ZenMaid says it plainly in its help center: it "does not publish a public API", with "no REST endpoints, webhook subscriptions, or programmatic data access for third parties or your own developers". That was still true on 9 November 2026. If you run a cleaning business on ZenMaid and want ChatGPT or Claude to do real work in your account, this post covers what the official options give you and the route that works without an API.
What ZenMaid offers for automation
- API: none, per the help article quoted above.
- MCP server or ChatGPT/Claude app: none. A customer asked on ZenMaid's feedback board in April 2026 for "a public API, MCP server, or some kind of developer access". In November it was still Pending.
- Zoe, ZenMaid's own AI: in preview, rolling out in batches. ZenMaid says Zoe "can read your live account data". It is ZenMaid's assistant, not a way to plug in your own ChatGPT or Claude.
- Zapier: yes, but "only available on the Pro Max plan" ($49 a month on ZenMaid's pricing page, 9 November 2026). It has 11 triggers and only a few create actions. It can add a client or a booking, but it cannot read your schedule or move appointments around.
- n8n: no node (404). Calendars: ZenMaid "does not offer two-way calendar synchronization" with Google or Apple Calendar.
The gap is the day-to-day work: reading the schedule, reassigning, chasing payments. None of the official routes reach it.
The route that works: an AI in your own ZenMaid account
MCP is how ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and other agents connect to outside tools. Cotlet.dev runs an MCP server that works in ZenMaid through a cloud browser you sign in to yourself. You type your ZenMaid password on ZenMaid's own login page; Cotlet never sees it and never stores it. Your AI can then use the screens you use: the calendar and Dispatch View, appointments, contacts, cleaners, invoices and reports.
Setup, about ten minutes and no code:
- Sign up free at cotlet.dev and open ZenMaid in your Cloud Browser. Log in as usual.
- In your AI, add a custom connector with the address
https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1/connect. ChatGPT has it under Plugins, Claude under Customize, Connectors. - Ask "Are you signed in to Cotlet through MCP?", then hand it a task.
Because it uses your plan's screens, it works on Starter, Pro or Pro Max. The Zapier route needs Pro Max.
Two jobs to hand over first
Who still owes you money
ZenMaid has a report of customers sorted by unpaid balance. Turning it into follow-ups is the part that gets skipped.
Open the ZenMaid report of customers sorted by unpaid balance. For everyone who owes more than $50, show the amount and the last cleaning date, and draft a friendly payment reminder for each. Do not send anything until I approve.
Messages to clients wait for your OK in the Cotlet console before anything goes out.
Next week, checked before Monday
Look at next week in ZenMaid's Dispatch View. List every appointment that has no cleaner assigned, and any cleaner who has more than 6 hours booked on one day.
You catch the gaps on Sunday evening instead of at 7 a.m. on Monday. If you want it to assign someone, ask it to suggest first and confirm before it changes the schedule.
What it costs
ZenMaid's plans on 9 November 2026: Starter $19, Pro $39 and Pro Max $49 a month, SMS not included, with a 14-day trial. Cotlet.dev has no subscription: a 7-day trial with 2,000 credits and no card, then prepaid packs from $29 that last 12 months.
FAQ
Is this an official ZenMaid integration? No. Cotlet.dev is independent and not affiliated with ZenMaid. It works through your own logged-in account.
Do I need Pro Max? No. That is only needed for ZenMaid's Zapier integration.
What if ZenMaid launches an API or Zoe for everyone? Use them. Until then this is how your own ChatGPT or Claude can work in ZenMaid.
The ZenMaid guide on the Cotlet.dev blog has screenshots for every AI. The ZenMaid MCP server page lists what it can do, and you can try it free.
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