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Build a personal Kanban board that Claude can work through MCP

timgrassin, a non-developer, built two internal apps with Claude Code: a personal Kanban board that Claude works through MCP on his subscription, and a Thai learning app for his own study.

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@timgrassin on X · 2026-10-24

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-24.

What they did

timgrassin, a non-developer, built two internal apps with Claude Code: a personal Kanban board that Claude works through MCP on his subscription, and a Thai learning app for his own study.

Result (as claimed)

Two personal tools built without coding experience.

Tools they used

Claude CodeMCP

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  3. Review the plan

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  4. Check the result

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Goal: Build a personal Kanban board that Claude can work through MCP
What the original author did: timgrassin, a non-developer, built two internal apps with Claude Code: a personal Kanban board that Claude works through MCP on his subscription, and a Thai learning app for his own study.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Two personal tools built without coding experience.
Source: https://x.com/timgrassin/status/2114024175950315582
Tools they used: Claude Code, MCP
Category: Personal & life

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1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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