---
id: settings.what-is-the-connections-section
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-the-connections-section
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Connections for AI assistants"
question: "What is the Connections section in Storage Studio's Settings?"
alt_questions:
  - "Let Claude read my storage status"
  - "storage studio AI assistant connection"
  - "Connections settings storage studio"
short_answer: "It lets AI assistants on this Mac read your storage status from Storage Studio. It's read-only, off until you turn on Allow local assistant access, and never reachable from outside this Mac."
tags: ["connections", "ai assistants", "privacy"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-an-ai-assistant-change-files-through-ai-access"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What is the Connections section in Storage Studio's Settings?

**Settings → Connections** lets AI assistants on this Mac, such as Claude Desktop, read your storage status from Storage Studio — free space, backups, cloud accounts and recent activity. It's **read-only**: nothing can be moved, backed up or deleted this way.

It's off until you turn on **Allow local assistant access**, and it only runs on this Mac — never reachable from the internet or your network. For setup steps, see [AI access](https://storagestudio.us/manual/ai-access).