# Softr MCP: build a project tracker, permissions and an alert

Create real records and a live dashboard, then test the blocked-project workflow and team access.

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Content language: en
Author: Luke Byrne
Video published: 2026-09-19
Guide published: 2026-10-31
Sponsored coverage: Softr

[Watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk)
Video language: English

## Connect Softr and create the data

Thanks to Softr for sponsoring this video.

Luke builds an agency project tracker from Claude Code. The eight example client projects are fictional records, not real client data.

1. Use the Softr MCP documentation linked through the original video to connect and log in. Restart the client so its tools appear.
2. Describe the project schema and create the database before the dashboard.
3. Add the eight example projects and inspect the fields and values in Softr.

## Build a dashboard over the records

The Vibe coding block must read the live database. A convincing dashboard built from hardcoded sample data would not pass this check.

1. Create the read-only dashboard against the saved records.
2. Add app users and restrict the dashboard to logged-in users.
3. Change a record and confirm the dashboard reflects it. Check that users see only the access intended for their role.

## Test alerts and App MCP

The demonstrated automation responds when a project is both Blocked and High priority, logs a follow-up and sends an email through Gmail.

1. Configure the two conditions and test with a demo record and your own destination.
2. Verify the follow-up and actual email, rather than accepting the workflow diagram as proof.
3. Publish, invite a test team member and update a deadline from a fresh Claude chat.
4. Enable App MCP for the intended users, then test reads and writes under each user’s permissions.

## The takeaway

Check database changes, dashboard updates, alerts and user permissions separately before introducing real team work.

## Workflow resources

- [ailuke.short.gy](https://ailuke.short.gy/softr)
- [lukejbyrne.com](https://lukejbyrne.com/softr)

## Chapters

- [0:00 Why did I replace spreadsheets with AI-built custom software?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=0s)
- [1:37 What is Softr MCP and what can Claude build with it?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=97s)
- [2:46 How do you connect the Softr MCP server to Claude Code?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=166s)
- [4:05 Can Claude create a Softr database and add records from one prompt?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=245s)
- [7:38 How do you build a live dashboard with Softr's Vibe coding block?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=458s)
- [10:10 How do you add login and app users to a Softr app from Claude?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=610s)
- [11:53 Can a Softr workflow email you when a project is blocked?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=713s)
- [14:15 How do you publish the app, invite your team and update it from Claude?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=855s)
- [15:51 How does your team use the app through its own MCP server?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=951s)
- [17:38 What did Claude actually build with Softr MCP?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk&t=1058s)

## Sources and limitations

Written follow-along guide prepared 31 October 2026 from this exact published video’s description and chapter sequence. The checklists are editorial adaptations, not verbatim transcript quotations. Demonstrated results are attributed to the video; the full final video was not independently transcribed or watched for this article, and the product was not retested. For installation commands, later interface changes and current offers, use the original resources linked here.

[Original video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKDZhBv7jsk)