A: Hi,

Great questions — let me explain this in simple terms 😊

What is API generation?

API generation means that when you create your database (tables like Users, Products, Orders, etc.), NoCodeBackend automatically creates ready-to-use APIs for you.

So instead of writing backend code, you instantly get:

Create data (POST)

Read data (GET)

Update data (PUT/PATCH)

Delete data (DELETE)

In short:
You design tables → we automatically give you APIs to use in your app.

How is MCP different from API generation?

Think of it like this:

API generation → for developers
You manually call APIs from your frontend or app.

MCP → for AI tools
AI tools (Cursor, Lovable, etc.) talk directly to your database through our MCP server and can:

create tables

modify schema

generate APIs

build full apps automatically

So instead of you coding or calling APIs yourself, AI handles everything for you.

Simple comparison:

API generation = manual usage

MCP = AI-powered automation

MCP actually uses those same APIs behind the scenes, but makes it automatic.

Which tier includes MCP?

MCP access is available on all the AppSumo tiers.
Once enabled, you can connect any supported vibe-coding tool directly to your project.

Does it replace Supabase?

For most use cases, yes — it can fully replace Supabase.

We provide:

Database

Auth

APIs

RLS security

Webhooks

MCP for AI automation

So you don’t need Supabase separately.

The only time you might still use Supabase is if you need very advanced features we don’t support yet (like edge functions/serverless today).

For standard SaaS apps, dashboards, CRUD apps, and AI-built apps → NoCodeBackend alone is enough.

Hope this clears things up! Happy to explain further if you'd like a quick example.