MCP

What is the Samsara MCP?

The Samsara MCP server connects AI assistants and agents directly to your Samsara data using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — the open standard that tools like Claude use to talk to external systems.

Once connected, you can ask questions about your fleet in plain language and get answers grounded in your live Samsara data — no copy-paste, no exports, no context switching:

• "Which drivers have hours of service remaining right now?"
• "List yesterday's inspection reports with unresolved defects so I can create work orders."
• "Before tomorrow's crew move, which trucks are below a quarter tank of fuel?"

Because MCP is a standard, the same connection works whether your team lives in Claude, Cursor, an enterprise Copilot agent, or an agent framework you build yourself. Samsara becomes one connector among the tools your team already uses — alongside your TMS, maintenance system, or data warehouse — so agents can blend Samsara data with the rest of your operation.

How it works

Sign in with your Samsara login. The Samsara MCP server uses OAuth: the first time your AI client connects, it opens a browser window where you sign in with your normal Samsara credentials.

Your access always matches your dashboard permissions. The MCP server enforces the same identity, role, and tag scoping as the Samsara dashboard. An agent acting on your behalf can only see the data you can see. Admins see admin-level data; a user scoped to one tag sees only that tag.

Read-only during beta. During the closed beta, the Samsara MCP can answer questions about your data but cannot change anything in your Samsara account — no settings changes, no messages, no assignments. Write capabilities are planned for a later phase, gated behind explicit confirmation flows.

Your data stays yours. The MCP server exposes your organization's own operational data, the same data you see in the dashboard.

Closed beta status

During the beta:

• The tool surface is read-only (see the Tools Reference).
• Tool names and capabilities will evolve
• If you hit an issue, share the full conversation transcript (your prompts plus the tool calls the agent made) with your Samsara contact or as a support ticket. That is the fastest path to a diagnosis, because the agent runs in your AI client, not on Samsara's side.

Want in? Contact your Samsara representative or account team and ask about the MCP beta program. We are prioritizing teams with a concrete workflow in mind and a team ready to use it.

Connect your client

Cursor

Add the server to .cursor/mcp.json (per-project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "samsara": {
      "url": "https://mcp.samsara.com/v2/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor will prompt you to sign in with your Samsara login the first time the server is used.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http samsara https://mcp.samsara.com/v2/mcp

Then run /mcp inside Claude Code to authenticate and to refresh the tool list after updates.

Claude Desktop

The organization owner for Claude can make the MCP available for all users by adding it as a custom connector (Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector). Once added, any user can search for the MCP under (Settings → Connectors).

Detailed instructions here.

Other MCP clients

Any client that supports remote MCP servers with OAuth sign-in (Microsoft Copilot Studio, agent frameworks like Bedrock AgentCore, and others) can connect using the same server URL. Setup details vary by client; beta participants can work with their Samsara contact on client-specific configuration.

What you can ask

The beta tool surface covers fleet and asset visibility, trailer pools, driver and safety data, compliance (hours of service and DVIRs), and locations. See the Samsara MCP — Tools Reference for every tool with example prompts.

FAQ

Can the agent change anything in my Samsara account?
No. The closed beta is read-only by design. Write actions are planned for a later phase with explicit confirmation flows.

Who in my org can use it?
Anyone with a Samsara dashboard login, subject to beta enrollment. Each user signs in individually, and their access mirrors their dashboard permissions.

Does this replace the Samsara API?
No. The REST API remains the right tool for building integrations and moving data at volume. MCP is for conversational and agent-driven workflows.