# Manage connections

> Source: https://elaichi.ai/docs/guides/connections/manage-connections/

See every account available to you, keep them healthy, and change ownership without re-authorizing.

**Where to find it:** **Connections** in the sidebar

A **connection** is one authorized account for a product. Credentials stay in the vault; this page is where you manage ownership, status, and lifecycle.

## What the list shows

| Column | What you’ll see |
| --- | --- |
| **Connector** | Product name (and your connection name when set) |
| **Scope** | **Personal**, a **team** name, or **Organization** |
| **Status** | **Active**, **Pending**, **Needs re-auth**, or **disconnected** |
| **Created by** | Who created the connection |
| **Created** | When it was added |

Toolbar actions: **Refresh connections** and **Add connection** (if you have `connection:create` or `connection:create_shared`).

You see your own connections, team connections for teams you belong to, and organization connections. With `connection:manage` you see every connection in the organization.

## Row actions

Open the ⋮ menu on a row you can manage (you own it, or you have `connection:manage`):

| Action | When it’s available | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Reconnect** | Always in the menu when you can manage the row; also inline when status is **Needs re-auth** | Re-runs the authorization window and rebinds the same connection |
| **Transfer** | Only for **Personal** (`user`) connections you can manage | Moves ownership to the organization, a team, or another member — credentials stay put |
| **Delete** | When you can manage the row | Removes the connection and its vault account |

There is no separate “tools” action on the row. To browse what the product exposes:

1. Open **Connectors**, find the same product, and open its detail page → **Tools**, or
2. Open **Toolboxes → My toolboxes** and open the automatic **Connection toolbox** for that account.

## Transfer ownership

Use **Transfer** when a personal connection should become shared infrastructure (or move to a colleague) without signing in again.

1. Choose **Transfer** on a personal connection.
2. Pick **Transfer to**:
   - **Entire organization** — everyone in the org can use it
   - **A team** — pick the team
   - **Another member** — pick the person (not the current owner)
3. Confirm **Transfer**.

Toolboxes that already use the connection keep working. For the full offboarding path when removing a member, see [Transfer and offboard](/guides/connections/transferring-and-offboarding).

## Delete implications

Deleting is permanent. The confirm dialog warns that deleting the connection **immediately breaks toolboxes and MCP servers that use it**.

What goes away with the connection:

- The vault account for that product
- Bindings that pointed toolboxes at this connection
- MCP servers on the automatic per-connection toolbox (their tokens are revoked)

Prefer **Transfer** (or resolving connections during member removal) when someone leaves and shared toolboxes still need the account.

:::callout{type="warning"}
Delete only after you’ve checked what’s using the connection. Prefer transfer for personal accounts that shared toolboxes depend on.
:::

## Keep connections healthy

1. Open **Connections** and scan **Status**.
2. **Reconnect** anything marked **Needs re-auth**.
3. Transfer personal connections that should outlive one person.
4. Delete only unused or replaced connections.

**You'll know it worked when:** Connections you rely on show **Active**, with the right scope badge.

## If something goes wrong

- Connection stays unhealthy after reconnect? Sign in again with the product and approve any new permissions it requests.
- Can’t create Team or Organization scope? You need `connection:create_shared`, or ask an admin to create the shared connection.
- Can’t see a teammate’s personal connection? Personal connections aren’t org-wide until transferred (or you have `connection:manage`).

## Related

- [Connect an account](/guides/connections/connecting-an-account)
- [Transfer and offboard](/guides/connections/transferring-and-offboarding)
- [Browse connectors](/guides/connectors/browse-connectors)
- [Your toolboxes](/guides/toolboxes/your-toolboxes)