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

# Connection lifecycle

> Understand installation, account connection and agent access.

A usable integration combines installed software, a selected account, agent permissions and an active runtime connection. Each has its own lifecycle.

| Layer | What to check |
| - | - |
| Software | The selected package and dependencies are installed |
| Account | The connection uses the intended account and credentials |
| Access | The acting agent has the required operations, resources and lifetime |
| Runtime | The intended agent can discover and invoke the operation |
| Frontend | Participants are admitted, messages reach the agent and replies reach the permitted destination |

## Configuration changes

Bindings identify the package, configuration, connection, grant and runtime target. When one changes, reconcile the binding against the new selection. Apply results only to the revision they describe.

Live MCP additions take effect at a runtime turn boundary. The agent can then discover and load the selected operations. See [native MCP integration](/connect/guides/native-mcp).

## Combined requests

Track service access and frontend setup separately. For example, a document connection can be ready while a Slack frontend waits for an administrator to install the app.

## Stop, revoke or disconnect

* **Stop setup** ends the setup request.
* **Revoke access** removes an agent's permission to use selected operations.
* **Disconnect an account** changes the credential connection.
* **Pause a frontend** controls new incoming interactions under the host's policy.
* **Remove an integration** retires its selected binding and handles its shared dependencies.

Let entered operations settle through their owners before replacing processes or connections. Saved configuration and external actions retain their own outcomes after a cancellation.

See [connection management](/connect/guides/manage-connections) and [operations](/connect/operations/runbook).


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