# Zaptu MCP server > Submit home-service requests for plumbing, cleaning, pest control and more to be passed to local US contractors. - Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/zaptu - Connect: use the server's own URL `https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint. - Type: remote (Streamable HTTP) - Auth: none - Category: [E-commerce](https://mcp.tc/c/ecommerce) - Vendor: Zaptu - Homepage: ## About Zaptu connects people with independent local home-service contractors in the US. An assistant can collect a ZIP code, name, phone number and explicit consent, then submit a contact request for plumbing, cleaning, pest control, garage door, HVAC, handyman or other work. It can also check the status of a submitted request. Zaptu does not perform the work or book appointments. The server runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp. No sign-in or API key is needed. Requests are passed along only when a participating provider covers the ZIP code, so no callback or arrival time should be promised. ## What it can do - Submit a home-service contact request with consent - Request residential house cleaning with home details - Check the status of a request by lead ID - List supported services and agent rules ## Tools (4) - `request_home_service`: Submit a home-service lead with name, phone, ZIP and consent; not a booking. - `request_cleaning`: Shortcut to submit a residential house cleaning request. - `get_lead_status`: Look up a previously submitted request by lead\_id. (read-only) - `list_supported_services`: List accepted services and the rules for agents. (read-only) ## Example prompts - "Request a plumber for a leaking water heater in ZIP 80202." - "I need a house cleaning for a 3 bedroom home in 85004." - "Check the status of my lead with ID I received earlier." - "Which home services can Zaptu take requests for?" ## Install ### Claude Code 1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder: ```bash claude mcp add --transport http zaptu https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp ``` 2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **zaptu** should show as connected. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one. ### Claude Desktop 1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**. 2. Name it **Zaptu** and paste this URL: ```url https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp ``` 3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu. Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too. ### claude.ai 1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you: [Add to claude.ai]() (opens connector settings) 2. Check that the URL reads `https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp` and click **Add**. 3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu. Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**. ### ChatGPT 1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**. 2. Enter a name for the server. 3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **No authentication**. 4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**. Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can). ### Cursor [Add to Cursor]() (opens Cursor) Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project): `mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "zaptu": { "url": "https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp" } } } ``` ### VS Code [Install in VS Code]() (opens VS Code) Or from a terminal: ```bash code --add-mcp '{"name":"zaptu","type":"http","url":"https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp"}' ``` Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`: `.vscode/mcp.json`: ```json { "servers": { "zaptu": { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp" } } } ``` ### Devin Desktop 1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows): `mcp_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "zaptu": { "serverUrl": "https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp" } } } ``` 2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade. Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers. ### Codex ```bash codex mcp add zaptu --url https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp ``` Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly: `config.toml`: ```toml [mcp_servers.zaptu] url = "https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp" ``` ### Gemini CLI ```bash gemini mcp add --transport http zaptu https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp ``` This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere. ### Any client Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file. ```json { "mcpServers": { "zaptu": { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp" } } } ``` Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE. Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://api.zaptu.ai/mcp`. ## Recent changes - 2026-11-06 20:21 UTC: Tracking started: 4 tools read. 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