Zola MCP

A Model Context Protocol server that connects Claude to Zola, giving you natural-language access to your wedding vendors, budget, guest list, seating chart, events, registry, inquiries, and more.

[!WARNING] AI-developed project. This codebase was entirely built and is actively maintained by Claude Code. No human has audited the implementation. Review all code and tool permissions before use.

What you can do

Ask Claude things like:

• "How's wedding planning going?"
• "Find a photographer in Charlotte, NC"
• "Update the venue cost to $25,000"
• "Who hasn't RSVP'd yet?"
• "Seat Jennifer at Table 1"
• "Any new vendor messages?"
• "Add my cousin Mike to the guest list"
• "Show me the gift tracker"

Requirements

• Claude Desktop or Claude Code
• Node.js 20.6 or later
• A Zola account
• Google Chrome — used once for the scripted auth flow (optional; you can copy the cookie manually instead)

Installation

Option A — MCPB (recommended)

Download the latest .mcpb bundle from Releases and install:

claude mcp add-from-mcpb zola-mcp-x.y.z.mcpb

You'll be prompted for your ZOLA_REFRESH_TOKEN (see Getting your refresh token below).

Option B — npm

npx -y zola-mcp

Add to your Claude config (.mcp.json or Claude Desktop config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zola": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "zola-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ZOLA_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-refresh-token-jwt"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option C — from source

git clone https://github.com/chrischall/zola-mcp.git
cd zola-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Add to Claude Desktop config:

• Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zola": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/zola-mcp/dist/bundle.js"],
      "env": {
        "ZOLA_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-refresh-token-jwt"
      }
    }
  }
}

Getting your refresh token

Sign in to zola.com and capture the usr cookie — a ~1-year JWT that doubles as the refresh token. The token lasts ~1 year; this is a one-time setup.

Option A — scripted (recommended)

npm run auth               # prints the token to the console
npm run auth -- .env       # writes ZOLA_REFRESH_TOKEN=<token> to .env

Launches Chrome with a dedicated profile at ~/.zola-mcp/chrome-profile, waits for you to sign in at zola.com/account/login, captures the usr cookie (a ~1-year JWT), and either prints it (for pasting into Claude Desktop / MCPB / any config that doesn't read .env) or writes it to the file you pass. Requires Google Chrome installed locally; the script will install puppeteer-core on first run (~1 MB).

Option B — manual (DevTools)

1. Sign in at zola.com/account/login in any browser.
2. Open DevTools → Application → Cookies → https://www.zola.com.
3. Copy the value of the usr cookie.
4. Paste it into .env as ZOLA_REFRESH_TOKEN=<value> (or into your Claude config env block).

Restart Claude Desktop

Quit completely (Cmd+Q on Mac) and relaunch.

Verify

Ask Claude: "How's wedding planning going?" — it should show your wedding dashboard.

Credentials

Only one credential is required:

Available tools

27 tools across 8 domains. Read-only tools run automatically. Write tools ask for confirmation.

Vendors

Budget

Guests

Seating

Inquiries

Events & RSVPs

Registry & Gifts

Discovery

Troubleshooting

"ZOLA_REFRESH_TOKEN must be set" — run npm run auth to capture your token.

"Zola session refresh failed" — your refresh token has expired (~1 year). Re-run npm run auth.

403 from mobile API — the x-zola-session-id header may be missing. Update to the latest version.

Tools not appearing in Claude — go to Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer to see connected servers. Make sure you fully quit and relaunched after editing the config.

Security

• The refresh token lives only in your local .env or config file
• It is passed as an environment variable and never logged
• The server authenticates with Zola's mobile API using the same flow as the iOS app
• Account and registry IDs are auto-resolved from the API (no manual configuration needed)

Development

npm test        # run the test suite (vitest)
npm run build   # compile TypeScript → dist/

Project structure

src/
  client.ts         Zola mobile API client (auth, token refresh, context)
  index.ts          MCP server entry point
  tools/
    vendors.ts      list, search, add, update, remove vendors
    budget.ts       get budget, update budget items
    guests.ts       list, add, update, remove guests
    seating.ts      seating charts, seat assignment
    inquiries.ts    vendor inquiry conversations
    events.ts       events, RSVPs, gift tracker, registry
    discover.ts     dashboard, storefront search, favorites
tests/
  client.test.ts
  vendors.test.ts
  budget.test.ts
  guests.test.ts
  seating.test.ts
  inquiries.test.ts
  events.test.ts
  discover.test.ts

Auth flow

All tools use the Zola mobile API (mobile-api.zola.com) with Bearer JWT auth:

1. POST /v3/sessions/refresh with refresh token JWT → returns 30-min session token
2. All API calls use Authorization: Bearer <session_token> + x-zola-session-id header
3. On 401, auto-refreshes and retries once
4. Session tokens are cached for their lifetime (30 min)

Building the MCPB bundle

The .mcpb bundle is built automatically by the Release workflow when a version tag is pushed. To build locally:

npm run build
npx @anthropic-ai/mcpb pack

This produces zola-mcp.mcpb using the configuration in manifest.json. The bundle includes the compiled dist/bundle.js and user config prompts for ZOLA_REFRESH_TOKEN.

Releasing

Releases are automated via GitHub Actions:

1. Run the Cut & Bump workflow (manual trigger) — tags the current version and bumps patch
2. The tag push triggers the Release workflow which:
   • Runs CI (build + test)
   • Packages .skill and .mcpb bundles
   • Publishes to npm
   • Creates a GitHub Release with the bundles

License

MIT