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Can Claude put files into a zip archive?

Yes. Connect the Zip server to Claude or Cursor with one URL. Then ask in plain words. Make, check and unpack zip files from chat, safely. Free tier first, then Pro is $19 once.

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What you get

Send October's paperwork to the accountant

Katarzyna Dabrowska, freelance architect in Warsaw, Poland

CSV
Tool callWhat it did
zip_createPacks the uploaded files into october-2026.zip and returns a download link valid for one hour
zip_listLists what went in, with sizes

One zip with 23 documents (14 invoices, 6 quotes, 3 CSV exports), 4.1 MB, ready to attach to the email to her biuro rachunkowe.

Example from "Send October's paperwork to the accountant". Invented names, real math from the tools.

Free to start. Zip Pro is $19 once. Free vs Pro

An example, from prompt to finished file

Example scenarios built on the real tools of Zip. Names and amounts are invented.

Example · Katarzyna Dabrowska, freelance architect in Warsaw, Poland

Send October's paperwork to the accountant

You

Here are my October invoices, quotes and exports (uploaded). Zip them into one file for my accountant.

  1. zip_create Packs the uploaded files into october-2026.zip and returns a download link valid for one hour
  2. zip_list Lists what went in, with sizes
Result

One zip with 23 documents (14 invoices, 6 quotes, 3 CSV exports), 4.1 MB, ready to attach to the email to her biuro rachunkowe.

About 10 min saved (estimate)

Example · Mark Davies, office manager at a recruitment firm in Reading, UK

Check a zip from an unknown sender

You

A candidate sent CV_and_portfolio.zip. Is it safe? Show me what's in it and read the cover letter text.

  1. zip_list Lists entries and flags absolute paths, .., symlinks, encryption, duplicates and bomb ratios
  2. zip_extract_text Reads cover_letter.txt inline without unpacking anything
Result

4 entries, no flags, 2.3 MB uncompressed. The cover letter text shows in chat, and then Mark unpacks it, with a dry run first.

About 5 min saved (estimate)

Example · Elena Rossi, web designer in Milan, Italy, finishing a EUR 3,200 site build

Hand over a project folder

You

Zip the ~/clients/trattoria/site folder but leave out node_modules and .DS_Store files. Then add the final invoice PDF.

  1. zip_create Packs the folder with glob excludes and relative names
  2. zip_add Adds the invoice PDF. The archive is rebuilt and swapped in only when complete
  3. zip_history Shows the archive in the register and the free allowance left this month
Result

trattoria-handover.zip with 186 entries and 18.4 MB, under the free 200-entry and 25 MB limits. 17 of 20 free archives are left this month.

About 5 min saved (estimate)

Every example here works on the free tier. One $39 key removes the limits on all of them. Pricing

Connect in 1 minute

Paste one URL into Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Cursor or VS Code. No install, no account.

1. Get a free token (30 days, 600 calls an hour)

curl -s -X POST https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/token

2. Paste this URL as a custom connector

https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/zip/t/<token>

Or run it locally (Node.js 18+)

npx -y @theluckystrike/mcp-zip

Free vs Pro for Zip

Free ($0, no key)Pro ($19 once)
20 new archives per calendar monthUnlimited archives per month
Archives up to 25 MB and 200 entriesNo archive size limit
Listing, safe unpack and text reads with no limitNo entry limit
Where these limits come from

servers/zip/src/index.ts:44-46, :87, :278, :294; https://mcp.zovo.one/s/zip

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Questions

Can Claude put files into a zip archive?
Yes. Connect the Zip server to Claude or Cursor with one URL. Then ask in plain words. Make, check and unpack zip files from chat, safely. Free tier first, then Pro is $19 once.
Is checking a zip someone sent me limited on the free tier?
No. Listing, unpacking and reading entries are never metered. The free limits apply only to zips you create.
Does it upload my files?
Not on the local install. It makes no network call of any kind, and everything happens on your machine. The hosted URL takes the zip in the request and keeps it on the server for a limited time.
Can it open password-protected zips?
No. Encrypted entries are flagged and refused.

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