<aside> 📌 Most people install Claude Code and stop there. That's like buying a smartphone and only using it to make calls. These 5 connections unlock what Claude Code was actually built to do.
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What it does: Gives Claude Code the ability to open websites, click buttons, fill forms, take screenshots, and extract data from any webpage. It's browser automation without writing a single line of code.
Why you need it: Need to check a competitor's website? Scrape a public directory? Test your own landing page? Instead of doing it yourself, you just tell Claude what to do and it handles the browser for you.
How to install: Open your Terminal (Mac: search "Terminal" in Spotlight). Paste this — it's one line:
npm install -g agent-browser
Then run this to download the browser it needs:
agent-browser install
That's it. Open Claude Code (type claude in Terminal) and it can now browse the web for you.
What it does: Connects Claude Code directly to your Google account. It can read and send emails, check your calendar, create Google Docs, update spreadsheets — basically anything you do manually in Google, Claude can now do for you.
Why you need it: This is the one that automates the most daily tasks. "Check my email for anything from this client." "Add a meeting to my calendar for Thursday at 2pm." "Create a Google Doc with this outline." All of that becomes a single sentence to Claude.
How to install: Open your Terminal and paste this — one line:
brew install googleworkspace-cli
Then authenticate with your Google account:
gws auth login
A browser window opens — sign in with your Google account and grant access. Then open Claude Code and start giving it Google tasks.
Note: If you don't have Homebrew installed, go to brew.sh first and install it. It takes 30 seconds.
What it does: Gives Claude Code access to thousands of web scraping tools. Scrape Instagram profiles, Google Maps listings, Amazon products, LinkedIn companies — you name it. Structured data, delivered straight to you.