a. Open Claude Desktop and go to Settings b. Navigate to Developer > Edit Config c. Add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hass-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "HA_URL",
        "-e",
        "HA_TOKEN",
        "voska/hass-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HA_URL": "http://homeassistant.local:8123",
        "HA_TOKEN": "YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

d. Replace YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN with your actual Home Assistant long-lived access token e. Update the HA_URL:

• If running Home Assistant on the same machine: use http://host.docker.internal:8123 (Docker Desktop on Mac/Windows)
• If running Home Assistant on another machine: use the actual IP or hostname

f. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop

Note: If you're running Home Assistant in Docker on the same machine, you may need to add --network host to the Docker args for the container to access Home Assistant. Alternatively, use the IP address of your machine instead of host.docker.internal.

uv/uvx

1. Install uv on your system.

2. Add the MCP server to Claude Desktop:

   a. Open Claude Desktop and go to Settings b. Navigate to Developer > Edit Config c. Add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "hass-mcp": {
         "command": "uvx",
         "args": ["hass-mcp"],
         "env": {
           "HA_URL": "http://homeassistant.local:8123",
           "HA_TOKEN": "YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

   d. Replace YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN with your actual Home Assistant long-lived access token e. Update the HA_URL:

   • If running Home Assistant on the same machine: use http://host.docker.internal:8123 (Docker Desktop on Mac/Windows)
   • If running Home Assistant on another machine: use the actual IP or hostname

   f. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop

3. The "Hass-MCP" tool should now appear in your Claude Desktop tools menu

Other MCP Clients

Cursor

1. Go to Cursor Settings > MCP > Add New MCP Server
2. Fill in the form:
   • Name: Hass-MCP
   • Type: command
   • Command:

     docker run -i --rm -e HA_URL=http://homeassistant.local:8123 -e HA_TOKEN=YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN voska/hass-mcp
     

   • Replace YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN with your actual Home Assistant token
   • Update the HA_URL to match your Home Assistant instance address
3. Click "Add" to save

Claude Code (CLI)

To use with Claude Code CLI, you can add the MCP server directly using the mcp add command:

Using Docker (recommended):

claude mcp add hass-mcp -e HA_URL=http://homeassistant.local:8123 -e HA_TOKEN=YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN -- docker run -i --rm -e HA_URL -e HA_TOKEN voska/hass-mcp

Replace YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN with your actual Home Assistant token and update the HA_URL to match your Home Assistant instance address.

Usage Examples

Here are some examples of prompts you can use with Claude once Hass-MCP is set up:

• "What's the current state of my living room lights?"
• "Turn off all the lights in the kitchen"
• "List all my sensors that contain temperature data"
• "Give me a summary of my climate entities"
• "Create an automation that turns on the lights at sunset"
• "Help me troubleshoot why my bedroom motion sensor automation isn't working"
• "Search for entities related to my living room"

Available Tools

Hass-MCP provides several tools for interacting with Home Assistant:

• get_version: Get the Home Assistant version
• get_entity: Get the state of a specific entity with optional field filtering
• entity_action: Perform actions on entities (turn on, off, toggle)
• list_entities: Get a list of entities with optional domain filtering and search
• search_entities_tool: Search for entities matching a query
• domain_summary_tool: Get a summary of a domain's entities
• list_automations: Get a list of all automations
• call_service_tool: Call any Home Assistant service
• restart_ha: Restart Home Assistant
• get_history: Get the state history of an entity
• get_error_log: Get the Home Assistant error log

Prompts for Guided Conversations

Hass-MCP includes several prompts for guided conversations:

• create_automation: Guide for creating Home Assistant automations based on trigger type
• debug_automation: Troubleshooting help for automations that aren't working
• troubleshoot_entity: Diagnose issues with entities
• routine_optimizer: Analyze usage patterns and suggest optimized routines based on actual behavior
• automation_health_check: Review all automations, find conflicts, redundancies, or improvement opportunities
• entity_naming_consistency: Audit entity names and suggest standardization improvements
• dashboard_layout_generator: Create optimized dashboards based on user preferences and usage patterns

Available Resources

Hass-MCP provides the following resource endpoints:

• hass://entities/{entity_id}: Get the state of a specific entity
• hass://entities/{entity_id}/detailed: Get detailed information about an entity with all attributes
• hass://entities: List all Home Assistant entities grouped by domain
• hass://entities/domain/{domain}: Get a list of entities for a specific domain
• hass://search/{query}/{limit}: Search for entities matching a query with custom result limit

Development

Running Tests

uv run pytest tests/

License

MIT License