Ask an AI assistant to edit for you
On the Mac, RAF Film Lab works with Claude, Codex and other AI assistants over MCP: ask in your own words and the assistant does the clicking, in the app, while you watch. On iPhone and iPad, Siri and Shortcuts handle the everyday actions.
Updated
Ask your photo library.
On the Mac, RAF Film Lab works with AI assistants like Claude. Turn it on, then ask in your own words: the assistant finds the photos, looks at them, and does the clicking for you, in the app, while you watch.
- search_photos 4★ and up · last import → 12 photos
- set_look 12 photos → chrome
- adjust temperature +300 K, each photo's own
- render_preview DSCF4127
Done: all 12 are in Chrome now, a little warmer. DSCF4127 is the strongest. Say “undo” to put them back.
The tedious parts, in a sentence
- “Cull Saturday's import: reject anything out of focus, pick the best five and give them five stars.”
- “Make these thirty frames consistent with my photo DSCF1234.”
- “Apply this recipe to the photos in my Kyoto album:” followed by a recipe pasted from a forum post, a share link, or the name of one of your saved recipes.
- “Put my Golden Hour recipe in C4 on my camera.”
- “Export every pick in the Blog album at 2048 pixels into a
blogfolder.”
- It sees what it edits. The app renders previews for the agent, so it judges the photo, not just the numbers.
- Every change is live and undoable. It shows in the editor as it happens, syncs like your own, and comes back with Undo or ⌘Z.
- You set the limits. View only, edit, or edit and export into one folder you choose. Off until you turn it on.
- Private by design. The server is on your Mac, not the network. Agents never get your RAFs.
It works through MCP, the open standard that Claude, Codex and other assistants use to work with apps. On iPhone and iPad, the same library actions are in Shortcuts. Connect an assistant →
Can Claude or ChatGPT edit my Fujifilm photos?
Claude can, on the Mac, as can Codex, Cursor and other apps that run local MCP servers. The ChatGPT app can't, because it reaches MCP servers only over the internet; Codex works with a ChatGPT account instead.
RAF Film Lab's Mac app includes an MCP server, the open standard Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and many other AI apps use to work with apps. Connect one and it can search your library, look at your photos, change looks, recipes and edits, cull, file photos into albums and export them, through the same paths as the app itself.
The server runs on your Mac, not the network, and agents never get your RAFs. They see the previews the app renders for them, so they judge the photo, not just its numbers. Every change shows in the editor as it happens, syncs like your own, and comes back with Undo.
You set the limits
- View Only, the default: search, read settings and see previews.
- View and Edit: also change looks, recipes and edits, rate, flag, make albums and save recipes to a connected camera.
- View, Edit and Export: also export photos and recipe files, into a folder you choose.
- View, Edit, Export and Delete: also delete albums, recipes and snapshots, and remove photos from the library.
Agents are off until you turn them on in Settings › Agents, and the agents guide shows how to connect Claude, Codex and others.
Does RAF Film Lab work with Siri?
Yes, in a limited way, and Shortcuts fills the gaps.
On iPhone and iPad there's no MCP. Instead, RAF Film Lab supports a limited set of Siri requests, shaped like Apple's own photo actions: open your last photo, make it warmer, add photos to an album.
Siri needs to learn how you use an app before it suggests and understands those requests reliably, and that can take some time. How quickly that happens is up to Siri, not to us.
How do I make a Siri voice command with Shortcuts?
Build a shortcut from RAF Film Lab's actions in the Shortcuts app and give it a name. Saying “Hey Siri” and that name runs it.
You don't have to wait for Siri to learn. RAF Film Lab's actions are in the Shortcuts app on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and a shortcut you build runs the moment you ask for it by name.
- Find Photos, Set Look and Apply Recipe.
- Rate Photos, Flag Photos and Add Photos to Album.
- Export Photos and Undo Last Library Change.
Chain them into a shortcut, such as finding today's four-star photos, setting them to Classic Chrome and exporting them, and give it a name. Saying “Hey Siri” and that name runs it. A few are ready without any setup: “Find photos in RAF Film Lab”, “Set a look in RAF Film Lab”, “Export photos from RAF Film Lab” and “Undo the last change in RAF Film Lab”.
Build a voice command with Shortcuts
- Open the Shortcuts app and tap + to make a new shortcut.
- Search for RAF Film Lab and add its actions, such as Find Photos and then Set Look.
- Name the shortcut with the phrase you want to say.
- Say “Hey Siri” and the shortcut's name to run it.
Questions
Which AI assistants work with RAF Film Lab?
On the Mac, any app that runs local MCP servers: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others. The ChatGPT app can't, because it reaches MCP servers only over the internet.
Does the AI get my RAW files?
No. The MCP server runs on your Mac, and agents see previews the app renders, never your RAFs.
Why doesn't Siri understand my request yet?
Siri learns how you use an app over time, and that's up to Siri. A shortcut you name yourself works right away.
Can I undo what an assistant did?
Yes. Every change is live in the editor and comes back with Undo or ⌘Z.
More of RAF Film Lab
Try it on your own RAFs.
RAF Film Lab is in beta on TestFlight for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Leave your email and Apple will send you an invite.