ha-mcp 7.0.0

Home Assistant MCP Server - Complete control of Home Assistant through MCP

The Unofficial and Awesome Home Assistant MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with Home Assistant.
Using natural language, control smart home devices, query states, execute services and manage your automations.

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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:

    

Quick install (~5 min)

🍎 macOS

1. Go to claude.ai and sign in (or create a free account)
2. Open Terminal and run:

   curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp/master/scripts/install-macos.sh | sh
   

3. Download Claude Desktop (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 →

🪟 Windows

1. Go to claude.ai and sign in (or create a free account)
2. Open Windows PowerShell (from Start menu) and run:

   irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp/master/scripts/install-windows.ps1 | iex
   

3. Download Claude Desktop (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 →

🏠 Home Assistant OS (Add-on)

1. Add the repository to your Home Assistant instance:

   

2. Install "Home Assistant MCP Server" from the Add-on Store and wait for it to complete

3. Click Start, then open the Logs tab to find your unique MCP URL

4. Configure your AI client with that URL

No token or credential setup needed — the add-on connects to Home Assistant automatically.

Full add-on documentation →

🧙 Setup Wizard for 15+ clients

Claude Code, Gemini CLI, ChatGPT, Open WebUI, VSCode, Cursor, and more.

Having issues? Check the FAQ & Troubleshooting

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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

🛠️ Complete Tool List (97 tools)

Category	Tools
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_delete_dashboard, ha_get_dashboard_guide, 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 — 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.

Bundled Skills (built-in)

Skills from homeassistant-ai/skills are bundled and served as MCP resources via skill:// URIs. Any MCP client that supports resources can discover them automatically — no manual installation needed.

Setting	Default	Description
ENABLE_SKILLS	true	Serve skills as MCP resources. Resources are not auto-injected into context — clients must explicitly request them.
ENABLE_SKILLS_AS_TOOLS	false	Also expose skills via list_resources/read_resource tools for clients that don't support MCP resources natively.

Skills can still be installed manually for clients that prefer local skill files — see the skills repo for instructions.

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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 — 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.

For comprehensive testing documentation, see 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.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Home Assistant: Amazing smart home platform (!)
• FastMCP: Excellent MCP server framework
• Model Context Protocol: Standardized AI-application communication
• Claude Code: AI-powered coding assistant

👥 Contributors

Maintainers

• @julienld — Project creator & core maintainer.
• @sergeykad — Core maintainer.
• @kingpanther13 — Core maintainer.

Contributors

• @bigeric08 — Explicit mcp dependency for protocol version 2025-11-25 support.
• @airlabno — Support for data field in schedule time blocks.
• @ryphez — Codex Desktop UI MCP quick setup guide.
• @Danm72 — Entity registry tools (ha_set_entity, ha_get_entity) for managing entity properties.
• @Raygooo — SOCKS proxy support.
• @cj-elevate — Integration & entity management tools (enable/disable/delete).
• @maxperron — Beta testing.
• @kingbear2 — Windows UV setup guide.
• @konradwalsh — Financial support via GitHub Sponsors. Thank you! ☕

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💬 Community

• GitHub Discussions — Ask questions, share ideas
• Issue Tracker — Report bugs, request features, or suggest tool behavior improvements

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