Zapier (MCP)

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What is Zapier MCP?

Zapier is one of the most popular automation platforms, connecting thousands of apps and services. With Zapier's MCP support, you can connect your Pickaxes directly to Zapier's automation tools — allowing your AI agents to trigger workflows, fill in templates, update databases, and more, all from a single conversation.

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Setting up your Zapier MCP server

1. Go to mcp.zapier.com and sign in with your Zapier account
2. Click to create a new MCP server
3. Set the MCP client to Other
4. Give your server a name

Your MCP server is now created and ready for you to add tools.

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Adding tools in Zapier

Once your MCP server is set up, you can add the tools you want your Pickaxe to work with. These tools represent the actions your agent will be able to perform — for example:

• Creating or updating Google Slides presentations
• Adding entries to Notion databases
• Sending emails via Gmail
• Posting messages to Slack

Add all the tools your workflow needs, then configure any required templates or placeholders for each tool.

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Connecting Zapier to your Pickaxe

1. In Zapier, open the Connect tab and copy your server URL
2. In the Pickaxe Builder, go to the Actions tab
3. Click Add MCP Server
4. Select the Zapier MCP server configuration template
5. Paste in your server URL
6. Click Add

Your Zapier MCP server will now appear under your MCP servers list. Click on it to connect it to your Pickaxe.

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Prompting your Pickaxe to use Zapier

After connecting, add instructions to your Pickaxe's prompt that tell it how to use the MCP server and its connected tools. Be specific about:

• Which tools to use — reference the tool names and what they do
• What placeholders to fill — specify the fields the tools expect (e.g., title, presenter name, topics)
• Any rules or formatting — outline constraints for how the agent should generate content

The clearer your prompt, the more reliably your Pickaxe will interact with Zapier.

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Example workflow

Here's an example of a Pickaxe connected to Zapier that generates a Google Slides presentation and updates a Notion page:

The setup:

• A Google Slides template with placeholders for the title, presenter name, and topics
• A Notion page that gets updated with a script for the created slides

What happens when triggered:

1. The user provides a topic through the Pickaxe conversation
2. The Pickaxe fills in the Google Slides placeholders with the appropriate values
3. Zapier generates the presentation from the template
4. The connected Notion page is automatically updated with a script for the slides

This is just one example — with Zapier's library of thousands of app integrations, you can build any combination of tools and trigger them all through your Pickaxe.