ManageEngine MDM MCP connector
The ManageEngine MDM connector lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, or any MCP client look up managed devices, check encryption and profiles, assign apps, and request locations, all inside each person's own ManageEngine MDM access with every action logged.
- Connects over OAuth
- Free 14-day trial
- No credit card
Claude
Elaichi connected
Which devices are missing FileVault right now?
Working in ManageEngine MDM with Elaichi
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List all ManageEngine MDM devices
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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 ManageEngine MDM to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot
Step by step, for each AI app
ManageEngine MDM 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.
ManageEngine MDM 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.
ManageEngine MDM 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.
ManageEngine MDM 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.
ManageEngine MDM 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 ManageEngine MDM 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 ManageEngine MDM through Elaichi
Ask in plain English. Each person’s AI can do only what they’re allowed to, and every action it takes in ManageEngine MDM is logged.
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IT
Pull up a device before you touch it
Ask for a laptop by name or serial and get its summary, installed apps, assigned profiles, and last check-in time in one answer, without clicking through ManageEngine MDM tabs.
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Helpdesk
Push a profile while the caller waits
When someone cannot join the office Wi-Fi or set up mail, assign the right configuration profile to their device during the call and confirm it landed.
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Security
Confirm a Mac is encrypted before sign-off
Check FileVault status, firmware password, and installed certificates on a device before it ships to a new hire or leaves the building.
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Operations
Find a phone that did not come back
Request a fresh location for a missing tablet or handset and get it back with a street address, not just coordinates.
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Compliance
List devices missing a required restriction
Walk the device list and pull each one's restriction settings to see which phones still allow camera use or app installs outside policy.
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IT
Remove an app from a group of devices
Unassign a retired app from every device that still has it, refresh the app status, and check that nothing is left behind.
Try asking
- “Which devices are missing FileVault right now?”
- “Show the profiles installed on our finance laptops.”
- “List devices with certificates expiring in 30 days.”
What connecting ManageEngine MDM gets you
6 screens from Elaichi, each doing one job for your ManageEngine MDM account.
Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.
Which devices are missing FileVault right now?
Show the profiles installed on our finance laptops.
List devices with certificates expiring in 30 days.
Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot
The agent
Ask about devices, get answers from records.
Plain language questions run against live ManageEngine MDM devices, profiles and locations.
ElaichiAI appsClaude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Microsoft Copilot
Copy the endpoint
AI apps
One endpoint serves Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot.
Connect ManageEngine MDM from any MCP client over OAuth, no SDK, no shared key.
ElaichiToolsTool catalog
157 ManageEngine MDM tools ready to call.
Devices, certificates, restrictions, FileVault, firmware and profiles, with no custom code written.
ElaichiToolboxesToolboxes
Every team gets its own MDM toolbox.
Curate one ManageEngine MDM toolbox per team and scope it to that team.
ElaichiConnectionsShared connections
Teammates use MDM without seeing credentials.
Each ManageEngine MDM connection shows who connected it and which teams and members share it.
ElaichiAudit logAudit log
Every device call is on the record.
When, who, what happened, type and resource, appended for each ManageEngine MDM call.
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.
ManageEngine MDM 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 devices
ManageEngine MDM
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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
ManageEngine MDM
Queued
Automations
A schedule fires and enrolment digests ship.
Fetch ManageEngine MDM devices, group them, draft a digest, approve, post back.
ManageEngine MDM health
Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the devices collection
Devices
1,284 ↓ 12%
Profiles
96 ↓ 8%
Needs attention
3 ↑ 2
Updated this week
412 ↑ 9%
Devices created
Last 14 days
By team
Share of activity
IT EMEA 34%
Security 27%
Service Desk 21%
Retail Stores 18%
Collections and dashboards
Device health arrives before anyone asks.
Four metrics, 14 days of new devices and a team breakdown, refreshed on schedule.
For IT and engineering
Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for ManageEngine MDM
All three can connect ManageEngine MDM 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 ManageEngine MDM tools | Allow or restrict single ManageEngine MDM 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 MDM 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.
ManageEngine MDM tools for your AI agents
157 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect ManageEngine MDM, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.
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Questions, answered
How do I connect ManageEngine MDM to Claude?
Connect ManageEngine MDM in Elaichi, then in Claude go to Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. ManageEngine MDM requires an OAuth application registered inside your own ManageEngine MDM console, so one administrator brings a client ID and secret into Elaichi once. After that, each person just signs in to ManageEngine MDM with their own account when Claude asks, and nobody else ever handles those credentials.
Does ManageEngine MDM work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?
Yes. Once ManageEngine MDM is connected in Elaichi, the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, any other MCP client, and the Elaichi Agent. You connect ManageEngine MDM once and every client your team uses picks it up.
What can an AI agent actually do with my ManageEngine MDM data?
With ManageEngine MDM connected, an agent can look up a managed device and report its summary, installed apps, assigned profiles, certificates, FileVault and firmware status, restrictions, and last check-in. It can assign or remove configuration profiles and apps, refresh app status, update device details, and request a current location with an address. ManageEngine MDM has a lot of capabilities, so short concrete asks, like "show restrictions on Priya's iPad", work better than long paragraphs.
Does connecting ManageEngine MDM give the AI access to every device and every action?
No. Every request runs as the person who signed in to ManageEngine MDM, so an agent can only see the devices and take the actions that person's ManageEngine MDM role already allows. Elaichi can narrow that further by team or by action, and it never grants anything the person could not do themselves in ManageEngine MDM.
Can I stop an agent from changing devices or removing apps in ManageEngine MDM?
Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi apply per action, so you can allow reading device summaries and locations while restricting profile changes, app removal, or device updates in ManageEngine MDM. A restricted action still appears in Elaichi's tool search, flagged as restricted, but Claude, ChatGPT, or any other client cannot run it, whatever the prompt says.
What happens to a ManageEngine MDM connection when someone leaves?
Offboarding a person in Elaichi ends their access to ManageEngine MDM through every client at once. If they connected a shared ManageEngine MDM connection, it keeps working for everyone else on the team. Disconnecting ManageEngine MDM once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, and every other client in one step.
Does the ManageEngine MDM MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?
Yes. ManageEngine MDM 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 ManageEngine MDM?
Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use ManageEngine MDM. 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 MDM call.
How is Elaichi different from Composio for ManageEngine MDM?
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 MDM: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.
Put ManageEngine MDM 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