Zapier MCP for Claude Code: setup with one CLI command

Connect Claude Code to Zapier MCP with the claude mcp add command over HTTP transport. Covers restarting the CLI, OAuth, and Owner approval on Team plans.

This page shows how to connect Claude Code to Zapier MCP with a single CLI command.

Before you begin

• A Zapier account. You can create one when you sign in during setup, so there is no need to sign up first.
• Claude Code installed. Claude Code connects directly through the CLI. If you are on a Claude Team or Enterprise plan, your organization may require Owner approval before you can add MCP servers. Learn more in Anthropic’s connector documentation.

Connect Zapier MCP to Claude Code

1. Copy the prompt

   Copy the prompt below:

   Install Zapier MCP for me globally.
   
   Run this command:
     claude mcp add --transport http "Zapier-MCP" https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect
   
   Then give me step-by-step instructions for how to restart Claude Code. After restarting, use the list-skills tool to find the onboarding skill and follow it: tell me what Zapier MCP can do, then show me by putting a few of my apps to work together, live.
   
2. Paste it into Claude Code

   • Paste the prompt into Claude Code and follow the instructions.
   • When prompted, authenticate with your Zapier account.

   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.

Zapier also publishes an official Claude Code plugin. If you have Anthropic’s official plugin marketplace added, run /plugin install zapier@claude-plugins-official. Otherwise, add the Zapier marketplace first with /plugin marketplace add zapier/zapier-mcp, then run /plugin install zapier@zapier-plugins.

You’ve now connected Zapier MCP to Claude Code.

Next steps

Run your first tool call

Run the onboarding skill to turn your apps into tools, then make your first call.

How tools work

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