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:If your team distributed Zapier with Default Off, first find it in Customize and click Install.
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.
Next steps
Run your first tool call
Run the onboarding skill to turn your apps into tools, then make your first call.
Usage and billing
Each successful tool call uses two tasks from your Zapier plan. Check how tasks are counted and what happens at your limit.