# Adobe Inside Claude — Setup + Prompt Pack (Free) > **What this is:** The fastest possible setup for the Adobe for Creativity > connector in Claude — plus a ready-to-use prompt pack for every common > task a solopreneur, freelancer, or small business owner runs into. > > **Setup time:** 60 seconds for guest mode. ~3 minutes if you also create > a free Adobe ID for bonus skills. > **Cost:** $0. Free Claude account + (optional) free Adobe account. --- ## What This Unlocks ``` ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ ONE CHAT → 50+ ADOBE TOOLS → FINISHED WORK │ │ │ │ Photoshop Lightroom Premiere Illustrator │ │ Firefly Express InDesign Adobe Stock │ │ │ │ No app switching. No tutorials. Just describe what you │ │ want — Claude picks the right tools and runs them. │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` --- ## Free vs Signed-In — At a Glance ``` ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ 🆓 GUEST MODE (no Adobe account) ║ ║ ────────────────────────────────── ║ ║ ✓ ~40 standard Adobe tools ║ ║ ✓ Portrait retouching ║ ║ ✓ Batch photo editing ║ ║ ✓ Background removal & composition ║ ║ ✓ Object removal / cleanup ║ ║ ✓ Image resizing & cropping ║ ║ ✓ Color grading & style transfer ║ ║ ✓ Format conversion ║ ║ ║ ║ 🔒 SIGNED-IN BONUS (free Adobe ID) ║ ║ ────────────────────────────────── ║ ║ ✓ Everything above ║ ║ + Video resizing for social (Reels, Shorts, TikTok) ║ ║ + Express templates for social posts ║ ║ + Generative Expand (extend image edges) ║ ║ + Adobe Stock library access ║ ║ + Higher usage limits ║ ║ + Saved sessions across chats ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ``` **Bottom line:** start in guest mode. Sign in only when you want video work or Express templates. --- ## Install — 60 Seconds Flat ``` ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ STEP 1 Sign in to Claude (free account is fine) │ │ → claude.ai │ │ │ │ STEP 2 Click the install link │ │ → claude.ai/directory/connectors/ │ │ adobe-creativity │ │ │ │ STEP 3 Click "Connect" │ │ │ │ STEP 4 Click "Continue as Guest" │ │ (skip Adobe sign-in for now) │ │ │ │ ✓ DONE. Connector is live in every chat. │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` ### Verify it worked Open a new Claude chat and type: > *"What Adobe tools do you have available?"* Claude should list a chunk of tools across Photoshop, Lightroom, etc. **If it says it doesn't see any Adobe tools:** click the **[+]** in the lower-left of the chat window, hover Connectors, toggle Adobe for Creativity ON. --- ## Optional: Sign in with a Free Adobe ID Skip this until you actually need video resize, Express templates, or Generative Expand. ``` 1. Go to adobe.com → Sign In → Create Account (No credit card. Email + password. ~60 seconds.) 2. In Claude, go to: → claude.ai/customize/connectors 3. Find "Adobe for Creativity" → click "Sign In with Adobe" 4. Complete the OAuth flow. ✓ All bonus skills now active. ``` --- ## The Prompt Pack The pattern that always works: **Upload your file(s) → describe the outcome → let Claude pick the tools.** Don't tell Claude *which* tool to use. Tell it what you want at the end. --- ### 🆓 FREE — Works in Guest Mode #### 1. Portrait Retouching ``` Drop in: 1-5 selfies or headshots ``` > *"Use portrait refinement on these — balanced lighting, soft blurred > background, auto-straighten, and a clean portrait crop for LinkedIn."* > *"Make this look like a professional founder portrait — warm tones, > clean background, magazine quality."* --- #### 2. Batch Editing (Same Style Across a Set) ``` Drop in: 3-10 photos that should look consistent ``` > *"Batch edit these product photos — warm, cinematic, consistent. > Export at 1080×1080 for Instagram."* > *"These were shot in mixed lighting. Make them all look like they were > taken on the same overcast day."* --- #### 3. Background Removal & Composition ``` Drop in: a subject photo + (optionally) a background photo ``` > *"Remove the background from this photo of me and place me on this > beach photo. Match the lighting on me to the beach scene."* > *"Cut out this product and put it on a clean white studio background, > centered, for an e-commerce listing."* --- #### 4. Object Removal & Cleanup ``` Drop in: 1 photo with something you want gone ``` > *"Remove the people in the background of this photo."* > *"Clean up this product photo — remove dust specks and the small > scratch on the corner."* --- #### 5. Resize for Any Platform (Images) ``` Drop in: any image ``` > *"Make Instagram (1080×1080), Story (1080×1920), and LinkedIn banner > (1584×396) versions of this. Smart-crop to keep the subject centered."* > *"Crop this for a YouTube thumbnail — 1280×720, focus on the face."* --- #### 6. Color Grading & Style ``` Drop in: any photo (or a few) ``` > *"Make this cinematic — teal and orange grade, deepen shadows, slight > film grain."* > *"Give this a vintage 1970s polaroid feel — warm cast, faded blacks, > soft focus around the edges."* --- #### 7. Multi-Step Workflow (The Real Power) > *"Here are 6 product photos. Remove the backgrounds, place each on a > soft white seamless background, color-match them, and export as > 1500×1500 for Shopify."* > *"Take this messy phone selfie. Brighten it, remove the background, > drop me on neutral gray, and crop square for my profile pic."* --- ### 🔒 BONUS — Requires Free Adobe ID #### 8. Video Resize for Social ``` Drop in: any horizontal video clip ``` > *"Resize this for Instagram Reels — vertical 9:16, 1080p, smart-crop > so the subject stays centered."* > *"Give me three versions: Instagram (1:1, 60s), TikTok (9:16, 60s), > LinkedIn (16:9, 90s)."* --- #### 9. Express Templates → Social Posts ``` Just describe your campaign — no upload needed ``` > *"Make an Instagram story for my coffee shop's weekend sale. > Earthy tones, hand-drawn vibe, 20% off all drinks Saturday."* > *"Build a flyer for my pop-up event next Friday — modern, minimal, > include date, address, and a call-to-action."* --- #### 10. Generative Expand ``` Drop in: a photo that's the wrong aspect ratio ``` > *"Extend this vertical phone photo into a 16:9 landscape — fill the > edges naturally so it looks like the original was always wide."* --- ## Pro Tips That 3x Your Results ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ ✓ DESCRIBE THE OUTCOME, NOT THE TOOL │ │ "Make this cinematic" → good │ │ "Use Photoshop's curves adjustment" → unnecessary │ │ │ │ ✓ BE SPECIFIC ABOUT DIMENSIONS │ │ "Resize for social" → vague │ │ "9:16 at 1080p for Instagram Reels" → reliable │ │ │ │ ✓ ITERATE IN THE SAME CHAT │ │ "Make the background softer" / "Punch up the warmth" │ │ │ │ ✓ UPLOAD MULTIPLE FILES AT ONCE │ │ Drag 5-10 photos in together — batch skill kicks in │ │ │ │ ✓ MENTION THE CONNECTOR IF NEEDED │ │ "Be sure to use Adobe for Creativity" │ │ │ │ ✓ NAME THE SKILL IF CLAUDE PICKS THE WRONG ONE │ │ "Use the portrait retouching skill on these photos" │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` --- ## Troubleshooting ``` PROBLEM FIX ═════════ ═════ Claude says it has no Adobe Click [+] in lower-left of chat, tools toggle Adobe for Creativity ON Install link won't open Manual path: Customize → Connectors → [+] → Browse → "Adobe for Creativity" Claude picked the wrong skill Be explicit: "Use batch edit photos" or "use portrait refinement" "This requires sign-in" error Sign in with a free Adobe ID at claude.ai/customize/connectors Vague output Specify exact dimensions and platform in the prompt Phone install not working ⚠ iOS / Android can't install connectors. Set up on web or Desktop first; phone runs workflows after. Same prompt giving weird Start a NEW chat. Context can drift. results ``` --- ## Where to Go Next ``` ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ WANT TO AUTOMATE THIS? │ │ ───────────────────── │ │ Combine with Claude Routines for a daily auto-posting agent │ │ that designs and posts to Instagram while you sleep. │ │ → alphastack.fun/claude-routine-marketing-agent │ │ │ │ WANT FULL PRO PRECISION? │ │ ──────────────────────── │ │ Adobe Firefly AI Assistant (Creative Cloud Pro) gives you the │ │ same orchestration inside Adobe's UI with full asset visibility │ │ at every step. Paid. │ │ │ │ WANT CUSTOM SKILLS? │ │ ─────────────────── │ │ Browse all the official Adobe skills on GitHub: │ │ → github.com/adobe/skills │ │ You can install individual skills, modify them, or write your │ │ own. │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` --- **That's it.** Free Claude + free Adobe ID + 60 seconds = $200/mo of pro creative tools, available from any chat. Drop a photo in. Try a prompt. See what happens.