• INVITES
  • PERMISSIONS
  • UPDATES
  • HUMAN

How to onboard and manage users with your AI

Connect NetBird once. After that, your AI handles the heavy lifting of user lifecycle management through simple chat commands.

Ask AI about this page

Short answer

How can I use AI to manage NetBird users?

Your AI uses NetBird tools to send invites, approve or reject new users, and update existing account details. You get a direct way to control access without clicking through the NetBird dashboard.

User management outcomes

Where user actions land.

What happens when you give your AI a command.

INVITES

New user access

The AI sends out invitations or resends them if they expire. You get new people into the network immediately.

PERMISSIONS

Access control

Your agent approves or rejects pending requests. This keeps your network secure and up to date.

UPDATES

Account maintenance

The AI modifies user details or removes people from the system. It keeps your user list clean and accurate.

HUMAN

Manual oversight

You decide which users get invited or approved. The AI follows your specific instructions for every request.

The workflow

What your AI does when a user request arrives.

The AI acts as your interface to the NetBird management layer.

  1. Invite new users

    Your agent triggers the initial onboarding process by sending out invitations to new email addresses.

    create_user_invite

  2. Handle pending requests

    When people try to join, the AI processes the queue by accepting or declining the new accounts.

    approve_userreject_user

  3. Modify user data

    If a user's info changes or they need to be removed, the AI updates the record or deletes the account.

    update_userdelete_user

  4. Manage account creation

    The AI can set up new user profiles directly in the system to get them ready for invites.

    create_userresend_user_invite

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger actions in NetBird.

Starting points

Swap out the email addresses and names with the actual people you need to manage.

NetBird Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_4bouBTXHFMgVmBLmbgMfSxtgydYvSEl3iC2a6uIM/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — NetBird capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "netbird-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_4bouBTXHFMgVmBLmbgMfSxtgydYvSEl3iC2a6uIM/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Send a NetBird invite to alex@example.com.

  • Approve the pending user request for Sarah Jenkins.

  • Update the user profile for mike@company.com.

  • Delete the user account for the former contractor at dev@startup.io.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect NetBird once, then ask.

Just link your account. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start managing users through your preferred AI client immediately.

Connect NetBird to your AI

FAQ

How the management task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI delete users on its own?

    No. The AI only deletes a user when you explicitly tell it to do so.

  • 02

    Does the AI handle network configuration?

    No. This specific set of tools is limited to user lifecycle and access management.

  • 03

    Can I ask the AI to resend an invite?

    Yes, you can tell the AI to resend an invitation if a user didn't receive the first one.

  • 04

    Will the AI automatically approve every new user?

    No. The AI waits for your command to approve or reject a user.

  • 05

    Can the AI change my NetBird password?

    No. There are no tools available to modify account passwords.

  • More questions about NetBird? The Connector page answers them. See everything the NetBird Connector can do

Connect NetBird to Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT & more