Can an MCP server count as SaaS? SlideDev pivoted its app into a Claude plugin
Separate-Topic4883 · reddit · 2026-09-25
An indie developer describes pivoting SlideDev, an AI website/app builder SaaS with weak traction, into SlideDev MCP — a tool that plugs directly into Claude and ChatGPT. Still hosted, billed, and maintained, but with no dashboard or standalone app: the entire product is now a connection inside tools people already use. The post asks whether this still counts as SaaS and teases an upcoming Product Hunt soft launch. Aside from the self-promotion, the MCP-first distribution model is a notable signal for indie builders.
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