Connect your apps
Toby becomes useful when it can see your email, calendar, and tasks. Each connection is called an integration. Connect only the ones you want; you can add more later.
Where to start
If you're not sure, connect these first. They cover most of what people ask Toby to do:
| If you use… | Connect | Toby can then… |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Calendar (including Google or Exchange calendars added to it) | Apple Calendar | Show your day, find free time, create and move events |
| Gmail, iCloud, Outlook, or another mail account | Summarize unread mail, search, draft and send replies | |
| Apple Reminders or Todoist | Apple Reminders or Todoist | List what's due, add tasks, mark them done |
The Apple integrations (Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, macOS) need no password. Toby asks macOS for permission the first time it uses them.
How to connect an integration
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Open Settings (the gear in the toolbar, or ⌘,) and choose Integrations.
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Click the integration you want.
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Click Setup Guide. It walks you through each step, with links to the right pages at your provider (for example, where to create a Gmail app password), and lets you fill in the details without leaving Toby.
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Click Connect. Toby checks that everything works and shows Connected.
Some services (such as Slack) open your browser so you can approve access.
Check that it worked
Go back to Settings → Integrations. Each row shows Connected or Not connected. Then try a question in chat, such as "What's on my calendar today?"
If something isn't working, open the integration and click Re-connect. To stop Toby from using a service, click Disconnect. This only removes Toby's access. Nothing is deleted from your account.
All integrations
| Integration | What Toby can do with it |
|---|---|
| Read, search, summarize, draft, send, archive, and file messages | |
| Apple Calendar | View, create, update, and delete events |
| Apple Reminders | View, create, complete, and update reminders |
| Apple Contacts | Look up people's email addresses and phone numbers |
| macOS | Control Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, volume, brightness, Focus, windows, and Shortcuts |
| Todoist | View, create, complete, and update tasks |
| Slack | Search messages and post, or let people @mention Toby in Slack |
| Notion | Search, read, and create pages |
| Jira | Search issues and read details and comments |
| News | Get headlines and search recent news |
| MCP servers | Add tools from any Model Context Protocol server (advanced) |
Web search and weather are built in. Turn them on under Settings → Web Search and Settings → Weather.