Open Connector is an open-source auth gateway that connects AI agents to over a thousand SaaS providers through multiple interfaces including SDK, CLI, Model Context Protocol, HTTP, and OpenAPI.
The tool solves the problem of securely connecting AI agents to external services without exposing user credentials to the agent process itself. It works by maintaining a centralized connector gateway where users authenticate once with their SaaS accounts, then agents access those authenticated connections through a shared catalog of prebuilt actions. The gateway handles credential storage, OAuth flows, scope management, and request validation, keeping sensitive data isolated from the agent runtime.
Adoption makes sense for teams building AI agent applications that need reliable access to multiple SaaS tools. The project suits scenarios where agents must perform actions across services like GitHub, Gmail, Notion, BigQuery, Slack, and Airtable without receiving raw API credentials. It explicitly positions itself as an alternative to Pipedream and Composio. The tool offers flexibility across deployment models: a managed hosted option requiring no infrastructure setup, self-hosted deployment on your own infrastructure using Docker or Node.js with SQLite or PostgreSQL, or deployment to platforms including Cloudflare Workers, Fly.io, and others. The Web Console provides administration, debugging, and inspection of credentials, scopes, schemas, policies, and run logs.
The project maintains an active codebase with regular updates across its core components and connector implementations. Development spans multiple language implementations and deployment targets, indicating ongoing expansion of platform support. The team actively manages the connector catalog, regularly adding and updating integrations for popular SaaS providers. Documentation is maintained in multiple languages, suggesting commitment to accessibility for international users.
