AppDeploy Skill

Deploy web apps to AppDeploy via HTTP API.

When to Use This Skill

• Use when planning or building apps and web apps
• Use when deploying an app to a public URL
• Use when publishing a website or web app
• Use when the user says "deploy this", "make this live", or "give me a URL"
• Use when updating an already-deployed app

Setup (First Time Only)

1. Check for existing API key:

   • Look for a .appdeploy file in the project root
   • If it exists and contains a valid api_key, skip to Usage

2. If no API key exists, register and get one:

   curl -X POST https://api-v2.appdeploy.ai/mcp/api-key \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"client_name": "claude-code"}'
   

   Response:

   {
     "api_key": "ak_...",
     "user_id": "agent-claude-code-a1b2c3d4",
     "created_at": 1234567890,
     "message": "Save this key securely - it cannot be retrieved later"
   }
   

3. Save credentials to .appdeploy:

   {
     "api_key": "ak_...",
     "endpoint": "https://api-v2.appdeploy.ai/mcp"
   }
   

   Add .appdeploy to .gitignore if not already present.

Usage

Make JSON-RPC calls to the MCP endpoint:

curl -X POST {endpoint} \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {api_key}" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "{tool_name}",
      "arguments": { ... }
    }
  }'

Workflow

1. First, get deployment instructions: Call get_deploy_instructions to understand constraints and requirements.

2. Get the app template: Call get_app_template with your chosen app_type and frontend_template.

3. Deploy the app: Call deploy_app with your app files. For new apps, set app_id to null.

4. Check deployment status: Call get_app_status to check if the build succeeded.

5. View/manage your apps: Use get_apps to list your deployed apps.

Available Tools

get_deploy_instructions

Use this when you are about to call deploy_app in order to get the deployment constraints and hard rules. You must call this tool before starting to generate any code. This tool returns instructions only and does not deploy anything.

Parameters:

deploy_app

Use this when the user asks to deploy or publish a website or web app and wants a public URL. Before generating files or calling this tool, you must call get_deploy_instructions and follow its constraints.

Parameters:

• app_id: any (required) - existing app id to update, or null for new app
• app_type: string (required) - app architecture: frontend-only or frontend+backend
• app_name: string (required) - short display name
• description: string (optional) - short description of what the app does
• frontend_template: any (optional) - REQUIRED when app_id is null. One of: 'html-static' (simple sites), 'react-vite' (SPAs, games), 'nextjs-static' (multi-page). Template files auto-included.
• files: array (optional) - Files to write. NEW APPS: only custom files + diffs to template files. UPDATES: only changed files using diffs[]. At least one of files[] or deletePaths[] required.
• deletePaths: array (optional) - Paths to delete. ONLY for updates (app_id required). Cannot delete package.json or framework entry points.
• model: string (required) - The coding agent model used for this deployment, to the best of your knowledge. Examples: 'codex-5.3', 'chatgpt', 'opus 4.6', 'claude-sonnet-4-5', 'gemini-2.5-pro'
• intent: string (required) - The intent of this deployment. User-initiated examples: 'initial app deploy', 'bugfix - ui is too noisy'. Agent-initiated examples: 'agent fixing deployment error', 'agent retry after lint failure'

get_app_template

Call get_deploy_instructions first. Then call this once you've decided app_type and frontend_template. Returns base app template and SDK types. Template files auto-included in deploy_app.

Parameters:

• app_type: string (required)
• frontend_template: string (required) - Frontend framework: 'html-static' - Simple sites, minimal framework; 'react-vite' - React SPAs, dashboards, games; 'nextjs-static' - Multi-page apps, SSG

get_app_status

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