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:

Env var	Required	Notes
ZOLA_REFRESH_TOKEN	Yes	Refresh token JWT (~1 year lifetime). Run npm run auth to capture via browser login, or copy the usr cookie from DevTools.
ZOLA_ACCOUNT_ID	No	Auto-resolved from API on first use
ZOLA_REGISTRY_ID	No	Auto-resolved from API on first use

Available tools

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

Vendors

Tool	What it does	Permission
list_vendors	List all booked vendors	Auto
search_vendors	Search vendors by name/category	Auto
add_vendor	Book a new vendor	Confirm
update_vendor	Update vendor details	Confirm
remove_vendor	Unbook a vendor	Confirm

Budget

Tool	What it does	Permission
get_budget	Budget summary with all items	Auto
update_budget_item	Update cost or note	Confirm

Guests

Tool	What it does	Permission
list_guests	List all guest groups with stats	Auto
add_guest	Add a guest group	Confirm
update_guest_address	Update mailing address	Confirm
remove_guest	Remove a guest group	Confirm

Seating

Tool	What it does	Permission
list_seating_charts	List seating charts	Auto
get_seating_chart	Chart with tables/seats/occupants	Auto
list_unseated_guests	Guests not yet seated	Auto
assign_seat	Assign guest to a seat	Confirm

Inquiries

Tool	What it does	Permission
list_inquiries	All vendor inquiries with status	Auto
get_inquiry_conversation	Full conversation messages	Auto
mark_inquiry_read	Mark as read	Confirm

Events & RSVPs

Tool	What it does	Permission
list_events	All events with RSVP counts	Auto
track_rsvps	RSVP tracking per event	Auto
update_event	Update event details	Confirm

Registry & Gifts

Tool	What it does	Permission
get_registry	Registry categories and items	Auto
get_gift_tracker	Gifts received, thank-you status	Auto

Discovery

Tool	What it does	Permission
get_wedding_dashboard	Planning dashboard overview	Auto
search_storefronts	Search marketplace by category/location	Auto
get_storefront	Full vendor storefront details	Auto
list_favorites	Favorited vendors	Auto

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