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Zapier MCP works with Claude on the web, in Claude Desktop, and in Claude Code. The setup steps differ slightly per variant. Follow the section that matches how you use Claude.

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Prerequisites

  • A Zapier MCP server. If you have not created one yet, follow Your first MCP workflow.
  • You must be the owner of your Claude organization to add a new MCP server.
  • Access to MCP servers depends on your Claude plan. Check Anthropic’s documentation to confirm your plan includes remote MCP support.

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Claude Web (claude.ai)

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Open the Connect tab

  1. Go to mcp.zapier.com and select your server.
  2. In the top menu bar, select the Connect tab.
  3. In the MCP Client dropdown, select Claude.
2

Follow the setup instructions

The Connect tab will show you the steps to add your Zapier MCP server to Claude.ai. Follow them to complete the connection.When prompted, authenticate with your Zapier account via OAuth.
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Confirm the connection

In Claude.ai, start a new conversation and ask: “What tools do I have available?”Your agent should list the Zapier tools enabled on your server. If nothing appears, check Troubleshoot.

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Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop syncs its MCP configuration from Claude.ai. Complete the Claude Web setup above first, then open Claude Desktop. The connection will carry over automatically.
If tools do not appear in Claude Desktop after completing the web setup, close and reopen the app to force a sync.

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Claude Code

Zapier publishes an official Claude Code plugin for a plugin-based install. If you have Anthropic’s official Claude Code plugin marketplace already added, run:
/plugin install zapier@claude-plugins-official
Otherwise, add the Zapier repo as a marketplace first:
/plugin marketplace add zapier/zapier-mcp
/plugin install zapier@zapier-plugins
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Open the Connect tab

  1. Go to mcp.zapier.com and select your server.
  2. In the top menu bar, select the Connect tab.
  3. In the MCP Client dropdown, select Claude Code.
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Follow the setup instructions

Follow the steps shown on the Connect tab to add your Zapier MCP server to Claude Code.
If you are running Claude Code on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), OAuth callbacks from the browser may not reach Claude Code. If authentication does not complete, run Claude Code from a native Windows or macOS terminal instead.

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Next steps

Your first MCP workflow

Run the onboarding Skill and make your first tool call.

How tools work

Learn how dynamic tool discovery works and what the 14 meta-tools do.