Find assets, users and licenses, and check assets out or in in Snipe-IT. For IT and facilities teams that track assets, licenses and check-outs in Snipe-IT. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"snipe-it": {
"url": "https://snipe-it.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"snipe-it": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://snipe-it.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
Find an asset by its asset tag or serial number, then read its status, assignment and checkout history.
snipeit_find_hardware_by_tag snipeit_find_hardware_by_serial snipeit_get_hardware
Find a user, then list the assets currently checked out to that user.
snipeit_list_users snipeit_list_user_assets
List software licenses with their seat counts, then read who holds each seat of one license.
snipeit_list_licenses snipeit_list_license_seats
Check an asset out to a user, asset or location, or check it back in with a status label.
Changes data · snipeit_checkout_hardware snipeit_checkin_hardware
List the assets whose physical audit is overdue.
snipeit_list_overdue_audits
The login page asks for your Snipe-IT address and Personal API token.
Create a token in Snipe-IT: your account menu (top right) → Manage API Keys → Create new token. The token acts with your permissions, so a dedicated Snipe-IT user makes its activity easy to track. The address is the one you log in at, for example https://assets.example.com: a public https:// address on the standard port, without a path. Snipe-IT must be reachable from the internet. Your token is used only to call the Snipe-IT API on your behalf; it is never shown to anyone.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Snipe-IT address and Personal API token. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
Turn on the Snipe-IT connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
snipeit_get_me | read | Get the connected user Get the Snipe-IT user this connection acts as: name, username, department, location and permissions. Good first call to confirm the connection. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/users/me. |
snipeit_list_hardware | read | List assets List assets (hardware), with status, model, location and assignment. Filter by model, category, location, company, status or assignee. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/hardware. |
snipeit_get_hardware | read | Get an asset Get one asset by its numeric id: asset tag, serial, model, status, assignment, custom fields and checkout history. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/hardware/{id}. |
snipeit_find_hardware_by_tag | read | Find an asset by asset tag Find one asset by its asset tag, for example ASSET-0001. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/hardware/bytag/{asset_tag}. |
snipeit_find_hardware_by_serial | read | Find an asset by serial number Find one asset by its serial number. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/hardware/byserial/{serial}. |
snipeit_list_overdue_audits | read | List overdue asset audits List assets whose physical audit is overdue. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/hardware/audit/overdue. |
snipeit_list_users | read | List users List the users (people) in Snipe-IT, with department and location. Search by name, username, email or employee number. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/users. |
snipeit_get_user | read | Get a user Get one user by numeric id, with department, location, groups and permissions. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/users/{id}. |
snipeit_list_user_assets | read | List assets assigned to a user List the assets currently checked out to one user. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/users/{id}/assets. |
snipeit_list_licenses | read | List software licenses List software licenses with seat counts and expiry. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/licenses. |
snipeit_get_license | read | Get a software license Get one software license by numeric id: seats, product key holder, expiry and supplier. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/licenses/{id}. |
snipeit_list_license_seats | read | List license seats List the seats of one software license and who holds each seat. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/licenses/{id}/seats. |
snipeit_list_models | read | List asset models List asset models (the product definitions that assets are created from). Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/models. |
snipeit_list_categories | read | List categories List categories (asset, accessory, consumable, component or license). Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/categories. |
snipeit_list_locations | read | List locations List locations (sites, buildings or rooms) with their addresses. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/locations. |
snipeit_list_status_labels | read | List status labels List status labels (for example Ready to Deploy, Deployed, Broken, Archived) with their ids. Use the ids for status filters and checkouts. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/statuslabels. |
snipeit_get_activity_report | read | Get the activity report Read the activity log: who checked out, edited or deleted what, and when. Filter by target or item. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/reports/activity. |
snipeit_checkout_hardware | write | Check out an asset Check an asset out to a user, another asset or a location. Changes who holds the asset and sets its status label. Snipe-IT API: POST /api/v1/hardware/{id}/checkout. |
snipeit_checkin_hardware | write | Check in an asset Check an asset back in: it leaves its holder and gets the status label you give. Snipe-IT API: POST /api/v1/hardware/{id}/checkin. |
snipeit_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
snipeit_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Snipe-IT tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. | |
snipeit_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Snipe-IT (the free tier caps monthly usage). Plans: "monthly" — $9/month; "yearly" — $90/year (2 months free). Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. *A fair use limit applies. For heavy use (near Pro's limit): "plus" or "plus_yearly" — Pro+, $39/month or $390/year, unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 100,000 a month); an existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Otherwise returns a short link to open in your browser (it opens Stripe Checkout); after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
snipeit_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Snipe-IT Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run snipeit_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this Snipe-IT server only. Subscribe with snipeit_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with snipeit_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running snipeit_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Find an asset and its current holder. List what one person holds. Find licenses that are almost out of seats. Check an asset out or back in. Find assets with overdue audits. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Snipe-IT. The server calls the Snipe-IT API with your own Snipe-IT access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your Snipe-IT address and Personal API token. See Before you connect for where to find them.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Snipe-IT address and Personal API token. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Snipe-IT API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Snipe-IT.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 19 Snipe-IT tools can create or change data. The other 17 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this Snipe-IT server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run snipeit_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run snipeit_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run snipeit_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with snipeit_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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