# Deploy with AI · Light Cloud

> Ship from Claude or GitHub Copilot. Create apps, deploy them, and read logs without leaving your chat or your editor.

## Claude (MCP server)

Add the Light Cloud MCP server to Claude, sign in once through your browser, and ask Claude to deploy. It can create apps, ship them, manage environments, and read logs.

- Browser sign-in, credentials stored locally
- Create apps and deploy from a conversation
- List repositories and branches
- Read environment logs

## GitHub Copilot (VS Code extension)

Install the Light Cloud extension and use @lightcloud in Copilot Chat. Slash commands cover the whole loop, and a project config file means follow-up commands need no arguments.

- @lightcloud in Copilot Chat
- /deploy, /redeploy, /status, /list
- /plan to preview config before shipping
- /destroy to tear an app down

## Handled for you

- **Framework detection.** Your stack is detected from the repo, so you do not describe the build by hand.
- **.env parsing.** Environment variables are read from your .env file and set on the app for you.
- **Instant URLs.** Deploys come back with a live URL and a link to the console.
- **Project config.** A small config file records the app, so later commands run without repeating yourself.

## Set it up

Add the MCP server to Claude or install the VS Code extension, sign in once, and deploy. The docs walk through both: https://github.com/light-cloud-com/ice/tree/main/docs.