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The author trained a 40M-parameter connector on 100K examples to give DeepSeek V4 Flash basic vision, freezing both the language model and MoonViT image encoder, demonstrating a low-cost approach to turning a text-only MoE into a basic VLM.
A tweet highlights that connecting a Claude Connector (e.g., Gmail, calendar, Slack) also enables Claude Code to use those integrations, including within Artifacts.
The author is building an experimental connector that lets local coding agents like Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor get persistent identities and communicate with remote agents across machines without a central platform, with future plans for software sharing.
Manus announces the ElevenLabs connector, enabling users to build voice-powered apps like a personalized song generator with AI voice narration and multi-language support, all within a single prompt.
This article argues that the real bottleneck for on-prem AI agents is not the model itself but the control plane, which often leaks metadata and cannot reach internal systems behind firewalls. It highlights the need for custom MCP connectors and full VPC/on-prem deployment to make such agents viable.
Indie Fox shares the open-source project open-connector, an open-source alternative to composio, focusing on solving agent authentication and tool invocation issues. It supports 840+ providers and 8,300+ pre-built actions, and can be run locally or deployed to Cloudflare.
Manus Shopify Connector enables users to build and manage Shopify stores directly from a chat interface.