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UniFi On Prem MCP connector

The UniFi On Prem connector lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, or any MCP client manage the people in your UniFi access system, creating users, assigning NFC cards, PIN codes, touch passes, license plates, and access policies, with every change logged.

  • Connects with an API key
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  • No credit card
ChatGPT Elaichi connected

List all UniFi On Prem users without an access policy.

Working in UniFi On Prem with Elaichi

  • Get single UniFi On Prem user by ID
  • List all UniFi On Prem users
  • UniFi On Prem users list access policies
Ask anything…
Governance / Audit log Last 24 hours
UniFi On Prem UniFi On Prem users list access policies Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
UniFi On Prem List all UniFi On Prem users Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
UniFi On Prem Get single UniFi On Prem user by ID Emily Carter · ChatGPT · 9:41 AM Done
UniFi On Prem Create a UniFi On Prem user Megan Brooks · Claude · 9:38 AM Done
UniFi On Prem Update a UniFi On Prem user by ID Ryan Hayes · Cursor · 9:35 AM Done

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

Step by step, for each AI app

UniFi On Prem 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 On Prem 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 On Prem 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 On Prem 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 On Prem 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 On Prem 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 UniFi On Prem 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 On Prem is logged.

  • HR

    Set up building access on day one

    Create the new hire as a UniFi On Prem user, add them to the right user group, and assign their access policy and PIN code before they walk in on Monday.

  • Facilities

    Replace a lost badge in seconds

    Unassign the missing NFC card from the person's UniFi On Prem user and assign the new one, without opening the controller or waiting for IT.

  • Security

    Check who can open which doors

    Ask which access policies a UniFi On Prem user holds, or list everyone in a user group, before an audit or right after a change.

  • Office management

    Register a contractor's license plate for parking

    Assign the plate to the contractor's UniFi On Prem user for the week and remove it when the job ends, so the gate stops recognizing it.

  • IT

    Move a whole team to phone entry

    Batch assign touch passes to a department's UniFi On Prem users in one go instead of handling each person individually.

  • Security

    Revoke access the moment someone leaves

    Unassign the departing employee's PIN code, NFC card, touch pass, and license plate in UniFi On Prem, or delete their user entirely, before they reach the parking lot.

Try asking

  • “List all UniFi On Prem users without an access policy.”
  • “Assign a PIN code to the new warehouse contractor.”
  • “Which users still hold NFC cards after leaving?”

See all 109 UniFi On Prem tools →

What connecting UniFi On Prem gets you

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

Elaichi Agent

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

List all UniFi On Prem users without an access policy.

Assign a PIN code to the new warehouse contractor.

Which users still hold NFC cards after leaving?

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

The agent

Ask about UniFi On Prem access in plain language.

Answers come from live users, access policies and NFC card assignments.

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

One endpoint connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot.

Every client reaches UniFi On Prem over OAuth, no SDK, no shared key.

ElaichiTools
Tool Action Description
Create a UniFi On Prem user Create Register a new user in UniFi Access. Returns the created user object including its id, first_name, last_name, user_email, employee_number, onboard_time, status, and assigned access policies. Required: first_name, last_name.
Update a UniFi On Prem user by ID Update Update a user's details in UniFi Access by id. Returns the updated user object including its id, first_name, last_name, user_email, employee_number, onboard_time, status, and assigned access policies. Required: id.
Get single UniFi On Prem user by ID Get Get a single UniFi Access user by id. Returns the full user object including its id, first_name, last_name, user_email, employee_number, onboard_time, status, access policies, NFC cards, license plates, PIN code, and touch pass. Required: id.
List all UniFi On Prem users List List all UniFi Access users with pagination. Returns each user's id, first_name, last_name, user_email, employee_number, onboard_time, status, access policies, NFC cards, license plates, PIN code, and touch pass. Optional: expand to include access policies.
UniFi On Prem users assign access policy Assign Assign or replace access policies for a UniFi Access user. Pass an array of access policy IDs to set the user's assigned policies; pass an empty array to remove all policies. Returns an empty 204 response on success. Required: user_id, access_policy_ids.

Tool catalog

109 UniFi On Prem tools are ready to call.

Users, access policies, PIN codes and touch passes, with no custom code.

ElaichiToolboxes
Name Source template Tools Created

Facilities toolbox

UniFi On Prem · doors and access policies

UniFi On Prem starter 18 Mar 4, 2026

IT Security toolbox

UniFi On Prem · users and credential audits

— 9 Mar 2, 2026

People Ops toolbox

UniFi On Prem · onboarding and offboarding users

— 24 Feb 27, 2026

Front Desk toolbox

UniFi On Prem · visitor PIN codes and NFC cards

UniFi On Prem starter 6 Feb 19, 2026

Site Operations toolbox

UniFi On Prem · per building user lists

— 31 Jan 30, 2026

Compliance toolbox

UniFi On Prem · access policy reviews

— 12 Jan 22, 2026

Toolboxes

Each team gets its own UniFi On Prem toolbox.

Curate one toolbox for facilities, another for IT security, another for HR onboarding.

ElaichiConnections
Connection Scope Status Access
UN

UniFi On Prem (HQ Building)

Connected by Emily Carter

Personal • Active 1 team · 6 members
UN

UniFi On Prem (Warehouse North)

Connected by Jake Morgan

Organization • Active 3 teams · 24 members
UN

UniFi On Prem (Datacenter)

Connected by Megan Brooks

Organization • Active 2 teams · 11 members
UN

UniFi On Prem (Front Desk)

Connected by Tyler Reed

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

UniFi On Prem (Contractors)

Connected by Ryan Hayes

Personal • Active Not shared
UN

UniFi On Prem (Regional Sites)

Connected by Ashley Parker

Personal • Active 2 teams · 9 members

Shared connections

Teammates use the connection, never the credential.

See who connected each UniFi On Prem account and which teams share 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]

UniFi On Prem Users Updated MCP

26 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM

R

Ryan Hayes

[email protected]

UniFi On Prem Users Created MCP

32 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM

A

Ashley Parker

[email protected]

UniFi On Prem Users List Toolbox

Audit log

Every badge and policy change has a name on it.

When, who, what happened, type and resource for each UniFi On Prem 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.

UniFi On Prem digest

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

  1. ✓

    Schedule

    Every weekday at 8:00 AM

    0.2s
  2. ✓

    Fetch users

    UniFi On Prem

    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 On Prem

    Queued

Automations

A schedule runs the whole access review.

Fetch users, group them, draft a digest, get approval, post back to UniFi On Prem.

UniFi On Prem health

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

Live

Users

1,284 ↓ 12%

Access policies

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Users created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

HQ Building 34%

Warehouse North 27%

Datacenter 21%

Front Desk 18%

Collections and dashboards

Access numbers arrive before anyone asks.

Users created over 14 days, broken down by team, refreshed on a schedule.

For IT and engineering

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for UniFi On Prem

All three can connect UniFi On Prem 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 On Prem, 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 On Prem tools Allow or restrict single UniFi On Prem 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 On Prem 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 On Prem tools for your AI agents

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

Questions, answered

How do I connect UniFi On Prem to Claude?

Two steps. In Elaichi, pick UniFi On Prem from the connector catalog and paste in the API key from your UniFi controller, 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 https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. Sign in with your Elaichi account and UniFi On Prem is ready to use.

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

Yes. Once UniFi On Prem 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 On Prem once and every client picks it up.

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

An agent can create and update UniFi On Prem users, search for a person, upload their profile picture, and put them in the right user group. It can assign or remove NFC cards, PIN codes, touch passes, license plates, and access policies, and tell you which policies someone currently holds. Because UniFi On Prem has a lot of actions, short concrete asks like "assign a PIN to Maria Lopez" work better than long paragraphs.

Does connecting UniFi On Prem give the AI control of every door and every user?

No. Every call to UniFi On Prem runs inside the access of the person who signed in, so the AI can only see and change the users, groups, and policies that person could already manage. Elaichi can narrow that further with restrictions, but it never widens it beyond what UniFi On Prem itself allows that person.

Can my team share one UniFi On Prem connection?

Yes. One person connects UniFi On Prem in Elaichi with the API key and shares the connection with a team, and nobody else ever handles the key. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so the audit log names the actual person who assigned a badge or changed an access policy.

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

Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi work per action, so you can allow searching and listing UniFi On Prem users while restricting deletion, or restricting changes to access policies. 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 UniFi On Prem connection when someone leaves?

Offboarding that person in Elaichi ends their access to UniFi On Prem through every client at once. A shared UniFi On Prem connection keeps working for everyone else on the team. If you ever want to remove UniFi On Prem entirely, disconnecting it once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, and every other client.

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

Yes. UniFi On Prem 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 On Prem?

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

How is Elaichi different from Composio for UniFi On Prem?

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

Put UniFi On Prem 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