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I have no clue what MCP means really but I learned I could connect my Contra to my Claude through MCP today 👀
did everyone already know about this but me? idk why i feel late to this party haha but as a avid Claude user for years now with a annual Pro subscription this feels like another way to lighten my load as a solopreneur scaling to become a "real" entrepreneur!
anyone already have this connection? if you do, share some tips or use cases i should think of! i'm excited to explore more MCP's now i think
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3 days. 2 prompts. 1 wedding website.
Wanted to stress-test Claude Design on something I genuinely care
about: 👰🏼♀️The website for my wedding in September. 10 years with my
partner Agus, real deadline, real guests, no room for "AI template" energy.
Here's what I learned by day 3:
Claude Design is not a standalone tool. It's a layer in a stack.
The actual workflow that worked for me:
→ Claude (chat) — drafted the brief, defined palette, structured
the 13 sections before opening the canvas
→ Claude Design — executed in 2 prompts. All 13 sections. Live
countdown, RSVP form, copy-to-clipboard buttons. The skeleton
was real.
→ Claude (chat) again — debugged outputs, regenerated my CSS when
I hit my weekly limit, planned the next surgical prompt
→ Claude Code (next) — will wire the RSVP form to Google Sheets
What surprised me:
✦ Reading my SVG monogram + brand brief and producing a coherent
first pass
✦ The Tweaks panel — custom sliders that don't burn tokens
✦ How fast 70% of the structure appeared
Where it hit the wall:
✦ Burned my Pro daily allowance in 2 prompts. Inline comments
cost credits too.
✦ The Tweaks panel generates a .jsx file that silently overrode
my hand-edited CSS. Lost 20 minutes wondering why nothing
changed.
✦ Some elements weren't selectable. Decorative star ornaments I
wanted to delete? Couldn't click them. Had to spend a full
chat prompt asking Claude to remove them.
✦ The output was structurally there but emotionally generic. The
small details — animation timing, hover micro-interactions,
the curated feel of a hand-crafted page — those still need a
human and a tool like Framer.
🤔 The verdict:
Claude Design replaces the blank page. It does NOT replace the
designer's craft. It's an incredible preview-to-final-web step,
not the destination.
For me, the real magic is the loop. Use Claude to plan. Claude
Design to scaffold. Framer (or your tool of choice) to give it
soul.
What's your stack? 👇
Such a transparent look at the 'loop'!
As a Social Media Manager, I’m curious when Claude hit the wall on 'emotionally generic' elements, did you find that adjusting the prompt for high-fidelity micro-interactions was worth the token burn, or was it faster to just move the 'scaffold' into Framer for that curated feel?
Today came the day that I got into Claude Pro subscription 🤑 Now I need to get my money's worth!!
While I'm still not sure how to use most of it, I have asked it to help me create a project tracker template on Notion for my projects and tasks within each project. 🤓
I honestly hate doing this because it's sooo time consuming, 🫠 but a the same time know that I need it because I am afraid of forgetting to deliver anything.
I think I made a good choice!
What other ways do you use AI or Claude for in your workflow?
Samee, just subscribed to Claude Pro 3 days ago, and have been loving it!
Could Claude Design replace your first design sprint?
I tested Claude Design to build a Personal Financial dashboard interactive prototype — starting with nothing but plain language and rough Figma screenshots. Here's my honest take:
✨ What wowed me
The depth of product logic genuinely surprised me. It didn't just lay out components — it thought like a product designer. It generated an insight like "If you increase your monthly contributions by £100, you'd end up with £112K" in the relevant section. Something I hadn't even thought to include.
🟡 The icons and layout felt warm and considered from the very first generation.
🟡 It even brought a lightweight design system: edit/set your fonts and background, and it updates across the entire prototype.
🟡 And before building anything, Claude Design asks thoughtful questions about your colour choices, fonts, and intent, which genuinely helps you spend your tokens wisely.
🚧 What it can't replace yet
The interaction layer. Some interactions worked, some were just layout — and for a mid-fidelity prototype, I get it. But crucial interactions need to function. That said, I think Claude Code will eventually sort this out.
The verdict? Claude Design isn't replacing Figma or a senior product designer anytime soon — but the thoughtfulness it brings to the first draft is genuinely impressive.
Have you tried building a prototype with AI yet? What was your experience? 👇
♥️ Btw, if anyone's interested in the product, I'm actually close to the final version! Follow @clearday.financial.dashboard for updates, stay tuned! 👀
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