Your first connection#

The fastest path to seeing Forgeworks work end to end.

1. Open the console#

Sign in to the Anvil console. Anvil is the operator console — where you manage connections, build pipelines, run loads, and watch everything happen live.

2. Connect a system#

Go to Connections and add one. The simplest to start with are the OAuth-based ones — Salesforce, HubSpot, and Stripe — where connecting is a single click-through consent screen:

1. Click Connect.
2. Authorize Forgeworks on the system's consent screen.
3. You're returned to Anvil with a live connection.

Each connector has its own guide under Connect your systems — start with the one that matches a system you have.

3. Do something with it#

• Watch it live. Open Stream → Activity to see changes flow in real time.
• Load some data. Open Load, upload a file, preview the mapping, and run it. A snapshot is taken before the write, so you can roll back.
• Build a pipeline. Open Stream → Pipelines to map a source field to a destination field and route changes automatically.

4. Stay informed#

• Alerts (in the platform nav) surfaces anything that needs your attention — a failed write, a stale approval, a connection that needs reconnecting.
• History is the full who-did-what-when trail.

Tip: Connecting is reversible and read-safe to explore. Loads are the only thing that writes, and every load is snapshotted and rollback-able before it touches your data.