Can my team share one Navan connection?

Yes. One administrator connects Navan in Elaichi and shares the connection with a team, and nobody else ever handles the app credentials. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so the audit log names the actual person who listed Navan users, not a shared account.

Travel

Navan MCP connector

The Navan connector brings your Navan user roster into Elaichi, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, or any MCP client can list every Navan user inside the access of the person who signed in, with each request logged.

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List everyone with an active Navan account.

Working in Navan with Elaichi

List all Navan users

Ask anything…

Governance / Audit log Last 24 hours

List all Navan users Emily Carter ·

9:41 AM Done

List all Navan users Megan Brooks ·

9:38 AM Done

List all Navan users Ryan Hayes ·

9:35 AM Done

How to connect Navan to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

Step by step, for each AI app

Navan MCP connector for Claude

1

Open Customize, then Connectors.
2

Press Add.
3

Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
4

Sign in and approve.

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

Navan MCP connector for Claude Code

1

In a terminal, run claude mcp add with the endpoint.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
2

Start Claude Code and run /mcp.
3

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.

Navan MCP connector for ChatGPT

1

Open Plugins, then press the + button.
2

Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
3

Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.
4

Press Create, then sign in and approve.

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

Navan MCP connector for Cursor

1

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json.
2

Add the endpoint under mcpServers.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
3

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.

Navan MCP connector for Microsoft Copilot

1

In Copilot Studio, open your agent, then Tools, Add a tool, New tool and Model Context Protocol.
2

Paste the endpoint into Server URL, choose OAuth 2.0, then Dynamic discovery, and press Create.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
3

Create a new connection, sign in and approve, then press Add to agent.
4

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 Navan to any MCP client

1

Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
2

Sign in and approve.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

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What teams do with Navan through Elaichi

Ask in plain English. Each person’s AI can do only what they’re allowed to, and every action it takes in Navan is logged.

Travel management

See who is set up to book travel

Ask for the full list of Navan users before a conference or sales kickoff, so you know who can already book and who still needs an account.
HR

Check new hires have Navan accounts

Pull the Navan user list after an onboarding week and compare it with the starters list, so nobody turns up to their first trip without a way to book.
Finance

Reconcile Navan users against headcount

List everyone in Navan and set it beside the payroll roster to spot accounts for people who have left, or travelers who were never expected to be there.
IT

Audit Navan access after offboarding

Ask for the current Navan users and confirm that departed employees no longer appear, without logging into the Navan admin console yourself.
Operations

Find the right traveler quickly

Ask which Navan users belong to a given office or department when planning a team offsite, and get the names back in plain language.
Executive assistants

Confirm executives and guests are in Navan

Before arranging a board trip, list Navan users to check that each executive and visiting guest already has an account to book against.

Try asking

“List everyone with an active Navan account.”
“Which teams have the most Navan users?”
“Show new Navan users added this month.”

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What connecting Navan gets you

6 screens from Elaichi, each doing one job for your Navan account.

Elaichi Agent

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

List everyone with an active Navan account.

Which teams have the most Navan users?

Show new Navan users added this month.

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

The agent

Ask Navan questions, get real answers fast.

Type a question in plain language and see live Navan user records answered instantly.

ElaichiAI apps

Claude

ChatGPT

Cursor

Microsoft Copilot

Copy the endpoint

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

Client	Connected by	Status	Last used
Claude	E Emily Carter	• Connected	4 minutes ago
Cursor	M Megan Brooks	• Connected	2 hours ago
ChatGPT	R Ryan Hayes	• Connected	Yesterday

AI apps

Connect any MCP client to Navan instantly.

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot reach Navan through one governed endpoint, no SDK or shared key.

ElaichiTools

Tool	Action	Description
List all Navan users	List	List Navan users. Navan gates user data behind a partner/TMC entitlement that self-serve Navan API Credentials do not carry, so this method returns 403 for every credential created from Travel > Settings > Integrations. For the Navan user directory, connect the Navan SCIM integration (navanscim) instead.

Tool catalog

1 tool delivers complete Navan user coverage.

Every Navan user record is reachable through one cataloged tool, no custom code required.

ElaichiToolboxes

Name	Source template	Tools	Created
Travel toolbox Navan · trips and bookings	Navan starter	18	Mar 4, 2026
Finance toolbox Navan · expenses and reconciliation	—	9	Mar 2, 2026
HR toolbox Navan · employee travel policy	—	24	Feb 27, 2026
IT toolbox Navan · user provisioning and access	Navan starter	6	Feb 19, 2026
Sales toolbox Navan · client visit scheduling	—	31	Jan 30, 2026
Executive toolbox Navan · travel spend oversight	—	12	Jan 22, 2026

Toolboxes

Every team gets its own Navan toolbox.

Each team works from a toolbox scoped to Navan, matched to what their role needs.

ElaichiConnections

Connection	Scope	Status	Access
NA Navan (Corporate Travel) Connected by Emily Carter	Personal	• Active	1 team · 6 members
NA Navan (Finance NA) Connected by Jake Morgan	Organization	• Active	3 teams · 24 members
NA Navan (HR EMEA) Connected by Megan Brooks	Organization	• Active	2 teams · 11 members
NA Navan (Sales APAC) Connected by Tyler Reed	Personal	• Needs re-auth	1 team · 3 members
NA Navan (IT Global) Connected by Ryan Hayes	Personal	• Active	Not shared
NA Navan (Executive Team) Connected by Ashley Parker	Personal	• Active	2 teams · 9 members

Shared connections

Share Navan access without sharing credentials.

See who connected Navan and how many teams and members work through that connection.

ElaichiAudit log

When	Who	What happened	Type
2 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 3:10 PM	E Emily Carter [email protected]	Restriction Created	Access
8 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 3:04 PM	J Jake Morgan [email protected]	Restriction Updated	Access
14 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 2:58 PM	M Megan Brooks [email protected]	Role Assigned	Access
20 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 2:52 PM	T Tyler Reed [email protected]	Navan Users Updated	MCP
26 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM	R Ryan Hayes [email protected]	Navan Users Created	MCP
32 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM	A Ashley Parker [email protected]	Navan Users List	Toolbox

Audit log

Every Navan action is logged and traceable.

See who did what in Navan, when it happened, and which resource it 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.

Navan digest

Run 418 · started 2 minutes ago · on behalf of Emily Carter

Run now

✓

Schedule

Every weekday at 8:00 AM

0.2s
✓

Fetch users

Navan

1.4s
✓

Group by owner

Transform

0.1s
✓

Draft the digest

Agent step

Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary

6.2s
Approve the digest

Needs approval

Assigned to Jake Morgan

Approve Deny
Post the digest

Navan

Queued

Automations

Navan digests run and post themselves.

A schedule fires, Navan records are fetched and grouped, a person approves before it posts back.

Navan health

Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the users collection

Live

Users

1,284 ↓ 12%

Trips

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Users created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

Corporate Travel 34%

Finance NA 27%

HR EMEA 21%

Sales APAC 18%

Collections and dashboards

Navan health updates itself, no requests needed.

Four metrics and a 14 day chart of Navan records refresh on a schedule automatically.

For IT and engineering

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Navan

All three can connect Navan to an AI assistant, and all three have admin controls. They differ in where access lives and how you pay.

Elaichi compared with Zapier MCP and Composio for Navan, by what to check
What to check	Elaichi	Zapier MCP	Composio
Where the AI connects	One address for the whole organization. `https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp`	A server per member, created at sign-in.	An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK.
Control over Navan tools	Allow or restrict single Navan 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 Navan 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.

Navan tools for your AI agents

1 tool is ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Navan, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.

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Questions, answered

How do I connect Navan to Claude?

Connect Navan in Elaichi first: pick Navan from the connector list and paste in the app credentials your Navan administrator already holds. There is no OAuth application to register and no client ID or secret to generate. Then in Claude go to Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste the endpoint https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. Sign in as yourself and Navan is available in your conversations.

Does Navan work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Once Navan 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 Navan once and every client you use can reach it.

What can an AI agent actually do with my Navan data?

With this connector an agent can list the users in your Navan account, meaning the people who are set up to book travel. You can ask who has a Navan account, check whether a new hire or a guest appears, or compare the Navan roster with your headcount. It cannot book trips, change traveler details or touch expenses through this connector.

Does connecting Navan give the AI access to my whole company account?

No. Every request to Navan runs as the person who signed in, so the AI sees only the Navan users that person is allowed to see. Elaichi can narrow that further with restrictions, but it can never widen it beyond what Navan itself grants that person.

Can I stop an agent from deleting or changing things in Navan?

This Navan connector can only list users, it has no way to book, edit or delete anything. Even so, Elaichi restrictions work per action, and any action you restrict still appears in Elaichi's tool search, flagged as restricted, but Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot cannot run it, whatever the prompt says. If Navan gains more actions later, you decide which ones your teams can see.

What happens to a Navan connection when someone leaves?

When you offboard a person in Elaichi their access to Navan through Elaichi ends at once, in every client they used. A Navan connection shared with a team keeps working for everyone else on it. If you want Navan gone entirely, disconnecting it once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and every other connected client.

Does the Navan MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. Navan 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 Navan?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Navan. 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 Navan call.

How is Elaichi different from Composio for Navan?

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

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