> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.appy.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Connecting Violet > Every way to reach your AI team — Slack, Teams, Telegram, iMessage, and email — and how to set each one up. Your agents live wherever you already work. Connect a channel once and you can message Violet from it the same way you'd message a colleague — no separate login, no new app to learn. All five channels work the same way once connected: describe what you need in plain language, and Violet routes it to the right specialist. Results come back in the same thread where you asked. Visit [builder.appy.ai](https://builder.appy.ai) any time to see every channel in one place. Every channel you haven't connected yet shows there with an **Add** button; every one you have shows **a check mark**. Screenshot 2026 10 19 At 9 52 59 AM ## Slack Appy.AI installs in your Slack workspace as an app. Once it's there, message it like any other teammate — open a direct message, or @mention it in a shared channel. To connect, click **Connect to Slack** and authorize the app to access your workspace. Once connected, it's available to everyone in your organization. ## Microsoft Teams Appy.AI works inside Microsoft Teams as a custom app. Once installed, your team can message AI agents without leaving Teams — send a DM, or @mention an agent in a channel and it responds in the thread. Setup requires a Microsoft global administrator to upload the app and grant permissions — about 10 minutes total. Click **Connect to Teams** to start; you'll be offered an assisted or self-serve install path. Microsoft Teams also lets you restrict who can use the app via app permissions, if you don't want it available organization-wide. Step-by-step guide to installing and connecting the Appy.AI app in your Teams workspace. ## Telegram Click **Connect to Telegram** and Violet appears in your regular Telegram chat list — no separate app to install, no admin setup required. Message her there the same way you would any other chat. ## iMessage and SMS Text Violet from your own phone number, the same way you'd text a contact — no app to install. ### Setting it up 1. Go to [builder.appy.ai/imessage/connect](https://builder.appy.ai/imessage/connect) (or click **Connect to iMessage** from the Dashboard or this page). 2. **Add your number.** Appy.AI currently supports US and Canadian numbers. 3. **Verify it.** You'll get a 6-digit code by text — enter it to confirm the number is yours. 4. **Text Violet first.** Once your number is verified, send her a message to start the conversation. **Violet can't text you first.** Verifying your number connects it to your account, but the conversation only starts once *you* send the first message. If you verify your number and then wait, nothing will happen until you text her — this is by design, not a bug. Once you've texted her, she's in your contacts like anyone else — send a photo, a voice memo's transcript (just type it out — she can't yet listen to audio messages directly), or a quick question, and she replies in the same thread. If your phone can't receive iMessage, the same conversation continues over standard SMS or RCS automatically — you don't need to do anything differently. ## Email Every agent — including Violet — has its own dedicated email address, so email works as a full channel alongside Slack, Teams, Telegram, and iMessage. Send a message to that address and the agent gets to work, using the email's subject, body, and attachments as the task. Email doesn't require a connection step here: find Violet's address and manage who's allowed to send to it under your avatar → **Settings** → **Email**. See [Profile & Settings](/your-ai-team/administration/settings#email) for the full setup, including the sender allowlist — worth checking first if an email to Violet doesn't seem to go through. ## Managing your connections Connected channels also appear on the [Dashboard](/your-ai-team/administration/dashboard), in a "Talk to Violet in..." panel, and on the [Integrations page](/your-ai-team/administration/integrations) under Communication channels. Disconnecting a channel is admin-only, and can be done from either the Dashboard or the Integrations page. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.