{"id":"tuhi-assistant.what-does-running-on-this-mac-port-mean","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-does-running-on-this-mac-port-mean","category":{"id":"tuhi-assistant","title":"Tuhi, your storage assistant"},"subcategory":{"id":"ai-access","title":"AI access for other assistants"},"question":"What does \"Running on this Mac, port …\" mean in the Connections tab?","alt_questions":["AI access status message","Connections tab says Off","Couldn't start AI access message","Is AI access running?"],"short_answer":"It's AI access's status: Running on this Mac means it's on and ready for assistants on this Mac, Off means it's switched off, and Couldn't start means turn it off and on again or restart Storage Studio.","answer_markdown":"It's the status of AI access. **Running on this Mac** means it's switched on and ready for assistants on this Mac to connect; the port number is simply where on your Mac they reach it, and you normally don't need it because the snippet already includes it.\n\n**Off.** means AI access is switched off. **Couldn't start** means it was switched on but couldn't begin — turn it off and on again, and if it keeps happening, restart Storage Studio.","answer_html":"

It's the status of AI access. Running on this Mac means it's switched on and ready for assistants on this Mac to connect; the port number is simply where on your Mac they reach it, and you normally don't need it because the snippet already includes it.

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Off. means AI access is switched off. Couldn't start means it was switched on but couldn't begin — turn it off and on again, and if it keeps happening, restart Storage Studio.

","answer_text":"It's the status of AI access. Running on this Mac means it's switched on and ready for assistants on this Mac to connect; the port number is simply where on your Mac they reach it, and you normally don't need it because the snippet already includes it.\n\nOff. means AI access is switched off. Couldn't start means it was switched on but couldn't begin — turn it off and on again, and if it keeps happening, restart Storage Studio.","tags":["ai access","status"],"related":[{"id":"tuhi-assistant.ai-assistant-cant-connect-to-storage-studio","question":"Why can't my AI assistant connect to Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/ai-assistant-cant-connect-to-storage-studio"},{"id":"tuhi-assistant.how-do-i-turn-off-ai-access","question":"How do I turn off AI access?","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/how-do-i-turn-off-ai-access"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What does \"Running on this Mac, port …\" mean in the Connections tab? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"It's AI access's status: Running on this Mac means it's on and ready for assistants on this Mac, Off means it's switched off, and Couldn't start means turn it off and on again or restart Storage Studio.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Tuhi, your storage assistant","path":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/"},{"name":"What does \"Running on this Mac, port …\" mean in the Connections tab?","path":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-does-running-on-this-mac-port-mean"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-does-running-on-this-mac-port-mean","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does \"Running on this Mac, port …\" mean in the Connections tab?","alternateName":["AI access status message","Connections tab says Off","Couldn't start AI access message","Is AI access running?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It's the status of AI access. Running on this Mac means it's switched on and ready for assistants on this Mac to connect; the port number is simply where on your Mac they reach it, and you normally don't need it because the snippet already includes it.\n\nOff. means AI access is switched off. Couldn't start means it was switched on but couldn't begin — turn it off and on again, and if it keeps happening, restart Storage Studio.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-does-running-on-this-mac-port-mean"}}]},"fragment":"
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What does "Running on this Mac, port …" mean in the Connections tab?

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Short answer: It's AI access's status: Running on this Mac means it's on and ready for assistants on this Mac, Off means it's switched off, and Couldn't start means turn it off and on again or restart Storage Studio.

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It's the status of AI access. Running on this Mac means it's switched on and ready for assistants on this Mac to connect; the port number is simply where on your Mac they reach it, and you normally don't need it because the snippet already includes it.

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Off. means AI access is switched off. Couldn't start means it was switched on but couldn't begin — turn it off and on again, and if it keeps happening, restart Storage Studio.

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