
I Built a Complete Backend in 2 Minutes Using Cursor + MCP
Last weekend, I typed this into Cursor: "Create a products table with name, price, and stock columns. Add 3 sample products. Then show me the API endpoints." 30 seconds later, I had a working REST API. No Express setup. No database configuration. No boilerplate. Here's how. The Problem We All Know Every side project starts the same way: Server setup, database config, ORM, CRUD routes, auth, deployment config... By the time you're done with infrastructure, your motivation is gone. That weekend prototype? It's now a "someday" project. What If AI Could Just... Do It? That's exactly what I built. NodusAPI is a backend platform with native MCP (Model Context Protocol) support. Instead of AI telling you how to build something, it actually builds it. You: "Create a users table with email and name" AI: [executes create_table tool] AI: "Done. Want me to add some test data?" No copy-paste. No terminal. No errors to debug. See It In Action Step 1: Connect to NodusAPI in Cursor Step 2: Just ask fo
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