> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pctx.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> Use the exact commands, endpoints, and product terms in these docs. Check the context map before connected services or the web.

# Connected services

> Expose organizational tools through one governed MCP connection.

Connected services bring the tools your organization already uses behind the `pctx` gateway.

## Workspace access and personal access

Port of Context separates service availability from personal authorization.

**1. An admin enables the service**

The service becomes available in the workspace catalog. Team policies can narrow who may use it.

**2. Each person connects their account**

Members sign in from the [Connections page](https://pctx.ai/connections). One person's provider session is never shared with another.

**3. The gateway exposes allowed tools**

The next MCP request resolves the current catalog, connection state, and access rules.

## Authentication types

| Type | Use |
| - | - |
| OAuth | The member signs in to a provider and grants access. |
| API key | A key is stored for the member or managed by the workspace, depending on the connector. |
| Cloud identity | The deployment calls an internal service without distributing static credentials. |

## Custom MCP servers

Admins can add a compatible remote MCP server to the workspace catalog. A custom server follows the same user and team controls as built-in services.

Prepare these values before adding one:

* A stable lowercase slug and user-facing name
* The remote MCP endpoint
* An authentication method
* A category that tells members what the server is for

> [!NOTE]
>
> If a source has a queryable API or MCP server, connect it. If it is a document set with no query API, publish it as an indexed source.

## Change access

* Disable a service to remove its tools from the workspace.
* Use team rules to allow or deny a service or individual tool.
* Disconnect a personal account to revoke that member's provider access.

> [card] [Next: Indexed sources](https://docs.pctx.dev/concepts/indexed-sources.md)
>
> Make document collections searchable by meaning through the gateway.


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