---
id: tuhi-assistant.do-i-need-ai-access-to-use-tuhi
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/do-i-need-ai-access-to-use-tuhi
category: "Tuhi, your storage assistant"
subcategory: "AI access for other assistants"
question: "Do I need AI access turned on to use Tuhi?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is AI access the same as Tuhi?"
  - "Does Tuhi use MCP?"
  - "Tuhi vs AI access"
  - "Difference between Tuhi and Claude Desktop connection"
short_answer: "No. Tuhi is built into Storage Studio and works with AI access off. AI access is an optional, separate feature for outside assistants like Claude Desktop to read your storage overview."
tags: ["tuhi", "ai access"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-is-ai-access", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-is-tuhi"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Do I need AI access turned on to use Tuhi?

No. Tuhi is built into Storage Studio and works with AI access off. **AI access** is a separate, optional feature for AI assistants *outside* the app — such as Claude Desktop — that you'd like to be able to read your storage overview.

You can use Tuhi, AI access, both or neither.