Connect Zarla to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Gemini

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or Gemini to Zarla and your AI assistant can build, edit, and publish your business website for you — all straight from a chat. One connection covers your whole account: your AI can create brand-new sites and work on the ones you already have. You don't need to have built anything yet — connect first, then ask your AI to build your site from scratch.

There are no keys or tokens involved — you paste one link into your AI app, sign in to Zarla to approve it, and you're done.

The connection link

Every app below uses the same link:

https://www.zarla.com/api/mcp

You can also find it in Zarla — along with your connected apps — on the AI apps screen: click your name at the bottom of the sidebar (on mobile: the More tab) and choose AI apps.

Connect Claude (claude.ai and the desktop app)

This works on every Claude plan, including Free — the Free plan allows one custom connector, and Zarla can be it.

In Claude, open Customize, then Connectors, and click Add.
Fill in the Add custom connector dialog:
- Name: Zarla (the label in your connectors list)
- MCP server URL: https://www.zarla.com/api/mcp
Click Continue — when Claude opens a browser window, sign in to Zarla and approve the connection.

That's it — start a new chat and try one of the prompts below.

Connect Claude Code (terminal)

Run this in your terminal:

claude mcp add zarla --transport http "https://www.zarla.com/api/mcp"

Then open Claude Code, run the /mcp command, and sign in to Zarla when your browser opens.

Connect ChatGPT

Connecting apps in ChatGPT is a developer-mode feature today — still just paste and go:

In ChatGPT, open Settings → Security and login and switch on Developer mode first. If it's greyed out, your workspace admin has it locked — ask them, or use a personal account.
Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click +. In the New Plugin dialog, enter Zarla as the name, paste https://www.zarla.com/api/mcp as the Server URL, and leave Authentication set to OAuth.
Click Create — Zarla's sign-in page opens. Sign in and approve the connection.

Connect Cursor

Cursor signs in like the others. The quickest way is the Add to Cursor button on the AI apps screen:

Click Add to Cursor. Your browser asks whether to open Cursor — click Open Cursor.
Cursor shows an Install MCP server? dialog with Zarla filled in — click Install.
Zarla appears under MCPs marked "Needs authentication" — click Authenticate and your browser opens.
Sign in to Zarla and approve the connection — then close the tab and go back to Cursor. If the browser shows another "Open Cursor?" box at that point, it doesn't matter either way — you're already connected.

If the button doesn't open Cursor, it isn't installed on this computer — install it first, or add Zarla by hand. Cursor's settings live in a file:

In Cursor, click Customize → MCPs and then click the New button to open the mcp.json file. If no other MCP servers have been added to the file, it will look like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {}
}

Paste this inside the curly braces after "mcpServers":

"zarla": { "url": "https://www.zarla.com/api/mcp" }

Your file will then read:

{
  "mcpServers": {"zarla": { "url": "https://www.zarla.com/api/mcp" }}
}

Save the file. If other servers have already been added to the file, separate the new Zarla MCP server with a comma.

Zarla appears under MCPs marked "Needs authentication". Click Authenticate and your browser will open — sign in to Zarla and approve the connection. Once the authorization is complete, you can close the tab and return to Cursor.

Connect Gemini (terminal)

Google's Gemini CLI connects much like Claude Code. Run this in your terminal:

gemini mcp add --transport http zarla https://www.zarla.com/api/mcp

Gemini detects that Zarla needs a sign-in and opens your browser — sign in to Zarla and approve. If it doesn't ask, run the /mcp auth zarla command inside Gemini.

Try it — example prompts

Ask in your own words, or try these word for word:

"Build a website for my mobile dog-grooming business in Denver."
"Rewrite my homepage headline to sound more premium, and add a testimonials section."
"Add a $45 Deluxe Wash to my products and publish my site."
"What websites do I have on Zarla?"
"Show me my website."
"Give my site a warmer, more welcoming look."

What your AI can do

Once connected, your assistant can:

Build a new website from scratch — describe your business and it builds your home page in about half a minute. Ask for more pages — About, Services, Contact — and it adds them one at a time.
Edit your pages — headlines, text, photos, and whole sections.
Change your design — colors, fonts, and the overall look.
Set your logo — drop your logo into the chat (a JPEG, PNG, or WebP) and your AI puts it in your header, footer, and browser tab, then offers matching colors for your site. Prefer your business name instead? It can switch back to that as the logo.
Manage pages — add a new page, remove one, or reorder the sections on it.
Tune your SEO — page titles and descriptions, so you get found on Google.
Run your product catalog — add products, update prices and details, and check recent orders.
See it as you go — ask to see your website and your AI shows you your draft. Some apps can show it right in the chat; the rest give you a preview link or an Open in browser button, and your draft opens in a new tab.
Publish your site — put your latest changes live (more on that below).

Your AI works on your websites and products. The rest of Zarla — your leads inbox, bookings, and invoices — lives in your Zarla dashboard as usual. A few site tweaks still happen in Zarla itself too: editing your contact form's fields or the footer's link columns, deleting a site, or taking a site offline.

Only you see it until you publish

Your AI's website edits land in your private draft — the same draft you see in the Zarla editor. Your live site doesn't change until the draft is published:

Edits are safe to explore. Ask for ten versions of your headline — nobody sees them but you.
Publishing is the one big moment. Most apps ask you to approve a publish before it runs — if yours doesn't, ask to see the draft first. Publishing replaces what's currently live with your latest draft.
Publishing needs a paid plan. On the Free plan you can build and edit without paying a cent; when you ask to publish, your AI shares an upgrade link — and after upgrading, publishing picks up right where you left off.
The exception is your shop. If your site is already live and selling, product price and availability changes reach checkout right away — so after a price change, ask your AI to republish, and the price shoppers see will match the price they're charged.

Sharing photos and logos

Drop a logo or photo into the chat (JPEG, PNG, or WebP) and your AI can upload it straight to your site — as your logo, or anywhere on your pages — no extra steps.

If uploads fail with a network error in the Claude desktop app or on claude.ai: Claude runs uploads in a protected sandbox, so you may need to allow Zarla's address. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities → Code execution and file creation → Additional allowed domains and add www.zarla.com. Terminal apps like Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini run on your computer and don't need this.

Staying in control

The AI apps screen lists every app you've connected. Click Disconnect next to one and its access ends right away.
Connected apps can build, edit, and publish your sites — only connect apps you trust.
Created an API token for a script or a custom tool? Treat it like a password, and revoke it anytime from the same screen.

Troubleshooting

The connection won't authorize: remove Zarla from your AI app, add it again with the exact link above, and sign in when the browser opens.
Your AI says it can't see Zarla: start a new conversation — most apps only pick up new connections in a fresh chat.
The preview says it can't display here yet: that's normal in some apps for now — click Open in browser and your draft opens in a new tab.
Still stuck? Contact us with a screenshot of where it stops — we'll get you sorted.