the same dialog:

* Your assistant's profile → the **Workspace** tile
* **Contact Details** → Email → **Configure**
* The onboarding checklist's workspace step
* The hire form, when setting up a new assistant

## The connect flow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Pick a provider">
    Choose **Google Workspace** (Gmail, Calendar, Drive) or **Microsoft 365**
    (Outlook, Teams, Calendar).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose what to grant">
    Tick the features you want your assistant to have. Some are part of the
    core connection and always included; the rest are up to you:

    | Feature       | Google          | Microsoft 365   |
    | ------------- | --------------- | --------------- |
    | Email         | Always included | Always included |
    | Drive / files | Always included | Always included |
    | Teams         | —               | Always included |
    | SharePoint    | —               | Always included |
    | Calendar      | Optional        | Optional        |
    | Contacts      | Optional        | Optional        |
    | Tasks         | Optional        | Optional        |
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in and approve">
    Click **Connect**. A new tab opens with the familiar Google or Microsoft
    sign-in, listing exactly the permissions you selected. Approve, and the
    tab returns you to the Console — you'll see "Workspace connected" along
    with which account is linked.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose file access (optional)">
    If you granted file access, a **File access** picker appears so you can
    decide which folders and files your assistant can see. See
    [Files](/workspace/files) — by default it can access everything the
    connected account can, until you set rules.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Connecting a workspace is **free** — unlike phone or WhatsApp channels,
  there are no setup or monthly credit costs.
</Note>

## Changing what's granted

Open the Workspace dialog any time to adjust:

* **Add or remove features** — change the checkboxes and click
  **Update Features**. You'll go through the provider's consent screen again
  so the new permission set is explicitly approved by you.
* **Change the account** — disconnect, then connect the other account.
* **One account, one assistant** — a mailbox can only be connected to one
  assistant at a time. If you see *"That mailbox is already connected to an
  assistant"*, disconnect it there first.

## Disconnecting

Click **Disconnect** in the Workspace dialog. This revokes the platform's
access, removes the stored connection, and your assistant immediately loses
the ability to act on that account — inbox, calendar, files, all of it. You
can reconnect whenever you like.

You can also revoke access from the provider's side at any time: **Google
Account → Security → Third-party access**, or **Microsoft Account → Apps &
permissions**. See [Access & security](/workspace/security) for the full
picture.

## If you skip it

Everything in [Communication](/communication/overview) that doesn't depend on
a mailbox still works — Console chat, Unify Meet, phone, SMS, WhatsApp. But
your assistant won't be able to read or send from the workspace mailbox,
check the calendar, or reach files in Drive, OneDrive, or SharePoint until a
workspace is connected. If you ask for something that needs it, your
assistant will tell you what's missing and point you to the Workspace dialog
— or walk you through it on a screen-share call.