Turn Instagram and WhatsApp DMs into booked calls with an AI setter
An anonymous founder sells an AI appointment setter that answers DMs in the client’s voice around the clock.
Let CRM customers combine your data with other MCPs in Claude or Copilot
A niche CRM vendor’s MCP lets non-technical users connect platform data to Claude or Copilot.
- Difficulty
- IntermediateOur rating
- Time to build
- Not reportedOur estimate
- Monthly cost
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- Revenue
- Not reportedWe only show revenue the source states
- Engagement
- 0 replies to HN commentComment in “Ask HN: Who is using MCP in production?” (198 points, 201 comments) · fetched Oct 15, 2026
What they did
This niche CRM built an MCP with LLM-specific tool descriptions and full OAuth, and reuses it for its own in-app agent.
How it went
They say it is very useful for non-technical users, none of whom know what a CLI is.
Worth knowing
One MCP can serve both customers and your own agent.
Builder recipe
Our own starting point, written from the source. Adapt it to your setup.
Stack
- CRM MCP with OAuth
- Claude or Copilot
Steps
- Connect your lead sources and CRM.
- Have the agent enrich, dedupe and draft, not send.
- Review drafts and push approved items to the CRM or sequencer.
- Track replies and tune the prompts.
Starter prompt
List deals with no activity in 14 days, draft a follow-up for each, and log a task in the CRM.Tags
Read the original
- Hacker News: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565617 ↗ (opens in new tab) Sep 4, 2026 · HN comment, 0 replies, thread: 198 points, 201 comments (fetched 2026-10-15)
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