Build Faster with Claude and Catalyst - The Agent-Ready Full-Stack Cloud Platform

What if your AI could do more than generate code?

Developing full-stack applications involves provisioning infrastructure, configuring authentication, deploying services, managing databases, automating workflows, and maintaining deployments—all while tracking multiple tools and platforms.

With the Catalyst plugin for Claude, you can now bring all of that into a single AI-powered workflow.

The Catalyst plugin gives Claude the context and capabilities it needs to understand the Catalyst platform, helping you build, configure, and deploy applications directly from your AI-assisted development environment.

Why use the Catalyst plugin with Claude?

1. Prompt based application development
2. Catalyst-aware code generation
3. Reduced setup and configuration time
4. Seamless development experience

Get started

Install theCatalyst pluginfor Claude and start building applications with AI-powered assistance.

Catalyst plugin for Claude: https://claude.com/plugins/catalyst-by-zoho

What can you do with the Catalyst plugin for Claude?

Catalyst already provides everything you need to build scalable cloud-native applications. The Catalyst Claude plugin extends that experience by enabling Claude to work seamlessly with Catalyst services through prompts.
Using the plugin, Claude can understand Catalyst services, recommend best practices, generate production-ready code, and help automate your development workflow.

Build faster with Catalyst-aware AI

The Catalyst plugin enables Claude to:

• Generate serverless functions using Catalyst Functions.
• Deploy and manage front-end applications with Catalyst Slate.
• Configure authentication and user management with simple prompts.
• Provision Data Store, NoSQL, and Stratus without manual setup.
• Automate workflows using Signals and Job Scheduling.
• Generate Catalyst SDK code following platform best practices.
• Guide deployments and project configuration with Catalyst-native workflows

Instead of searching documentation or switching between multiple dashboards, simply describe what you want to build and let Claude assist you throughout the development lifecycle.

Stop juggling multiple platforms

Building applications often requires integrating several cloud services:\

• Hosting
• Back-end APIs
• Authentication
• Data storage
• Object storage
• Event automation
• Deployment pipelines

Managing these across multiple platforms can slow development and increase operational complexity.
Catalyst unifies these services into a single cloud platform.
The Catalyst plugin allows Claude to understand these services natively, helping you design, develop, and deploy applications without constantly switching contexts.

The AI-powered Catalyst workflow

Step 1: Describe your application

Start by telling Claude what you want to build.
For example: "Build an employee leave management application with authentication, Data Store, approval workflows, and email notifications."

Step 2: Install Catalyst MCP server 

• Open Zoho MCP and sign in
• Now we give the agent the ability to interact with Catalyst.
• Click Create MCP Server and name your server.
• Click Add Tools → search Catalyst → select the tools you need.
• Go to Connections 
• Click on Claude button or Copy the JSON configuration provided by Zoho MCP if your are using any other AI agent.
   

Step 3 : Connect Catalyst Claude plugin  

Using the Catalyst Claude plugin, Claude understands: Catalyst services, SDKs, architecture patterns, deployment workflows, platform best practices
It generates code and recommendations specifically designed for Catalyst.

Step 4: Build with confidence

Behind the scenes, Claude leverages Catalyst agent skills and the Catalyst MCP Server to accelerate your development workflow.
Catalyst agent skills provide Claude with deep knowledge of Catalyst services, SDKs, architecture patterns, and platform best practices. 

This enables Claude to generate production-ready code, recommend the right services, and guide you through building applications tailored for Catalyst.

The Catalyst MCP Server acts as the execution layer, allowing Claude to securely interact with your Catalyst projects. It can provision resources, configure services, manage project settings, and perform deployment-related tasks on your behalf—all from within your AI-assisted workflow.

Together, Catalyst agent skills and the Catalyst MCP Server enable Claude to:

• Generate Catalyst-ready application code
• Recommend the right architecture and services
• Configure project resources with minimal manual setup
• Provision and manage Catalyst services
• Streamline deployment and development workflows
• Help you build and ship applications faster with fewer context switches

Step 4: Deploy on Catalyst

Once your application is ready, deploy it using Catalyst and continue iterating with AI assistance throughout your development lifecycle.
Explore Catalyst, build your next project with Claude, and experience a faster, more streamlined development workflow.

Check out our video series to set up Catalyst Agent Skills and MCP, build amazing AI-powered apps, and deploy them on Catalyst.

Happy coding!