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title: "Contacts"
description: "Contacts skill for Vellum — manage contacts, communication channels, access control, and invite links."
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# Contacts

## What it does

Manages your contacts, communication channels, access control, and invite links. Tracks who can reach your assistant and through which channels.

## Setup required

None for basic contact management. Google Contacts integration available via OAuth.

## Permissions

- Google OAuth (optional, for importing Google Contacts)
- No macOS permissions needed

## Common prompts

| You say...                                    | What happens                             |
| --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| “Add Sarah as a contact”                      | Creates a new contact entry              |
| “What's Jake's email?”                        | Searches contact details                 |
| “Send Sarah an invite to connect on Telegram” | Generates a channel-specific invite link |
| “Import my Google Contacts”                   | Syncs contacts from Google               |
| “Make Sarah a trusted contact”                | Grants access control privileges         |
| “Block messages from this number”             | Updates channel status                   |

## Configuration

- Contacts can have multiple channels (Telegram, Slack, phone)
- Channel statuses: active, revoked, blocked
- Trusted contacts can interact with your assistant on your behalf

## Tips & gotchas

- **Access management.** Contacts are how you manage who can reach your assistant through external channels.
- **Trusted contacts.** Making someone a “trusted contact” gives them limited access to your assistant — they can chat but can't access your memories or sensitive tools without guardian approval.
- **Invite links.** Invite links are channel-specific and can be revoked.