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title: "Build a Secure REST API and Dashboard with MCP and Claude | DreamFactory"
description: "DreamFactory's MCP server exposes your databases to an AI model as governed tools rather than raw credentials. This demo connects Claude to a live database…"
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# Build a Secure REST API and Dashboard with MCP and Claude

Video·11 September 2025·5 min 55 sec

DreamFactory's MCP server exposes your databases to an AI model as governed tools rather than raw credentials. This demo connects Claude to a live database through MCP, generates a secure REST API, and builds a working dashboard on top of it — end to end in about five minutes.

## What you’ll learn

* Deploying the DreamFactory MCP server (DXT or npx)
* Connecting Claude to a database as a governed MCP tool
* Generating a secure REST API and dashboard from that connection

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* [4 Microservices Examples: Amazon, Netflix, Uber, and Etsy](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/microservices-examples)
* [Best Practices for Naming REST API Endpoints](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/best-practices-for-naming-rest-api-endpoints)
* [REST APIs vs Microservices: Key Differences | DreamFactory](https://blog.dreamfactory.com/restful-api-and-microservices-the-differences-and-how-they-work-together)

[Book a Demo](https://www.dreamfactory.com/demo)[More on our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@DreamfactoryAPI)

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTF_U7SYNaM