Step-by-step instructions for connecting Zoho Show to any AI agent that supports custom connectors. Covers prerequisites, regional server URLs, the sign-in process, and what happens when you authenticate.

Zoho Show can connect directly to AI agents that support:

• Custom or remote MCP servers

• HTTP or Streamable HTTP transport

• Manual HTTP MCP configuration

The exact UI, configuration file location, and JSON property names may differ between AI agents. Refer to your AI agent's documentation for its supported MCP configuration format.

Before you begin  

You need:

• A Zoho Show account

• Access to the presentations or teams you want the AI assistant to work with

• The Show MCP server URL for your Zoho Show data center (see below)

Show MCP server URLs  

Use the URL that matches the Zoho Show data center where your account and data are hosted.

Your Zoho Show account and data must be in the same data center as the MCP server URL you use.

Connect using your AI agent's interface

Use this method if Zoho Show isn't listed in your AI agent's connector marketplace, or you want to connect directly using your data center URL.

1. Open the AI agent's MCP, integrations, tools, or connectors settings.

2. Look for an option such as:

• Custom MCP

• Add MCP Server

• Remote MCP

• Add custom connector

3. Add Zoho Show with:

• Name: Zoho Show

• Transport: HTTP / Streamable HTTP

• Server URL: The Zoho Show MCP server URL for your data center

4. Leave OAuth Client ID and Client Secret blank. Zoho Show MCP handles authentication automatically.

5. Save the configuration and authenticate if prompted.

6. On the Zoho Accounts consent screen, click Accept.

What happens during sign-in  

When you connect Show MCP, Claude starts a secure OAuth sign-in flow.

• You do not create an API key.

• You do not paste an access token.

• You do not create a client secret.

• Claude does not receive your Zoho Show password.

After you approve access, Claude receives permission to call Zoho Show MCP tools on your behalf. Zoho Show validates each request using your Zoho Show account and your Zoho Show permissions.

Connect using HTTP configuration

Use this method if your AI agent supports adding MCP servers via configuration file or JSON snippet, rather than through UI.

Add this configuration to your AI agent's MCP configuration file or settings, depending on how your client manages MCP servers.

For clients that support manual MCP configuration, use:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zohoshow": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "<Zoho Show MCP server URL for your data center>"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "zohoshow": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "<Zoho Show MCP server URL for your data center>"
    }
  }

If your client doesn't require a type field, use this format:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zohoshow": {
      "url": "<Zoho Show MCP server URL for your data center>"
    }
  }
}

To verify the connection:

1. Reload or restart the AI agent if required, then check the MCP or tools section to confirm Zoho Show appears as connected.

2. Ask the agent something like "Is Zoho Show available to you?" or "Give a list of presentations I have access to in Zoho Show"
   

Troubleshooting

If Zoho Show does not connect, verify that:

• The AI agent supports remote MCP servers

• The server URL exactly matches the Zoho Show MCP server URL for your data center

• HTTP or Streamable HTTP transport is supported

• The MCP configuration is enabled

• Authentication has been completed if prompted

• The JSON configuration is valid