> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ironlabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pre-installed connectors

> The eight services Foundry knows out-of-the-box. Paste the API key and you're done.

Foundry ships with eight services wired up. To use one, click **+** in the composer, pick the connector, and paste the API key when prompted. From then on, the assistant can call it in any chat.

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## The eight

| Connector      | What it does                                                                                                             | Where to get a key                     |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| **Exa**        | AI-powered web search and content extraction. Default search engine for [Deep Research](/foundry/sources/deep-research). | [exa.ai](https://exa.ai)               |
| **Parallel**   | Run multiple AI models or queries in parallel; fast agentic search fallback.                                             | [parallel.ai](https://parallel.ai)     |
| **ElevenLabs** | Voice synthesis, voice cloning, AI music. *"Read this aloud in a calm female voice."*                                    | [elevenlabs.io](https://elevenlabs.io) |
| **Firecrawl**  | Convert any website into clean, structured data. The deep-page extractor under Deep Research.                            | [firecrawl.dev](https://firecrawl.dev) |
| **Valyu**      | Real-time social and community data — sentiment, trend signals.                                                          | [valyu.network](https://valyu.network) |
| **OpenRouter** | Unified access to 100+ models. Useful as a fallback gateway.                                                             | [openrouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai) |
| **Fal AI**     | Image, video, and media generation at scale. Heavy-lifting for big batches.                                              | [fal.ai](https://fal.ai)               |
| **Gamma**      | Generate polished presentations, docs, and webpages from a prompt.                                                       | [gamma.app](https://gamma.app)         |

## How they're used

The assistant decides when to call a connector based on your prompt. If you ask for a deck, Gamma is the obvious tool. For a voiceover, ElevenLabs. You can also be explicit — *"Use Firecrawl to crawl this site"* — and Foundry will respect your choice.

## Security

API keys are stored encrypted, server-side. They're never sent to the model and never exposed in the chat transcript. Calls go through a sandbox proxy that injects the key at request time.

## Tips

* **Connect Exa and Firecrawl first** — they power the heavy-grounding sources (Web, Deep Research).
* **Bring your own quota.** Each connector meters usage on *your* account.
* **Disconnect anytime** from Settings → Connectors. Disconnecting deletes the stored key.

## Related

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  <Card title="Adding custom connectors" icon="plus" href="/foundry/connectors/adding-custom">
    Wire up anything with an API key.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Skills" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/foundry/skills/overview">
    Skills can reference a connector by name.
  </Card>
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