Home Assistant

by guilhermelirio

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Bridges Home Assistant with smart home devices, enabling status checks, entity control, and service calls through natural language interactions.

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Author: guilhermelirio
Repository: guilhermelirio/homeassistant-mpc
GitHub stars: 3
License: MIT License
Categories: Design, Developer Tools, AI, API, Infrastructure, Frontend
Tags: #integration

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name Home Assistant

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
Arguments
- Argument 1 -y
- Argument 2 @highlight/mcp-server
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

To install Home Assistant Integration for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @guilhermelirio/homeassistant-mpc --client claude

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Configure environment variables:
- Obtain a Long-Lived Access Token from your Home Assistant
- Configure the environment variables in a .env file at the project root:

HOME_ASSISTANT_URL=http://your-home-assistant:8123
HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN=your_token_here

`homeassistant_api`

Verifies if the Home Assistant API is online. Parameters: none.

`homeassistant_get_state`

Gets the current state of a Home Assistant entity. Parameters: `entity_id` (entity ID).

`homeassistant_call_service`

Calls a service for a Home Assistant entity. Parameters: `entity_id` (entity ID), `domain` (service domain), `service` (service to call).

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "home assistant": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@highlight/mcp-server"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "@highlight/mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Macos

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "@highlight/mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@highlight/mcp-server"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

Home Assistant MCP

This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides tools for integration with Home Assistant, allowing AI assistants to interact with smart home devices.

Setup

Installing via Smithery

To install Home Assistant Integration for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @guilhermelirio/homeassistant-mpc --client claude

Manual Installation

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Configure environment variables:
- Obtain a Long-Lived Access Token from your Home Assistant
- Configure the environment variables in a .env file at the project root:

HOME_ASSISTANT_URL=http://your-home-assistant:8123
HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN=your_token_here

Starting the server

npm start

For development:

npm run dev

Available Tools

Home Assistant API Verification

- homeassistant_api: Verifies if the Home Assistant API is online
- Parameters: none
- Example: homeassistant_api()

Get Entity State

- homeassistant_get_state: Gets the current state of a Home Assistant entity
- Parameters: entity_id (entity ID)
- Example: homeassistant_get_state("light.living_room")

Call Services

- homeassistant_call_service: Calls a service for a Home Assistant entity
- Parameters:
- entity_id (entity ID)
- domain (service domain)
- service (service to call)
- Example: homeassistant_call_service("light.living_room", "light", "turn_on")

Development

This project uses TypeScript and the MCP SDK library to create tools that can be accessed by language models such as Claude, GPT, etc.

To add new tools:

1. Create a module in src/tools/[category]
2. Implement your tools following the existing pattern
3. Register the module in src/index.ts

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.

License

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

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Home Assistant MCP

Setup

Installing via Smithery

Manual Installation

Starting the server

Available Tools

Home Assistant API Verification

Get Entity State

Call Services

Development

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