Add Zaprep to mcp.json and Cursor’s agent can create, audit and export your Instagram and Facebook automations while you build the landing pages they link to.
I just deployed /webinar on our site. Point the WEBINAR automation’s DM button at it and turn the rule back on.
✓ list_automations✓ update_automation✓ toggle_automationFound "WEBINAR keyword" on @studio.kite. It is paused and its button links to the old /events page.
Updated the button to the new /webinar URL, shortened for click tracking, and turned the automation on.
Example conversation. Real tool names.
Coding agent setup
Cursor with MCP support (any recent version).
Zaprep MCP server URL
https://www.zaprep.com/api/mcpUse ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project, or .cursor/mcp.json in one repo.
Paste the snippet below and save. Cursor picks it up from Settings, then MCP.
Cursor shows a login prompt next to zaprep. Approve access in the browser tab that opens.
Ask Cursor’s agent about your automations. It asks before running tools that change anything.
{
"mcpServers": {
"zaprep": {
"url": "https://www.zaprep.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}Need an API key? Create one in Zaprep. Official Cursor docs: Cursor MCP docs.
Try these
Copy a prompt, paste it into Cursor, and adjust the keyword or link.
“Create a DEMO automation on my latest post that sends the URL of the page we just built.”
“List every automation whose DM links to a URL that returns 404.”
“How many link clicks did each automation get last week?”
“Export collected contacts as CSV into ./data.”
40+ tools
Everything you do in the Zaprep dashboard, except billing, is available as an MCP tool.
Comment-to-DM, DM keyword, story reply and follow-gated flows, from a post link or a plain description. Saved paused until you turn them on.
create_automationresolve_postduplicate_automationDMs sent, link clicks, followers gained and the full funnel for every automation.
get_analyticsget_automation_metricsget_automation_funnelFind out why a rule skipped, then pause, edit or switch it back on.
troubleshoot_automationget_automation_activitytoggle_automationTurn captions into ready-to-approve keyword automations, one post or all of them.
suggest_automationbulk_suggest_automationsanalyze_postList and export everyone who shared an email or messaged you.
list_contactsexport_contacts_csvScheduled automations, short links, link in bio, media kit and AI replies.
create_scheduled_automationcreate_linkupdate_link_in_bioBest for: Developers and technical marketers who build the pages their DMs point to.
Sign-in
Cursor supports both. OAuth is quicker on your own machine.
| OAuth Cursor | API key Cursor | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | Paste the URL, sign in to Zaprep | Create a key in Settings, then API keys |
| Best for | Chat apps and editors on your own machine | CLIs, CI, servers and workflow tools |
| Credentials stored | Short-lived tokens, refreshed automatically | One zap_ key you keep secret |
| Revoke | Disconnect it in Settings, then AI tools | Delete it in Settings, then API keys |
Limits
Channels
One connection covers every account in your Zaprep workspace.
Same server
One MCP URL, any client that speaks the Model Context Protocol.
Using something else? See the general MCP setup.
Add a headers block to the zaprep entry: "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer zap_..." }. Create the key in Zaprep under Settings, then API keys.
Open Settings, then MCP, and click the login prompt next to zaprep. If it keeps failing, remove the entry, restart Cursor and add it again.
Prefer OAuth so no key sits on disk. If you use a key, keep it in your home-folder mcp.json, not a repo file you commit.
Yes. Zaprep runs its own remote MCP server at https://www.zaprep.com/api/mcp. No Zapier or other middleman is involved.
Yes. MCP access is included on every Zaprep plan, Free included. Your plan’s usual limits on automations and DMs still apply.
To run automations, yes: connect an Instagram professional account or a Facebook Page in Zaprep first. Without one the AI can only read your Zaprep settings.
Instagram professional accounts and Facebook Pages today. TikTok and YouTube are coming next.
New automations an AI creates are saved paused, so nothing sends until you or the AI turns it on after you confirm. Edits to an automation that is already on apply right away, and most AI apps ask before running a change. You can disconnect any AI app in Zaprep under Settings, then AI tools.
Yes. Once connected, the AI can list and export the contacts your automations collected, including emails. Only connect AI apps you trust, and disconnect any you stop using.
Open Settings, then AI tools in Zaprep and choose Disconnect next to the app. It is signed out right away. For an API key, delete it under Settings, then API keys.
Last updated . Menu names in other apps change often; the official docs link above has the latest.
Free plan, no card. Connect Instagram or a Facebook Page, then add Zaprep to your AI tool.