Use Ably from Claude
Add the Ably connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorAbly
Ably integration for Claude and Codex
Create a Ably connection, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryDeveloper Tools & IT
Use Ably from Codex
Add the Ably connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.
Use Ably from Sidekick
Connect your own OpenClaw to Sidekick while type.com provides the conversations, permissions, connections, skills, and automations.
Developer Tools & IT
What the Ably connector can do
Ably powers realtime messaging between apps, with channels, presence, and push notifications as its core building blocks. With Ably connected to a type.com Space, an engineer can ask the agent to check who's present on a set of channels, pull recent message history, or remove a stale push subscription, which makes realtime debugging a shared activity instead of a solo terminal session.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Ably once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
What teams do with Ably in type.com
Debug a presence issue across channels
Query presence on several channels at once to see who's actually connected right now.
Query batch presence on the 'chat-room-12' and 'chat-room-13' Ably channels and tell me who's active.
Review recent channel activity
Pull message history for a channel to confirm whether an event was actually published.
Get the channel history for 'orders-stream' in Ably from the last hour.
Clean up a dead push subscription
Unsubscribe a device from a channel that's no longer relevant to stop unnecessary notifications.
Delete the push subscription for device ID dev-4471 on the 'alerts' channel in Ably.
Representative actions
- Query Batch Presence
Checks member presence across multiple channels in a single request.
- Query Batch Presence History
Retrieves presence history across multiple channels in one call.
- Delete Channel Subscription
Unsubscribes a device or client from push notifications on a channel.
- Get Channel Details
Returns metadata about a channel, including its status and occupancy.
- Get Channel History
Returns a paginated, chronological list of messages published to a channel.
Connection
API and auth details
Ably provides realtime messaging APIs and SDKs for publish/subscribe channels, presence, history, push notifications, authentication, streaming, and low-latency event distribution across client and server apps.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- API docs
- https://ably.com/docs
- API reference
- https://ably.com/docs/api
- Auth docs
- https://ably.com/docs/auth
- Official site
- https://ably.com/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Ably
Can Claude check Ably channel activity?
Yes. With an Ably connection shared to a type.com Space, the agent can check presence, pull channel history, and manage push subscriptions from a thread.
How is Ably authenticated in type.com?
Ably uses an API key, added once by an admin when the connection is created and shared with the Spaces that need it.
Can Ably monitoring run on a schedule?
Yes. A type.com automation can check channel presence or history on a recurring basis and post anomalies to a channel.
Is this the same as a Ably 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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