You don't need a code editor, a server or any setup to put an app online with Pushpad. You need a chat with Claude. This walkthrough takes you from an empty chat to an app anyone can open, one step at a time.
What you need
- Claude: on claude.ai or in the Claude desktop app.
- A Pushpad account: sign in at pushpad.fun with your email or Google. It's free to start.
- An idea. It can be small. A sign-up page for an event is a good first app.
1. Connect Pushpad to Claude
Pushpad works inside Claude through a connector: a way of giving Claude new tools. You add it once, and it's there in every chat after that.
Open a new chat on claude.ai. Click the + button under the message box, then Add connector, then Add custom connector.
In the box that opens, type Pushpad as the name and paste this address:
https://mcp.pushpad.fun/mcpThen click Continue.
A Pushpad page opens and shows what Claude is asking to do. Sign in to Pushpad if it asks you to. You can untick anything you don't want Claude to do, then click Allow. You can disconnect it at any time from your dashboard.
You're back in Claude, and Pushpad is connected. To check, click the + button again. The menu item is now called Connectors, and Pushpad is in it with its switch turned on. If the switch is off, click it to turn Pushpad on for this chat.
2. Describe what you want
Start a new chat and tell Claude what you want to build, in your own words. For example:
"Build a sign-up page for my running club's Saturday meetups. People enter their name and email and pick a date, and I can see the list."
The more you say, the closer the first version will be. It helps to mention who the app is for, what people should be able to do, and how it should look.
Not sure how to put it? The marketplace has prompts other founders have used to build apps. Copy one into your chat, fill in the blanks, and Claude builds from there.
3. Watch it get built
Claude builds the app with Pushpad's tools. It creates the project, writes the files, builds the app and reads the results. If something doesn't build, Claude is told what needs fixing and fixes it. You don't need to read or write any code.
Then keep asking for changes, the same way you'd ask a person:
- "Make the colours match my logo."
- "Add a page with the club's route map."
- "Let people cancel their sign-up."
Each change is built the same way. If your app needs to store data, like the sign-up list, it gets its own database, separate from every other app's. If it needs a secret, such as an API key, you set it on your Workspaces page. It's stored encrypted and never shown again, to you or to Claude.
4. Publish it
When you're happy, ask Claude to publish. Pushpad puts the app online at its own address, like your-app.pushapp.live, and anyone with the link can open it. Claude tells you when it's live.
Publish again whenever you change something. If a change goes wrong, ask Claude to roll back, and the earlier version goes back up. You can also give the app a domain of your own, like example.com; the custom domains guide explains how.
Tips for a good first app
- Start small. One page that does one thing well is a great first app. Add more once it works.
- Ask for one change at a time. It's easier to see what changed, and to roll back if you don't like it.
- Open it on your phone. Most people will, so check it looks right there too.
Start now
Sign in at pushpad.fun, add the connector in Claude, and tell Claude what you want to build. If you get stuck, the docs cover every step, and we post updates on X at @usepushpad.