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michaelrice/zendesk-mcp

Zendesk MCP server for Claude Code and other MCP clients

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About michaelrice/zendesk-mcp

A Model Context Protocol server that exposes Zendesk functionality to MCP clients like Claude Code. It enables AI assistants to query and manage Zendesk tickets and data through a standardized interface.

Best for

Developers who want to control Zendesk data through AI assistants using the Model Context Protocol

Use cases

  • Retrieve and search Zendesk tickets from within an AI coding assistant
  • Update ticket status or add comments via natural language commands
  • Integrate Zendesk workflows into automated MCP-based toolchains

Notes

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-15. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Pros

  • Open source and written in Python, easy to inspect and modify
  • Works with any MCP-compatible client, not just Claude Code
  • Lightweight server that can be run locally or in CI/CD pipelines

Cons

  • Zero stars and no community traction suggests early or unmaintained project
  • Not an official Zendesk integration, may lack full API coverage
  • Requires manual setup of Zendesk API credentials and MCP client configuration

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

.venv/bin/pip install -e ".[dev]"

Tools exposed

  • zendesk_search_tickets
  • zendesk_get_tickets
  • zendesk_get_ticket
  • zendesk_create_ticket
  • zendesk_update_ticket
  • zendesk_get_comments
  • zendesk_list_attachments
  • zendesk_download_attachment
  • zendesk_ticket_to_gitlab_context
  • zendesk_post_comment
  • zendesk_post_internal_note
  • zendesk_set_ticket_status
  • zendesk_assign_ticket
  • zendesk_add_tag
  • zendesk_remove_tag
  • zendesk_list_views
  • zendesk_get_view
  • zendesk_get_view_tickets
  • zendesk_list_macros
  • zendesk_preview_macro

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code

Install

Add michaelrice/zendesk-mcp to your client

Not verified yet

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Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --transport stdio michaelrice-zendesk-mcp -- uvx zendesk-mcp@0.1.6

Version 0.1.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "michaelrice-zendesk-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zendesk-mcp@0.1.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.1.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "michaelrice-zendesk-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zendesk-mcp@0.1.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.1.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "servers": {
    "michaelrice-zendesk-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zendesk-mcp@0.1.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Version 0.1.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.michaelrice-zendesk-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["zendesk-mcp@0.1.6"]

Version 0.1.6 · From the Official MCP registry, read · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What michaelrice/zendesk-mcp connects to

1 product and 5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works withTypeHow we knowChecked
ZendeskProductIts name pairs the product with MCPname "zendesk-mcp"GitHub
Claude CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.6Config checkedClaude Code docs
Claude DesktopClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.6Config checkedClaude Desktop docs
CursorClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.6Config checkedCursor docs
VS CodeClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.6Config checkedVS Code docs
CodexClientInstall recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.1.6Config checkedCodex docs

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