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Claude Connector

Claude × Fotostudio Connector (MCP)


Fotostudio integrates an MCP (Model Context Protocol) connector that allows you to connect Claude (Anthropic's AI assistant) directly to your account. Claude can read your data, perform actions and help you manage your business in natural language, without ever leaving the conversation.



Connecting in Claude.ai


Prerequisites


  • A Claude.ai account
  • An active Fotostudio account


Steps


  1. In Claude.ai, go to Customize → Connectors
  2. Click Add custom connector
  3. Enter the connector URL:


https://www.fotostudio.io/mcp/messages


  1. Claude redirects you to Fotostudio to authorize the connection: log in with your usual credentials
  2. Grant access → you're redirected to Claude, the connection is active


The connection uses secure OAuth 2.0. Fotostudio doesn't share any passwords with Claude.



Example prompts for daily situations


☀️ Starting your day


  • "Give me my schedule for today: sessions, tasks to do and unread emails."
  • "What sessions do I have this week? Are any not confirmed yet?"
  • "Show me my overdue tasks."
  • "What emails have I received since yesterday that I haven't read yet?"
  • "Are there any online bookings I haven't processed yet?"
  • "Show me quotes pending for more than 7 days."



📅 Session management


Creating a session


  • "Create a family session for Sophie Martin on June 14 at 10am at Parc de la Tête d'Or, Lyon."
  • "Create a pregnancy file for Camille Leroy, no date yet, 'Maternity Cocoon' package."
  • "New client: Thomas Dubois, 06 12 34 56 78, thomas@gmail.com. Create his record and a couple session on June 22 at 5pm."


Confirming, modifying, canceling


  • "The client has signed the contract. Confirm Sophie Martin's session on June 14."
  • "Sophie Martin needs to reschedule her session to June 21 at the same time."
  • "Cancel Lucas Bernard's session, he just called me, personal reason."
  • "Set Thomas Dubois's session to 'Deposit received' status."


Brief & follow-up


  • "Show me the complete brief for Claire Moreau's session: contact details, quote, remaining tasks."
  • "Which July sessions don't have an associated quote yet?"
  • "Which confirmed sessions don't have a deposit invoice?"
  • "Show me all my newborn sessions since January, with the revenue generated by each."



👥 Client management


Creating & editing


  • "Create a record for Julie Dupont, julie@gmail.com, 06 98 76 54 32. She lives at 12 rue des Lilas, 69003 Lyon."
  • "New professional client: Agence Lumière, contact: Marc Leblanc, marc@agence-lumiere.fr, VAT FR12345678901."
  • "Add Sophie Martin's address: 5 allée des Roses, 75015 Paris."
  • "Claire Dupont's birth date is March 14, 1988. Update her record."
  • "Update Lucas Bernard's phone: 07 98 76 54 32."


Family & members


  • "Add to Sophie Martin's record: her son Théo, 4 years old, and her daughter Emma, 2 years old."
  • "Update the birth date of Théo, Emma Martin's son: 05/01/2022"
  • "Claire Leroy's baby was just born. Add 'Lola', newborn (0 years) to her record."
  • "Create a member type 'Dog' so I can add it to client records who come with their pet."


Notes & tags


  • "Add a note on Sophie Martin: prefers photos in natural light, no studio background. Allergic to flowers."
  • "Add the following note for Thomas Dubois: negative during shooting, prefers to be directed. His wife is very comfortable."
  • "Add the 'VIP' tag to Sophie Martin."
  • "Add the 'Wedding 2026' tag to Laura and Julien Morel."
  • "Who are all my clients tagged 'Wedding 2026'?"


Search & segmentation


  • "Which clients haven't booked in over a year?"
  • "Show me my clients who have children under 1 year old, I want to offer them a newborn mini-session."
  • "Who has a birthday this month among my clients?"
  • "Who are my top 10 clients with the most cumulative revenue?"
  • "My Lyon-based clients who did a family session, I want to send them a summer promo."
  • "Which prospects have never booked a session?"



💰 Quotes & invoicing


Quotes


  • "Create a family quote for Sophie Martin with the 'Outdoor Family' service: 1 hour shooting, 20 edited photos, online gallery."
  • "Create a wedding quote for Laura and Julien: preparation + ceremony + cocktail, 8h, 400 photos delivered. Add a 30×30 album option."
  • "Add a line 'Home shooting (+30 min)' at €80 excl. tax to quote #456."
  • "The client declined the '50×70 Print' line. Remove it from quote #456."
  • "Sophie accepted the quote by email. Mark quote #789 as accepted."
  • "Show me my quotes sent in the past 2 weeks that haven't had a response yet."


Invoices


  • "Create the deposit invoice for Thomas Dubois's session."
  • "Create the final invoice for Sophie Martin's session, the quote was accepted."
  • "Add a line 'Travel expenses' €50 incl. tax to draft invoice #789."
  • "Finalize (lock) invoice #789 to assign its final number."
  • "Record a €350 bank transfer received this morning on invoice FAC-2026-042."
  • "Which invoices are unpaid for more than 30 days?"
  • "Sophie Martin canceled. Create a credit note to cancel invoice FAC-2026-042."
  • "Delete draft invoice #789, it was created by mistake."



✉️ Emails & communications


Sending emails


  • "Send the family session quote to Sophie Martin with the 'Send quote' template."
  • "Send the deposit invoice to Thomas Dubois."
  • "Send a session confirmation email to Claire Moreau for her June 20 shooting."
  • "Send a reminder email to all my clients with an invoice unpaid for more than 15 days."
  • "Schedule a reminder email to Sophie Martin 48h before her June 14 session."
  • "Cancel the scheduled email for Lucas's session, he canceled."


Reading & replying


  • "Which emails haven't I read yet?"
  • "Read me the last email received from Sophie Martin."
  • "Sophie asks if she can bring her dog. Reply that yes, with pleasure!"
  • "A client asks if I offer discounts for large families. Reply professionally and warmly."
  • "Which emails sent last week haven't been opened yet?"


SMS


  • "Send an SMS to Sophie Martin: 'Hello Sophie, reminder about your family session tomorrow at 10am at the park. See you tomorrow!'"
  • "Send an SMS reminder to all clients who have a confirmed session tomorrow."
  • "Send a thank you SMS to Thomas Dubois following his session yesterday."


Creating email templates


  • "Create a 'Quote follow-up' email template with a polite and professional follow-up text."
  • "Create a welcome email template for my new clients with contact variables and my photographer details."
  • "Create a session confirmation email template that includes the date, location and my contact information."


Templates can use automatic variables: client details, session date and location, photographer's name and email, etc.



📝 Tasks & organization


  • "What are my ongoing tasks?"
  • "My overdue tasks."
  • "What tasks do I have to do this week for June sessions?"
  • "Create a task 'Send gallery' for Sophie Martin's session, deadline next Friday at 6pm."
  • "Create a task 'Call client to confirm location' for Thomas Dubois, deadline tomorrow at 10am."
  • "Mark task #45 as completed."
  • "Update task #89: change



📊 Statistics & reporting


  • "Give me my weekly summary: sessions completed, revenue collected, tasks completed."
  • "What is my current month's revenue and my end-of-month forecast?"
  • "Compare my activity April 2026 vs April 2025."
  • "Which types of sessions have brought me the most revenue this year?"
  • "How many family sessions have I completed in the first semester?"
  • "What is my quote to confirmed session conversion rate this quarter?"
  • "My top 5 weeks of the year in revenue."
  • "My expenses this quarter by category."
  • "Give me a complete summary of 2025: revenue, best month, session types, retention rate."
  • "How many new clients have I acquired this semester?"



🔄 Automations & workflows


Create a workflow


  • "Create a newborn follow-up workflow: welcome email at creation, preparation email D-7, gallery delivery email D+3."
  • "Create a post-family session workflow: thank you email D+1, gallery reminder D+7, 'How did you like your photos?' email D+30."
  • "Which workflows are active on my account?"


Modify a workflow


  • "Rename my 'Post-session' workflow to 'Post-family shoot'."
  • "Add a step to my newborn follow-up workflow: email D+14 'How is your daily life with baby going?'"
  • "Remove the SMS reminder step from the Wedding workflow, I don't use it anymore."
  • "Change the session type associated with my 'Family follow-up' workflow to 'Premium Family'."



🎁 Loyalty & gift vouchers


  • "Who are my top 10 clients with the most loyalty points?"
  • "Which clients have an available reward they haven't used yet?"
  • "Who are my best active sponsors?"
  • "My unused gift vouchers."
  • "Which gift vouchers expire in the next 30 days?"



📋 Surveys


  • "Create a preparation survey for my newborn sessions: baby's name, date of birth, weight, desired atmosphere (natural/studio/colorful), accessories to bring, allergies or special needs, questions."
  • "Create a post-session satisfaction survey: overall rating, what you liked, what we could improve, would you recommend it to others?"
  • "Show me the answers to Sophie Martin's survey."
  • "My latest received survey responses."



📰 Newsletters


  • "What is the open rate of my last newsletter?"
  • "Give me the stats for the March newsletter: sends, opens, clicks."
  • "What are my newsletters sent this year, with their performance?"



Examples of multi-step workflows


These prompts combine multiple actions in a single request.


A new client just called. Create the file for Antoine Mercier,

antoine.mercier@gmail.com, 06 11 22 33 44. Create a couple session on July 5th

at 6:30 PM by the lake. Then send him a welcome email with the

'First contact' template.


Sophie Martin accepted the quote by email. Mark the quote as

accepted, confirm the session, and send her the deposit invoice.


Which received emails are unanswered for more than 48 hours? Read their

content and suggest me a response for each one.


I finished Thomas Dubois' shoot yesterday. Mark his session as

'In retouching', create a task 'Deliver gallery' deadline in 5 days,

and send him an SMS to let him know the photos are being retouched.


End of month: create final invoices for all confirmed sessions

this month that don't yet have an invoice. Then show me the total

to bill.


Analyze my unread emails, summarize what's urgent for me, and send

an automatic response to pricing requests using the

'Pricing response' template.


Prepare my week: show me the confirmed sessions, the tasks

due this week, and the unpaid invoices to follow up on.


Claire Moreau's session is finished. Send her a thank you email,

create a retouching task deadline in 7 days,

and add a note to her file: 'Came with her husband and 2 children,

relaxed atmosphere, loves lifestyle photos'.


Give me all my clients with a birthday in the next 15

days. For each one, send a personalized birthday SMS.


Lucas Bernard cancels his Saturday session. Cancel the session in

Fotostudio, delete the associated tasks, and send him a polite

email to confirm the cancellation and offer to reschedule.



Security & privacy


  • The connection is secured via OAuth 2.0 with PKCE, no passwords are shared
  • Claude accesses only data from your account
  • You can revoke access at any time from My account → My profile → AI Connections (MCP)
  • Claude conversations are not stored by Fotostudio



Need help?


Contact Fotostudio support via the integrated chat or at support@fotostudio.io.

Updated on: 12/05/2026

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