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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Zapier MCP for VS Code: setup with the one-click install

> Connect VS Code to Zapier MCP with the one-click installer, or by adding the Zapier server entry through MCP: Open User Configuration, then 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 VS Code to Zapier MCP using the one-click installer or your MCP configuration.

## Before you begin

* A [Zapier account](https://zapier.com/sign-up).
* VS Code with MCP support (GitHub Copilot in Agent mode).

## Install in one click

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  Open VS Code and add the Zapier MCP server automatically.
</Card>

## Configure manually

In VS Code:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your MCP config">
    Open the command palette (`Cmd+Shift+P`) and run **MCP: Open User Configuration**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the Zapier server">
    Add the following to your settings:

    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "servers": {
        "Zapier": {
          "url": "https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect"
        }
      }
    }
    ```

    When prompted, authenticate with your Zapier account.
  </Step>
</Steps>

You've now connected Zapier MCP to VS Code.

## 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>