What smart home devices and apps are supported through Zapier NLA?

Zapier NLA provides access to 5000+ app integrations including Philips Hue, LIFX, Nanoleaf (lighting), Nest, Ecobee, Honeywell (climate), Ring, Arlo, SimpliSafe (security), SmartThings, Home Assistant, IFTTT, and many more. Use `search_zapier_actions` to discover specific actions for your devices.

How do I get a Zapier NLA API key?

Visit https://nla.zapier.com/ and sign in with your Zapier account. Navigate to the NLA API settings page and generate a new API key (starts with `sk-nla-`). You'll need a Zapier account with exposed actions configured for the smart home apps you want to control.

What is the difference between exposed actions and AI zaps?

**Exposed actions** are individual smart home actions you've configured and made available for AI execution (e.g., "turn on kitchen light"). **AI zaps** are multi-step automation workflows that can be triggered with natural language instructions. Exposed actions are for direct device control, while AI zaps are for complex workflows involving multiple steps and apps.

Can I control devices with natural language commands?

Yes! Use the `send_natural_language_command` tool to send any smart home command in plain English. For example: "turn off all the lights", "set the thermostat to 72 degrees", or "lock the front door". The API will search for matching actions and execute the best match. You can also use `search_zapier_actions` to find specific action IDs for more precise control.

Zapier Smart Home MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Zapier Smart Home
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Zapier Smart Home through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="Zapier Smart Home Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with Zapier Smart Home. "
                "You have access to 12 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from Zapier Smart Home"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Zapier Smart Home MCP Server

Connect to Zapier Natural Language Actions (NLA) API and control your entire smart home through natural language commands across 5000+ app integrations. Turn on lights, adjust thermostats, lock doors, trigger cameras, and automate any connected device — all through simple English commands.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 12 tools from Zapier Smart Home through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Zapier Smart Home, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Natural Language Control — Send commands like "turn on the kitchen lights" or "set thermostat to 72°F" in plain English
Action Discovery — Search and discover available smart home actions across 5000+ app integrations
Exposed Actions — List and manage all smart home actions you've exposed in your Zapier account
AI-Enabled Zaps — List, preview, and trigger AI-enabled automation workflows (zaps)
Lighting Control — Find and execute lighting actions (turn on/off, dim, color) across supported integrations
Climate Control — Discover and execute thermostat and climate actions
Security Management — Find and execute security, camera, and alarm actions
Zap Preview — Preview automation workflows from natural language descriptions before creating them
Configuration — Get setup links to expose new smart home actions for AI control

The Zapier Smart Home MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Zapier Smart Home to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Zapier Smart Home MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 12 tools from Zapier Smart Home

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Zapier Smart Home MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Zapier Smart Home through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

Zapier Smart Home + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Zapier Smart Home MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query Zapier Smart Home, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries Zapier Smart Home, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Zapier Smart Home tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query Zapier Smart Home to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

Zapier Smart Home MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (12)

These 12 tools become available when you connect Zapier Smart Home to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

execute_zapier_action

Primary method for controlling devices through Zapier NLA. Execute a specific exposed action by ID with natural language instructions

get_zapier_config_link

Use this link to expose new actions for AI control. Get the configuration link for setting up more smart home actions

list_ai_zaps

List all AI-enabled zaps in your Zapier account

list_climate_actions

List available climate/thermostat control actions

list_exposed_actions

List all exposed smart home actions in your Zapier account

list_lighting_actions

List available lighting control actions (turn on/off, dim, color)

list_security_actions

List available security, camera, and alarm control actions

list_smarthome_actions

Returns up to 50 matching actions that can be used for home automation. List available smart home actions across 5000+ app integrations

preview_zapier_zap

Preview a Zap from a natural language description

search_zapier_actions

Returns matching actions that can be executed via the NLA API. Search for available actions across 5000+ apps using natural language

send_natural_language_command

Zapier interprets the command and routes it to the best matching action automatically. Send any smart home command using natural language through Zapier

trigger_ai_zap

Trigger/execute a specific AI-enabled zap

Example Prompts for Zapier Smart Home in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Zapier Smart Home immediately.

"What smart home actions do I have exposed?"

"Search for actions to control my living room lights."

"Turn off all the lights in the house."

Troubleshooting Zapier Smart Home MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting Zapier Smart Home to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

Zapier Smart Home + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Zapier Smart Home MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.