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UniFi MCP connector

Connect UniFi to Elaichi and Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, or any MCP client can list your UniFi devices, hosts, sites, SD-WAN configurations and ISP metrics, and manage console paths, with every request running as the signed-in person and recorded in an audit log.

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Claude Elaichi connected

List every UniFi site with offline devices right now

Working in UniFi with Elaichi

  • List all UniFi devices
  • List all UniFi hosts
  • Get single UniFi host by ID
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Governance / Audit log Last 24 hours
UniFi Get single UniFi host by ID Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
UniFi List all UniFi hosts Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
UniFi List all UniFi devices Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
UniFi List all UniFi sites Megan Brooks · ChatGPT · 9:38 AM Done
UniFi List all UniFi sd wan configs Ryan Hayes · Cursor · 9:35 AM Done

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

Step by step, for each AI app

UniFi 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.

UniFi 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.

UniFi 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.

UniFi 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.

UniFi 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 UniFi 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.

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What teams do with UniFi through Elaichi

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

  • IT

    Check which devices are online before a ticket escalates

    Ask which UniFi devices and hosts are registered across your sites and get a plain list back, so the help desk can confirm what is out there before anyone walks to a closet.

  • Network operations

    Review SD-WAN status across every site

    Pull the current SD-WAN configurations and their status in one question, then spot the site whose configuration has not come up cleanly.

  • Managed services

    Give a client a site inventory in minutes

    List the UniFi sites, hosts and devices you manage for a customer and turn them into a summary for the monthly review, without opening each console by hand.

  • IT

    Explain a slow connection with ISP metrics

    When someone says the internet is slow, ask for the ISP metrics for that site and answer with real latency and throughput numbers instead of a guess.

  • Network operations

    Keep console paths tidy as sites change

    Create a console path for a new location, update the ones that moved, and clear out the stale ones in bulk, all from a single conversation.

  • Office management

    Confirm what is installed at a new office

    Before the move-in day, ask which UniFi hosts and devices are already registered at the new site so you know what still needs to be plugged in.

Try asking

  • “List every UniFi site with offline devices right now”
  • “Show ISP metrics for our three busiest UniFi hosts”
  • “Which UniFi SD-WAN configs changed status this week”

See all 14 UniFi tools →

What connecting UniFi gets you

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

Elaichi Agent

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

List every UniFi site with offline devices right now

Show ISP metrics for our three busiest UniFi hosts

Which UniFi SD-WAN configs changed status this week

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

The agent

Ask about sites and devices, get answers.

Plain language questions answered from live UniFi hosts, sites and devices.

ElaichiAI apps
Claude ChatGPT Cursor Microsoft Copilot

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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

One UniFi endpoint for every MCP client.

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot connect over OAuth, no SDK, no shared API key.

ElaichiTools
Tool Action Description
List all UniFi devices List List UniFi devices managed by hosts where the calling UI account is the owner or a super admin. Returns: hostId, hostName, devices, updatedAt. The devices array includes per-device id, mac, model, status, version, and firmwareStatus. Optional filters: host_ids, time.
List all UniFi hosts List List UniFi hosts associated with the UI account making the API call. Returns: id, hardwareId, type, ipAddress, owner, isBlocked, registrationTime, lastConnectionStateChange, latestBackupTime, userData, reportedState. The structure of userData and reportedState may vary depending on the UniFi OS or Network Server version.
Get single UniFi host by ID Get Get a UniFi host by id. Returns the full host object including id, hardwareId, type, ipAddress, owner, isBlocked, registrationTime, lastConnectionStateChange, latestBackupTime, userData, and reportedState. The structure of userData and reportedState may vary depending on the UniFi OS or Network Server version. Required: id.
List all UniFi sites List List all UniFi sites associated with the UI account making the API call. Returns: siteId, hostId, meta, statistics, permission, isOwner. The meta and statistics field structures may vary by UniFi Network version.
List all UniFi sd wan configs List List all hub-and-spoke SD-WAN configurations associated with the UniFi account. Returns: id, name, type.

Tool catalog

14 UniFi tools ready, no custom code.

Devices, hosts, sites, SD-WAN configs, ISP metrics and console paths, already wired.

ElaichiToolboxes
Name Source template Tools Created

Network operations toolbox

UniFi · devices and sites

 UniFi starter 18 Mar 4, 2026

Support toolbox

UniFi · hosts and console paths

 — 9 Mar 2, 2026

Field deployment toolbox

UniFi · site provisioning

 — 24 Feb 27, 2026

IT security toolbox

UniFi · SD-WAN configs

 UniFi starter 6 Feb 19, 2026

Capacity planning toolbox

UniFi · ISP metrics

 — 31 Jan 30, 2026

Managed services toolbox

UniFi · client site health

 — 12 Jan 22, 2026

Toolboxes

Every team gets its own UniFi toolbox.

Curate one toolbox for network ops, another for support, each scoped separately.

ElaichiConnections
Connection Scope Status Access
UN

UniFi (Head office)

Connected by Emily Carter

 Personal • Active 1 team · 6 members
UN

UniFi (Retail sites)

Connected by Jake Morgan

 Organization • Active 3 teams · 24 members
UN

UniFi (EMEA network)

Connected by Megan Brooks

 Organization • Active 2 teams · 11 members
UN

UniFi (Support tier one)

Connected by Tyler Reed

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

UniFi (Lab and staging)

Connected by Ryan Hayes

 Personal • Active Not shared
UN

UniFi (Managed clients)

Connected by Ashley Parker

 Personal • Active 2 teams · 9 members

Shared connections

Share UniFi access, never share credentials.

Teammates query sites and devices through a connection they can never read.

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]

 UniFi Users Updated MCP

26 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM
R

Ryan Hayes

[email protected]

 UniFi Devices Created MCP

32 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM
A

Ashley Parker

[email protected]

 UniFi Devices List Toolbox

Audit log

Every UniFi call is on the record.

When, who, what happened, type and resource, appended and never edited.

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.

UniFi digest

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

  1. ✓

    Schedule

    Every weekday at 8:00 AM

    0.2s
  2. ✓

    Fetch devices

    UniFi

    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

    UniFi

    Queued

Automations

A schedule fires, UniFi work gets done.

Fetch devices, group them, draft a digest, approve it, post back to UniFi.

UniFi health

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

Live

Devices

1,284 ↓ 12%

Hosts

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Devices created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

Head office 34%

Retail sites 27%

EMEA network 21%

Support tier one 18%

Collections and dashboards

UniFi health, counted rather than requested.

Four metrics, 14 days of records created, split by team, refreshed on schedule.

For IT and engineering

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for UniFi

All three can connect UniFi 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 UniFi, 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 UniFi tools Allow or restrict single UniFi 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 UniFi 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.

UniFi tools for your AI agents

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

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Questions, answered

How do I connect UniFi to Claude?

Connect UniFi in Elaichi first by pasting the API key from your UniFi account; there is no OAuth application to register and no client ID or secret to generate. Then open Claude, go to Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste the endpoint https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. Claude will ask you to sign in to Elaichi as yourself, and from then on your UniFi devices, hosts and sites are available in the conversation.

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

Yes. Once UniFi 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 UniFi once and every client you use picks it up.

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

An agent connected to UniFi through Elaichi can list your devices, hosts and sites, look up a single host, read your SD-WAN configurations and their current status, and pull ISP metrics for a site. It can also create, update and remove console paths, including in bulk. It cannot reboot devices or change network settings, because this connector does not include those actions.

Does connecting UniFi give the AI access to my whole network?

No. Everything the agent does in UniFi runs under the API key of the person who connected it, so it sees only the sites and consoles that key can already reach. Elaichi can narrow that further, for example to read-only questions about devices and ISP metrics, but it can never widen access beyond what UniFi itself allows.

Can my team share one UniFi connection?

Yes. One administrator connects UniFi in Elaichi and shares the connection with a team, and nobody else ever sees or handles the API key. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so the audit log names the person who asked about a site or changed a console path, not a shared account.

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

Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi apply per action, so you can allow listing UniFi devices, hosts and SD-WAN status while restricting the creation, update or bulk deletion of console paths. A restricted action still appears in Elaichi's tool search, flagged as restricted, but Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot cannot run it, whatever the prompt says.

What happens to a UniFi connection when someone leaves?

When you offboard someone in Elaichi, their access to UniFi through every client ends at once. If they had shared a UniFi connection with the team, it keeps working for everyone else. If you want it gone entirely, disconnecting UniFi once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and every other client at the same time.

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

Yes. UniFi 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 UniFi?

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

How is Elaichi different from Composio for UniFi?

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 UniFi: 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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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