ConnectWise Control MCP

ConnectWise Control + AI - for Claude, the ChatGPT desktop app, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and any agent that speaks MCP

Unofficial. Community-built Claude Code Skill and MCP server for the ConnectWise Control (ScreenConnect) API. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ConnectWise, LLC.

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Manage ConnectWise Control (ScreenConnect) remote support and access sessions from the terminal or your AI agent: list and inspect sessions across groups, run commands on guest machines, rename and tag sessions, manage instance users, and query the audit log - the whole instance from one CLI. Works with the AI you already use - ChatGPT (desktop app), Claude Desktop, Codex, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and GitHub Copilot - plus Gemini CLI. Free, open source, runs on your laptop. Built for MSP owners. No code required.

Works with your agent

Security note (until this connector is reprinted). Do not run HTTP mode (--transport http), not even on localhost. This build has no password, listens on every network interface, and predates the browser-rebinding guard, so a web page you open can reach it. The MCP tools can also make changes with your credentials. Use the default stdio transport. If you set up a tunnel for a remote agent, shut it down. A fix is on the way.

The six agents MSP owners actually use (self-serve, works today):

The ChatGPT desktop app runs connectwise-control-mcp locally and shares MCP configuration with Codex (OpenAI). ChatGPT on the web needs a remote (HTTP) server, and this connector's HTTP mode is paused until it is reprinted (see the security note in mcp-install.md), so msp-skills does not support it yet. If your team works there, a hosted gateway is the better pick; check that your AI app is on the gateway's setup list.

Also for the Microsoft and Google stacks

Big install base, but an honest heads-up: Gemini CLI runs the local binary you just installed, while Microsoft 365 Copilot and the Gemini app need a remote server, which msp-skills does not support yet.

Skill-native agents (also covered): Hermes and OpenClaw read this skill's SKILL.md directly and speak MCP - see their install sections below. Also works with Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue.dev, and Zed via MCP. Full per-tool wire-up: docs/which-agent.md.

Run more than one agent? Install across all 51+ supported agents in one command: npx skills add Servosity/msp-skills@latest (requires Node.js, then run the per-skill installer for the CLI/MCP binaries). See docs/which-agent.md.

Install in 60 seconds

Fastest for Claude Desktop - one-click .mcpb

Claude Desktop bundle: the .mcpb launches on macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), Windows x64 and Linux x64. Every tool shells out to the companion connectwise-control-cli. Releases cut from 2026-09-18 on ship that CLI inside the bundle; older bundles contain only the MCP server, so if yours lacks the companion, run the Path A or Path B installer below first (or set CONNECTWISE_CONTROL_CLI_PATH to an existing binary). Details: #331.

Download ConnectWise MCP (.mcpb) - then open Claude Desktop > Settings > Extensions and select the file. One click, no JSON, no shell. (Browse every ConnectWise release on the releases page.)

Prefer the Claude Code plugin? Add the marketplace once, then install - works immediately, no directory listing required:

/plugin marketplace add Servosity/msp-skills/plugin install connectwise-control@msp-skills

Path A - paste one prompt into your AI agent (recommended)

Copy this into Claude Code, Codex CLI, or Claude Cowork:

Install the ConnectWise Skill and MCP server from Servosity/msp-skills in this agent workspace. If this workspace uses a POSIX shell (macOS, Linux, WSL, or Bash), run bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Servosity/msp-skills/main/skills/connectwise-control/install.sh). If it uses Windows PowerShell, run iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Servosity/msp-skills/main/skills/connectwise-control/install.ps1 | iex. Then authenticate per the README and run connectwise-control-cli --help to explore.

The same prompt works in any agent that can run shell.

Path B - run the installer yourself

Windows (PowerShell):

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Servosity/msp-skills/main/skills/connectwise-control/install.ps1 | iex

macOS / Linux:

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Servosity/msp-skills/main/skills/connectwise-control/install.sh)

The installer drops both connectwise-control-cli (the CLI) and connectwise-control-mcp (the MCP server) into your user bin path. Claude Code, Codex, and Cowork discover the Skill via SKILL.md in this directory.

Verify:

connectwise-control-cli --version

Upgrade to the latest version

The installer always fetches the current release - re-run it to upgrade:

macOS / Linux:

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Servosity/msp-skills/main/skills/connectwise-control/install.sh)

Windows (PowerShell):

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Servosity/msp-skills/main/skills/connectwise-control/install.ps1 | iex

Claude Desktop .mcpb users: download the latest .mcpb (top of this section) and re-select it in Settings > Extensions. Claude Code plugin users: /plugin update connectwise-control@msp-skills.

Add to Claude Desktop, the ChatGPT desktop app, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, or another MCP client

After the installer runs, see mcp-install.md and docs/which-agent.md for the per-agent wire-up - one section per agent, including the GitHub Copilot servers key and the ChatGPT desktop app. Claude Desktop's Settings > Extensions panel is the simplest path; the MCP config block (for users who prefer editing JSON) is documented in mcp-install.md.

Install for Hermes

From the Hermes CLI:

hermes skills install servosity/msp-skills/skills/connectwise-control --force

Inside a Hermes chat session:

/skills install servosity/msp-skills/skills/connectwise-control --force

Hermes speaks MCP natively, so it can also use the connectwise-control-mcp server directly - same install path, same env vars.

Install for OpenClaw

Tell your OpenClaw agent (copy this):

Install the connectwise-control skill from https://github.com/servosity/msp-skills/tree/main/skills/connectwise-control. The skill defines how its required CLI (connectwise-control-cli) can be installed via the openclaw: frontmatter block.

OpenClaw isn't generally available yet; the frontmatter wiring is pre-shipped and will activate the moment OpenClaw launches.

Authenticate

Set the credentials the CLI needs (from your ConnectWise portal):

CONNECTWISE_CONTROL_BASE_URL=<value> CONNECTWISE_CONTROL_USERNAME=<value> CONNECTWISE_CONTROL_PASSWORD=<value> connectwise-control-cli doctor

doctor confirms the credentials work before you run anything that touches data. It exits 0 even when the credential is rejected, so scripts should add --fail-on error.

What this skill does

Full command reference: guide.md. For the AI-agent operating contract (--agent, --dry-run, when to confirm before mutating), see AGENTS.md.

What makes this different

ConnectWise Control (ScreenConnect) is a web console with no first-party CLI - built for a technician driving one remote session interactively. There's no terminal-native way to list, search, or act on sessions in bulk, or to hand the work to an AI agent.

This skill turns the instance's session, group, user, and audit surface into typed commands with JSON output and an offline SQLite mirror for fast session lookups. An agent can list and inspect sessions, read the audit log, and - with your approval - run a command on a guest machine, all from the terminal instead of clicking through the console one session at a time. It complements the live console; it doesn't replace the eyes-on remote-control experience.

The pain this closes

ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect) is where a huge number of MSPs run remote support - and it's a web console built for a tech driving one session at a time. On r/msp and in the ScreenConnect community, the recurring ask is the same: there's no first-party CLI, no terminal-native way to work with sessions in bulk. "Which machines have an open session?", "what happened on this endpoint?", or "run this one command across these five machines" means scrolling the console and typing into each command box by hand.

This skill answers those directly:

• sessions list --session-type Access - every access session in a group, as JSON
• sessions get-detail --session-id <id> - one session's connections and recent events
• audit query-log --session-name <name> - what happened on a machine, from the audit log
• sessions run-command --session-id <id> --command <cmd> - run a command on a guest (gated human-in-the-loop - it executes on a real machine)
• security get-configuration - the instance's users and roles in one read

See pain-point.md for the longer narrative.

Frequently asked questions

Does this work with ChatGPT?

Yes, in the ChatGPT desktop app. It runs MCP servers locally (STDIO), the way connectwise-control-mcp runs, and shares MCP configuration with Codex (OpenAI): add connectwise-control-mcp under Settings > MCP servers as a STDIO server, or add it once to Codex's ~/.codex/config.toml. ChatGPT on the web is not supported by msp-skills yet: it needs a remote (HTTP) server, and this connector's HTTP mode is paused until it is reprinted; the security note in mcp-install.md explains why. If your team works there, a hosted gateway is the better pick; check that your AI app is on the gateway's setup list.

Does this work with Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Copilot, or Gemini?

Yes - all of them speak MCP. Cross-tool install commands are in the matrix above and the deep-dive in docs/which-agent.md.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. The recommended install is to paste one sentence into Claude Code or Codex - your agent reads SKILL.md and does the install. The fallback is a one-line installer per OS (bash or PowerShell). Neither path requires writing code. You'll enter your ConnectWise credentials once.

Is my ConnectWise data safe?

Your data stays on your machine. The CLI and MCP server are local binaries. The SQLite mirror sits in a directory under your user account. The AI agent only sees what the CLI returns - typically a query result, not raw bulk data. Credentials are read from your environment or your agent's config; never bundled into this repo or transmitted anywhere by MSP Skills.

Is this ConnectWise Control, or ConnectWise Manage / Automate?

ConnectWise Control - the remote support and access tool, formerly ScreenConnect. ConnectWise Manage (the PSA) and ConnectWise Automate (the RMM) are separate skills. This one talks to your Control instance's session, user, and audit surface.

How does it authenticate, and does it need the RESTful API Manager extension?

HTTP Basic auth with a ConnectWise Control instance user (CONNECTWISE_CONTROL_USERNAME / CONNECTWISE_CONTROL_PASSWORD) against your instance base URL (CONNECTWISE_CONTROL_BASE_URL) - the same login you use for the web console. No extension is required; these are the built-in instance services the console itself uses.

Can it actually run commands on machines?

Yes, via sessions run-command, but that's gated human-in-the-loop in governance.md - it runs a real command on a guest endpoint. Day-to-day use is read-first: listing, searching, and inspecting sessions.

Will this replace the ConnectWise Control console?

No. It's for scripting and agent-driven session queries, audit lookups, and approval-gated actions from the terminal. The console stays where you drive a live, eyes-on remote session.

What does it cost?

Free. Apache-2.0 licensed. You pay only for whichever AI agent you use (Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, etc.), and that's billed by your AI provider, not by us.

Safety model

The key fact: some commands act on a real remote machine. Running a command on a guest is remote code execution on a customer's computer. The safe default is read-only.

The strongest control is the scope you grant the ConnectWise Control instance login - the CLI can only do what that user is permitted to do. Full details, including how to lock it down, are in governance.md.

Status

Beta. Validated against the ConnectWise Control API surface and being validated with MSPs running it live against their own instance in our weekly Build Sessions. RSVP at compoundingteams.com/build-sessions.

Standards. Conforms to the open Agent Skills spec (Anthropic, Dec 2025; 40+ agents). MCP-compatible - works with any MCP-capable agent including Hermes. OpenClaw-ready (frontmatter pre-wired, awaiting OpenClaw launch).

Maintained by Servosity. Apache-2.0 licensed. Built with CLI Printing Press. Last updated: 2026-06-13.