Stop Setting Up Developer Portals Manually! (feat. Port MCP)

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This video demonstrates how to set up Port, a commercial internal developer portal, using AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) instead of spending weeks clicking through web UIs or writing endless JSON configurations. Starting from a completely empty Port account, the presenter shows how a coding agent like Claude Code can automatically discover the environment, create blueprints for Kubernetes resources and custom CRDs, deploy exporters through ArgoCD, configure GitHub integrations, and set up self-service actions—all through MCP tool calls. The video covers both the platform engineer perspective (setting up the entire portal infrastructure) and the platform user perspective (querying app status and creating resources interactively through the terminal). While highlighting Port's impressive MCP implementation with 27 tools covering blueprints, entities, scorecards, actions, and integrations, the presenter also discusses current limitations including large context size, lack of auto-discovery for Kubernetes resources, and missing tools like integration updates. The key takeaway is that Port's investment in their API and data lake architecture has positioned them well for the AI era, turning their portal into a powerful context source for coding agents. #DeveloperPortal #InternalDeveloperPlatform #AIAutomation Consider joining the channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/devopstoolkit/join ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🔗 Additional Info 🔗 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➡ Transcript and commands: https://devopstoolkit.live/internal-developer-platforms/stop-setting-up-developer-portals-manually-feat.-port-mcp 🔗 Port: https://port.io 🎬 How To Build A UI For An Internal Developer Platform (IDP) With Port?: https://youtu.be/ro-h7tsp0qI 🎬 Mastering Developer Portals: Discover & Integrate API Schemas with Port: https://youtu.be/PV1sBiC85Yc ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 💰 Sponsorships 💰 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ If you are interested in sponsoring this channel, please visit https://devopstoolkit.live/sponsor for more information. Alternatively, feel free to contact me over Twitter or LinkedIn (see below). ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 👋 Contact me 👋 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➡ BlueSky: https://vfarcic.bsky.social ➡ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorfarcic/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🚀 Other Channels 🚀 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎤 Podcast: https://www.devopsparadox.com/ 💬 Live streams: https://www.youtube.com/c/DevOpsParadox ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⏱ Timecodes ⏱ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 Internal Developer Platforms with Port and AI 01:36 Port for Platform Engineers 05:59 Port for Platform Users 07:31 The Prompt Behind It 08:08 Port MCP: The Good and Bad