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, with a live walk-through
- 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
- Live demos — actual code, actual data, no slideware
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
