Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi MCP Server

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Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 19 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Find assets, users and licenses, and check assets out or in in Snipe-IT.

Uptime history 21 hours of history

21 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

77 of 77 checks

Tools

read from the server

198 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 2 Nov 2026

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 2 November 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

2 Nov a tool changed version

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add snipe-it --transport http https://snipe-it.usefulapi.io/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://snipe-it.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.snipe-it]
url = "https://snipe-it.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snipe-it": {
      "url": "https://snipe-it.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "snipe-it": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://snipe-it.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 19

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

snipeit

snipeit_checkin_hardware

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_checkout_hardware

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_find_hardware_by_serial

Find one asset by its serial number. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/hardware/byserial/{serial}.

snipeit_find_hardware_by_tag

Find one asset by its asset tag, for example ASSET-0001. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/hardware/bytag/{asset_tag}.

snipeit_get_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_get_hardware

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_get_license

Get one software license by numeric id: seats, product key holder, expiry and supplier. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/licenses/{id}.

snipeit_get_me

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_get_user

Get one user by numeric id, with department, location, groups and permissions. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/users/{id}.

snipeit_list_categories

List categories (asset, accessory, consumable, component or license). Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/categories.

snipeit_list_hardware

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_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_licenses

List software licenses with seat counts and expiry. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/licenses.

snipeit_list_locations

List locations (sites, buildings or rooms) with their addresses. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/locations.

snipeit_list_models

List asset models (the product definitions that assets are created from). Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/models.

snipeit_list_overdue_audits

List assets whose physical audit is overdue. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/hardware/audit/overdue.

snipeit_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_list_user_assets

List the assets currently checked out to one user. Snipe-IT API: GET /api/v1/users/{id}/assets.

snipeit_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.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://snipe-it.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	114 ms	11 min ago

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Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 19 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: snipeit_checkin_hardware, snipeit_checkout_hardware, snipeit_find_hardware_by_serial, snipeit_find_hardware_by_tag, snipeit_get_activity_report, snipeit_get_hardware and 13 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 77 of 77 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 198 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi need an API key?

No. Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 19 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 198 ms on average, which is faster than 71% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Snipe-IT MCP by usefulapi open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at snipe-it.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.