# ManageEngine Endpoint Central MCP connector

The ManageEngine Endpoint Central connector lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client look up your computers, installed software, patch status, disk encryption, firewall and warranty details, with every lookup running as the signed-in person and logged.

Source: https://elaichi.ai/connectors/manageengineendpointcentral/

## Facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Application | ManageEngine Endpoint Central |
| Category | Device Management |
| AI tools | 17 |
| Authentication | Connects over OAuth |
| Bring your own OAuth app | No |
| MCP endpoint | https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp |
| Works with | Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, any MCP client, and the Elaichi Agent |
| Tools advertised by name | No. Connected tools are never listed one by one, however few there are. The endpoint advertises `search_tools` and `execute_tool` instead |

## What you can ask once ManageEngine Endpoint Central is connected

- Which computers are missing critical patches this week?
- List laptops with disk encryption turned off.
- Which computer warranties expire in the next 90 days?

## Connect ManageEngine Endpoint Central in Elaichi

This happens once for the organization, before any client is involved.

1. Open Connections, choose Add connection, and pick ManageEngine Endpoint Central.
2. Optionally set Share with, then press Connect.
3. Approve it in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. ManageEngine Endpoint Central's own window opens. Whoever approves it decides what this connection can reach.

Credentials are vaulted and nobody, including the AI, reads them back. The connection becomes a toolbox immediately, so you can curate which ManageEngine Endpoint Central tools are exposed, rename them, or freeze arguments before anyone points a client at it.

## ManageEngine Endpoint Central MCP connector for Claude

Endpoint: https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

1. Open Customize, then Connectors.
2. Press Add.
3. Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.
4. Sign in and approve.

On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds it once. Everyone else turns it on for themselves.

## ManageEngine Endpoint Central MCP connector for Claude Code

Endpoint: https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

1. In a terminal, run `claude mcp add` with the endpoint.
2. Start Claude Code and run `/mcp`.
3. Pick elaichi, then sign in and approve in the browser.

```bash
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`.

## ManageEngine Endpoint Central MCP connector for ChatGPT

Endpoint: https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

1. Open Plugins, then press the + button.
2. Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.
3. Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.
4. Press Create, then sign in and approve.

Works on the web today. The plugin directory lives at chatgpt.com/plugins.

## ManageEngine Endpoint Central MCP connector for Cursor

Endpoint: https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

1. Open `~/.cursor/mcp.json`.
2. Add the endpoint under `mcpServers`.
3. Reload Cursor, then sign in and approve.

Set up per machine, so repeat it on each computer you work from.

## Connect ManageEngine Endpoint Central to any MCP client

Endpoint: https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

1. Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.
2. Sign in and approve.

The Elaichi Agent already has these tools, with nothing to set up.

## What the consent screen decides

Every scope the client asks for starts ticked except "Delete data and remove access", which you tick yourself. Calling a ManageEngine Endpoint Central tool needs "Run your connected tools". Over MCP there is no trusted place to confirm a write in the moment, so the consent screen is the standing approval rather than a formality. Think hard before granting Run your connected tools, which can also delete in connected apps and cannot be undone.

## What teams do with ManageEngine Endpoint Central through Elaichi

### Find the computers still missing patches

IT. Ask which systems have outstanding patches and get the list grouped by severity before the weekly maintenance window. No more exporting patch summaries to a spreadsheet to see where you stand.

### Pull up a machine before the call

Help desk. When a ticket names a laptop, get its hardware, installed software and system health in one ask. The agent reads the live record so you are not asking the caller to find their serial number.

### Check encryption and firewall across the fleet

Security. Ask which computers have disk encryption turned off or the firewall disabled and get a plain list to act on. Run the same check before an audit without logging into the console.

### See which warranties expire this quarter

Finance. Pull warranty dates and asset summaries for every computer to plan the refresh budget. Group them by remote office so each site's spend is clear.

### Answer the auditor from live records

Compliance. Produce a list of every computer, its encryption status and its patch state as of today, with the audit log showing who pulled it and when.

### Compare software across remote offices

Operations. Ask what is installed at each remote office and spot machines running versions the rest of the company has moved past. Useful before a rollout or a license true-up.

## Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for ManageEngine Endpoint Central

All three can connect ManageEngine Endpoint Central 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. Endpoint: https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp | A server per member, created at sign-in. | An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK. |
| Control over ManageEngine Endpoint Central tools | Allow or restrict single ManageEngine Endpoint Central 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 ManageEngine Endpoint Central 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 | $15 per user per month. | 2 tasks per successful call. | Billed per tool call. |

Sources: Zapier MCP [docs](https://docs.zapier.com/mcp/get-started/quickstart), [security](https://docs.zapier.com/mcp/manage/security), [usage](https://docs.zapier.com/mcp/features/usage); Composio [docs](https://docs.composio.dev/docs/composio-connect), [gateway](https://composio.dev/mcp-gateway), [enterprise](https://composio.dev/enterprise), [pricing](https://composio.dev/pricing). Checked September 2026.

Longer take: [Zapier MCP alternative](/blog/zapier-mcp-alternative/) and [when you don't need an MCP gateway](/blog/when-you-dont-need-an-mcp-gateway/).

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I connect ManageEngine Endpoint Central to Claude?

Two steps. In Elaichi, choose ManageEngine Endpoint Central and sign in over OAuth with your Endpoint Central account; 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 once and Claude can start answering questions about your computers.

### Does ManageEngine Endpoint Central work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Once ManageEngine Endpoint Central is connected in Elaichi, the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, any other MCP client and the Elaichi Agent. You connect it once and every client you use sees it.

### What can an AI agent actually do with my ManageEngine Endpoint Central data?

It can list your computers and tell you about any one of them: hardware, installed software, disk encryption, firewall status, warranty, asset summary and system health. It can also pull patch summaries, show which systems need patching, list your remote offices and report on your Endpoint Central server. Short, concrete asks such as "which laptops have encryption off" work better than long sentences.

### Does connecting ManageEngine Endpoint Central give the AI access to every computer?

The AI only sees what the person who signed in can see in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. If your Endpoint Central role covers one remote office, that is all the agent can read. Elaichi can narrow that access further with toolboxes and restrictions, but it can never widen it beyond what the person already has.

### Can my team share one ManageEngine Endpoint Central connection?

Yes. One admin connects ManageEngine Endpoint Central in Elaichi and shares it with a team, and nobody else ever handles a credential. Each person still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so every lookup in the audit log carries their name, not the admin's.

### Can I stop an agent from deleting or changing things in ManageEngine Endpoint Central?

This connector reads from ManageEngine Endpoint Central; it lists and looks up computers, software, patches and offices, and does not change or delete anything. Beyond that, restrictions in Elaichi work per action: anything you restrict is left out of the AI client's tool list entirely, so it cannot be called no matter what someone types.

### What happens to a ManageEngine Endpoint Central connection when someone leaves?

Offboarding a person in Elaichi ends their access to ManageEngine Endpoint Central through every AI client at once. A connection shared with a team keeps working for everyone else. If you want it gone completely, disconnect it once in Elaichi and it disappears from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and every other client together.

### Does the ManageEngine Endpoint Central MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. ManageEngine Endpoint Central 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, 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 ManageEngine Endpoint Central?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use ManageEngine Endpoint Central. 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 ManageEngine Endpoint Central call.

### How is Elaichi different from Composio for ManageEngine Endpoint Central?

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 ManageEngine Endpoint Central: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.

## All 17 ManageEngine Endpoint Central tools

Every tool below is callable through https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp once ManageEngine Endpoint Central is connected, subject to the toolbox it is in and the restrictions on the caller.

- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central computers** (List). List computers managed in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns computer records including resource_id, resource_name, os_name, os_version, agent_version, ip_address, mac_address, branch_office_name, installation_status, and agent status/contact details. No parameters are required; optional filters are available.
- **ManageEngine Endpoint Central computers get summary** (Get). Get the inventory summary of a specific computer in ManageEngine Endpoint Central, covering OS, hardware, general, asset, and disk usage details. Returns: osSummary, hardwareSummary, generalSummary, assetSummary, diskUsageSummary. Required: computer_id.
- **ManageEngine Endpoint Central computers get hardware** (Get). Get all hardware component details for a specific computer in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns component arrays including processorDetails, diskDriveDetails, logicalDiskDetails, motherBoardDetails, biosDetails, networkAdapterDetails, usbControllerDetails, tpmDetails, batteryDetails, and more. Required: computer_id.
- **ManageEngine Endpoint Central computers get software** (Get). Get the software installed on a computer in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns an array of installed software records with invsw.software_name, invsw.software_version, invmanufacturer.manufacturer_name, invswinstalled.installed_date, invswinstalled.location, plus license and installation details. Required: computer_id.
- **ManageEngine Endpoint Central computers get disk encryption** (Get). Get the disk encryption status of a computer in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns an array of per-drive records with logicalDriveName, encryptionStatus, logicalDiskType, and encryptionMethod. Required: computer_id. Applies to Linux devices only.
- **ManageEngine Endpoint Central computers get firewall** (Get). Get the firewall details of a computer in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns: externalFirewallDetails (third-party firewall products, if any) and windowsFirewallDetails (Windows Firewall status per network profile). Required: computer_id.
- **ManageEngine Endpoint Central computers get asset summary** (Get). Get the asset summary of a computer in ManageEngine Endpoint Central, covering detected hardware, installed software, and missing patches. Returns: totalHardwaresCount, totalSoftwaresCount, noncommercialSoftwaresCount, desktopAppsCount, missingPatchesCount, commercialSoftwaresCount, windowsStoreAppsCount, prohibitedSoftwaresCount. Required: computer_id.
- **ManageEngine Endpoint Central computers get warranty** (Get). Get warranty details of a computer in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns: epochShippingDate, epochWarrantyExpiryDate, computerAge, daysToWarrantyExpiry, warrantyExpiryDate, shippingDate. Required: resource_id (the computer's resource ID, obtained from the computers list).
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central inventory computers** (List). List managed computers and their scan status in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns per-computer scan records with resource_id, resource_name, fqdn_name, ip_address, mac_address, scan_status, agent_last_contact_time, OS details, and formatted (_transform) display variants of those fields. Required: toolID (set value as 2131).
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central software** (List). List installed software discovered across managed computers in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns each software record's software_name, software_version, manufacturer_name, sw_type, detected_time, managed_installations and network_installations. Required: toolID (must be set to 2121).
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central computer summaries** (List). Get the ManageEngine Endpoint Central Scope of Management computers summary — an aggregate count of managed computers broken down by agent installation status, last contact time, and live status. Returns: last_contact_time_summary, installation_status_summary, live_status_summary.
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central inventory summaries** (List). Get the overall inventory summary across all managed computers in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns: audit_summary, software_summary, software_compliance_summary, computer_by_os, warranty_summary.
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central server properties** (List). Get the server properties configured in ManageEngine Endpoint Central — the lists of branch offices, domains, and custom groups known to the server, commonly used to populate filter values. Returns: branch_offices, domains, custom_groups.
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central remote offices** (List). List all remote offices configured in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns each office's branch_office_id, branch_office_name, ds_dns_name, proxy settings (proxy_server_name, proxy_port_number), replication policy details, ds_status, and managed_computers. Supports page-based pagination up to 1000 records per page.
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central patch summaries** (List). Get the overall patch summary in ManageEngine Endpoint Central, returning aggregate patch counts across managed computers. Returns: installed, missing, applicable, latest, supported. No required parameters.
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central patch systems** (List). List systems from the patch systems report in ManageEngine Endpoint Central. Returns per-system patch details including ComputerName, Health, OperatingSystem, IpAddress, TotalPatches, MissingPatches, and InstalledPatches. No required parameters.
- **List all ManageEngine Endpoint Central system health** (List). List system health reports for computers managed in ManageEngine Endpoint Central, with optional filters for search, branch office, platform, domain, health status, and language. Returns per-computer patch posture details including ComputerName, Health, TotalPatches, Critical, MissingOsPatches, LastScan, and OsPlatform. Supports up to 100 records per page.