Sharing server access is available on Team and Enterprise plans. Giving other users access to your server does not let them connect to or use it with their MCP client. To help someone set up their own independent server with the same tools, share a tool bundle instead.
Roles and permissions
Account owners and super admins on your Zapier account have access to all MCP servers by default.
Examples
Examples
IT oversight: An IT admin asks team members to add them as an editor. This gives the admin visibility into configured tools and the ability to remove tools that should not be there.Onboarding assistance: A team lead with editor access can add recommended tools to a new hire’s server. The new hire authenticates each tool themselves.
Give someone access to your server
- Go to mcp.zapier.com and select your server.
- In the top right of the page, click
Share, then select 
Edit access. - In the Add member or team section, search for the person by name or email and select them.
- Click the role dropdown and select Editor or View only.
- Click Add.
Give all account members the same access level
By default, your server is not shared with anyone in your Zapier account. To give all members the same access level:- Go to mcp.zapier.com and select your server.
- In the top right of the page, click Share, then select Edit access.
- Next to Anyone at [your account], click the role dropdown.
- Select Editor or View only.
Add tools as an editor
When you have editor access to someone else’s server, you can add tools but cannot authenticate them. The server owner must authenticate new tools before they can be used.- In mcp.zapier.com, select the server.
- Click + Add tool.
- Search for and select the app you want.
- Select the checkbox next to each tool you want to add.
- Click Add without authentication.
- Notify the server owner to authenticate the new tools.
Change or remove someone’s access
- Go to mcp.zapier.com and select your server.
- Click Share in the top right, then select Edit access.
- Next to the person whose access you want to update, click the role dropdown.
- Select a new role, or select Remove to revoke access.
Connect your own MCP client when a server is shared with you
A server shared with you belongs to its owner. Depending on your role, you can review or manage its tools, but only the owner can connect an MCP client to it or generate its connection token. This applies even when the shared server already lists the MCP client you want, such as Vapi. On a shared server, the connection settings show the message Connection settings are owner-only, and the Clients tab lists the MCP clients without an option to connect another one. To connect your own MCP client, use a server that you own:- For an MCP client that signs in with OAuth, such as Claude or Cursor, connect from inside the MCP client. Zapier connects it to your own default server. Learn more in How servers work.
- For an MCP client that uses a connection token, such as Vapi, create your own server by following that MCP client’s setup page. Check Connect your MCP client to find it.
- To start from the same tools as the shared server, ask the owner to share a tool bundle, then select your own server when you open the link.
Server access vs. tool bundles
Use server access when you want teammates to help build or oversee a single shared server. Use a tool bundle when you want someone to have their own independent server with the same tools.
Limitations
- Server access works only with members of your Zapier account. To share tools with someone outside your account, create a tool bundle.
- Editors cannot authenticate tools on the owner’s behalf. Tools added by an editor must be authenticated by the owner before they can be used.
- Only the owner can connect an MCP client to a server or generate its connection token. People you share the server with cannot connect their own MCP clients to it.