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Snipe-IT MCP connector

The Snipe-IT connector brings your hardware assets, asset tags, serial numbers, audits, licenses and custom fields into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and any MCP client, so each person can look up and update Snipe-IT records inside their own access.

  • Connects with an API key
  • Free 14-day trial
  • No credit card
ChatGPT Elaichi connected

Which hardware audits are overdue this month?

Working in Snipe-IT with Elaichi

  • List all Snipe-IT hardwares
  • Get single Snipe-IT hardware by ID
  • List all Snipe-IT hardware bytags
Ask anything…
Governance / Audit log Last 24 hours
Snipe-IT List all Snipe-IT hardware bytags Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
Snipe-IT Get single Snipe-IT hardware by ID Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
Snipe-IT List all Snipe-IT hardwares Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
Snipe-IT Create a Snipe-IT hardware Megan Brooks · Claude · 9:38 AM Done
Snipe-IT Update a Snipe-IT hardware by ID Ryan Hayes · Cursor · 9:35 AM Done

How to connect Snipe-IT to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

Step by step, for each AI app

Snipe-IT MCP connector for Claude

  1. 1

    Open Customize, then Connectors.

  2. 2

    Press Add.

  3. 3

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

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

    Sign in and approve.

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

Snipe-IT MCP connector for Claude Code

  1. 1

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

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

    Start Claude Code and run /mcp.

  3. 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.

Snipe-IT MCP connector for ChatGPT

  1. 1

    Open Plugins, then press the + button.

  2. 2

    Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.

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

    Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.

  4. 4

    Press Create, then sign in and approve.

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

Snipe-IT MCP connector for Cursor

  1. 1

    Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

  2. 2

    Add the endpoint under mcpServers.

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

Snipe-IT MCP connector for Microsoft Copilot

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

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

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

  4. 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 Snipe-IT to any MCP client

  1. 1

    Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.

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

What teams do with Snipe-IT through Elaichi

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

  • IT

    Find an asset by tag or serial

    Type the asset tag or serial number from the sticker and get the full Snipe-IT record back, including model, status and notes, without opening the console.

  • IT

    Catch the record up after a repair

    When a laptop comes back from the repair shop with a new screen or a new drive, tell the agent what changed and the Snipe-IT hardware record is updated on the spot.

  • Help desk

    Log new hardware the day it arrives

    Read out the model, serial and purchase details from the box and a new hardware record appears in Snipe-IT before the device reaches anyone's desk.

  • Compliance

    Clear the overdue audit list

    Ask which assets are due or overdue for audit, walk the floor, and record each audit in Snipe-IT as you confirm the device is where it should be.

  • Finance

    Check license counts before renewal

    Pull every license Snipe-IT holds for a vendor, see how many seats are recorded, and correct the record when the renewal quote arrives.

  • IT operations

    Add a field across the asset catalog

    Need a warranty end date or a cost center on every device? Create the custom field in Snipe-IT and start filling it in from the same conversation.

Try asking

  • “Which hardware audits are overdue this month?”
  • “Show laptops assigned to the Design team.”
  • “List licenses with fewer than five seats left.”

See all 145 Snipe-IT tools →

What connecting Snipe-IT gets you

6 screens from Elaichi, each doing one job for your Snipe-IT account.

Elaichi Agent

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

Which hardware audits are overdue this month?

Show laptops assigned to the Design team.

List licenses with fewer than five seats left.

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

The agent

Ask about hardware, get real answers.

Plain language questions run against live Snipe-IT assets, licenses and audits.

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

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot read Snipe-IT.

One org MCP endpoint over OAuth, no SDK and no shared API key.

ElaichiTools
Tool Action Description
List all Snipe-IT hardwares List List snipeit hardware assets. Returns each asset record including id, name, asset_tag, serial, status_label, model, category, location, assigned_to, created_at, updated_at, purchase_cost, and available_actions.
Create a Snipe-IT hardware Create Create a new snipeit hardware asset. Returns: id, name, asset_tag, serial, model, model_number, eol, status_label, category, manufacturer, supplier, notes, order_number, company, location, rtd_location, image, qr, alt_barcode, assigned_to, warranty_months, warranty_expires, created_at, updated_at, last_audit_date, next_audit_date, deleted_at, purchase_date, age, last_checkout, expected_checkin,…
Get single Snipe-IT hardware by ID Get Get details of a specific snipeit hardware asset by id. Returns: id, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, name. Required: id.
Update a Snipe-IT hardware by ID Update Fully replace a specific snipeit hardware asset by id using PUT. Returns: status, messages. Required: id, asset_tag, status_id, model_id.
Delete a Snipe-IT hardware by ID Delete Delete a specific snipeit hardware asset by id. Returns an empty 204 response on success. Required: id.

Tool catalog

145 Snipe-IT tools ready to call.

Hardware, tags, serials, licenses and audits covered without custom code.

ElaichiToolboxes
Name Source template Tools Created

IT Operations toolbox

Snipe-IT · hardware and audits

Snipe-IT starter 18 Mar 4, 2026

Helpdesk toolbox

Snipe-IT · checkouts and asset tags

— 9 Mar 2, 2026

Finance toolbox

Snipe-IT · licenses and asset values

— 24 Feb 27, 2026

Security toolbox

Snipe-IT · audit dues and overdues

Snipe-IT starter 6 Feb 19, 2026

Procurement toolbox

Snipe-IT · new hardware and models

— 31 Jan 30, 2026

People Ops toolbox

Snipe-IT · onboarding device assignments

— 12 Jan 22, 2026

Toolboxes

Every team gets its own toolbox.

Curate Snipe-IT toolboxes per team so IT and Finance see different tools.

ElaichiConnections
Connection Scope Status Access
SN

Snipe-IT (IT EMEA)

Connected by Emily Carter

Personal • Active 1 team · 6 members
SN

Snipe-IT (Helpdesk)

Connected by Jake Morgan

Organization • Active 3 teams · 24 members
SN

Snipe-IT (Finance)

Connected by Megan Brooks

Organization • Active 2 teams · 11 members
SN

Snipe-IT (Security)

Connected by Tyler Reed

Personal • Needs re-auth 1 team · 3 members
SN

Snipe-IT (Procurement)

Connected by Ryan Hayes

Personal • Active Not shared
SN

Snipe-IT (People Ops)

Connected by Ashley Parker

Personal • Active 2 teams · 9 members

Shared connections

Share the connection, never the credential.

See who connected each Snipe-IT account and which teams and members use it.

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]

Snipe-IT Users Updated MCP

26 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM

R

Ryan Hayes

[email protected]

Snipe-IT Hardware Created MCP

32 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM

A

Ashley Parker

[email protected]

Snipe-IT Hardware List Toolbox

Audit log

Every Snipe-IT call is on record.

When, who, what happened, type and resource in an append only log.

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.

Snipe-IT digest

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

  1. ✓

    Schedule

    Every weekday at 8:00 AM

    0.2s
  2. ✓

    Fetch hardware

    Snipe-IT

    1.4s
  3. ✓

    Group by owner

    Transform

    0.1s
  4. ✓

    Draft the digest

    Agent step

    Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary

    6.2s
  5. Approve the digest

    Needs approval

    Assigned to Jake Morgan

    Approve
  6. Post the digest

    Snipe-IT

    Queued

Automations

A schedule fires, a digest ships.

Fetch Snipe-IT hardware, group it, draft a digest, approve, post it back.

Snipe-IT health

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

Live

Hardware

1,284 ↓ 12%

Licenses

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Hardware created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

IT EMEA 34%

Helpdesk 27%

Finance 21%

Security 18%

Collections and dashboards

Asset health counted, not asked for.

Four metrics, 14 days of hardware created and a team breakdown, refreshed on schedule.

For IT and engineering

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Snipe-IT

All three can connect Snipe-IT 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 Snipe-IT, 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 Snipe-IT tools Allow or restrict single Snipe-IT 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 Snipe-IT 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.

Snipe-IT tools for your AI agents

145 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Snipe-IT, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.

Questions, answered

How do I connect Snipe-IT to Claude?

Connect Snipe-IT in Elaichi first, which takes one step: paste the API key from your Snipe-IT account and it is ready. 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 the endpoint https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. Sign in as yourself and Snipe-IT is available in the conversation.

Does Snipe-IT work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Once Snipe-IT 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 Snipe-IT once and every client you use picks it up.

What can an AI agent actually do with my Snipe-IT data?

An agent connected to Snipe-IT can look up any hardware asset by asset tag or serial number, create a record for a new device, update an existing one, and restore one that was deleted. It can list which assets are due or overdue for audit and record an audit when you confirm a device. It can also read, create and update licenses and custom fields. Snipe-IT exposes a lot of actions, so short, concrete asks such as "find asset tag 0451" work better than long paragraphs.

Does connecting Snipe-IT give the AI access to everything in my asset database?

No. Every call to Snipe-IT runs inside the access of the person who signed in, so the agent sees exactly the hardware, licenses and fields that person can already see in Snipe-IT, and nothing more. Elaichi can narrow that access further with restrictions, but it can never widen it beyond what Snipe-IT itself allows that person.

Can my team share one Snipe-IT connection?

Yes. One administrator connects Snipe-IT with the API key and shares the connection with a team in Elaichi, and nobody else ever handles the key. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so every asset lookup, update or audit in the log carries their own name rather than a shared account.

Can I stop an agent from deleting or changing things in Snipe-IT?

Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi apply per action, so you can allow reading hardware records and recording audits while restricting deletion of hardware, licenses or fields, or restricting updates entirely. A restricted action still appears in Elaichi's tool search, flagged as restricted, but Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot or any other client cannot run it, whatever the prompt says.

What happens to a Snipe-IT connection when someone leaves?

Offboarding that person in Elaichi ends their access to Snipe-IT through every client at once. If they were using a shared Snipe-IT connection, it keeps working for everyone else on the team. If you disconnect Snipe-IT in Elaichi altogether, it disappears from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and every other client in one step.

Does the Snipe-IT MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. Snipe-IT 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 Snipe-IT?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Snipe-IT. 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 Snipe-IT call.

How is Elaichi different from Composio for Snipe-IT?

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

Put Snipe-IT 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