Node reference
Connector node: run an action on a connected app
connector_action · Updated September 18, 2026
The Connector node runs one action on an app you connected on the Connectors page, such as creating a GitHub issue or searching the web with Tavily. The connection's token stays on the server.
When to use it
- Acting on GitHub, Slack, Notion or Linear without writing HTTP requests or headers.
- Giving an agent a ready-made tool, such as Tavily web search, with its inputs described for the model.
Ports
- Inputs
in- Outputs
outerror- Tool
attachable to an agent's tools port
Configuration
- App
connector_idrequired - string
- Connection
connection_idrequired - string
- Action
actionrequired - string
- Inputs
args - objectValues may use templates. As a tool, the agent fills whatever is left empty.
- Tool description
tool_description - stringShown to the agent when this node is attached as a tool. Defaults to the action's description.
Output
Fires out with the action's result, for example an issue's number and URL, or Tavily's answer and results. A failed call fires error under the error_port error mode.
Example
Query: (left empty, the agent fills it)
Depth: basic
Results: 5Good to know
- Inputs you fill in are fixed; as a tool, the agent only chooses the ones left empty.
- See Connectors for connecting apps and what happens when one needs reconnecting.
Keep reading
- Connectors: GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear and TavilyConnect GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear and Tavily to your Novalink account, then run their actions as workflow steps or give them to an agent as tools.
- Agent node: Claude with tools and structured outputThe Agent node calls Claude with your prompt, can call attached HTTP tools in a loop, and returns text plus schema-validated structured output for branching.
- HTTP Request node: call any API, or give an agent a toolThe HTTP Request node calls any API as a workflow step, or attaches to a Claude agent as a tool it can call with its own arguments.
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