Note: this feature requires macOS v.15.1.
Anthropic's Claude AI is integrated via the Claude Desktop app 'Claude.app', usually installed in the /Applications folder of the host Mac.
If a new Tinderbox version is installed, the pre-existing enablement/disablement state of AI Integration should be honoured. If not, the correct state may need to be reset from the Tinderbox menu. This situation is not totally under Tinderbox's control; a failure to update being as likely due to Claude Desktop. Worst case, repeat the AI bridge initialisation process as if for the first time.
Using Claude Desktop with Tinderbox
After correctly installing the MCP bridge, if using Claude and Tinderbox together the apps must be opened in a strict order:
- Check both apps are closed
- Open Claude Desktop, only once fully open,
- Open Tinderbox and any needed TBX files
Simply re-opening an already-open Tinderbox after opening Claude is not sufficient to initialise everything. This correct order of opening should be the first thing to check if Claude reports a problem with the Tinderbox MCP connection.
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