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Zapier for Claude Code

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Walks you through connecting Zapier to Claude Code and running your first app action

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The problem it solves

You heard Claude can work with your Gmail and Slack, but the setup page talks about servers, tokens and transports and you close the tab.

For Claude Code usersOffice workersPeople new to Zapier

Before
You read setup guides, guess which actions to enable and hope the connection works.
After
You type "onboard zapier"; Claude signs you in, runs one read action as a demo and suggests what to set up for your role.
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License
MIT
Cost
Free
For
Claude Code
Contents
Instructions only

Overview

Zapier for Claude Code is Zapier's own plugin. It adds the Zapier MCP connection plus four guided flows: an onboarding that signs you in, a short demo that runs one read action in an app you pick, a role-based setup that suggests which actions to turn on, and a status check that finds duplicates and problems. The plugin tells Claude to ask before any action that sends, creates or changes something. It suits people who want Claude Code to work with Gmail, Slack, Sheets and other apps but have not set up Zapier MCP before.

Instead of reading setup docs, you type "onboard zapier" and Claude walks you from sign-in to a first working action.

Try these first

Start with the first one: it is a small task you can check easily.

  1. onboard zapierFirst try · signs you in

  2. Show me how Zapier works with one read action in Google Calendar.

  3. Set up my Zapier toolkit. I work in [your role].

  4. zapier status

Example prompts written by Agent Flows Hub.

What you get

From the creator's documentation.

OutputWhat it isReads
Guided onboardingExplains Zapier MCP, connects it and checks the sign-inYour Zapier account
First-action demoPicks one app and runs one read action live in the chatYour connected apps
Role-based toolkitAsks about your work and suggests which app actions to turn onYour Zapier account
Status checkChecks the connection and finds duplicate or unused actionsYour Zapier account
Write confirmationRules that tell Claude to show and confirm anything it will send, create or changePlugin files

Good to know

You use Claude Code and want it to act in your work apps without reading setup guides. The plugin connects Zapier MCP, then its onboarding and demo skills sign you in and run one read action in an app you choose.

Limits

  • Actions run through Zapier MCP and use two tasks from your Zapier plan per successful call, including the ones the onboarding and demo run.
  • Claude Code on WSL may not receive the browser sign-in callback; Zapier's docs suggest a native Windows or macOS terminal instead.

Notes by (original project name: Zapier MCP Plugin (zapier)), written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves. Zapier MCP for Claude Code · Zapier MCP plugin README

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