I exposed my whole automation platform as an MCP server. Here's what Claude Code did with it.

Description and use

<p>I maintain <a href="https://blinkbox.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blinkbox</a>, an open-source automation platform — the Zapier / Make / n8n shape: triggers → nodes → actions, ~250 integrations with OAuth (Google, Slack, Notion, Airtable, GitHub, Microsoft), a headless Chromium pool for scraping, sandboxed JS nodes. This post is about one decision: instead of bolting an "AI builder" onto the app, I exposed the entire platform as an MCP server and let Claude Code be the builder.</p> <h2> Why not an in-app AI builder </h2> <p>Every automation tool is shipping a chat box that generates workf

Problem

<p>I maintain <a href="https://blinkbox.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blinkbox</a>, an open-source automation platform — the Zapier / Make / n8n shape: triggers → nodes → actions, ~250 integrations with OAuth (Google, Slack, Notion, Airtable, GitHub, Microsoft), a headless Chromium pool for scraping, sandboxed JS nodes. This post is about one decision: instead of bolting an "AI builder" onto the app, I exposed the entire platform as an MCP server and let Claude Code be the builder.</p> <h2> Why not an in-app AI builder </h2> <p>Every automation tool is shipping a chat box that generates workf

Outcome

<p>I maintain <a href="https://blinkbox.net" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blinkbox</a>, an open-source automation platform — the Zapier / Make / n8n shape: triggers → nodes → actions, ~250 integrations with OAuth (Google, Slack, Notion, Airtable, GitHub, Microsoft), a headless Chromium pool for scraping, sandboxed JS nodes. This post is about one decision: instead of bolting an "AI builder" onto the app, I exposed the entire platform as an MCP server and let Claude Code be the builder.</p> <h2> Why not an in-app AI builder </h2> <p>Every automation tool is shipping a chat box that generates workf

Evidence

I exposed my whole automation platform as an MCP server. Here's what Claude Code did with it.

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