Add the Zendesk MCP server to Claude Code

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

The exact config to run Zendesk in Claude Code — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.

Prerequisites

Claude Code installed.
ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN — Your Zendesk subdomain (the part before .zendesk.com).
ZENDESK_EMAIL — Email of the Zendesk agent whose API token is used.
ZENDESK_API_KEY — Zendesk API token for authentication.

Setup

1. Open `~/.claude.json`

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json

~/.claude.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zendesk": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/reminia/zendesk-mcp-server",
        "zendesk"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN": "<ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN>",
        "ZENDESK_EMAIL": "<ZENDESK_EMAIL>",
        "ZENDESK_API_KEY": "<ZENDESK_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or via CLI

bash

claude mcp add zendesk -- uvx --from git+https://github.com/reminia/zendesk-mcp-server zendesk

3. Restart Claude Code and confirm the Zendesk tools load.

Gotchas

Claude Code stores MCP servers under an "mcpServers" object in ~/.claude.json. It also reads a project-scoped .mcp.json and supports adding servers from the command line with "claude mcp add". Each entry must declare either a "type" or a "command"; Claude Code refuses an entry that has neither. Remote servers connect natively over Streamable HTTP with OAuth.

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