# The developer link

> Send the setup to the person who holds the database or the code. They connect it without an account, and you are told when it's done.

Source: https://adea.app/docs/developer-link

If you can't connect a database or a code repository yourself, send a developer link to someone who can. They open a page and connect what you asked for, and it appears in your Adea.

## Send one

1. Open **Data** and choose **Send to your developer**. Only developers and administrators can make a link.
2. Choose what you need connected. You can make one link per kind of source, so a finance colleague only gets the accounting step.
3. Add the person's email and a short note, or copy the link instead.

## What the person sees

A page that needs no account. It shows who asked, what Adea gets (read-only access), a one-page summary of how Adea handles data, and the fixed addresses to allow. They can connect in whichever way suits them:

- **Paste a connection string.** Adea tests it live, one step at a time.
- **Run the SQL for a read-only user.** The page shows the statements for their kind of database.
- **Install the GitHub App.**
- **Do it with an AI assistant.** The page has a short prompt to paste into Claude Code or Cursor, which then does the setup together with the person.

## What the link can and can't do

- It can only add sources. It never shows your data.
- It stops working after 7 days, and you can withdraw it sooner.
- Every use is logged, for example "connected by jonas@example.com through Mette's link".
- When something is connected, you are told, and your Home starts filling.

> **Note.** The person doesn't need an Adea account. If they want one, they can ask for one from the same page.