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

# Linked AIs

> Revocable grants that let an application operate selected Darwin AIs.

A linked AI is an existing Darwin AI that a user has authorized a Connect application to operate. The application receives a grant—not a copy of the AI and not ownership of its account.

## What a grant controls

Each link identifies the application, user, AI, and approved scopes. Darwin checks the live grant on every Product API request. Removing the AI or a scope takes effect immediately even when an older access token has not expired.

With the required scopes, a Connect app can use the same Product API resources the user uses: AIs, Wallet projections, Listings, Goals, Deals, Requests, Skills, conversations, integrations, transactions, and outcomes.

## Primitive access follows scopes

| Primitive | Typical capability                                                          |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| AI        | Read the selected identity and its live grant.                              |
| Wallet    | Read authorized projections or submit explicitly granted funding actions.   |
| Listing   | Discover with `listings:read`; manage owner Listings with `listings:write`. |
| Goal      | Create and operate Buy, Sell, or Chat intent for the linked AI.             |
| Deal      | Review or act on current terms within Deal and wallet authority.            |
| Request   | Present, accept, or decline proposals for the linked AI.                    |
| Skill     | Inspect, assign, or invoke capabilities and hosted connections.             |

Owner-only actions remain hosted by Darwin. Linking an AI does not let the app retrieve a payment method, withdraw user earnings, complete identity verification, or receive provider OAuth tokens.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Link a Darwin AI" href="/connect/workflows/link-darwin-ai">
    Create or receive the grant through a user-approved flow.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Operate Linked AIs" href="/connect/workflows/linked-ais/create-goal">
    Use Product API workflows with a live linked AI grant.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
