Macaly Cloud
Macaly (team.blue) · Coding · Productivity
Macaly Cloud is an MCP connector that lets Claude, ChatGPT or Grok Bot write the code for a site or web app while Macaly handles the database, preview links and hosting.
About Macaly Cloud
What Is Macaly Cloud
Macaly Cloud is an MCP server that sits between your AI assistant and Macaly's infrastructure. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Grok Bot or Codex writes every line of code. Macaly supplies the git repository, the cloud sandbox, the database, the build, a shareable preview and production hosting on a macaly.app address.
The point is the gap after the code. Chatbots can produce a working page in a few minutes, but putting it online usually means finding hosting, wiring a database and buying a domain. Macaly Cloud removes those steps. You install the connector once, describe the project in the chat you already pay for, and the agent calls Macaly's tools to create the app, write files, test the build and publish.
Vibe coding tools usually sell their own AI credits on top of the subscription you already hold. Macaly goes the other way. You can publish a website from ChatGPT or Claude without paying for a second model, and anyone shopping for a ChatGPT app builder gets the same path from prompt to live URL.
The limits are worth knowing before you start. Credits run the build, and Free gets 100 actions through ChatGPT or Claude each month. Custom domains are charged separately from your plan. Macaly's own agent never runs on this path, so the quality of the result depends on the model you bring.
Getting Started
- Open the Macaly Cloud listing in your client's directory (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Grok Bot) and click Connect. For Claude Code or Codex, add the server address from Settings, then Connections in Macaly.
- Sign in to Macaly in the browser window that opens and approve access. The connection uses OAuth, so there are no keys to copy.
- Ask for the project in plain language: a booking page for a studio, a portfolio with a contact form, a small store. The agent creates the app and starts writing files.
- Let the agent typecheck, then open the preview link it returns. Ask for changes in the same chat and the preview rebuilds in a few seconds.
- Say publish when the site looks right. The agent calls publish_app, waits for the deployment, and gives you the live address.
Product Information
A quick look at Macaly Cloud's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.
Best for
The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.
Users
- Solo founders
- Small business owners
- Freelancers and studios
Tasks
- Turning a chat prototype into a live site
- Adding a database and login
- Publishing revisions quickly
- Moving a project into a visual editor
Scenarios
- A one page site that has to exist today
- Client work with a review step
- A small internal tool
Key features
One click connector with OAuth
Macaly Cloud works as an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Grok Bot, Claude Code and Codex. Setup is a listing in the client's directory, a sign-in and an approval window. The first four install it from their own stores, and the docs give a terminal command for the last two. Teams that automate can skip OAuth and pass a Macaly API key as a bearer token instead.
Agent writes files, Macaly keeps the history
The agent uses write_file and edit_file, and each call becomes one atomic git commit with its own entry in the app history. A small edit to a large file only sends the changed text, which keeps long sessions cheaper. The first write on a cold workspace takes about 20 to 30 seconds longer while the sandbox boots.
Database, accounts and email handled by skills
More than 70 skills cover the parts a project normally buys separately: storage, Google sign-in or email codes, password reset, outgoing email, payments, image generation, analytics and search. The agent reads a guide with skill_info and runs the commands in a sandbox that already holds the credentials. You never paste an API key into the chat.
Preview link after every change
The preview rebuilds automatically a few seconds after the last write, and preview_app returns a URL you can open or share, including a direct link to a subpage such as /pricing. Calling it at the end of a turn also tells Macaly the turn is finished. For a client review, that link is usually enough.
Publish and custom domain in the same chat
When you ask to go live, the agent calls publish_app and polls get_deployment until the status reads READY, then returns the live URL. connect_domain attaches a domain you own or renames the Macaly subdomain. Buying the domain is billed separately from the Macaly plan.
Project stays editable outside the chat
Every build is a full Macaly project from the first file, not a throwaway export. You can open it in the Macaly editor, change copy and layout visually, browse the version history, or hand it to Macaly's own agent to continue. Moving the project fully into Macaly is also possible, so you are not locked into one assistant.
Pros and cons
Pros
- No second AI subscription: the model you already pay for writes the code, and Macaly charges for infrastructure only.
- The Free tier includes AI app hosting with 1M credits and 100 ChatGPT or Claude actions a month, enough to finish a small project.
- EU hosting suits European small businesses that need their data to stay in the region.
- Preview links and per-edit git history make review and rollback simple for client work.
- Projects remain portable, since the same app opens in Macaly's visual editor and can be handed to another agent.
Cons
- Credits are shared across building, images and database overages, so a media-heavy build can use a month of credits in a day.
- The Free plan publishes one app and caps connector actions at 100 a month, which runs out fast on a real project.
- Starter costs $10 a month but leaves out the GitHub integration, so code exports start at Pro.
- Macaly's own agent does not run here, which means a weaker model in your client produces weaker code and more debugging turns.
Frequently asked questions
There is a Free plan with 1M credits, one published app on a macaly.app address and 100 actions a month through ChatGPT or Claude. Starter at $10 a month removes the action cap and adds a custom domain. The service was free for everyone until 1 October 2026, and paid tiers apply after that date.
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