ShareFile MCP connector
The ShareFile connector lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, or the Elaichi Agent find, download, share, and organize the files and folders in your ShareFile account, with each person signed in as themselves and every action logged.
- Connects over OAuth
- Free 14-day trial
- No credit card
List the folders shared with the Finance team.
Working in ShareFile with Elaichi
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List all ShareFile items
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Get single ShareFile item by ID
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ShareFile items get by path
How to connect ShareFile to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot
What teams do with ShareFile through Elaichi
Ask in plain English. Each person’s AI can do only what they’re allowed to, and every action it takes in ShareFile is logged.
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Client services
Find the latest version of a client file
Ask for the most recent signed engagement letter in a client's ShareFile folder and get the file back, without clicking through the folder tree yourself.
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Legal
Pull every document in a matter folder
Gather all the files under a matter's ShareFile folder and download them in one go before a hearing or a closing.
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Accounting
Send a secure link for a completed return
Create a ShareFile share link for a finished tax return and paste it into the client email, with the link settings you already use.
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HR
File onboarding paperwork into the right folder
Create a new hire's ShareFile folder, copy the standard forms into it, and leave a note on what is still outstanding.
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Operations
Tidy up old and duplicate folders
Get a view of the whole ShareFile folder tree, spot what has piled up, and clear out the folders that are no longer needed once someone has confirmed.
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Sales
Share a proposal folder with a prospect
Set up a ShareFile folder for a deal, copy the proposal and pricing sheet into it, and generate a link the prospect can open.
Try asking
- “List the folders shared with the Finance team.”
- “Show items added to the client uploads folder this week.”
- “Download the signed contracts folder and summarize its notes.”
What connecting ShareFile gets you
6 screens from Elaichi, each doing one job for your ShareFile account.
Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.
List the folders shared with the Finance team.
Show items added to the client uploads folder this week.
Download the signed contracts folder and summarize its notes.
Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot
The agent
Ask about ShareFile folders, get real answers.
Plain language questions run against live ShareFile items, folders and shares.
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AI apps
Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot reach ShareFile here.
One org MCP endpoint over OAuth, no SDK and no shared API key.
Tool catalog
315 ShareFile tools are ready to call.
Items, folders, notes, downloads and streams covered without writing custom code.
Toolboxes
Every team gets its own ShareFile toolbox.
Curate toolboxes per team so each one sees only relevant ShareFile tools.
Shared connections
Teammates use ShareFile without holding credentials.
See who connected each ShareFile account and which teams and members share it.
Audit log
Every ShareFile call is on the record.
When, who, what happened, type and resource for each ShareFile request.
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.
ShareFile 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 items
ShareFile
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
ShareFile
Queued
Automations
A schedule turns ShareFile folders into a digest.
Six steps fetch items, group them, draft a digest and wait for approval.
ShareFile health
Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the items collection
Items
1,284 ↓ 12%
Folders
96 ↓ 8%
Needs attention
3 ↑ 2
Updated this week
412 ↑ 9%
Items created
Last 14 days
By team
Share of activity
Finance 34%
Legal EMEA 27%
Client Uploads 21%
HR Records 18%
Collections and dashboards
ShareFile folder health, counted on a schedule.
Four metrics, 14 days of items created and a per team breakdown.
For IT and engineering
Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for ShareFile
All three can connect ShareFile 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 ShareFile tools | Allow or restrict single ShareFile 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 ShareFile 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.
ShareFile tools for your AI agents
315 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect ShareFile, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.
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Showing 259 of 315 ShareFile tools here. Connect ShareFile and call search_tools or tools/list over the MCP endpoint for the complete set.
Questions, answered
Put ShareFile 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
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