# Connect

The Connect section of the dashboard turns raw inputs — APIs, custom code, and third-party servers — into tools that agents can use. Add a source, deploy it, browse the catalog for pre-built servers, and test everything in the playground before wiring up a real client.

## Sections

### [Sources](/docs/ai-control-plane/connect/sources)

Every tool source in the project in one place: OpenAPI documents, TypeScript functions, third-party catalog servers, custom remote MCP servers, and tunneled MCP servers. Add new sources, inspect their tools, and manage their settings.

### [Catalog](/docs/ai-control-plane/connect/catalog)

Discover and import official third-party MCP servers, powered by the official MCP Registry. Browse by popularity or recency, review each server's tools and usage, and add servers to the project in bulk.

### [Playground](/docs/ai-control-plane/connect/playground)

An in-dashboard agent harness for testing MCP servers before connecting a real client: pick a server, authenticate, chat with a model that calls the tools, and inspect the logs.

### [Deployments](/docs/ai-control-plane/connect/deployments)

The deployment history for the project's sources. A source only becomes a connectable tool once deployed — review status here, retry failed deployments, and redeploy older ones.