【MCP Server】Zoho CRM × Claude Desktop 連携ガイド | AI でデータを徹底活用
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an emerging, open-source standard for connecting LLMs with external services and data sources. Through MCP Servers, AI clients can perform actions like opening Jira tickets, posting Slack messages, committing GitHub branches and more. With CData MCP Servers, these capabilities expand exponentially.
In this article, we guide the reader through installing the CData MCP Server for Zoho CRM, configuring the connection to Zoho CRM, and asking questions of the data in Claude Desktop.
Prerequisites
You need to download Claude Desktop (download) and create an account before continuing.
Overview
Here's a quick overview of the steps:
- Download and install the CData MCP Server for Zoho CRM
- Configure the connection to Zoho CRM
- Ask questions about the data in Claude Desktop
Step 1: Download and install the CData MCP Server
- To begin, navigate to https://www.cdata.com/solutions/mcp/connectors and download the CData MCP Server for Zoho CRM.
- Find and double-click the installer to begin the installation.
- Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
When the installation is complete, you are ready to configure your MCP Server by connecting to Zoho CRM.
Step 2: Configure the connection to Zoho CRM
- After installation, the CData MCP Server configuration wizard should open automatically.
NOTE: If the wizard does not open automatically, search for "CData MCP Server" in the Windows search bar and double-click the application.

- Click the dropdown menu in MCP Configuration > Configuration Name and select "
"
- Name the configuration (e.g. "cdatazohocrm") and click "OK."
NOTE: This name is used as the name for the MCP server and as the prefix for all of the MCP Server's tools.
Connecting to Zoho CRM
Zoho CRM への接続
それでは、Zoho CRM に接続していきましょう。データに接続するには、以下の接続パラメータを設定します。
- Region:Zoho CRM サーバーURL のドメインに関連付けられたリージョン
- Schema:Zoho CRM のバージョン(v2、v2.1、またはv4)。Zoho CRM のバージョンごとに独自のデータモデルがあります
これらのプロパティに加えて、認可時にサンドボックスまたは開発者インスタンスのいずれかを選択した場合は、InstanceType 接続プロパティでも同じ設定を行ってください。
Zoho CRM への認証
Zoho CRM では、データへの認証に2つの方法が用意されています。お使いの環境に応じて適切な方法を選択てください。
デスクトップ経由で自分のローカルデータに認証を行う場合(非ブラウザ接続):CData 製品が提供する埋め込みOAuth アプリケーションを使用
CData 製品はすでにZoho CRM にOAuth アプリケーションとして登録されています。そのため、デスクトップアプリケーションを介したローカルデータへの接続では、自動的に組み込みアプリケーションが使用されます。 OAuth 交換の繰り返しを避け、ローカルデータにアクセスするたびにOAuthAccessToken を手動で設定する手間を省くには、InitiateOAuth をGETANDREFRESH に設定してください。
ネットワーク経由で共有データに認証を行う場合(ブラウザ接続):カスタムOAuth アプリケーションを使用
すべてのOAuth フローで、この認証を有効にするにはAuthScheme をOAuth に設定する必要があります。
より詳細な認証手順については、ヘルプドキュメントの「Zoho CRM への認証」をご確認ください。
Enter the appropriate connection properties in the configuration wizard.
- Click "Connect" to authenticate with Zoho CRM.
- Finally, click "Save Configuration" to save the MCP server.
NOTE: This saves the configuration details to a separate file and updates the Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json) to start the CData MCP Server when the Claude Desktop client starts.
With the CData MCP Server configured, you are ready to start asking questions of your live data from Claude.
Step 3: Ask AI for answers from live Zoho CRM のデータ
Now that we have installed the CData MCP Server and configured a connection, we are ready to start with Zoho CRM のデータ in Claude Desktop.
- Open Claude Desktop. It may take a moment for the MCP Servers to start, but you will see the list of servers and tools available in the Claude interface (look for the settings icon below the prompt bar).
You can individually enable and disable specific tools by clicking on the server name.
- Now that you have connected, you can ask Claude questions about the Zoho CRM のデータ. For example: "Can you give me a quantitative analysis about my closed-won opportunities by industry?"
NOTE: Claude may need to explore the Zoho CRM のデータ to make sense of it before it can begin answering questions of the data. The tabular model presented by CData alongside the database tools available simplify the data exploration and analysis for an LLM.
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