Zapier MCP for Cursor: setup with the team or marketplace plugin

Before you begin

• A Zapier account.
• Cursor installed and up to date. Some earlier versions have a known OAuth issue, so update Cursor before you start.
• Rolling out to your organization? A team admin can distribute Zapier to everyone at once: follow Roll out Zapier MCP to your Cursor team.

Connect Zapier MCP to Cursor

• Team plugin
• Marketplace

If your team already distributed Zapier, connect to it directly:

1

Start a Zapier request

Open a new Agent chat and ask for something that uses Zapier, such as listing your enabled Zapier actions.

2

Sign in

When Cursor prompts you, sign in to your Zapier account.

3

Choose your organization's workspace

If the Account field appears, select your organization’s workspace.

If your team distributed Zapier with Default Off, first find it in Customize and click Install.

Some versions of Cursor have an RFC 9728 OAuth issue that prevents authentication from completing. If sign-in fails repeatedly, update Cursor to the latest version and try again.

If nobody has distributed Zapier on your team, install it yourself:

1

Copy the prompt

Copy the prompt below:

Set up Zapier MCP for me. Call list_zapier_skills to find the onboarding skill, load it with get_zapier_skill, and follow its instructions. If authentication is needed, help me through it, then retry.

2

Install the Zapier plugin

Install the Zapier plugin from the Cursor marketplace.

Install the Zapier plugin

Open the Cursor marketplace and install the Zapier plugin.

3

Paste the prompt into Cursor

Open a new Agent chat in Cursor, paste the prompt, and follow the instructions.When prompted, authenticate with your Zapier account.

Some versions of Cursor have an RFC 9728 OAuth issue that prevents authentication from completing. If authentication fails repeatedly, update Cursor to the latest version and try again.

Next steps