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title: "Guide: Permissions"
description: "Practical permissions strategy for integrations in chats and assistants"
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# Guide: Permissions

## Goal

Start securely without blocking delivery through overcomplicated permission models.

## Practical rules

- begin with a few assistants and clear audiences
- attach integrations only where they are truly needed
- separate teams/groups clearly (sales, support, ops)

## Connector vs data pool

- native connector: user-level permissions from source system
- data pool: centrally managed access, native user permissions do not carry over automatically

## Recommendation

- operational live workflows -> connector-first
- large-scale knowledge retrieval -> data pool with explicit access controls

## Related

- [Permissions](/en/docs/integrations/integration-permissions)
- [JWT Identity Forwarding](/en/docs/integrations/jwt-identity-forwarding)