How to Create Your Waitlist with Claude

Claude is remarkably good at taking a vague product idea and turning it into finished marketing copy and design. With the UseWait MCP server connected, it stops at nothing short of a live page: Claude picks a slug, writes the page code, sets up the confirmation email, and hands you a working waitlist URL. Here is how to create your waitlist with Claude in a few minutes.

Set up your waitlist with Claude

Get your UseWait API key

Create a free UseWait account and open Dashboard, Settings, API Keys. Create a key (it looks like uw_live_...) and copy it right away, since it is shown only once. The free plan includes full API and MCP access.

Connect the MCP server to Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop talks to local MCP servers, so the config below uses the mcp-remote bridge to reach UseWait's hosted endpoint. Open Settings, Developer, Edit Config, paste the snippet with your real key, and restart Claude Desktop. You should see the usewait tools appear in the tools menu.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usewait": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://usewait.com/api/mcp/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Bearer uw_live_YOUR_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Ask Claude for your waitlist

Try a prompt like: "Set up a waitlist for my pottery studio. Pick a good slug and make the page match a warm, handmade brand." Claude reads the get_started tool for the recommended flow and get_page_format for the exact page contract, then creates the waitlist, writes custom page code, and can add a confirmation email template. The page is live at usewait.com/w/<slug> the moment it is created.

Go further

Ask Claude to connect your own domain (it runs the setup and tells you exactly which A record to create at your DNS provider), to upload a logo to the CDN, or to check signups and referral stats with the list_entries tool whenever you want an update.

What Claude handles for you

Picks and claims a unique slug

Writes page code matched to your brand

Creates the confirmation email template

Uploads logos and images to the CDN

Walks you through custom domain DNS

Reads signups and referral stats on demand

Frequently asked questions

Is the UseWait MCP server free to use?

Yes. API and MCP access are included on every plan, including the free tier. Some capabilities the tools expose, like custom domains, depend on your plan.

What can Claude actually do through the MCP server?

The server exposes 25 tools covering the full lifecycle: create, update, and delete waitlists, write custom page code, manage confirmation email templates, upload assets to the CDN, connect custom domains, and read signups and referral stats.

Why does the config use mcp-remote?

Claude Desktop launches MCP servers as local processes. The mcp-remote package bridges that local process to UseWait's hosted HTTP endpoint and forwards your Authorization header.

Can I use the REST API instead?

Yes. Everything the MCP server does is also available as a REST API at usewait.com/api/v1 with the same API key. The MCP server is simply the most convenient surface for AI assistants.

Get your API key and let Claude launch it

Free plan includes full API and MCP access. Your agent does the rest.

Create your free API key

Full reference at docs.usewait.com and a quick overview on the developers page.