Overview  

 What is MCP? 

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that establishes the standardized manner in which applications can interact with Large Language Models (LLMs). An MCP allows you to carry out your desired workflow on your preferred LLMs by providing the required instructions in the right context to an AI model.

With an MCP in place you can instruct popular AI agents or even custom AI agents to interact with native or third-party applications and complete complex workflows with little to no human intervention.

 Zoho DataPrep Model Context Protocol (MCP) server  

Zoho DataPrep Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables teams to prepare, transform, import, and export data using conversational AI. It allows you to interact with Zoho DataPrep through natural language from AI interfaces like Claude without manually navigating the UI or writing API calls. You can create pipelines, manage stages, execute pipelines, and fetch results simply by describing what you want. Zoho DataPrep MCP is built on the Zoho MCP framework, so you must access Zoho MCP and configure a server to enable DataPrep as an MCP tool. Click here to learn more about Zoho MCP

 Steps to add Zoho DataPrep as a tool in Claude using MCP 

 Access Zoho MCP server  

1. Go to https://www.zoho.com/mcp/ and request playground access.

2. Once, the request is approved, go to https://mcp.zoho.com/.

3. Click on Create MCP server option and give a name for your server and click Create.

4. A server will be created. Click on Tools option in the side pane add Zoho DataPrep to your server.

5. Select the tools as required and click Add now.

6. Next we need to add Zoho DataPrep MCP to the LLM. To do this, click on Connect in the side pane and copy the MCP URL value

 Link Claude with Zoho DataPrep 

Link Claude with Zoho DataPrep MCP, allowing it to handle real-world workflows through a secure, straightforward setup—all within your conversation window.

 Setting Up Zoho DataPrep MCP in Claude 

Note: Only a Claude organization admin can complete these steps. Once connected, the integration will be accessible to everyone in your Claude organization, but only you can manage the tools linked to this Zoho DataPrep MCP instance.

1. Go to Claude and open the Settings.

2. Click on the Connectors option.

3. Select Add custom connector.

4. Enter the name and paste the MCP URL that was copied in step 6 and click Add

 Access Zoho DataPrep MCP Tools in Claude  

1. Open a new chat.

2. Choose Search and tools.

3. Pick the Zoho DataPrep MCP connection.

4. Select the tools you’d like to use in the chat.

5. Ask Claude to perform actions using them.

 Use cases 

Here are a few example prompts you can use in Claude.

 1. Failed Pipeline Debugging & Retry 

Use case: User wants to understand why yesterday’s job failed and fix it.

Sample Prompt: My sales pipeline failed last night. Show me the exact error and retry the failed run.

Tools involved:

1. Gell all pipeline jobs for portal
2. Get pipeline run info
3. Get pipeline info
4. Retry pipeline run

 2. Schedule Management for Production Pipelines 

Use case: User wants to automate and control pipeline execution.

Sample Prompt: Schedule my Sales pipeline to run every day at 2 AM, and if a schedule already exists, update it.

Tools involved:

1. Get pipeline schedule
2. Schedule pipeline
3. Update pipeline schedule

 3.  Connection Failure & Re-authentication Flow  

Use case: Production pipeline failed due to expired credentials.

Sample Prompt: My Sales pipeline is failing due to authentication issues. Re-authenticate the connection and rerun the pipeline.

Tools involved:

1. Get connection
   
2. ConnectionReAuth
   
3. Run pipeline