Bring Privileged Access Management
to Claude Desktop
Create your Vinkius account to connect CyberArk Privilege Cloud to Claude Desktop and start using all 10 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
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What is the CyberArk Privilege Cloud MCP Server?
Connect your CyberArk Privilege Cloud account to any AI agent and take full control of your identity security and privileged access management through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Safe Orchestration — List secure Safes and retrieve intricate settings including retention periods and assigned Central Policy Managers (CPM)
- Privileged Account Management — Enumerate vaulted credentials (Root, Administrator, Service Accounts) and audit rotational statuses and address mappings
- Password Retrieval (Check-out) — Pull actual secrets from the Vault with mandatory audited justifications, allowing the agent to securely retrieve credentials for incident response
- Identity Oversight — List internal and LDAP-mapped directory users and groups to verify PAM logical access architectures and RBAC rules
- Session Control — Forcibly terminate active PSM/PSMP privileged sessions instantly as an active incident response mechanism
- Vault Onboarding — Provision new privileged accounts into secure Safes by mapping them to specific platform IDs for automated rotation lifecycle management
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your CyberArk Subdomain and your Bearer access_token (generated via a Service User client_credentials flow)
- Start managing your privileged access from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Security Analysts & SOC — monitor privileged account status and terminate suspicious sessions in real-time
- IT Administrators — onboard new service accounts and manage safe configurations without navigating the PVWA interface
- Auditors & Compliance — list users, groups, and account properties to verify organizational security policies
- DevOps Engineers — retrieve temporary credentials for automated maintenance tasks with full audit logging
Built-in capabilities (10)
Requires precise mapping to an underlying Platform ID (e.g., WinDesktopLocal, UnixSSH) which dictates how CyberArk rotates and verifies the credential moving forward. Provision a new privileged account into a Vault Safe
Requires high authorization. Used during system decommissioning so the CPM stops attempting failed password rotations. Delete a privileged account from the CyberArk Vault
Necessary before rotating or interacting with an account. Get detailed properties for a specific vaulted account
Get details and metadata for a specific PAM Safe
These represent highly sensitive credentials (Root, Administrator, Service Accounts). Includes the bounding platform, Safe allocation, address, and rotational status. Use the search string to narrow targets. Search and list privileged accounts vaulted in CyberArk
Permissions to Safes are canonically granted to Groups rather than individual users to enforce RBAC best practices. Used to verify PAM logical access architectures. List CyberArk Vault User Groups
Safes are the fundamental logical containers separating credentials physically and logically. Required to locate where specific critical tier-0 credentials or local admin passwords reside. List all secure Safes in CyberArk Privileged Access Manager
Identifies active vault administrators, auditors, and human end-users consuming PSM (Privileged Session Manager) sessions. List all CyberArk users (local and synchronized)
Highly audited endpoint triggering SIEM alerts. A justification reason is mandatory. After retrieval, exclusive access platforms may lock the credential until check-in or auto-rotation. Retrieve the clear-text password for an account (check-out)
Used as an active incident response mechanism if a SOC analyst or anomalous behavior engine detects unauthorized actions mid-session. Forcibly terminate an active Privileged Session (PSM/PSMP)
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect CyberArk Privilege Cloud to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
CyberArk Privilege Cloud in Claude Desktop
Why run CyberArk Privilege Cloud with Vinkius?
The CyberArk Privilege Cloud connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 10 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect CyberArk Privilege Cloud using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
CyberArk Privilege Cloud and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect CyberArk Privilege Cloud to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
CyberArk Privilege Cloud for Claude Desktop
Every request between Claude Desktop and CyberArk Privilege Cloud is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can my agent retrieve a privileged password for an emergency maintenance task?
Yes. Use the 'retrieve_password' tool. You must provide the account ID and a justification reason. The agent pulls the secret from the Vault, and the action is fully audited in CyberArk's system logs for compliance.
How do I terminate a suspicious active session via the agent?
Provide the session ID to the 'terminate_session' tool. The agent will dispatch an instant interrupt signal to the CyberArk platform, killing the live SSH or RDP session immediately to prevent unauthorized actions.
Is it possible to add new service accounts to a Safe through chat?
Absolutely. Use the 'add_account' tool. You'll need to specify the account name, address, username, platform ID, and the destination Safe. Your agent will onboard the credential and link it to the CPM for automated rotation.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.
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