Zendesk MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 88 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Jun 2026.
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What the code does
We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
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return spawn(cmd, parts, {
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add zendesk-mcp -e 'ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN=<ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN>' -e 'ZENDESK_EMAIL=<ZENDESK_EMAIL>' -e 'ZENDESK_API_TOKEN=<ZENDESK_API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @markusvankempen/zendesk-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"zendesk-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@markusvankempen/zendesk-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ZENDESK_API_TOKEN": "<ZENDESK_API_TOKEN>",
"ZENDESK_EMAIL": "<ZENDESK_EMAIL>",
"ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN": "<ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.zendesk-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@markusvankempen/zendesk-mcp-server"]
env = { ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN = "<ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN>", ZENDESK_EMAIL = "<ZENDESK_EMAIL>", ZENDESK_API_TOKEN = "<ZENDESK_API_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"zendesk-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@markusvankempen/zendesk-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ZENDESK_API_TOKEN": "<ZENDESK_API_TOKEN>",
"ZENDESK_EMAIL": "<ZENDESK_EMAIL>",
"ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN": "<ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"zendesk-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@markusvankempen/zendesk-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ZENDESK_API_TOKEN": "<ZENDESK_API_TOKEN>",
"ZENDESK_EMAIL": "<ZENDESK_EMAIL>",
"ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN": "<ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN> (Your Zendesk subdomain (e.g. mycompany for mycompany.zendesk.com)), <ZENDESK_EMAIL> (Zendesk service account email address used for API authentication), <ZENDESK_API_TOKEN> (Zendesk API token (Admin → Apps and integrations → APIs → Token access)).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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