How to Build an AI Agent CRM Using MCP (Model Context Protocol) - AfroTech 2025

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Fresh from presenting at AfroTech 2025, I'm breaking down one of the biggest buzzwords at the conference: AI Agents! But more importantly, I'm showing you how to orchestrate them using MCP (Model Context Protocol). In this tutorial, I walk through: - What AI agents actually are (hint: it's simpler than you think) - What MCP is and why it matters for AI communication - A real-world use case: building an automated CRM system to manage hundreds of contacts from AfroTech - How to connect Claude AI to Supabase using MCP servers - Step-by-step demonstration of moving from manual ChatGPT workflows to automated agent workflows I share my complete open-source setup using Claude, Supabase, Clerk (OAuth), and Vercel - all documented on GitHub. 🔗 Resources: - GitHub Repository (Contacts CRM): https://github.com/prompt-stack/contacts-crm - Anthropic Claude Skills: https://github.com/anthropics/skills - AI Training & Community: https://www.learnrudi.com Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro: AfroTech Takeaways 0:22 - What is an AI Agent? 1:24 - Understanding MCP (Model Context Protocol) 3:04 - MCP Foundations: Client, Server, Protocol 4:22 - Real World Example: Managing AfroTech Contacts 7:19 - Demo: Adding Contacts via Claude MCP 10:41 - Under the Hood: Looking at the Code 12:43 - Tech Stack & Setup Guide 14:30 - Closing & Community Invitation #AIAgents #MCP #ClaudeAI #Supabase #AfroTech #AIAutomation #TechTutorial