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AI can also help shoulder the parts of the creative process that eat up time by handling repetitive tasks
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Today, Anthropic is releasing a set of connectors—tools that let Claude work alongside the software creative professionals rely on, so creatives can extend their reach.
Key facts
- Updated May 1, 2026: Blender has elected to receive Anthropic's contribution as a one-time donation rather than through the Blender Development Fund; the post has been revised to reflect
- The first three such programs are Art and Computation at Rhode Island School of Design, Fundamentals of AI for Creatives at Ringling College of Art and Design, and the MA/MFA Computational Arts
- Opus 5 is a step change improvement for the Opus tier powering long-running agents while delivering improvements in coding and professional work
- The Blender developers have created an MCP connector, which is now officially available for Claude
Summary
Creative professionals look to technology to expand what's possible in their work. Ableton grounds Claude’s answers in official product documentation for Live and Push. Adobe for creativity enables users to bring images, videos, and designs to life, drawing from 50+ tools across Creative Cloud apps including Photoshop, Premiere, Express, and more. Affinity by Canva automates repetitive production tasks across pro creative workflows - such as batch image adjustments, layer renaming, and file export - and generates custom features directly in the app.