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N-central MCP Server

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
MCP_PORTNoPort number for HTTP mode (e.g., '3100'). Omit to use stdio.
MCP_API_KEYNoBearer token for HTTP mode. Required unless MCP_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED=1.
NC_JWT_TOKENNoUser-API JWT from the N-central UI. Required in single-tenant mode.
NC_SERVER_URLNoYour N-central URL, e.g. https://ncentral.example.com. Required in single-tenant mode.
NC_WRITE_MODENoOne of 'read-only', 'write', or 'full'.write
MCP_CORS_ORIGINNoComma-separated allowed origins for CORS.
NC_MULTI_TENANTNoSet to '1' to enable multi-tenant mode (requires HTTP mode).
MCP_BIND_ADDRESSNoInterface to bind in HTTP mode.127.0.0.1
NC_FQDN_ALLOWLISTNoComma-separated host suffixes for SSRF guard in multi-tenant mode.
NC_RESOURCE_CACHE_TTL_MSNoCache TTL in milliseconds for resources. Default 60000.
MCP_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATEDNoSet to '1' to allow HTTP mode without API key (not recommended).

Instructions

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

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Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

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Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
list_devicesA

Retrieve the list of all devices from N-central for the logged-in user. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_deviceA

Retrieve a specific device by its ID. Note: lastLoggedInUser and stillLoggedIn fields may be null (known issue) — use list_devices to get these values instead.

get_device_statusA

Retrieve the status of service monitoring tasks for a given device.

get_device_assetsA

Retrieve asset information for a device by ID. Note: Probes do not have assets and will return 404.

get_device_lifecycleA

Retrieve asset lifecycle (warranty) information for a device by ID.

list_devices_by_org_unitA

Retrieve the list of devices belonging to a specific organization unit. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_appliance_taskA

Retrieve appliance-task information by task ID.

create_deviceA

Add a new device to N-central. Required body fields: customerId, networkAddress, longName, supportedOs, deviceClass. Optional: description, licenseMode, macAddress, username, password.

update_device_lifecycleA

Replace the asset lifecycle/warranty information for a device (PUT — all required fields must be provided).

patch_device_lifecycleA

Partially update asset lifecycle/warranty information for a device (PATCH — only provided fields are modified).

list_org_unitsA

Retrieve a list of all organization units. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_org_unitB

Retrieve a specific organization unit by ID.

get_org_unit_limitsA

Retrieve licensing/usage limits for an organization unit. Useful for capacity planning.

update_org_unit_limitsA

Update licensing/usage limits for an organization unit (PATCH — only provided fields modified).

list_org_unit_childrenA

Retrieve a list of all child organization units for a given org unit.

list_service_orgsA

Retrieve a list of all service organizations. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_service_orgA

Retrieve a specific service organization by ID.

list_customersA

Retrieve a list of customers. If soId is provided, returns only customers under that service organization; otherwise returns all customers. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_customerA

Retrieve a specific customer by ID.

list_sitesA

Retrieve a list of sites. If customerId is provided, returns only sites under that customer; otherwise returns all sites. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_siteA

Retrieve a specific site by ID.

create_service_orgB

Create a new service organization. Required: contactFirstName, contactLastName, soName.

create_customerB

Create a new customer under a service organization. Required: contactFirstName, contactLastName, customerName.

create_siteB

Create a new site under a customer (PREVIEW endpoint — schema may change between N-central versions). Required: contactFirstName, contactLastName, siteName.

list_scheduled_tasksA

List all scheduled tasks across the N-central environment. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_scheduled_taskA

Retrieve general information for a given scheduled task by ID. Returns parent ID, name, type, customer ID, device IDs, and enabled status.

get_scheduled_task_statusA

Retrieve status for a given scheduled task. Returns aggregated status by default; set detailed=true to get per-device status breakdown. WARNING: detailed=true does NOT accept DEVICE-level task IDs — only SYSTEM and CUSTOMER level. Use the parent task ID instead. Task hierarchy levels can be navigated via parentId.

list_device_tasksA

Retrieve scheduled tasks for a specific device. Returns task ID, task name, and status. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

list_device_custom_propertiesA

Retrieve all custom properties for a specific device. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_device_custom_propertyA

Retrieve a specific custom property for a device.

list_org_custom_propertiesA

Retrieve the list of custom properties for an organization unit. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_org_unit_propertyB

Retrieve a specific custom property for an organization unit.

get_org_custom_property_defaultB

Retrieve the default value for an organization unit custom property.

get_device_default_custom_propertyA

Retrieve the default device custom property information by organization unit ID and property ID.

update_device_custom_propertyA

Update a custom property value on a specific device. The N-central PUT endpoint requires propertyName and propertyType — pass the existing values (use get_device_custom_property if unsure). propertyType must match the property definition (HTML_LINK, TEXT, DATE, ENUMERATED, or PASSWORD).

update_org_unit_custom_propertyB

Update a custom property value on an organization unit (SO, customer, or site). propertyType must match the property definition.

update_org_custom_property_defaultA

Update the default value of an org-unit custom property and optionally propagate the change down the org hierarchy. propagationType controls which levels receive the update.

list_all_usersA

Retrieve a global list of all users in N-central (not scoped by org unit). Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

get_current_userA

Retrieve details for the currently authenticated user. Useful for "who am I" introspection.

list_usersA

Retrieve the list of users for a specific organization unit. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate. Use format: "csv" for spreadsheet-ready output.

list_user_rolesA

Retrieve a list of user roles for a given organization unit. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate.

get_user_roleA

Retrieve a specific user role for a given organization unit and user role ID.

list_access_groupsA

Retrieve access groups for a specific organization unit. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate.

get_access_groupA

Retrieve detailed information for a specific access group by ID.

create_user_roleB

Create a new user role for an organization unit (PREVIEW endpoint). Required: roleName, description, permissionIds. Optional: userIds to assign the role to.

create_access_groupC

Create a new organization-unit-type access group. Required: groupName, groupDescription. Optional: orgUnitIds, userIds, autoIncludeNewOrgUnits.

create_device_access_groupB

Create a new device-type access group. Required: groupName, groupDescription. Optional: deviceIds, userIds.

list_device_notesA

Retrieve all notes attached to a specific device.

add_device_noteA

Add a note to a specific device. Required: text. The N-central API attaches the note to the authenticated user.

add_notes_bulkB

Add the same note to a list of devices in one call. Required: deviceIDs (numeric array), text.

update_device_noteA

Update an existing note on a device by note ID.

get_maintenance_windowsB

Retrieve all maintenance windows for a specific device.

create_maintenance_windowsA

Add a set of patch maintenance windows to a list of devices. Body shape: { deviceIDs: number[], maintenanceWindows: [...] }. See N-central API docs for MaintenanceWindowRequest field details. Note: partial failures are surfaced as per-device statuses in the response body — inspect carefully.

update_maintenance_windowsA

Modify existing device patch maintenance windows by their ScheduleId (included in each window object).

get_registration_tokenA

Retrieve the registration token for a site, organization unit, or customer.

get_device_activation_keyB

Generate an activation key for a device by device ID.

get_software_installersB

Retrieve software installer download URLs for a specific customer. Supports filtering by software type and installer type.

generate_software_download_linkA

Generate a software download link for a customer. Provide the softwareId obtained from get_software_installers.

get_psa_customer_mappingA

Retrieve PSA (Professional Services Automation) customer mapping for a given customer ID.

validate_psa_credentialA

Validate Standard PSA credentials for a given PSA type. Transmits credentials in the request body — use with care over untrusted transports. WARNING: per N-central documentation, this endpoint currently works only with TigerPaw 3.0, not other PSA integrations — calls for other PSAs will fail.

list_custom_psa_ticketsA

List Custom PSA tickets. Custom PSA only — managed PSA services are not supported by this endpoint.

create_custom_psa_ticketA

Create a new Custom PSA ticket. Custom PSA only — operations for managed PSA services are not supported.

list_psa_customer_mappingsA

List all Standard PSA mappings for a customer.

update_psa_customer_mappingsC

Update Standard PSA mappings for a customer.

list_psa_companiesB

List Standard PSA companies associated with a customer.

list_psa_company_contactsB

List PSA company contacts for a customer.

list_psa_company_sitesA

List PSA company sites for a customer.

get_custom_psa_ticket_detailB

Retrieve detailed information for a specific Custom PSA ticket. Uses POST because the endpoint requires PSA credentials in the body.

get_server_infoA

Return N-central server information. Use level="health" for uptime/start time, level="extra" for system version details, or omit level (default) for API-service version info.

get_server_timeA

Retrieve the N-central server's current time. Useful for detecting clock drift between client and server.

logoutA

Log out the current N-central API session, invalidating the access and refresh tokens. The next tool call will trigger a fresh JWT exchange.

get_server_info_authenticatedB

Retrieve extra server version information using supplied credentials (for third-party system versions).

list_device_filtersA

Retrieve the list of device filters. Returns one page by default — set all: true to auto-paginate.

get_reportA

Retrieve an N-central report by its report ID.

report_devices_bulkA

Fan out a per-device API call across all devices in an org unit. dataType selects which endpoint to call: "custom-properties", "assets" (probes return 404 and are skipped), or "monitor-status". Concurrency defaults are per-endpoint safe (3-5); override with concurrency. Returns CSV by default (set format: "json" to override).

list_active_issuesA

List active issues for an organization unit. Returns CSV or JSON. KNOWN N-CENTRAL BUG: _extra.deviceClassValue and _extra.deviceClassLabel are always null. The underlying endpoint only supports customer/site org units, not service-orgs.

list_job_statusesA

List job statuses for an organization unit. Returns CSV or JSON.

report_all_users_by_soA

Generate a complete deduplicated user report for all customers under a service org. Fetches users from the SO itself and each customer concurrently, then deduplicates by userId. Returns CSV or JSON.

report_devices_by_soA

Generate a full device report for all devices under a specific service org. Fetches all devices and filters by soId field. Returns CSV or JSON.

report_customer_site_summaryA

Generate a summary report: all customers with their sites, device counts. Correlates data across customers, sites, and devices into one table. Returns CSV or JSON.

report_org_hierarchyA

Generate a flat CSV/JSON of the full Service Org → Customer → Site hierarchy with IDs, names, contacts, and addresses. Returns CSV or JSON.

generate_patch_comparison_reportA

Submit a request to generate a patch comparison report. Required: startDate. Optional filters: installStatuses[], patchApprovals[], patchCategories[]. Returns a report ID (fetch via get_report).

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription
full-customer-reportComprehensive customer/site report with org custom properties. Optional customerId to scope to a single customer.
device-health-auditAudit device health — active issues, monitoring status. Optional orgUnitId to scope.
agent-deployment-statusCheck agent deployment coverage — find sites with missing or low device counts
custom-property-auditAudit custom property values across all customers for consistency

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription
org-treeFull org hierarchy: Service Orgs → Customers → Sites with IDs and names.
statusServer health and version info.

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