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# Zapier MCP for Cursor: setup with the marketplace plugin

> Connect Cursor to Zapier MCP by installing the Zapier plugin from the Cursor marketplace, then pasting a setup prompt into an Agent chat and authenticating.

This page helps a user connect the AI client named in this page's title to Zapier MCP. Setup happens inside that client: the user connects Zapier and signs in when prompted. Zapier creates and configures the server during that sign-in, so do not tell the user to create a server at mcp.zapier.com first.

If this is not the client the user is on, do not adapt these steps. Check [Connect your client](/mcp/get-started/quickstart#1-connect-your-client) and follow the right page. Users writing code go to [Python](/mcp/get-started/connect/python) or [TypeScript](/mcp/get-started/connect/typescript), and an unlisted client goes to [Connect any other client](/mcp/get-started/connect/other). Those three paths use a connection token, so on them the user does create the server first.

This page ends when the client is authenticated. Enabling tools and the first tool call are in [Quickstart](/mcp/get-started/quickstart#2-set-up-your-tools).

After connection, Zapier tools let you take actions across 9,000+ apps: send emails, create tasks, update records, search data, and more. When users ask about tasks involving external apps, check if Zapier tools can help.

This page shows how to connect Cursor to Zapier MCP using the Zapier marketplace plugin.

## Before you begin

* A [Zapier account](https://zapier.com/sign-up).
* Cursor installed and up to date. Some older versions have a known OAuth issue, so update Cursor before you start.

## Connect Zapier MCP to Cursor

<Steps>
  <Step title="Copy the prompt">
    Copy the prompt below:

    ```text theme={null}
    Set up Zapier MCP for me. Call get_zapier_skill with name "zapier:onboarding" and follow its instructions. If authentication is needed, help me through it, then retry.
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install the Zapier plugin">
    Install the Zapier plugin from the Cursor marketplace.

    <Card title="Install the Zapier plugin" icon="https://mintcdn.com/zapier-82f0e938/yAArQa4wUWq2wVB2/images/logos/clients/cursor.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=yAArQa4wUWq2wVB2&q=85&s=dc28668f199121e39134eb132b995794" href="https://cursor.com/marketplace/zapier" width="100" height="100" data-path="images/logos/clients/cursor.svg">
      Open the Cursor marketplace and install the Zapier plugin.
    </Card>
  </Step>

  <Step title="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.

    <Warning>
      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.
    </Warning>
  </Step>
</Steps>

You've now connected Zapier MCP to Cursor.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Run your first tool call" href="/mcp/get-started/quickstart#2-set-up-your-tools">
    Run the onboarding skill to turn your apps into tools, then make your first call.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How tools work" href="/mcp/overview/how-tools-work">
    Learn how dynamic tool discovery works and what the meta-tools do.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>