Wallboard 2.1 connects to Claude, ChatGPT, or your in-house AI through the Model Context Protocol — so you can manage screens, playlists, and schedules by describing what you want in plain English.
Here are five practical prompts — each one a real task you can hand to an AI assistant connected to Wallboard through MCP. They show what happens when digital signage stops being a manual configuration task and starts being a conversation.
THE PROMPT
"Set up a new portal for Mercy Health Network. They have 47 screens across 3 locations — main hospital lobby (12 screens), west wing waiting areas (20 screens), and the new outpatient clinic (15 screens). Each location needs its own screen group with appropriate naming. Set the main hospital screens to landscape 1080p, waiting area screens to portrait mode for the vertical displays, and clinic screens to 4K landscape. Create a master playlist for each location with a 'Welcome' content zone and a 'Directory' content zone. Set the default refresh interval to 30 seconds for all screens."
WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES
1. Wallboard creates the portal entity and assigns the organization name.
2. Three screen groups are created — Lobby Displays, Meeting Rooms, and Menu Boards — each tied to a different use case.
3. An API datasource is registered using the provided endpoint and set to refresh every 60 seconds.
4. Template assignments are applied to each group using Wallboard’s built-in layout engine.
5. A welcome message screen is generated and pinned to the Lobby Displays group.
6. The portal is activated and set to online status, ready for content.
THE OUTCOME
• A fully configured portal with 47 screens across 3 locations
• Screen groups with descriptive names matching physical locations
• Display settings optimized for each screen type
• Master playlists with content zones ready for content assignment
• Consistent refresh intervals across all screens
• Complete setup in seconds instead of hours of manual configuration
A healthcare network that would normally spend a full day configuring screens across multiple facilities can now describe their setup once and have everything ready in seconds. The AI understands the organizational structure and applies appropriate settings automatically.
THE PROMPT
"Update the lobby playlist for our Chicago office. Move the Q1 earnings summary to the first position — the CEO wants it front and center this week. Add the new product launch video after it, set to play for 45 seconds. Remove the holiday greeting — that’s outdated now. And add a weather widget at the end that refreshes every 10 minutes. Oh, and make sure the earnings summary has a 60-second display time since it’s a longer piece."
WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES
1. Identifies the "Chicago Office Lobby" playlist
2. Reorders Q1 earnings presentation to position 1
3. Adds product launch video with 45-second duration
4. Removes outdated holiday greeting
5. Adds weather widget with 10-minute refresh cycle
6. Sets 60-second display time for earnings content
THE OUTCOME
• Updated playlist with correct content priority
• Earnings presentation plays first for maximum visibility
• Product launch video timed at 45 seconds
• Automated weather widget refreshes every 10 minutes
• All changes applied instantly across the lobby display
Think about what this means for a corporate office managing dozens of screens. Instead of submitting IT tickets and waiting for playlist updates, a facilities manager can describe exactly what they need in plain English — and the AI handles the rest instantly.
"Schedule our new safety compliance video to play on all warehouse displays starting Monday at 6 AM. Run it every 2 hours for the first week, then move it to once daily. Make sure it doesn't interrupt the live production dashboards — only play during shift changes."
WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES
1. Identifies all warehouse display screens across locations
2. Creates a scheduled playlist entry for the safety compliance video
3. Sets initial frequency to every 2 hours starting Monday 6 AM
4. Programs automatic frequency reduction to once daily after 7 days
5. Detects live production dashboard schedules and avoids conflicts
6. Targets shift change windows for video playback timing
THE OUTCOME
• Safety video scheduled across all warehouse screens
• Intensive first-week rotation ensures maximum exposure
• Automatic step-down to daily frequency after initial period
• Zero interruption to critical production dashboards
• Shift change targeting maximizes employee viewership
• Entire rollout configured in one conversation
For operations teams managing safety compliance across multiple facilities, this kind of intelligent scheduling means new training content reaches every employee without disrupting production workflows — and the rollout plan adjusts itself automatically over time.
"Connect our SharePoint site as a datasource — the URL is https://company.sharepoint.com/signage-assets. Pull content from the 'Announcements' and 'Events' folders. Set it to sync every 15 minutes during business hours and every hour overnight. Map the 'Title' field to the headline zone and the 'Hero Image' field to the background. Only pull items where the 'Display' column is set to 'Active'."
WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES
1. Registers the SharePoint URL as an external datasource
2. Configures folder-level content targeting for Announcements and Events
3. Sets up dual sync schedules — 15-minute intervals during business hours, hourly overnight
4. Creates field mappings: Title → headline zone, Hero Image → background
5. Applies content filter to only pull items where Display = Active
6. Initiates first sync to populate content immediately
THE OUTCOME
• SharePoint connected as a live datasource
• Content automatically pulled from specified folders
• Smart sync schedule adapts to business hours
• Field mapping ensures content displays correctly
• Active filter prevents outdated content from appearing
• New announcements and events flow to screens automatically
This is the bridge between your existing content management tools and your screens. Marketing teams can keep using SharePoint or any CMS they already know — the AI handles the integration, mapping, and scheduling so content flows to the right screens at the right time.
These aren't complex technical requests; they're descriptions of business needs. They work because of four key factors:
Intent-based, not syntax-based
You describe the outcome you want. MCP and Claude figure out the API calls and handle the details.
Built on real capabilities
Each prompt uses documented Wallboard features: playlist management, content scheduling, asset import, datasource configuration, and team-based access. These are in use by organizations running Wallboard today.
Transparent execution
You can ask MCP to show you what it will do before executing, giving you full visibility and control over changes to your signage network.
Your AI assistant handles complexity
Claude or ChatGPT reads Wallboard's capabilities and builds the right sequence of actions. Timezone math, screen filtering, and conditional logic — all handled by the AI.
These prompts show what's possible when you can describe signage work in English instead of clicking through interfaces. Portal setup, playlist management, asset import, content scheduling, and datasource configuration — all become conversational. The main difference is that you focus on the business outcome. Your AI assistant handles the technical complexity.
MCP is available now in Wallboard 2.1. Enable MCP in your Wallboard account and try one of these prompts with your AI assistant.