How to Use the Zillow MCP in Claude Code

Q: If I need to check rental property listings with Zillow using Claude Code, what steps do I take?

You write a command that calls getrentalproperty and feeds it the required IDs. The CLI handles the authentication token exchange, giving you direct access to the raw listing data.

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MCP Server: Fetch Property Details via CLI

The `get_property_by_id` tool returns full property details, including address, price history, tax info, features, description, and photos. You run this in a shell script; the output streams directly to standard out. This makes it perfect for CI/CD jobs that need to process records—just pipe the results into another script or database loader.

Claude Code: Batch Process Rentals

You can use `get_rental_property` to fetch rental listings with rent price, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, and property type. A cron job can call this tool repeatedly against a list of IDs. The output is clean JSON, ready for consumption by another backend service without any manual parsing.

MCP Server: Mass Property Search

The `search_property` tool returns residential property details including address, price, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, lot size, year built, property type, and listing status. You can script this against a list of ZIP codes. The CLI environment lets you loop through inputs, calling the search function for bulk data ingestion into your system.

Setup guide

Set up Zillow MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see zillow-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Zillow transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Zillow tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http zillow-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Zillow MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zillow-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Zillow MCP in Claude Code

You treat it like any other command-line tool. Write a shell script that calls the MCP Server, pipes the results (`search_property` output) to a JSON processor, and then sends it somewhere else.

Yes. Since you can run this in a Docker container or GitHub Action, setting up the MCP Server as part of your CI/CD workflow is straightforward for scheduled jobs.

You write a command that calls `get_rental_property` and feeds it the required IDs. The CLI handles the authentication token exchange, giving you direct access to the raw listing data.

The server exposes structured details like prices and addresses. Because it's headless execution, you control the entire flow; only the necessary fields are streamed out.

It provides data points like year built, lot size, tax info, price history, and listing status. These are all plain text fields ideal for shell scripting.

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