Deploy anything that runs in a container, from web apps and websites to APIs and backends, and get a live HTTPS address. No account needed to start.
- "Deploy the web app we just built to Back4app."
- "My Back4app deployment failed. What went wrong?"
- "The last version broke my site. Roll it back on Back4app."
- Your agent sends the folder to Back4app, which builds it with its Dockerfile, or detects the language when there is none, runs it in a container and gives it a public HTTPS address.
- No account is needed to start: when your agent connects, Back4app opens in your browser. Choose Continue without an account for a temporary account that lasts 24 hours, or sign in to your Back4app account.
- A temporary account holds one web app. Its claim link comes with the app: open it and sign in, or sign up for free, to keep the application.
- Your agent follows the build, reads build and runtime logs, deploys new versions, sets environment variables and rolls back.
- Changes to a live application, like new environment variables or a rollback, are shown to you as a summary first and run only after you agree.
- The application must answer HTTP on the port in the
PORTenvironment variable.
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npx plugins add back4app/back4app-pluginThat's it: the plugin installs the Back4app MCP server and the Web Deployment skill. For Gemini CLI, run gemini extensions install https://github.com/back4app/back4app-plugin. For DeepSeek Harness, run dsh plugin --profile tui add github:back4app/back4app-plugin: it installs the skill, which deploys with the Back4app CLI.
The plugin connects to a remote MCP server. To use it on its own, in any MCP client, add a remote server:
- URL:
https://mcp.back4app.com/mcp - Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Authentication: OAuth 2.1. The first connection opens Back4app in the browser: sign in, or choose Continue without an account.
| Product | MCP server | Skill |
|---|---|---|
| Web Deployment | back4app (https://mcp.back4app.com/mcp) |
back4app-web-deployment |
More Back4app products join the same MCP server and this plugin.
The plugin talks only to Back4app, through the MCP server (https://mcp.back4app.com/mcp): the code and settings your agent deploys, and requests for logs.
Your code, environment variables and logs stay on Back4app while the application exists. A temporary account and its application are deleted 24 hours after creation unless you claim them.
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