Hardware Refresh

Generate a scored, phased hardware replacement plan from Lansweeper asset data, complete with wave scheduling, financial estimates, and a cost-of-deferral business case.

The Hardware Refresh skill scores every in-scope device against a configurable model that weighs age, warranty status, health indicators, OS supportability, and site risk profile. It groups devices into prioritized replacement waves that respect team capacity, site logistics, and blackout windows. Beyond the replacement schedule, the skill produces a financial summary with cost band estimates per wave and a cost-of-deferral analysis that quantifies the risk and cost of not replacing aging devices. The output is designed to be presented directly to IT leadership or budget holders.

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Why Hardware Refresh Matters Here

Hardware refresh planning sits at the intersection of two team mandates that rarely talk to each other:

  • IT perspective

    “Which devices do we actually need to replace, and in what order?”
    Planning: scoring by age, warranty status, health, and OS supportability gives a defensible priority list.
    Logistics: phased waves group devices by site and respect team capacity, so the rollout is actually executable.

  • Security perspective

    “What is the real risk of keeping aging hardware running?”
    Exposure: old devices run EOL operating systems, miss security patches, and fail without warning.
    Compliance: unsupported, unpatched hardware creates audit findings and can affect insurance coverage.

This skill produces a single output both teams can act from.

Requirements

Lansweeper MCP

https://mcp.lansweeper.com/mcp

Lansweeper plan

Starter, Pro, Enterprise

LLM

Claude 3.5+

Step by step setup guide

Step 1 — Download
Download the Lansweeper Plugin .zip from: https://content.lansweeper.com/ClaudeLansweeperPlugin
This skill is bundled inside the plugin package.

Step 2 — Open Claude
Open Claude Desktop or Claude Cowork on your machine.

Step 3 — Install the plugin
Go to Settings > Plugins > upload the .zip file as a personal or organization plugin.

Step 4 — Connect the Lansweeper MCP
Navigate to the plugin’s Connectors tab. Install the Lansweeper MCP connector, then click Connect and sign in with your Lansweeper Sites account.

Step 5 — Run the skill
Ask Claude about hardware refresh planning in natural language. Examples:

  • “Build me a hardware refresh plan for all devices over 5 years old.”
  • “Which devices should we replace first?”
  • “Give me a hardware refresh budget forecast.”
  • “Our CFO wants to know the risk of not replacing old PCs.”

The skill activates automatically based on your prompt. No manual trigger needed.

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