Integration Development

How integrations work — the five-step mental model

Every Membrane-backed feature walks through the same linear spine. Steps 0–3 are the core path; step 4 is a capability upgrade you graduate into when your app isn't bound to one specific vendor.

Step 0: Authenticate yourself   — you, the developer; via MCP or `membrane` CLI
Step 1: Authenticate your code  — sign JWTs in your backend
                                  ↳ single-tenant vs multi-tenant decided HERE
Step 2: Create connections      — `membrane.ui.connect()` in your app UI
Step 3: Use connections         — call actions on the external app
                                  ↳ discover via intent search when you don't know what to call
                                  ↳ dispatch: inline api/code | catalog id | workspace key
Step 4 (advanced): Universal    — app-agnostic code via universal actions + cross-connection logic