The Zebra MCP: compare car insurance quotes in a chat

Add The Zebra's quote tools to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

1. 1Click Connect The Zebra free. There's no sign-in, so its tools are ready at once.
2. 2All three tools start on. `zebra_get_rate_action` takes a chosen quote to its next step toward buying, so switch it off if your AI app should only compare estimates.
3. 3Add ContextGate to your AI app as a connector or MCP server. The steps for each app are on the Works with page.
4. 4Ask your AI app to get estimated car insurance rates from The Zebra and answer its questions as it goes, then open Activity to see `zebra_start_session` and the rate call.

Car insurance shopping with The Zebra

• Start a quote with `zebra_start_session`; every later step works on that same quote.
• See estimated rates from the carriers you can buy from online through `zebra_get_rc1_rates`.
• Pick a quote and get its next step with `zebra_get_rate_action`.

Personal details stay under your rules

• Quotes need details about you and your car. A workspace policy can hide personal data before a call leaves your AI app.
• Switch off `zebra_get_rate_action` to keep your AI app at the comparison stage; it's hidden and refused if called.
• Activity records each quote call, so you can see which estimates were requested.

What you get with The Zebra and ContextGate

• Your AI apps can use The ZebraClaude, Cursor, ChatGPT and other AI apps reach The Zebra through the one ContextGate connection you add to them.
• You choose which tools they can useSwitch off any The Zebra tool you don't want used. It's hidden from your AI apps and refused if called.
• Every call is checked and recordedYour policies check each call (for example, personal data is hidden and secrets are blocked), and Activity keeps a record of it.

ContextGate sees only the tool calls that go through it, not your AI app's built-in tools or your chats.

The Zebra tools

Examples of what your AI apps can do in The Zebra. You'll see the exact list of tools after you connect it.

• zebra_start_sessionStart a new car insurance quote. Call this once, before any other quote tool, and pass the returned quote_handle to every later tool call for this quote.
• zebra_get_rc1_ratesGet estimated auto insurance rates (RC1 quotes) for the user, from the carriers they can buy from online on The Zebra. Call zebra_start_session first and pass
• zebra_get_rate_actionGet the next step for the quote the user chose. Pass the quote_handle from zebra_start_session and the chosen quote's quote_id from zebra_get_rc1_rates. Give t