Is the Zapier Explore skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from zapier/zapier-mcp. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Zapier Explore SkillProof Score?

8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Zapier Explore?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Zapier Explore with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Zapier Explore

Interviews you by role, suggests tailored Zapier use cases, and builds an enable list

by zapier · zapier/zapier-mcp

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.8/10
Tested: Jul 21, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 12538fa

Fetched SKILL.md (16KB) from plugins/zapier/skills/zapier-explore/; frontmatter parses with name+description and the body references no local scripts (only external URLs and optional MCP tools), so nothing to break. No security smells. Ran a representative task ("Sales AE in HubSpot + Gmail, what can Zapier do?") twice: baseline framed everything as trigger-based Zaps and gave vague ideas with no action names; skill-following output correctly reframed each as an on-demand AI prompt (the skill's explicit "not Zaps" rule), gave verbatim quoted prompts, mapped concrete Zapier actions per use case, and produced a consolidated app-grouped enable list. Steps 4-6 (get_configuration_url, verifying enabled tools) require a live Zapier MCP server I could not connect, so only the advisory portion was executed.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 7/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Zapier Explore does

A Claude Code skill that helps users expand their Zapier MCP setup: it runs a short role/apps interview, then suggests role-tailored use cases as on-demand AI prompts and produces a per-app action enable list. Triggers on phrases like "what else can Zapier do for me," "set up more tools," "suggest workflows," or "I don't know where to start" with Zapier. Steps that enable and verify actions require a connected Zapier MCP server.

How to install Zapier Explore

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zapier/zapier-mcp.git /tmp/zapier-explore-src
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/zapier-explore-src/plugins/zapier/skills/zapier-explore ~/.claude/skills/zapier-explore
# Advisory Steps 1-3 (interview + tailored use cases + enable list) work standalone.
# Steps 4-6 (enable + verify actions) need a connected Zapier MCP server:
#   the .mcp.json is at plugins/zapier/.mcp.json in the same repo; set up per
#   https://docs.zapier.com/mcp/home . The skill also references server tools
#   get_configuration_url and discover_zapier_actions (optional, degrade gracefully).
# Plugin-marketplace alternative: the repo ships plugins/zapier/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
#   exposing all four zapier skills (demo/explore/onboard/status) as one plugin.

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Zapier Explore

/zapier-explore Interviews you by role, suggests tailored Zapier use cases, and builds an enable list

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

What else can Zapier do for me
Suggest workflows based on my role and apps
Help me figure out what to automate next

Frequently asked questions

Is the Zapier Explore skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from zapier/zapier-mcp. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Zapier Explore work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Fetched SKILL.md (16KB) from plugins/zapier/skills/zapier-explore/; frontmatter parses with name+description and the body references no local scripts (only external URLs and optional MCP tools), so nothing to break. No security smells. Ran a representative task ("Sales AE in HubSpot + Gmail, what can Zapier do?") twice: baseline framed everything as trigger-based Zaps and gave vague ideas with no action names; skill-following output correctly reframed each as an on-demand AI prompt (the skill's explicit "not Zaps" rule), gave verbatim quoted prompts, mapped concrete Zapier actions per use case, and produced a consolidated app-grouped enable list. Steps 4-6 (get_configuration_url, verifying enabled tools) require a live Zapier MCP server I could not connect, so only the advisory portion was executed.
What is the Zapier Explore SkillProof Score?: 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Zapier Explore?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Zapier Explore with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.