Paweł Mioduszewski3 min readRun your whole gallery business by talking to Claude
Artilio's MCP connector brings your gallery data into Claude.ai and Claude Desktop. Create galleries, manage access, and check client activity by typing a sentence.
Most photographers who use AI assistants already have a workflow around them: a conversation they keep open, a set of prompts they trust, a rhythm of checking in during editing sessions or at the end of the day.
The Artilio MCP connector brings your gallery data into that workflow. Connect once, and Claude, your existing AI assistant, can read your galleries, create new ones, set up access, and tell you what your clients are doing. All from inside Claude.ai or Claude Desktop. No tab-switching.
What MCP actually means
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools. When you connect Artilio via MCP, Claude gains secure, scoped access to your Artilio account. You remain in full control: Claude only acts when you ask, and you can revoke the connection at any time.
Think of it as giving Claude a set of Artilio-shaped hands. It can still only do what you ask it to do. But now what you can ask includes "create a gallery" and "show me which clients haven't made selections yet".
Things you can say to Claude once connected
"Create a draft gallery for the Smith wedding. Add chapters: Preparation, Ceremony, Portraits, Reception, Boudoir. Do not share it yet."
"For the Smith gallery, give Sarah and Mike access to all chapters. Set up a secret link for the wedding guests that only shows Ceremony, Portraits, and Reception."