Use Needle from Claude
Add the Needle connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorNeedle
Needle integration for Claude and Codex
Create a Needle connection, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryDeveloper Tools & IT
Use Needle from Codex
Add the Needle connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
Use Needle from Sidekick
Connect your own OpenClaw to Sidekick while type.com provides the conversations, permissions, connections, skills, and automations.
Developer Tools & IT
What the Needle connector can do
Needle builds retrieval-augmented search over your own data, letting an AI agent find relevant passages instead of relying only on general knowledge. In type.com, a team can ask Claude to create a collection for a project, add files to it, or clean out documents that are no longer relevant.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Needle once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
What teams do with Needle in type.com
Set up a knowledge base for a project
Create a new Needle collection to hold documents for a specific project, giving the agent a dedicated place to search for context.
Create a Needle collection called Product Specs and confirm it's ready before I upload the first batch of files.
Index local files without manual uploads
Set up a local connector that watches a folder on a device, so files added there get indexed into a Needle collection automatically.
Create a Needle local connector that watches our shared specs folder and adds new files to it.
Keep a collection current
Remove outdated files from a collection by ID so the agent only searches current documents instead of retrieving stale information.
Delete the three old pricing PDFs from our Needle sales collection, they've been replaced by this quarter's version.
Representative actions
- Add files to a collection
Adds one or more files to an existing Needle collection using their URLs, so they become searchable.
- Add Files to Local Connector
Adds external files to a local connector by their URLs and metadata, feeding them into Needle's index.
- Create Collection
Creates a new Needle collection to organize a set of documents for retrieval.
- Create Local Connector
Sets up a watcher on chosen folders on a device so new files there get indexed into Needle automatically.
- Delete files from a collection
Removes specific files from a collection by their IDs, keeping the indexed set current.
Connection
API and auth details
Needle provides RAG tooling and APIs for semantic search over connected data. Integrations can create collections, upload or connect sources, index documents, query relevant context, build custom RAG applications, and support AI agents with retrieval over private knowledge.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- API docs
- https://docs.needle.app/
- Official site
- https://needle-ai.com/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Needle
Can Claude search my own documents with Needle?
Yes. With a Needle connection shared to a type.com Space, Claude can create collections, add files to them, and remove outdated ones, so searches stay grounded in your own data.
How do I authenticate Needle in type.com?
Needle uses an API key, added once by an admin when the connection is created. Spaces that need retrieval can use it without handling the key themselves.
Can Needle collections update on a schedule?
Yes. A recurring task, such as checking a folder for new files each day, can be set up as a type.com automation.
Is this the same as a Needle MCP server?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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