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Overview

Zencoder doesn’t replace your toolkit—it enhances it by connecting your existing tools in ways that match your workflow. With three flexible integration paths, Zencoder eliminates context switching and brings your entire development ecosystem together, saving you valuable time and maintaining your focus.

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Integration Paths

Zencoder offers three powerful ways to connect with your development tools and workflows:

Native Integrations

First-class Jira integration built directly into the Zencoder experience for core development tools.

Chrome Extension

Connect Zencoder to 20+ development, DevOps, project management, and monitoring tools across your workflow.

Model Context Protocol

Advanced connectivity using the open MCP standard for seamless integration with external data sources and tools.

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Built-in Native Integrations

Our native integrations are built directly into the Zencoder experience, providing seamless connectivity with essential development tools.

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Add Jira Integration

Our first native integration connects Zencoder with Jira, allowing you to:

  • Pull ticket details directly into your IDE without tab-juggling
  • Access full context right where you’re coding
  • Mention Jira tickets in chat to automatically pull in relevant information
1

Connect Your Jira Account

Open Zencoder in your IDE and navigate to the settings panel.

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Authorize Access

Follow the prompts to authorize Zencoder to access your Jira instance.

3

Start Using Jira in Zencoder

Once connected, you can reference Jira tickets directly in your Zencoder chat by using the @Jira mention.

We’re continuously adding more native integrations based on user feedback. If there’s a tool you’d like to see integrated, let us know through our community channels or on X.

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Chrome Extension

Not everything happens in your IDE. Our Chrome extension connects Zencoder to over 20 development, DevOps, project management, and monitoring tools across your entire workflow.

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Install Chrome Extension

  1. Adds a Zencoder button wherever developers work online
  2. Captures relevant context when clicked (error stack traces, PR descriptions, etc.)
  3. Sends that context directly to your IDE without manual copy/pasting
1

Install the Chrome Extension

Visit the Chrome Web Store and add the Zencoder extension to your browser.

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Use with Supported Tools

When browsing supported tools, click the Zencoder button to send context to your IDE. No authentication needed!

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Supported Tools

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Model Context Protocol (MCP)

For power users who need even more connectivity, Zencoder supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP)—an open standard that bridges AI assistants with external data sources and tools.

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What is MCP?

MCP is essentially the “USB-C of the AI world”—a universal standard for connecting LLMs to various data sources and tooling. It provides a consistent way to plug an AI model into databases, APIs, and applications, replacing fragmented one-off integrations with a single protocol.

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How Zencoder Uses MCP

In MCP terms, Zencoder acts as an MCP client (or host) that can connect to one or more MCP servers. These servers are lightweight connectors that expose specific capabilities or data sources through the MCP standard.

MCP support means you’re not limited by our official integrations. If you need to connect to a system we haven’t supported yet, you can leverage existing MCP servers or create your own.

By eliminating context switching and bringing your tools together, Zencoder helps you maintain focus and productivity throughout your development workflow.

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Adding MCP Servers

1

Go to Zencoder settings

Open … menu in Zencoder chat and select Settings from the dropdown menu.

2

Find MCP Servers section

Scroll down to the bottom of the settings page until you find the MCP Servers part and click on “Edit in settings.json”.

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Locate the MCP configuration

In the settings.json file, find the MCP servers configuration section that looks like this:

"zencoder.mcpServers": {

},
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Add an MCP server

Let’s add a simple MCP server for getting time information. Add the following configuration:

"zencoder.mcpServers": {
  "time": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
  }
},
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Save and test

Save the settings.json file. Now go back to your chat, make sure Coding Agent is enabled and try a prompt like: “What’s the time in Zagreb right now?”