Make MCP

How to Install and Use Make MCP

Make MCP is a tool that allows you to connect your Make.com automation scenarios with AI assistants. It helps your AI trigger and interact with your Make scenarios easily. Here is a simple guide to help you install and start using Make MCP.

What You Need Before Starting

Before you begin, make sure you have a few things ready. This helps the installation and connection process go smoothly.

• You need NodeJS installed on your computer.
• An MCP Client like Claude Desktop App.
• A Make API Key that has scenarios:read and scenarios:run permissions. You can make this key in your Make profile settings.

Now that you have everything ready, let’s move on to setting up Make MCP.

How to Install Make MCP

You install Make MCP by running a simple command that fetches and runs the server. You will also set some environment variables to connect it to your Make account.

To use Make MCP with the Claude Desktop app, you need to add this configuration to the claude_desktop_config.json file in the "mcpServers" section:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "make": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@makehq/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "MAKE_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "MAKE_ZONE": "<your-zone>",
        "MAKE_TEAM": "<your-team-id>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Here’s what each part means:

• Replace <your-api-key> with your Make API Key. You create this key in your Make user profile.
• Replace <your-zone> with the zone your Make team is hosted, like eu2.make.com.
• Replace <your-team-id> with your team's ID, which you can find in the URL when you open your team page in Make.

How to Run Make MCP

Once you have configured the JSON file with your data, Make MCP is ready to run through the MCP client (like Claude Desktop). The client will use the configuration you set to start and connect Make MCP to your Make account.

With this setup:

• Make MCP will detect your Make scenarios that are set to "On-Demand".
• It will manage input parameters so AI can interact with your scenarios properly.
• You can call your Make scenarios as tools from AI assistants.
• Outputs from your scenarios come back as JSON, which AI can understand and use.

What You Can Do With Make MCP

Make MCP makes your Make scenarios callable by AI assistants. This means you can keep your complex automations in Make but still let AI tools trigger them and get results. It's designed to build a bridge between your existing automation and powerful AI help.

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With these simple steps, you now know how to install and use Make MCP. Just prepare your setup, configure the server in your MCP client, and start using AI to control your Make automations!