An accessory for Spiceworks: Cilantro

If you use Spiceworks (an excellent FREE web-driven systems management/helpdesk/network monitoring tool), then you know that you can't perform some actions against the computers that are in the SW database. For example, you can't set up your own custom tools to run against a computer since the application runs from a web interface...and your tools run locally.

So, I decided to write a little application that will allow you to do this. Combining some elements of my bloated HelpHTA app, and some nifty CSS, I bring you "Cilantro"!

Cilantro will query your Spiceworks database, show you a listing of computers based off of an inputted query via the search box, and then allow you to perform various actions against whichever computer you select, using localized tools & utilities.

The real benefit to the program is that not only are the queried system details shown to you, but you can add your own external utilities to run against the computer, extending the usefulness of Spiceworks tenfold!

Your utilities can be copied to an 'add-ons' folder, and you only have to create a small XML file (you can look at other ones that I will provide for a foundation to start from). Once you've added them and load the program, Cilantro will index the add-ons folder and place them into the program's menu bar.

This is not quite ready for mainstream use yet, I have some features to add and some tweaks to make, but what you see here is pretty much the finalized look. I just wanted to get your appetite going with a little "taste". :)

When it is done, I will let you know here so you can download it and try it out for yourself.

Are you interested in this? Let me know!