AI in FileMaker — Practical Patterns for 2026
Details
The AI tools you've been hearing about — Claude, Model Context Protocol, retrieval-augmented generation — aren't a hypothetical for FileMaker. They're shipping in production solutions right now. This first FileMaker Future session is a working tour: what's actually possible in 2026, what's still theater, and where the platform is genuinely headed.
WE'LL COVER
- Claude / OpenAI integration in FileMaker — three patterns that actually work in production, from the simplest to the most ambitious
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) — the new standard letting AI agents talk directly to your FileMaker data
- Server-side AI calls — when to run from the client, when to run from the server, what each costs you
- AI-assisted FileMaker development — where Claude Code and similar tools save real time, where they trip
WHO IT'S FOR
FileMaker developers, consultants, and admins who want to see what modern FileMaker development actually looks like. Beginner-friendly framing throughout — you don't need AI experience to follow along, just curiosity.
FORMAT
60 minutes on Zoom. 25 minutes focused topic, 25 minutes open Q&A and show-and-tell, 10 minutes preview of next session. Recording posted for members.
PREP
None. Bring questions, bring war stories, bring whatever you've been wondering about AI + FileMaker.
— Matthew Hardy, Database Success
