Anthropic expands Claude AI integrations with major third-party apps

Anthropic announced an enhancement to its AI assistant Claude, enabling users to integrate more third-party applications. This update allows smoother workflows through tools like Google Docs, GitHub, and automation platforms such as Zapier and Make.

The company, based in San Francisco, aims to boost productivity and cater to business users with this expansion.

New Integration Features for Claude

The new integration feature, called Integrations, lets Claude connect with thousands of apps via platforms like Zapier. Users can automate tasks across different tools, making operations more efficient.

Anthropic also launched Advanced Research in beta, which lets Claude crawl internal and external sources. This tool compiles detailed reports by breaking down topics into smaller parts, providing citations to original materials.

Developed Using MCP Protocol

Anthropic created the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard letting AI models like Claude interact with external tools and data sources. MCP supports file reading, function execution, and contextual prompts to enable these integrations.

This protocol allows developers to build app servers that expand Claude’s capabilities. Users can easily discover and connect these servers, enhancing Claude’s understanding of project histories and organizational knowledge.

Significance and Company Strategy

The expanded capabilities help position Claude as a versatile AI tool for individuals and enterprises. Anthropic’s approach targets business customers to open new revenue streams and strengthen market presence.

• Integration with tools like Atlassian, PayPal, and Intercom increases Claude’s usefulness.
• Advanced Research improves research speed and depth compared to previous versions.
• Rate limits for Claude Code, an AI coding tool, have increased for premium plans.

Anthropic reportedly predicts soaring revenue growth, aiming for $34.5 billion by 2027, indicating robust confidence in its AI offerings and enterprise focus as described in recent financial reports. Its annualized revenue reached $1.4 billion in early 2025, underscoring accelerating growth according to one report.

Anthropic’s enhanced integrations build on its proprietary MCP protocol, allowing extensive AI-to-app communication. The company detailed the updates in an official blog post.

These developments keep Claude competitive with other large language models, including Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Anthropic also recently expanded capabilities in Claude Code, supporting users subscribing to its Max Plan making recent pricing updates.