A working recap of the TeamCentral × Claude connector — what it does, how to set it up, and the workflow we proved live on the call.
Until now, staying on-brand in Claude meant downloading files from TeamCentral, copying voice guidelines, and hoping the assistant remembered. The new connector removes that friction entirely — Claude can now read directly from our BrandBot and design system, no copy-paste required.
Write in our voice using our documentation — no prompt-engineering required.
Generate on-brand visuals — flyers, mockups, slides — using our tokens.
Query orgs, contacts, and meeting info without leaving the chat.
Find shared availability and book meetings directly from Claude.
Send mail from Claude — not just drafts. The big unlock vs. native Gmail.
The native Gmail connector only creates drafts. Ours actually sends.
Sign in at teamcentral.app, then head to the connector settings page in your profile.
Each user gets a personal token — don't share it. Treat it like a password.
In Claude, open Settings → Connectors → Add Custom. Paste the URL with your token. Done.
"Chat with the brand bot and create an email for the Foundation Workshop."
"Send me an email with template option B."
Claude generated both options using GSC voice from BrandBot.
We added a custom instruction to skip em-dashes — a common AI tell.
Email landed in Beverly's inbox seconds later — no draft, no Gmail tab.
Enabled Gmail → Settings → Advanced → Templates for reuse later.
When we asked Claude to push a finished design to Canva, it generated four new off-brand flyers instead of exporting the original. I'm digging into why — for now, prefer the TeamCentral design system path for on-brand visuals.
If your Canva banner keeps getting cropped on upload: screenshot it wider than the required dimensions, upload the screenshot, then adjust the crop box. The extra buffer keeps the logo centered.
Five minutes. If you get stuck, message me directly and I'll walk you through it.
An email, a short post, a quick mockup. Anything to feel the workflow. Reply with what you made.
What worked, what felt awkward, where it broke. This is still early — your notes shape what comes next.
Bring them.