Use cases
Internal apps teams run on Brod
Three small tools of the kind a coding agent can build in an afternoon, and what it takes to put each one in front of the right people.
Three worked examples
These pages are for someone who already has an app working on their laptop, built with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or another agent, and now needs to give it to a team without opening it to everyone.
Each one walks through a real shape of tool: who uses it, which parts of Brod it leans on, a prompt you can give your agent, and a short piece of server code.
- Expense approvalEmployees submit expenses with receipts, managers approve. Roles, a database and file storage.
- Customer lookupOne search box over your CRM for the support team, with the API key kept out of the code.
- Inventory trackerStock counts and moves from a phone on the warehouse floor, with every change tied to a person.
What they have in common
Deployed over MCP
The agent deploys the app to Brod over MCP and gets back a private HTTPS address.
One sign-in
People sign in once to the workspace. The app reads who they are and their role from request headers, so it has no login page or user table.
Own data
Each app with server code gets its own SQLite database, key-value store and file storage. No app can reach another's.
Sharing needs a person
Opening an app to more people waits for a person to confirm. An agent cannot do it alone.
Versions and rollback
Every deploy is a numbered version, updates go to staging first, and rollback takes effect on the next request.
If your app is not one of these, the internal tools overview covers what Brod gives every app and what it does not run.
Keep reading
- Internal toolsBrod runs the internal tools your team builds with Claude Code, Cursor or Codex: private address, team sign-in, roles, database, secrets, logs and rollback, deployed by your agent.
- DeployDeploy an app from Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any MCP client to a private address with sign-in, data and rollback. Pick your tool and follow the steps.
- GuidesPractical guides for people who built an app with an AI coding agent: add sign-in, secure it, share it with your team, and run it as a real internal tool.
- SecurityHow Brod protects AI-generated internal apps: access checked before every request, private by default, human confirmation for sharing, encrypted secrets, per-app data, and what it does not protect against.