Zulip MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Zulip REST API capabilities as tools for LLMs. This server allows AI assistants to interact with your Zulip workspace programmatically.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Zulip MCP Server?

Zulip MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the avisekrath/zulip-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Zulip REST API capabilities as tools for LLMs. This server allows AI assistants to interact with your…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares ZULIP_URL, ZULIP_EMAIL, ZULIP_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Zulip MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zulip": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/zulip-mcp-server/dist/server.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZULIP_URL": "https://your-organization.zulipchat.com",
        "ZULIP_EMAIL": "your-bot-email@yourcompany.com",
        "ZULIP_API_KEY": "YOUR_ZULIP_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ZULIP_URLDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
ZULIP_EMAILDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
ZULIP_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation