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Zeplin MCP connector

The Zeplin connector brings your Zeplin organizations, projects, members, styleguides, and workflow statuses to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP client, so each person can review and manage them inside their own Zeplin access with every action logged.

  • How it connects. Connects with an API key. The credential goes into a vault nobody reads back.

  • One address. https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, the same for every user.

  • Their own access. An agent never gets more than the person it acts for.

How to connect

How to connect Zeplin to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Two steps, about a minute.

1

In Elaichi

Connect Zeplin once

  1. Open Connections, choose Add connection, and pick Zeplin.

  2. Optionally set Share with to give a team access, then press Connect.

  3. Paste a Zeplin API key. One person generates a token in Zeplin and pastes it once. Everyone else works through Share with, and never sees it.

The credential is vaulted. Nobody reads it back, not even the AI.

Add connection

Choose a connector.

zeplin
Zeplin
Aurora Solar
Figma
Figma SCIM
Lucid
Magic Patterns
2

In your AI client

Point it at one endpoint

Everyone in the organization uses the same address, and each person only ever reaches what their own account allows.

Zeplin MCP connector for Claude

  1. 1

    Open Customize, then Connectors.

  2. 2

    Press Add.

  3. 3

    Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  4. 4

    Sign in and approve.

On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds it once. Everyone else turns it on for themselves.

Zeplin MCP connector for ChatGPT

  1. 1

    Open Plugins, then press the + button.

  2. 2

    Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.

  4. 4

    Press Create, then sign in and approve.

Works on the web today. The plugin directory lives at chatgpt.com/plugins.

Zeplin MCP connector for Cursor

  1. 1

    Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

  2. 2

    Add the endpoint under mcpServers.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Reload Cursor, then sign in and approve.

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Set up per machine, so repeat it on each computer you work from.

Connect Zeplin to any MCP client

  1. 1

    Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  2. 2

    Sign in and approve.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The Elaichi Agent already has these tools, with nothing to set up.

Use cases

What teams do with Zeplin through Elaichi

Every one of these runs inside the access the person already has, and lands in the same audit log.

  • Design ops

    Onboard a new designer to the right projects

    Add a new hire as a Zeplin member and put them on the projects their squad works in, all from one request instead of clicking through each project.

  • Design

    Find every project a teammate can see

    Ask which Zeplin projects and styleguides a specific person has access to before a handover, so nothing is left behind when work moves between designers.

  • Engineering

    Check a project's workflow statuses

    Pull the workflow statuses your organization uses in Zeplin to confirm what "ready for development" actually means before picking up a screen.

  • Product

    Get a snapshot of active projects

    List every Zeplin project in the organization, read their descriptions and details, and update a project's description when scope changes after a planning session.

  • IT

    Remove a contractor's access at the end

    See the external collaborators and members in your Zeplin organization, then remove a departing contractor from the projects they were on and from the organization itself.

  • Engineering

    Set up notifications when projects change

    Create or adjust a Zeplin organization webhook so your build or chat tools hear about changes without anyone watching the project page.

Try asking

  • “List Zeplin projects with no members added this month.”
  • “Which members belong to more than five Zeplin projects?”
  • “Summarize our Zeplin organization seats and billing plan.”

See all 121 Zeplin tools below

Compare

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Zeplin

All three can connect Zeplin to an AI assistant, and all three have admin controls. They differ in where access lives and how you pay.

Elaichi compared with Zapier MCP and Composio for Zeplin, by what to check
What to check Elaichi Zapier MCP Composio
Where the AI connects One address for the whole organization. https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp A server per member, created at sign-in. An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK.
Control over Zeplin tools Allow or restrict single Zeplin tools, per role or user. App and action restrictions on the account. Role permissions, down to the action.
Record of calls One audit entry per Zeplin call. A History tab of tool calls. A log of every tool call.
Single sign-on SAML or OIDC, plus SCIM, on Gold. SAML on Enterprise. SAML and OIDC on Enterprise.
Price $15 per user per month. 2 tasks per successful call. Billed per tool call.

Sources: Zapier MCP docs, security, usage; Composio docs, gateway, enterprise, pricing. Checked September 2026.

Longer take: Zapier MCP alternative and when you don't need an MCP gateway.

AI tools

Zeplin tools for your AI agents

121 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Zeplin, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.

See it in Elaichi

What connecting Zeplin gets you

6 screens from the product, each doing one job for your Zeplin account.

The agent

Ask about Zeplin projects in plain language.

Starter prompts return answers from live Zeplin projects, members and organizations.

  • projects
  • members
  • organizations
  • project members

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

List Zeplin projects with no members added this month.

Which members belong to more than five Zeplin projects?

Summarize our Zeplin organization seats and billing plan.

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

MCP clients

Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor reach Zeplin here.

One governed MCP endpoint for Zeplin over OAuth, no SDK, no shared API key.

ElaichiMCP clients
Claude ChatGPT Cursor

Copy the endpoint

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Client Connected by Status Last used
Claude
E

Emily Carter

• Connected 4 minutes ago
Cursor
M

Megan Brooks

• Connected 2 hours ago
ChatGPT
R

Ryan Hayes

• Connected Yesterday

Tool catalog

121 Zeplin tools are ready to call.

Projects, members, organizations and billing methods are cataloged, with no custom code written.

  • List all Zeplin me
  • List all Zeplin organizations
  • Get single Zeplin organization by ID
  • List all Zeplin members
ElaichiTools
Tool Action Description
List all Zeplin me List Get details of the current user in Zeplin. Returns id, email, username, emotar, avatar, and last_seen fields in the response.
List all Zeplin organizations List List organizations the user is a member of in Zeplin. Returns id, name, and logo for each organization.
Get single Zeplin organization by ID Get Get details of a specific organization in Zeplin. Requires id. Returns id, name, and members with user details, role, tags, restricted status, and invited timestamp.
List all Zeplin members List List all members in an organization in Zeplin. Requires organization_id. Returns user details (id, email, username, avatar, last_seen), role, tags, restricted status, and invited timestamp.
Create a Zeplin member Create Invite a new member to an organization in Zeplin. Requires organization_id. Returns member details including user info (id, email, username, avatar, last_seen), role, tags, restricted status, and invited timestamp.

Toolboxes

Every team gets its own Zeplin toolbox.

Design, product and engineering each see a curated set of Zeplin tools.

  • Design
  • Product
  • Engineering
  • Design ops
ElaichiToolboxes
Name Source template Tools Created

Design toolbox

Zeplin · projects and styleguides

Zeplin starter 18 Mar 4, 2026

Product toolbox

Zeplin · project members and handoff status

— 9 Mar 2, 2026

Engineering toolbox

Zeplin · project specs and components

— 24 Feb 27, 2026

Design ops toolbox

Zeplin · organizations and seat allocation

Zeplin starter 6 Feb 19, 2026

Brand toolbox

Zeplin · styleguides and shared styles

— 31 Jan 30, 2026

Finance toolbox

Zeplin · organization billing and seats

— 12 Jan 22, 2026

Shared connections

Teammates use Zeplin accounts without credentials.

The connections table shows who connected each Zeplin account and its shared teams.

  • Design EMEA
  • Product
  • Mobile apps
  • Web platform
ElaichiConnections
Connection Scope Status Access
ZE

Zeplin (Design EMEA)

Connected by Emily Carter

Personal • Active 1 team · 6 members
ZE

Zeplin (Product)

Connected by Jake Morgan

Organization • Active 3 teams · 24 members
ZE

Zeplin (Mobile apps)

Connected by Megan Brooks

Organization • Active 2 teams · 11 members
ZE

Zeplin (Web platform)

Connected by Tyler Reed

Personal • Needs re-auth 1 team · 3 members
ZE

Zeplin (Brand studio)

Connected by Ryan Hayes

Personal • Active Not shared
ZE

Zeplin (Design ops)

Connected by Ashley Parker

Personal • Active 2 teams · 9 members

Audit log

Every Zeplin call is answered for.

When, who, what happened, type and resource, appended for every Zeplin call.

  • When
  • Who
  • What happened
  • Type
ElaichiAudit log
When Who What happened Type

2 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:10 PM

E

Emily Carter

emily.carter@northwind.io

Restriction Created Access

8 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:04 PM

J

Jake Morgan

jake.morgan@northwind.io

Restriction Updated Access

14 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:58 PM

M

Megan Brooks

megan.brooks@northwind.io

Role Assigned Access

20 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:52 PM

T

Tyler Reed

tyler.reed@northwind.io

Zeplin Users Updated MCP

26 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM

R

Ryan Hayes

ryan.hayes@northwind.io

Zeplin Projects Created MCP

32 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM

A

Ashley Parker

ashley.parker@northwind.io

Zeplin Projects List Toolbox

Launching soon

From answering questions to doing the work

A person no longer has to ask. A trigger starts the work, inside the same permissions and the same audit log as everything else. Automations and live dashboards are launching soon, on the Black plan.

Automations

A schedule drafts your Zeplin project digest.

Six steps fetch and group Zeplin projects, draft a digest, then post on approval.

Zeplin digest

Run 418 · started 2 minutes ago · on behalf of Emily Carter

  1. ✓

    Schedule

    Every weekday at 8:00 AM

    0.2s
  2. ✓

    Fetch projects

    Zeplin

    1.4s
  3. ✓

    Group by owner

    Transform

    0.1s
  4. ✓

    Draft the digest

    Agent step

    Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary

    6.2s
  5. Approve the digest

    Needs approval

    Assigned to Michael Brennan

    Approve
  6. Post the digest

    Zeplin

    Queued

Collections and dashboards

Zeplin project health arrives already counted.

Four metrics, 14 days of projects created and a team breakdown, refreshed on schedule.

Zeplin health

Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the projects collection

Live

Projects

1,284 ↓ 12%

Members

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Projects created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

Design EMEA 34%

Product 27%

Mobile apps 21%

Web platform 18%

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do I connect Zeplin to Claude?

First, connect Zeplin in Elaichi by pasting a Zeplin API key, which takes about a minute. Then in Claude open Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp as the endpoint. There is no OAuth application to register in Zeplin and no client ID or secret to generate.

Does Zeplin work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Once Zeplin is connected in Elaichi, the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, any other MCP client, and the Elaichi Agent. You connect Zeplin once and every client picks it up.

What can an AI agent actually do with my Zeplin data?

It can list your Zeplin organizations, projects, styleguides, members, and workflow statuses, look up a single project or organization, and update a project's details. It can also add or remove members and project members, check organization billing, and create or update organization webhooks. Because Zeplin exposes many actions, short concrete asks such as "list the projects Maria can see" work better than long instructions.

Does connecting Zeplin give the AI access to every project in my workspace?

No. Every request runs as the person who signed in, so the AI sees only the Zeplin organizations, projects, and styleguides that person already has access to. Elaichi can narrow that further with restrictions, but it can never widen it beyond what Zeplin itself allows that person.

Can my team share one Zeplin connection?

Yes. One person connects Zeplin in Elaichi and shares the connection with a team, and nobody else ever handles the API key. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so the audit log names the actual person behind every Zeplin action.

Can I stop an agent from deleting or changing things in Zeplin?

Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi work per action, so you can allow reading Zeplin projects and members while blocking removing members or updating projects and webhooks. A blocked action is never advertised to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any other client, so no prompt can reach it.

What happens to a Zeplin connection when someone leaves?

Offboarding a person in Elaichi ends their access to Zeplin through every AI client at once. A Zeplin connection shared with a team keeps working for everyone else. If you want it gone entirely, disconnecting Zeplin once in Elaichi removes it from every client at the same time.

Does the Zeplin MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. Zeplin is reached over the same MCP endpoint every client uses, so anything that speaks MCP can call it — Gemini, Codex, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and OpenCode among them — alongside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and the Elaichi Agent. The tools on offer and the access behind them are identical whichever client asks. Only the setup screen differs.

Is Elaichi an alternative to Zapier MCP for Zeplin?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Zeplin. Zapier MCP fits a team that already automates in Zapier, since each person signs in and acts as themselves in that account. Elaichi fits when IT wants one address for the whole company, per-tool rules by role, and a record of every Zeplin call.

How is Elaichi different from Composio for Zeplin?

Composio gives AI agents tools and sign-in handling across 1,000+ apps, for developers building agents or people using an assistant, billed per tool call. Elaichi gives a company's own people governed access to Zeplin: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.

Put Zeplin in front of your team

14 days on Gold, no credit card. Connect it once and pick what each team can call.

Works with
Claude ChatGPT Cursor and any other MCP client, or the Elaichi Agent.
When the trial ends
Nothing is deleted. Connections, roles and the audit log stay where they are, so subscribing picks up exactly where you left off.