Cakewalk MCP connector
The Cakewalk connector brings your work apps, user groups, access requests and policies into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and other AI clients, so your team can review access, approve requests and deactivate leavers by asking in plain language.
- Connects with an API key
- Free 14-day trial
- No credit card
Claude
Elaichi connected
List Cakewalk users in the Finance group.
Working in Cakewalk with Elaichi
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List all Cakewalk users
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Governance
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Audit log
Last 24 hours
Claude · 9:41 AM
Done
Claude · 9:41 AM
Done
Claude · 9:41 AM
Done
ChatGPT · 9:38 AM
Done
Cursor · 9:35 AM
Done
How to connect Cakewalk to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot
Step by step, for each AI app
Cakewalk MCP connector for Claude
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Open Customize, then Connectors.
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Press Add.
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Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp -
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Sign in and approve.
On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds it once. Everyone else turns it on for themselves.
Cakewalk MCP connector for Claude Code
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In a terminal, run
claude mcp addwith the endpoint.https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp -
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Start Claude Code and run
/mcp. -
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Pick elaichi, then sign in and approve in the browser.
Terminal
$ claude mcp add --transport http elaichi --scope user https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Use --scope project instead to share it with the repository through .mcp.json.
Cakewalk MCP connector for ChatGPT
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Open Plugins, then press the + button.
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Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp -
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Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.
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Press Create, then sign in and approve.
Works on the web. The plugin directory lives at chatgpt.com/plugins.
Cakewalk MCP connector for Cursor
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Open
~/.cursor/mcp.json. -
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Add the endpoint under
mcpServers.https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp -
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Reload Cursor, then sign in and approve.
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elaichi": {
"url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
Set up per machine, so repeat it on each computer you work from.
Cakewalk MCP connector for Microsoft Copilot
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In Copilot Studio, open your agent, then Tools, Add a tool, New tool and Model Context Protocol.
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Paste the endpoint into Server URL, choose OAuth 2.0, then Dynamic discovery, and press Create.
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp -
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Create a new connection, sign in and approve, then press Add to agent.
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Under Channels, open Teams and Microsoft Copilot and make the agent available in Microsoft Copilot.
- Server URL
- https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
- Authentication
- OAuth 2.0
- Type
- Dynamic discovery
Microsoft Copilot was called Microsoft 365 Copilot. Keep the tool on end-user credentials, so each person signs in as themselves.
Connect Cakewalk to any MCP client
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Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp -
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Sign in and approve.
{
"mcpServers": {
"elaichi": {
"url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
The Elaichi Agent already has these tools, with nothing to set up.
What teams do with Cakewalk through Elaichi
Ask in plain English. Each person’s AI can do only what they’re allowed to, and every action it takes in Cakewalk is logged.
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IT
Clear the access request queue from chat
Ask which Cakewalk tasks are waiting, hear who asked for what, and approve or decline each request without opening the admin console.
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Security
Deactivate a leaver and remove group access
When someone leaves, deactivate their Cakewalk user and pull them out of the user groups that grant work apps, all in one conversation.
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Compliance
Pull an access list for the auditor
Ask who has access to a given work app, at which permission level, and which policy governs it, then hand the auditor a ready answer.
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People
Set up a new hire's apps on day one
Add the new starter to the right Cakewalk user group and grant the group's default work apps in one go instead of app by app.
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IT
Update app policies and permission levels
Tighten the policy on a work app or change what a permission level allows, and record the reason in a custom field while you are there.
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Finance
Check who holds seats in costly apps
List every access on an expensive work app, compare it to the people in the group who should have it, and flag seats to reclaim.
Try asking
- “List Cakewalk users in the Finance group.”
- “Which work apps are hidden for the Contractors group?”
- “Show work app accesses created in Cakewalk this week.”
What connecting Cakewalk gets you
6 screens from Elaichi, each doing one job for your Cakewalk account.
Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.
List Cakewalk users in the Finance group.
Which work apps are hidden for the Contractors group?
Show work app accesses created in Cakewalk this week.
Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot
The agent
Ask about Cakewalk users, get real answers.
Plain language questions run against live Cakewalk users, groups and work apps.
ElaichiAI appsClaude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Microsoft Copilot
Copy the endpoint
AI apps
Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot reach Cakewalk here.
One org MCP endpoint over OAuth, no SDK and no shared API key.
ElaichiToolsTool catalog
25 Cakewalk tools ready without custom code.
Browse tool names, resources and methods across users, groups and work app accesses.
ElaichiToolboxesToolboxes
Every team gets its own Cakewalk toolbox.
Curate one toolbox per team and scope it to the work they do.
ElaichiConnectionsShared connections
Share a Cakewalk connection, never the credential.
See who connected each account and how many teams and members use it.
ElaichiAudit logAudit log
Answer who deactivated which Cakewalk user.
Append-only log of when, who, what happened, type and resource touched.
From answering questions to doing the work
A trigger starts the work, inside the same permissions and the same audit log as everything else. Automations, collections and live dashboards come with the Black plan.
Cakewalk digest
Run 418 · started 2 minutes ago · on behalf of Emily Carter
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Schedule
Every weekday at 8:00 AM
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Fetch users
Cakewalk
1.4s -
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Group by owner
Transform
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Draft the digest
Agent step
Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary
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Approve the digest
Needs approval
Assigned to Jake Morgan
Approve Deny -
Post the digest
Cakewalk
Queued
Automations
A schedule fires, Cakewalk work gets done.
Six steps fetch users, group them, draft a digest, await approval, post back.
Cakewalk health
Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the users collection
Users
1,284 ↓ 12%
Groups
96 ↓ 8%
Needs attention
3 ↑ 2
Updated this week
412 ↑ 9%
Users created
Last 14 days
By team
Share of activity
IT operations 34%
Compliance 27%
Security 21%
People operations 18%
Collections and dashboards
Cakewalk access health, counted not guessed.
Four metrics, 14 days of records created and a team breakdown, refreshed on schedule.
For IT and engineering
Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Cakewalk
All three can connect Cakewalk to an AI assistant, and all three have admin controls. They differ in where access lives and how you pay.
| What to check | Elaichi | Zapier MCP | Composio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the AI connects |
One address for the whole organization.
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
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A server per member, created at sign-in. | An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK. |
| Control over Cakewalk tools | Allow or restrict single Cakewalk tools, per role or user. | App and action restrictions on the account. | Role permissions, down to the action. |
| Record of calls | One audit entry per Cakewalk call. | A History tab of tool calls. | A log of every tool call. |
| Single sign-on | SAML or OIDC, plus SCIM, on Gold. | SAML on Enterprise. | SAML and OIDC on Enterprise. |
| Price | Free for one person; $15 per user per month on Gold. | 2 tasks per successful call. | Billed per tool call. |
Sources: Zapier MCP docs, security, usage; Composio docs, gateway, enterprise, pricing. Checked September 2026.
Longer take: Zapier MCP alternative and when you don't need an MCP gateway.
Cakewalk tools for your AI agents
25 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Cakewalk, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.
No tools match your search.
Questions, answered
How do I connect Cakewalk to Claude?
Two steps. First, connect Cakewalk in Elaichi by pasting your Cakewalk API key when prompted; there is no OAuth application to register and no client ID or secret to generate. Then in Claude open Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. Sign in and your Cakewalk work apps, groups and tasks are available in the conversation.
Does Cakewalk work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?
Yes. Once Cakewalk is connected in Elaichi, the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, is added to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, any other MCP client and the Elaichi Agent. You connect Cakewalk once and every client uses it.
What can an AI agent actually do with my Cakewalk data?
With Cakewalk connected, an agent can list your users and user groups, show which work apps a group gets by default and which are hidden, and tell you who has access to an app and at what permission level. It can approve or decline pending access tasks, add or remove people from groups, deactivate a user, grant accesses in bulk, and update a work app's policy, permission level policy or custom fields.
Does connecting Cakewalk give the AI access to every app and policy in my workspace?
No. Access follows the person who signed in, so the agent sees and changes only what that person's Cakewalk API key already allows. Elaichi can narrow that further, for example to read-only review of accesses and policies, but it can never widen what Cakewalk itself permits.
Can I stop an agent from deactivating users or changing policies in Cakewalk?
Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi work per action, so you can allow listing users, groups and accesses while restricting deactivation, group removals or policy updates in Cakewalk. A restricted action still appears in Elaichi's tool search, flagged as restricted, but Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot cannot run it, whatever the prompt says.
What happens to a Cakewalk connection when someone leaves?
Offboarding that person in Elaichi ends their access to Cakewalk through every AI client at once. If they had connected a shared Cakewalk connection, it keeps working for everyone else on the team. When you do want it gone, disconnecting Cakewalk once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and every other client together.
Does the Cakewalk MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?
Yes. Cakewalk is reached over the same MCP endpoint every client uses, so anything that speaks MCP can call it — Gemini, Codex, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and OpenCode among them — alongside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, and the Elaichi Agent. The tools on offer and the access behind them are identical whichever client asks. Only the setup screen differs.
Is Elaichi an alternative to Zapier MCP for Cakewalk?
Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Cakewalk. Zapier MCP fits a team that already automates in Zapier, since each person signs in and acts as themselves in that account. Elaichi fits when IT wants one address for the whole company, per-tool rules by role, and a record of every Cakewalk call.
How is Elaichi different from Composio for Cakewalk?
Composio gives AI agents tools and sign-in handling across 1,000+ apps, for developers building agents or people using an assistant, billed per tool call. Elaichi gives a company's own people governed access to Cakewalk: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.
Put Cakewalk in front of your team
14 days of Black, no credit card. Connect it once and pick what each team can call.
When the trial ends, nothing is deleted. You move to the free Personal plan, and connections, roles and the audit log stay where they are.
Add one link to your AI app
The same link for everyone on your team.
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Cursor
- Microsoft Copilot