Install Zapier

Connect Zapier to your agent. Routes you to the right surface — MCP, SDK, or CLI — for what you need.

The front door for setting up Zapier with an AI agent. You do not have to know which product you need. Tell us what you want to do, and this routes you to the right surface.

Pick your path

What you want	Path	Why
Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor to use your apps now	Zapier MCP	Connect tools to an AI client, no code
To build an app or agent in code	Zapier SDK	Call Zapier as a library: code, state, retries, schedules
To drive Zapier from the terminal	Zapier CLI	Standalone global install that bundles the SDK
Not sure	Start with Zapier MCP	Fastest path to a working agent

The SDK and CLI are separate installs. Pick the SDK for a code project, the CLI for terminal-only work.

Zapier MCP

Connect an AI client to your apps with no code.

1. Go to mcp.zapier.com and create a server for your client.
2. Add only the tools you need, then connect each app account.
3. Paste the server URL into your client’s MCP settings.

Full steps: MCP quickstart.

Zapier SDK

Call Zapier as a library from your code.

npm install @zapier/zapier-sdk
npm install -D @zapier/zapier-sdk-cli
npx zapier-sdk login

Full steps: SDK quickstart.

Zapier CLI

Drive Zapier from the terminal. The CLI is a standalone install that bundles the SDK.

npm install -g @zapier/zapier-sdk-cli
zapier-sdk login

Full steps: Using the CLI.

Install as a skill

Give your agent the router directly:

npx @zapier/install-zapier

This prints the install skill for your agent to read and act on. Add --save <dir> to write it to a skills directory so it persists. Source: github.com/zapier/install-zapier.