Zapier vs MCP for agents
Zapier connects apps for people and workflows. MCP connects tools for agent runtimes.
Zapier-style automation shines when a human designs a zap and watches outcomes. Agents need machine-readable tool catalogs, tight auth, and high call volume.
Different jobs
Keep human automation for human processes. Give agents an MCP surface for secrets, mail, search, storage, and writing at runtime.
Automations for people. Protocols for agents.