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ZenRows MCP server for AI agents.
actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to ZenRows and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 37 ZenRows actions (15 reads, 14 writes and 8 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the ZenRows credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces ZenRows's limits and records every call.
100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.
claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcpdo { action: "zenrows.jobs.list", intent: "check which ZenRows account is connected"}# List batch jobs · read · 1 upstream call- 37actionsin one signed file
- 15readlook, never change
- 14writecreate and update
- 8wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first
Set up
Connect ZenRows in three steps.
- 01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp - 02
Connect ZenRows.
API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
api_keyZenRows API key (app.zenrows.com > Builder / Settings > API key)
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "zenrows" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you - 03
Make the first call. Check before a write.
Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes,
checkvalidates the call and prices it, for free.do { action: "zenrows.jobs.list" }# list batch jobs · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "zenrows.jobs.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent
ZenRows at a glance
- Sign-in
- API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
- You provide
api_key- Limits we pace to
- 10 calls a second, per connection
- API covered
- ZenRows API 1.0.0 (OpenAPI 3.1.0)
api.zenrows.com/v1 - Built from
- ZenRows's documentation, read 23 October 2026docs.zenrows.comdocs.zenrows.com
- Service file
- Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
- Cached reads
- 12 of 15 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
- Shared entities
- 1, so ask can line ZenRows up with your other systems
- Data
- Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet
Capabilities
What an AI agent can do in ZenRows.
37 actions in 11 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.
- 15readlook, never change
- 14writecreate and update
- 8destructivewait for a confirmation
Jobs
113 read · 6 write · 2 destructive
List batch jobs · Create a batch job · Get a batch job · Cancel a batch job
Crawls
42 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
List crawls · Start a crawl · Get a crawl, its status and a page of its results · Stop a running crawl
Hmac keys
41 read · 0 write · 3 destructive
List webhook signing (HMAC) keys · Finalize an HMAC key rotation · Start an HMAC signing key rotation · Cancel a pending HMAC key rotation
Prepared domains
43 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
List your domain preparation requests · Request Extract preparation for a domain · Get a domain's preparation status · Get the monthly domain preparation allowance
Runs
42 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
Export a run's results · List a batch job's runs · Get a run export's status and download URL · Delete a batch job run
Webhooks
41 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Set a batch job's webhook · Get a batch job's webhook · Remove a batch job's webhook · Send a test webhook delivery
Schedules
20 read · 2 write · 0 destructive
Set a scheduled job's schedule · Pause or activate a job's schedule
Agent account
11 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
Get the agent account's claim status
3 more areas · 3 actions
- Extract domains 1
- Job inputs 1
- Subscription 1
Top actions
The ZenRows API, shaped for agents.
The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 8 of ZenRows's 8 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.
| Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in |
|---|---|---|---|
zenrows.jobs.listList batch jobs | List batch jobs. | read | automation.background_job.list34 connectors |
zenrows.jobs.createCreate a batch job | Create a batch job. | write | automation.background_job.create29 connectors |
zenrows.jobs.cancelCancel a batch job | Cancel a batch job. | destructive | automation.background_job.cancel17 connectors |
zenrows.webhooks.setSet a batch job's webhook | Set a batch job's webhook. | write | automation.webhook.update175 connectors |
zenrows.webhooks.getGet a batch job's webhook | Get a batch job's webhook. | read | automation.webhook.get162 connectors |
zenrows.runs.listList a batch job's runs | List a batch job's runs. | read | this connector |
zenrows.jobs.rerunRerun a batch job's failed tasks | Rerun a batch job's failed tasks. | write | this connector |
zenrows.crawls.listList crawls | List crawls. | read | this connector |
zenrows.crawls.startStart a crawl | Start a crawl. | write | this connector |
zenrows.jobs.add_tasksAdd tasks to an open batch job | Add tasks to an open batch job. | write | this connector |
zenrows.runs.create_exportExport a run's results | Export a run's results. | write | this connector |
zenrows.subscription.getGet the account's subscription and usage | Get the account's subscription and usage. | read | this connector |
Try it
Prompts to paste into Claude.
Each one names the ZenRows actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.
- Readread
List batch jobs in ZenRows and tell me what stands out.
calls
zenrows.jobs.list - Writewrite
Create a batch job in ZenRows. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
calls
zenrows.jobs.create
Governance for ZenRows
Destructive actions wait for a yes.
8 ZenRows actions are destructive. These are all of them:
- Cancel a batch job
zenrows.jobs.cancel - Remove a batch job's webhook
zenrows.webhooks.delete - Delete a batch job run
zenrows.runs.delete - Stop a batch job's current run
zenrows.jobs.stop - Stop a running crawl
zenrows.crawls.stop - Start an HMAC signing key rotation
zenrows.hmac_keys.start_rotation - Finalize an HMAC key rotation
zenrows.hmac_keys.finalize_rotation - Cancel a pending HMAC key rotation
zenrows.hmac_keys.cancel_rotation
A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.
Cancel a batch job?
intent: the user asked me to cancel a batch job
account { op: "keys.create", name: "zenrows-agent", allowed_actions: ["zenrows.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "zenrows.jobs.cancel", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "zenrows.webhooks.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "zenrows.runs.delete", approver: "[email protected]" } ]}Cost
What ZenRows costs on actionlake.
Every ZenRows action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call ZenRows refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
- 1upstream call per actionall 37 ZenRows actions
- 37actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
- 12reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
- 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000
Action index
Every ZenRows action.
37 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.
Jobs11
zenrows.jobs.add_tasksAdd tasks to an open batch jobwritezenrows.jobs.cancelCancel a batch jobdestructivezenrows.jobs.closeClose a batch job to new taskswritezenrows.jobs.createCreate a batch jobwritezenrows.jobs.getGet a batch jobreadzenrows.jobs.listList batch jobsreadzenrows.jobs.list_resultsList a batch job's task resultsreadzenrows.jobs.pausePause a batch job's current runwritezenrows.jobs.rerunRerun a batch job's failed taskswritezenrows.jobs.resumeResume a paused batch job runwritezenrows.jobs.stopStop a batch job's current rundestructive
Crawls4
zenrows.crawls.getGet a crawl, its status and a page of its resultsreadzenrows.crawls.listList crawlsreadzenrows.crawls.startStart a crawlwritezenrows.crawls.stopStop a running crawldestructive
Hmac keys4
zenrows.hmac_keys.cancel_rotationCancel a pending HMAC key rotationdestructivezenrows.hmac_keys.finalize_rotationFinalize an HMAC key rotationdestructivezenrows.hmac_keys.listList webhook signing (HMAC) keysreadzenrows.hmac_keys.start_rotationStart an HMAC signing key rotationdestructive
Prepared domains4
zenrows.prepared_domains.getGet a domain's preparation statusreadzenrows.prepared_domains.get_allowanceGet the monthly domain preparation allowancereadzenrows.prepared_domains.listList your domain preparation requestsreadzenrows.prepared_domains.requestRequest Extract preparation for a domainwrite
Runs4
zenrows.runs.create_exportExport a run's resultswritezenrows.runs.deleteDelete a batch job rundestructivezenrows.runs.get_exportGet a run export's status and download URLreadzenrows.runs.listList a batch job's runsread
Webhooks4
zenrows.webhooks.deleteRemove a batch job's webhookdestructivezenrows.webhooks.getGet a batch job's webhookreadzenrows.webhooks.setSet a batch job's webhookwritezenrows.webhooks.testSend a test webhook deliverywrite
Schedules2
zenrows.schedules.setSet a scheduled job's schedulewritezenrows.schedules.set_statePause or activate a job's schedulewrite
Agent account1
zenrows.agent_account.getGet the agent account's claim statusread
Extract domains1
zenrows.extract_domains.listList domains with a ready-made Extract modelread
Job inputs1
zenrows.job_inputs.createCreate a CSV job input uploadwrite
Subscription1
zenrows.subscription.getGet the account's subscription and usageread
Questions
The ZenRows MCP server, answered.
Is there a ZenRows MCP server for Claude?
Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 37 ZenRows actions across jobs, crawls, hmac keys and prepared domains, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by ZenRows.
What do I need to connect ZenRows?
ZenRows API key (app.zenrows.com > Builder / Settings > API key). The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "zenrows" } lists exactly what to paste.
Can an AI agent delete or change things in ZenRows?
Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 8 ZenRows actions are destructive, including cancel a batch job, remove a batch job's webhook and delete a batch job run. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.
Will an AI agent use up my ZenRows API limit?
actionlake paces every call to the limits in the ZenRows service file: 10 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (12 ZenRows actions can be), which never reaches ZenRows.
What does a ZenRows action cost?
One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (37 ZenRows actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls ZenRows refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
Which ZenRows API does it cover?
The ZenRows API 1.0.0 (OpenAPI 3.1.0) at api.zenrows.com/v1. It is built from ZenRows's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 37 actions in 11 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).
Does actionlake keep my ZenRows data, and where?
actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your ZenRows credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.
Which AI clients can use it?
Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.
Give your agent ZenRows today.
Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.
