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Zapier MCP connects to VS Code via GitHub Copilot’s Agent mode, letting Copilot take action in your Zapier-connected apps directly from your editor.

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Prerequisites

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Connect Zapier MCP to VS Code

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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 VS Code.
2

Follow the setup instructions

The Connect tab will show you the steps to add your Zapier MCP server to VS Code. Follow them to complete the connection.When prompted, authenticate with your Zapier account via OAuth.
Some VS Code extensions may interfere with OAuth flows. If authentication fails, try disabling extensions and retrying.
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Confirm the connection

In VS Code, open GitHub Copilot in Agent mode and ask: “What Zapier tools do I have available?”Your agent should list the tools enabled on your server. If nothing appears, check Troubleshoot.
The steps above use the Copilot extension inside VS Code. If you use the standalone GitHub Copilot CLI (copilot command), you can install the Zapier plugin programmatically instead:
copilot plugin marketplace add zapier/zapier-mcp
copilot plugin install zapier@zapier-plugins
Check zapier/zapier-mcp for the full CLI reference.

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