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New at ZAP: manage your servers with Claude and ChatGPT
Restart, read logs, create backups, change configs: with MCP Connect you can now do it in a chat with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini. No MCP server of your own, OAuth sign-in, and permissions you set yourself.
Connect Claude or ChatGPT to your server: setting up the ZapX MCP connector
With the ZapX MCP connector you manage game servers, VPS, dedicated servers and TeamSpeak straight from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Here is the setup step by step, including permissions.
What is an MCP server? The Model Context Protocol explained
MCP is the open standard that lets AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use tools and data. Here is what an MCP server is, how local and remote servers differ, and what to watch out for on security.
New Panel, New Prices: What's Inside ZapX
ZapX is our new panel: one-click apps on your VPS, an AI agent and game servers without slot limits. What's new, what it costs and why our prices are changing.
The best Project Zomboid mods in 2026 for your server
Eleven mods for Build 42 that also work in multiplayer, the most important classics for Build 41 servers, and how to add mods to your server.
The ZAP Pumpkin Hunt 2026: up to 70% off your new server
The Pumpkin Hunt 2026 has ended. The voucher codes expired on Monday, November 2, at 10:05 AM. Thanks to everyone who joined the hunt!
7 Days to Die V3.4.0 is out: search and filters for backpack and containers
Less digging, more surviving: find items in seconds.
Don't Starve Together: Hallowed Nights is back and "Cursed Confrontation Part 2" is here
Trick or treat in the Constant: two updates within a few days.
Factorio 2.1 is stable: what changes for you and your server
Mixed rockets, a landing pad unloading bay, split circuit inputs/outputs and ARM64 Linux: here is what the last major update brings – and what to check before you switch.
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