CLAUDE CODE + WORKING MACHINES

Give Claude Code a permissioned application layer

Working Machines extends Claude Code beyond local files and shell commands by exposing structured actions from connected applications. Claude Code discovers only the capabilities needed for the current task, while OAuth tokens and API keys remain behind the Working Machines execution boundary.

The connection begins with a compact discovery surface rather than the full catalog. Claude Code loads the action contract it needs, operates through a named account connection, and receives a structured response. Working Machines applies authorization and action policy at execution time, outside the prompt.

REAL WORK ACROSS APPLICATIONS

Work across apps, not inside them.

01

Production triage

Search errors, correlate repository changes, create actionable tickets, and notify the responsible team.

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02

Dependency maintenance

Review dependency changes, update tracking work, and report the test and release state across team systems.

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03

Customer-impact review

Combine technical incident context with CRM identity and prepare a customer-safe follow-up.

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CAPABILITY LAYER

Give Claude Code capabilities, not credentials.

Discovery

  • Search actions by intent
  • Inspect schemas before execution
  • Load only task-relevant capabilities

Execution

  • Call validated provider actions
  • Select named account connections
  • Receive structured execution results

Governance

  • Keep credentials outside prompts
  • Apply connection and action policies
  • Review auditable run records

SETUP

Connect in five steps.

  1. 01Add the Working Machines MCP endpoint to Claude Code.
  2. 02Authorize the MCP client in the browser popup.
  3. 03Connect the engineering applications Claude Code may use.
  4. 04Confirm that each connection has the intended provider-native scopes.
  5. 05Start with a read-heavy workflow before enabling write actions.

BOUNDARIES

What to consider.

  • A connected action can change a real external system; define review points for high-impact writes.
  • Returned tool data is provided to Claude Code and follows your Anthropic account and retention configuration.
  • Keep development, staging, and production connections visibly separated.
READ THE SECURITY GUIDE

COMPATIBLE AGENT APPS

Start with a bounded application set.

ONE CONNECTION. REAL WORK.

Give your agent software it can use.

Connect through MCP or explore the Agent App catalog and choose only the capabilities your workflow needs.

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