Guides

Reproducible walkthroughs with the exact prompts and code. Each one ends with something running: a backend, an endpoint, an admin a client can use.

  • Guide

    Reading a failure that arrives as a success

    Why an MCP tool call can fail while the HTTP response says 200, how Claude Code reports it, the two TaskLite refusals that send sessions to support (column type mismatch, wrong host), the silent one (stale column ids), and how to make the agent recover.

    3 min read
  • Guide

    The admin your client actually operates

    You built the app with Claude Code. Now a business has to run it. What an operable admin needs (statuses, views, forms, approvals, permissions, audit), why generated admin panels fail at hand-over, and a hand-over checklist for TaskLite-backed apps.

    3 min read
  • Setup

    The TaskLite connector in Cursor, Codex, Claude Desktop and Claude Code

    Setup for the TaskLite MCP server in every client: Claude Desktop and claude.ai (directory or URL), Claude Code (hosted or local), Cursor, OpenAI Codex, and any stdio MCP client. Config snippets, the OAuth flow, and where tools appear.

    3 min read
  • Comparison

    TaskLite vs Supabase for apps built by AI agents

    An honest comparison of TaskLite and Supabase as the backend for apps built with Claude Code or Cursor: data model, auth, admin, what the agent can do through MCP, pricing, and a decision rule. Supabase wins some of these.

    3 min read
  • Explainer

    MCP connectors for business data, explained

    MCP servers explained for business data: what a connector lets Claude do with your orders, customers and tasks, the difference between read-only and write access, the security model, and three cases where a connector beats a chatbot integration.

    4 min read
  • Guide

    Give your Claude-built app a REST API

    How to expose TaskLite boards as REST endpoints for an app built with Claude Code: apps, endpoints, exposed columns, API keys kept server-side, per-user row security with X-App-User, rate limits, and the errors you will meet.

    4 min read
  • Tutorial

    Build an inventory app with Claude Code, admin included

    Tutorial: an inventory app built with Claude Code and TaskLite in under 20 minutes. Items, suppliers, stock movements, a low-stock automation, a barcode-friendly intake form, and endpoints for a POS or a shop. Prompts included.

    4 min read
  • Tutorial

    Build a CRM with Claude Code in 15 minutes

    A step-by-step build of a working CRM with Claude Code and TaskLite: contacts, deals with a pipeline, a lead form, a follow-up automation, and a REST endpoint for a landing page. Exact prompts included.

    4 min read
  • Guide

    Claude Code database options, compared honestly

    Which database should a Claude Code project use? A practical comparison of a Postgres MCP server, Supabase, SQLite and TaskLite: setup time, what the agent can do, auth, admin UI, and who should pick which.

    4 min read
  • Guide

    Add a backend to any Claude Code project with one prompt

    A backend for Claude Code without provisioning anything: connect the TaskLite MCP server, describe the data, and get a database, REST endpoints and an admin panel your client can use. Step-by-step, with the exact prompts.

    4 min read