home-assistant-agent 0.11.0

Agent for interacting with Home Assistant REST API

Home Assistant Agent - A2A | AG-UI | MCP

Version: 0.11.0

Overview

Home Assistant Agent MCP Server + A2A Agent

Agent for interacting with Home Assistant REST API

This repository is actively maintained - Contributions are welcome!

MCP

Using as an MCP Server

The MCP Server can be run in two modes: stdio (for local testing) or http (for networked access).

Environment Variables

• HOME_ASSISTANT_URL: The URL of the target service.
• HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN: The API token or access token.

Run in stdio mode (default):

export HOME_ASSISTANT_URL="http://localhost:8080"
export HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN="your_token"
home-assistant-mcp --transport "stdio"

Run in HTTP mode:

export HOME_ASSISTANT_URL="http://localhost:8080"
export HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN="your_token"
home-assistant-mcp --transport "http" --host "0.0.0.0" --port "8000"

A2A Agent

Run A2A Server

export HOME_ASSISTANT_URL="http://localhost:8080"
export HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN="your_token"
home-assistant-agent --provider openai --model-id gpt-4o --api-key sk-...

Docker

Build

docker build -t home-assistant-agent .

Run MCP Server

docker run -d \
  --name home-assistant-agent \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  -e TRANSPORT=http \
  -e HOME_ASSISTANT_URL="http://your-service:8080" \
  -e HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN="your_token" \
  knucklessg1/home-assistant-agent:latest

Deploy with Docker Compose

services:
  home-assistant-agent:
    image: knucklessg1/home-assistant-agent:latest
    environment:
      - HOST=0.0.0.0
      - PORT=8000
      - TRANSPORT=http
      - HOME_ASSISTANT_URL=http://your-service:8080
      - HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN=your_token
    ports:
      - 8000:8000

Configure mcp.json for AI Integration (e.g. Claude Desktop)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "home-assistant": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "home-assistant-agent",
        "home-assistant-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_URL": "http://your-service:8080",
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN": "your_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install Python Package

python -m pip install home-assistant-agent

uv pip install home-assistant-agent

Repository Owners

MCP Configuration Examples

1. Standard IO (stdio) Deployment

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "home-assistant-agent": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "home-assistant-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_DESCRIPTION": "<YOUR_AGENT_DESCRIPTION>",
        "AGENT_SYSTEM_PROMPT": "<YOUR_AGENT_SYSTEM_PROMPT>",
        "DEFAULT_AGENT_NAME": "<YOUR_DEFAULT_AGENT_NAME>",
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_AGENT_VERIFY": "<YOUR_HOME_ASSISTANT_AGENT_VERIFY>",
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN": "<YOUR_HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN>",
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_URL": "<YOUR_HOME_ASSISTANT_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

2. Streamable HTTP (SSE) Deployment

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "home-assistant-agent": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "home-assistant-mcp",
        "--transport",
        "http",
        "--host",
        "0.0.0.0",
        "--port",
        "8000"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENT_DESCRIPTION": "<YOUR_AGENT_DESCRIPTION>",
        "AGENT_SYSTEM_PROMPT": "<YOUR_AGENT_SYSTEM_PROMPT>",
        "DEFAULT_AGENT_NAME": "<YOUR_DEFAULT_AGENT_NAME>",
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_AGENT_VERIFY": "<YOUR_HOME_ASSISTANT_AGENT_VERIFY>",
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN": "<YOUR_HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN>",
        "HOME_ASSISTANT_URL": "<YOUR_HOME_ASSISTANT_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}