# Say "deploy" in Claude Code. It's live.

> Deploy from Claude Code with Agent Lab MCP: browser sign-in, no API key, then say "deploy this". Every version can roll back.

Web page: https://agentlab.cresclab.com/en/deploy/claude-code  
繁體中文 (Markdown): https://agentlab.cresclab.com/deploy/claude-code.md

Deploy from Claude Code · Agent Lab Deploy

Connect Agent Lab MCP to Claude Code once (sign in in the browser, no API key), then say "deploy this". Claude Code creates the project, uploads, waits for the build and asks before it goes live. Every version gets a preview URL and rollback; apps and databases run on Google Cloud in Taiwan.

[Start free](https://app.agentlab.cresclab.com/?lang=en&intent=deploy) [See the setup](https://agentlab.cresclab.com/en/deploy/claude-code#recipe)

Claude Code deploys a project to Agent Lab: it creates the project, uploads, waits for the build and reports the live URL.

Why deploy from Claude Code to Agent Lab

## Claude Code does the deploy, you approve it

### No API key

You sign in in the browser. The connection can do what you can do in the console, never more.

### Preview, go live, roll back

Every upload is a new version with its own URL. Look first, then go live; switch back in one click.

### Leaked keys caught

Uploads are checked for API keys and credentials before they can go live.

### PostgreSQL in one click

Create a database and connect it; the connection is written into the app.

Your options

## Claude Code with Agent Lab MCP, or your own server

Deploying from Claude Code to Agent Lab compared with running your own server

| What you care about | Agent Lab Deploy | Your own server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Setup | Connect MCP once, sign in in the browser | Install a CLI, create a token, write a deploy script |
| Credentials | No API key; the AI never sees a token | A token in the environment or pasted into the chat |
| Preview and rollback | Every version has its own URL; roll back in one click | Write your own scripts |
| Before going live | Uploads checked for leaked keys | Nothing unless you set it up |
| Database | PostgreSQL in one click, connection written into the app | Install and back it up yourself |
| Cost to start | Free plan: US$0, one size-S app (sleeps when idle) | A VPS at roughly US$6–20 a month, plus your time |

Steps

## Deploy from Claude Code in four steps

1. ### Connect Agent Lab MCP
   Restart Claude Code, type /mcp, pick agentlab-acme, then sign in in the browser and choose your organization.
2. ### Ask in the project
   Open the project in Claude Code and paste the prompt below, or just say "deploy this".
3. ### Check the plan and secrets
   It shows the build plan and the variables the code reads. Enter secrets in the console, never in the chat.
4. ### Preview and go live
   The first version goes live once it builds. Later ones get a preview URL; go live when you're happy.

Setup

## Connect Claude Code to Agent Lab

The Code tab in Claude Desktop uses the same setup and can upload local projects too. --scope user makes the connection available in every project folder, not just this one.

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### Terminal

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user agentlab-acme https://mcp.agentlab.cresclab.com/mcp
```

- `agentlab-acme` replace acme with your organization; the console's MCP page shows the filled-in setup.
- `CLAUDE.md` put the prompt here once and every later deploy follows it.

Prompt

### Then say this

```
Read https://app.agentlab.cresclab.com/agent/deploy.md and deploy this project to Agent Lab. Show me the build plan and the environment variables it needs first, tell me where to enter any secrets, and wait for my OK before it goes live.
```

FAQ

## Deploying from Claude Code: questions

**Can Claude Code deploy a website by itself?**

Yes, once Agent Lab MCP is connected. Claude Code creates the project, uploads the folder, waits for the build and reports the URL; it asks before a version goes live. [Docs →](https://agentlab.cresclab.com/docs/en/deploy/ai-agent)

**Do I give Claude Code an API key or token?**

No. The connection signs in with OAuth in your browser. Secrets your app needs go in the console, and the AI never sees them.

**Can I deploy from claude.ai or a regular Claude Desktop chat?**

A regular chat can't read folders on your computer. With the connector it can check status, change settings and put a version live. To upload a local project, use Claude Code or the Code tab in Claude Desktop, or deploy from GitHub.

**Which frameworks does it support?**

JavaScript, Python and Go projects build from source with no Dockerfile (Next.js, Vite, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Express, FastAPI, Django, Go and more); anything else ships a Dockerfile. [All deploy guides →](https://agentlab.cresclab.com/en/deploy/guides)

**Is there a free way to deploy?**

The Free plan is US$0: one size-S app that sleeps after 15 idle minutes, one size-S database, three static web pages, 100 build minutes and 5 GB of traffic a month, pausing at the limit instead of charging. Pro (US$29 a month before tax) keeps apps running and adds custom domains. [Pricing →](https://agentlab.cresclab.com/en/deploy#pricing)