Zendesk Help Center MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that interfaces with the Zendesk Help Center API, allowing integration with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Zendesk Help Center MCP Server?

Zendesk Help Center MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the hidechae/zendesk-help-center-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that interfaces with the Zendesk Help Center API, allowing integration with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using npx. 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 ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN, ZENDESK_EMAIL, ZENDESK_API_TOKEN. 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.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
querystring, required): Search keyword
localestring, optional): Locale code (e.g., 'en', 'ja', 'en-us')
pagenumber, optional): Page number
per_pagenumber, optional): Number of results per page (max 100)
idnumber, required): Article ID

How to install the Zendesk Help Center MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zendeskHelpCenter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:hidechae/zendesk-help-center-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN": "your-subdomain",
        "ZENDESK_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
        "ZENDESK_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_ZENDESK_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ZENDESK_SUBDOMAINDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
ZENDESK_EMAILDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
ZENDESK_API_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation