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Softr

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No-code platform for building client portals and internal tools on top of Airtable, Google Sheets, or databases without writing code

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Softr ships MCP and embedded agents, making no-code apps AI-orchestratable

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◆Current state
Softr has added two substantial capability layers in rapid succession: autonomous agents embedded directly into user apps (August 26), and full MCP integration that makes every platform surface controllable via Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible client (September 6–8). Both ship on all plans with no additional AI credits required. The platform still centers on visual no-code building, but these moves position it as infrastructure for AI-driven workflows rather than a pure visual builder.
◆Where it's heading
Softr is converging on a model where apps built on its platform are simultaneously human-navigable and machine-orchestratable. The MCP rollout — announced as a multi-day series of drops — indicates they are treating AI interoperability as a primary product surface, not a feature add-on. The logical extension is multi-step agentic chains that span data sources and scheduled workflows, which their August agent launch already scaffolds.
◆Prediction
Softr will likely expand scheduled agents into more complex multi-step automation chains, and extend MCP coverage to user-management and permission APIs. The remaining MCP drops telegraphed for the week of September 6 will reveal how far they are willing to expose internal platform primitives to external AI orchestration.

◆Recent moves

  1. 3d ago

    Workflow MCP

    The third MCP drop extends AI control to workflow automation, letting users build or migrate complex automations via Claude or ChatGPT prompts. It adds a meaningful surface to the MCP launch arc but remains within the trajectory already established by the September 6 announcement.

  2. 4d ago

    Vibe code block MCP

    Day 2 of the MCP rollout brings custom code blocks under AI control — users can prompt Claude or ChatGPT to generate and wire code components to their data sources. A concrete expansion of the MCP surface that shows Softr extending AI access beyond structural layout into custom logic.

  3. 5d ago

    A brand new way to build with Softr

    ⚡ SPARK

    The MCP launch is the architectural hinge of Softr's AI transformation — opening app building, databases, and workflow automation to AI-driven control from day one, on every plan. It completes the loop the Softr Agents launch started two weeks earlier, making Softr apps both human-built and machine-operable.

  4. 16d ago

    Workspace teams

    Team-based visibility scoping inside workspaces lets organizations silo client projects or sensitive apps without separate workspace overhead. Part of a broader August push toward enterprise-grade access controls, paired with item-level sharing and 2FA.

  5. 16d ago

    Meet Softr Agents

    ⚡ SPARK

    Softr Agents established the agentic foundation that MCP now exposes externally — two types (app-embedded and scheduled) mean Softr apps can now both respond to user interactions autonomously and run background tasks on a recurring cadence. This is the product's clearest move beyond static no-code tooling.

  6. 16d ago

    2FA for app users

    Authenticator-based 2FA for app end-users closes a security gap that grows more relevant as Softr apps handle sensitive business data. Shipping alongside the agents launch suggests deliberate pairing of expanded capability with access hardening.