What is Zapier MCP?
Zapier MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standardized way to connect AI assistants to apps and services. It lets your AI take real actions, such as sending messages, creating tasks, and updating records, using natural language directly in conversation. Most servers use dynamic tool discovery by default. Your AI finds and enables tools automatically, without manual configuration. You can connect any MCP-compatible client: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, and more.For individuals
Connect your preferred AI client to Zapier’s library of 9,000+ apps. No coding required. Describe what you want and your AI handles the rest.
For developers
Build AI applications with direct access to Zapier’s ecosystem through MCP-compatible tools like Cursor and VS Code, or via the TypeScript and Python SDKs. Plugin manifests, onboarding skills, and lifecycle rules are at github.com/zapier/zapier-mcp.
Key features
- 9,000+ app connections: Access Zapier’s library of pre-built integrations.
- 40,000+ actions: Enable your AI to perform specific tasks or searches across apps.
- Dynamic tool discovery: Your AI discovers and enables tools automatically during conversation.
- Natural language: Describe what you want; no complex syntax required.
- Secure by default: Zapier manages authentication, encryption, and rate limiting.
Get started
Quickstart
Connect your AI in under 5 minutes. Open directly in Claude, ChatGPT, or Perplexity, or follow the steps yourself.
Your first MCP workflow
A guided end-to-end tutorial covering setup, your first tool call, and how dynamic tool discovery works.
Popular tools
Gmail
Send emails, search messages, manage labels
Google Sheets
Add rows, update data, create spreadsheets, find data
Google Calendar
Find events, create meetings, check availability
Slack
Send messages, create channels, update status
Jira
Create tasks, update epics, search stories
Asana
Create tasks, update projects, add comments
GitHub
Create issues, manage PRs, update repos
HubSpot
Manage contacts, create deals, update records
Example use cases
Personal productivity
- “Add this meeting to my calendar and notify the team in Slack”
- “Create a task in Asana for each unread email from clients”
- “Save this information to my Notion database”
Sales and marketing
- “Find all leads from last week and add them to our CRM”
- “Send a personalized follow-up email to each new subscriber”
- “Update the deal status in HubSpot and notify the sales channel”
Development and operations
- “Create a GitHub issue for this bug report”
- “Post deployment notes to our Discord channel”
- “Update the project status in Linear and notify stakeholders”