I built CloudHike: a backend your AI coding agent can set up over MCP

Description and use

CloudHike enables AI agents to automatically provision Postgres, S3 storage, Redis, auth, and email services, eliminating manual key management and multiple browser tabs.

Problem

AI coding agents can write full-stack code quickly but struggle with backend provisioning—creating databases, storage, auth, email, and managing secrets—leading to momentum loss.

Outcome

CloudHike streamlines backend setup for AI agents, reducing manual provisioning to a single prompt and eliminating the need for multiple dashboards and key management.

Workflow

• 1. Connect CloudHike MCP server to the editor (e.g., Claude Code or Cursor).
• 2. Agent reads the app code to determine required services (Postgres, Auth, Storage, etc.).
• 3. Agent calls list_projects or create_project to obtain a project.
• 4. Agent calls deploy_services for the needed services and then wait_for_services until they are ready.
• 5. Agent calls get_environment and writes the returned variables to .env.local (ensuring the file is git‑ignored).
• 6. Agent calls get_docs for relevant CloudHike documentation and writes connection code (e.g., pg pool for DATABASE_URL).
• 7. Developer reviews the diff, runs the app, and continues development without opening multiple browser tabs.

Evidence

My AI agent can write a whole Next.js app in an afternoon. Then it stops and hands the hard part back to me: make a Postgres database, set up a storage bucket, find a Redis instance, add auth, pick an email provider, and copy a dozen connection strings into .env.local without committing any of them.

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CloudHike is a backend-as-a-service built for people who code with AI agents. Each project can have: Postgres, S3-compatible storage, Redis, Auth, Transactional email, Background jobs.

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With the server connected, open your app's folder and paste this prompt (it's from the docs): Use the cloudhike MCP tools to set up CloudHike.dev as the backend for this app.

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The part I care about most is the remote MCP server. Once you add it to your editor, your agent can do the backend setup itself.

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