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# The Unofficial and Awesome Home Assistant MCP Server
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<em>A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with Home Assistant.<br>
Using natural language, control smart home devices, query states, execute services and manage your automations.</em>
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## 🚀 Get Started
### Full guide to get you started with Claude Desktop (~10 min)
*No paid subscription required.* Click on your operating system:
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### Quick install (~5 min)
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<summary><b>🍎 macOS</b></summary>
1. Go to [claude.ai](https://claude.ai) and sign in (or create a free account)
2. Open **Terminal** and run:
```sh
curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp/master/scripts/install-macos.sh | sh
```
3. [Download Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) (or restart: Claude menu → Quit)
4. Ask Claude: **"Can you see my Home Assistant?"**
You're now connected to the demo environment! [Connect your own Home Assistant →](https://homeassistant-ai.github.io/ha-mcp/guide-macos/#step-6-connect-your-home-assistant)
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<summary><b>🪟 Windows</b></summary>
1. Go to [claude.ai](https://claude.ai) and sign in (or create a free account)
2. Open **Windows PowerShell** (from Start menu) and run:
```powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp/master/scripts/install-windows.ps1 | iex
```
3. [Download Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) (or restart: File → Exit)
4. Ask Claude: **"Can you see my Home Assistant?"**
You're now connected to the demo environment! [Connect your own Home Assistant →](https://homeassistant-ai.github.io/ha-mcp/guide-windows/#step-6-connect-your-home-assistant)
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### 🧙 Setup Wizard for 15+ clients
**Claude Code, Gemini CLI, ChatGPT, Open WebUI, VSCode, Cursor, and more.**
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Having issues? Check the **[FAQ & Troubleshooting](https://homeassistant-ai.github.io/ha-mcp/faq/)**
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## 💬 What Can You Do With It?
Just talk to Claude naturally. Here are some real examples:
| You Say | What Happens |
|---------|--------------|
| *"Create an automation that turns on the porch light at sunset"* | Creates the automation with proper triggers and actions |
| *"Add a weather card to my dashboard"* | Updates your Lovelace dashboard with the new card |
| *"The motion sensor automation isn't working, debug it"* | Analyzes execution traces, identifies the issue, suggests fixes |
| *"Make my morning routine automation also turn on the coffee maker"* | Reads the existing automation, adds the new action, updates it |
| *"Create a script that sets movie mode: dim lights, close blinds, turn on TV"* | Creates a reusable script with the sequence of actions |
Spend less time configuring, more time enjoying your smart home.
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## ✨ Features
| Category | Capabilities |
|----------|--------------|
| **🔍 Search** | Fuzzy entity search, deep config search, system overview |
| **🏠 Control** | Any service, bulk device control, real-time states |
| **🔧 Manage** | Automations, scripts, helpers, dashboards, areas, zones, groups, calendars, blueprints |
| **📊 Monitor** | History, statistics, camera snapshots, automation traces, ZHA devices |
| **💾 System** | Backup/restore, updates, add-ons, device registry |
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<summary><b>🛠️ Complete Tool List (97 tools)</b></summary>
| Category | Tools |
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| **Search & Discovery** | `ha_search_entities`, `ha_deep_search`, `ha_get_overview`, `ha_get_state` |
| **Service & Device Control** | `ha_call_service`, `ha_bulk_control`, `ha_get_operation_status`, `ha_get_bulk_status`, `ha_list_services` |
| **Automations** | `ha_config_get_automation`, `ha_config_set_automation`, `ha_config_remove_automation` |
| **Scripts** | `ha_config_get_script`, `ha_config_set_script`, `ha_config_remove_script` |
| **Helper Entities** | `ha_config_list_helpers`, `ha_config_set_helper`, `ha_config_remove_helper` |
| **Dashboards** | `ha_config_get_dashboard`, `ha_config_set_dashboard`, `ha_config_update_dashboard_metadata`, `ha_config_delete_dashboard`, `ha_get_dashboard_guide`, `ha_get_card_types`, `ha_get_card_documentation` |
| **Areas & Floors** | `ha_config_list_areas`, `ha_config_set_area`, `ha_config_remove_area`, `ha_config_list_floors`, `ha_config_set_floor`, `ha_config_remove_floor` |
| **Labels** | `ha_config_get_label`, `ha_config_set_label`, `ha_config_remove_label`, `ha_manage_entity_labels` |
| **Zones** | `ha_get_zone`, `ha_create_zone`, `ha_update_zone`, `ha_delete_zone` |
| **Groups** | `ha_config_list_groups`, `ha_config_set_group`, `ha_config_remove_group` |
| **Todo Lists** | `ha_get_todo`, `ha_add_todo_item`, `ha_update_todo_item`, `ha_remove_todo_item` |
| **Calendar** | `ha_config_get_calendar_events`, `ha_config_set_calendar_event`, `ha_config_remove_calendar_event` |
| **Blueprints** | `ha_list_blueprints`, `ha_get_blueprint`, `ha_import_blueprint` |
| **Device Registry** | `ha_get_device`, `ha_update_device`, `ha_remove_device`, `ha_rename_entity` |
| **ZHA & Integrations** | `ha_get_zha_devices`, `ha_get_entity_integration_source` |
| **Add-ons** | `ha_get_addon` |
| **Camera** | `ha_get_camera_image` |
| **History & Statistics** | `ha_get_history`, `ha_get_statistics` |
| **Automation Traces** | `ha_get_automation_traces` |
| **System & Updates** | `ha_check_config`, `ha_restart`, `ha_reload_core`, `ha_get_system_info`, `ha_get_system_health`, `ha_get_updates` |
| **Backup & Restore** | `ha_backup_create`, `ha_backup_restore` |
| **Utility** | `ha_get_logbook`, `ha_eval_template`, `ha_get_domain_docs`, `ha_get_integration` |
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## 🧠 Better Results with Agent Skills
This server gives your AI agent tools to control Home Assistant. For better configurations, pair it with [Home Assistant Agent Skills](https://github.com/homeassistant-ai/skills) — domain knowledge that teaches the agent Home Assistant best practices.
An MCP server can create automations, helpers, and dashboards, but it has no opinion on *how* to structure them. Without domain knowledge, agents tend to over-rely on templates, pick the wrong helper type, or produce automations that are hard to maintain. The skills fill that gap: native constructs over Jinja2 workarounds, correct helper selection, safe refactoring workflows, and proper use of automation modes.
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## 🧪 Dev Channel
Want early access to new features and fixes? Dev releases (`.devN`) are published on every push to master.
**[Dev Channel Documentation](docs/dev-channel.md)** — Instructions for pip/uvx, Docker, and Home Assistant add-on.
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## 🤝 Contributing
For development setup, testing instructions, and contribution guidelines, see **[CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)**.
For comprehensive testing documentation, see **[tests/README.md](tests/README.md)**.
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## 🔒 Privacy
Ha-mcp runs **locally** on your machine. Your smart home data stays on your network.
- **Configurable telemetry** — optional anonymous usage stats
- **No personal data collection** — we never collect entity names, configs, or device data
- **User-controlled bug reports** — only sent with your explicit approval
For full details, see our [Privacy Policy](PRIVACY.md).
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## 📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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## 🙏 Acknowledgments
- **[Home Assistant](https://home-assistant.io/)**: Amazing smart home platform (!)
- **[FastMCP](https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp)**: Excellent MCP server framework
- **[Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)**: Standardized AI-application communication
- **[Claude Code](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code)**: AI-powered coding assistant
## 👥 Contributors
### Maintainers
- **[@julienld](https://github.com/julienld)** — Project creator & core maintainer.
- **[@sergeykad](https://github.com/sergeykad)** — Dashboard CRUD, search pagination, `__main__` security refactor, pre-commit hooks & CI lint, addon Docker fixes, `.gitattributes` enforcement, human-readable log timestamps, and removed the textdistance/numpy dependency.
- **[@kingpanther13](https://github.com/kingpanther13)** — Dev channel documentation, bulk control validation, OAuth 2.1 docs, tool consolidation, error handling improvements, native solutions guidance, default dashboard editing fix, and search response optimization.
### Contributors
- **[@airlabno](https://github.com/airlabno)** — Support for `data` field in schedule time blocks.
- **[@ryphez](https://github.com/ryphez)** — Codex Desktop UI MCP quick setup guide.
- **[@Danm72](https://github.com/Danm72)** — Entity registry tools (`ha_set_entity`, `ha_get_entity`) for managing entity properties.
- **[@Raygooo](https://github.com/Raygooo)** — SOCKS proxy support.
- **[@cj-elevate](https://github.com/cj-elevate)** — Integration & entity management tools (enable/disable/delete).
- **[@maxperron](https://github.com/maxperron)** — Beta testing.
- **[@kingbear2](https://github.com/kingbear2)** — Windows UV setup guide.
- **[@konradwalsh](https://github.com/konradwalsh)** — Financial support via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/julienld). Thank you! ☕
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## 💬 Community
- **[GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp/discussions)** — Ask questions, share ideas
- **[Issue Tracker](https://github.com/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp/issues)** — Report bugs, request features, or suggest tool behavior improvements
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