Before you begin
- A Zapier account. You can create one when you sign in during setup, so there is no need to sign up first.
- Codex installed, in the Codex CLI, the ChatGPT desktop app, or the IDE extension. If your organization restricts which MCP servers you can use, confirm Zapier is on that list.
Connect Zapier MCP to Codex
- Codex CLI
- ChatGPT desktop app
- IDE extension
1
Copy the prompt
Copy the prompt below:
2
Paste it into Codex
Open Codex in your terminal, paste the prompt, and follow the instructions. When prompted, sign in to your Zapier account in the browser.
3
Confirm the connection
In the
codex TUI, run /mcp and confirm Zapier is listed.You can also add the server yourself without asking Codex to run the command:
codex mcp add zapier --url https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect, then codex mcp login zapier if a browser window does not open. Leave auth at its default, oauth, so you sign in as yourself rather than with a shared credential. This is not enforced: an entry with the approved name and URL still passes even if it swaps in a different credential.Next steps
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