asset_add_file MCP tool (Adobe connector) — file picker doesn't open in Claude Code desktop app (macOS)
Describe the bug
The Adobe Creative Cloud MCP tool asset_add_file is supposed to open a file picker so users can select images from their Lightroom/Creative Cloud library. When called from Claude Code desktop app on macOS, the tool returns a job_id with job_status: pending but no file picker ever appears. Polling asset_add_file_check_status stays permanently in pending state.
Steps to reproduce
- Connect the Adobe Creative Cloud MCP in Claude Code desktop (macOS)
- Ask Claude to edit a Lightroom photo
- Claude calls
asset_add_file— job returns pending, no picker opens
Expected behaviour
A file picker opens so the user can select a photo from their Adobe library.
Workaround
Share a specific photo from Lightroom web/mobile → paste the share link into chat → Claude can extract a working image URL and edit it.
Environment
- Claude Code desktop, macOS
- Adobe Creative Cloud MCP connected
Additional context
The editing tools themselves work fine once a valid image URL is provided. The gap is specifically the file selection step — asset_add_file appears to render a web UI widget that doesn't surface in the Claude Code desktop app. A non-picker fallback (e.g. get_presigned_url_by_asset_id) from Adobe's side would also resolve this.
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