• MONITOR
  • DRILL-DOWN
  • TRIAGE
  • HUMAN

How to audit vendor security risk with your AI

Connect UpGuard to your AI client to pull real-time security data for your vendor list. Once connected, your agent handles the heavy lifting of scanning scores and risk profiles.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to check my vendor security?

Your AI client uses the UpGuard MCP to pull security scores and specific active risks for any vendor you monitor. You can ask for a list of all vendors or drill down into the specific vulnerabilities of a single company. This gives you a direct line into your third-party risk data.

Risk intelligence outcomes.

Where your data lands.

The AI organizes your vendor intelligence into these four areas.

MONITOR

Vendor inventory

The AI pulls your full list of monitored companies. You get a clean overview of who is currently under review.

DRILL-DOWN

Individual profiles

Your agent fetches deep-dive data on a specific company. You'll see their current security posture and health metrics.

TRIAGE

Active risk identification

The AI identifies specific, live security threats. You get a list of the exact issues currently affecting your vendors.

HUMAN

Risk mitigation

The AI presents the findings, but you decide how to respond. You handle the actual outreach or remediation with the vendor.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and your UpGuard dashboard.

  1. Inventory check

    The AI scans your UpGuard account to see which third-party companies you are currently monitoring.

    list_vendors

  2. Vendor selection

    Once you pick a company, the AI pulls the specific security profile and health score for that entity.

    get_vendor

  3. Risk extraction

    The AI looks specifically for active security threats and vulnerabilities tied to that vendor.

    list_vendor_risks

  4. Summary generation

    The AI combines the scores and the active risks into a single report for you to review.

    get_vendorlist_vendor_risks

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the UpGuard tools.

Starting points

These are basic requests. Swap out the company names for the ones you actually monitor.

UpGuard Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_aO2BztAEVzc5wBNs1ZVhFNkwmjCOCN31991r7XLZ/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 — UpGuard capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "upguard-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_aO2BztAEVzc5wBNs1ZVhFNkwmjCOCN31991r7XLZ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Connect UpGuard once, then ask.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change my vendor settings in UpGuard?

    No. The AI can only read security scores and risk data. It cannot modify your UpGuard configurations or settings.

  • 02

    Does the AI automatically email vendors about risks?

    No. The AI identifies the risks, but you must handle all communication and remediation manually.

  • 03

    Can I see risks for vendors I don't monitor?

    No. The AI only has access to the vendors currently listed in your UpGuard account.

  • 04

    How often is the risk data updated?

    The AI pulls the most recent data available in your UpGuard dashboard at the moment you ask the question.

  • 05

    Can the AI create new vendors in my account?

    No. The tools only allow the AI to list, get, and view existing vendor data.

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