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MidwestMountaineer

UniFi MCP Server

UniFi MCP Server

MCP server for UniFi Network Controller - manage your network with AI assistants using natural language.

Python 3.11+ MCP License: MIT

Features

25 read-only tools across 4 categories:

Category

Tools

Examples

Discovery

8

List devices, clients, networks, WLANs

Security

7

Firewall rules, IPS status, port forwards

Statistics

7

Network stats, top clients, DPI, alerts

Migration

3

DHCP status, VLAN connectivity, config export

Quick Start

1. Install

# Using uvx (recommended) uvx --from git+https://github.com/MidwestMountaineer/Unifi-MCP-Server.git unifi-mcp-server # Or pip pip install git+https://github.com/MidwestMountaineer/Unifi-MCP-Server.git

2. Get API Key

  1. Log into your Dream Machine

  2. SettingsSystemAdvancedAPI

  3. Create new API key with Read Only permissions

  4. Copy the key (shown only once)

3. Configure

Add to your MCP client config (e.g., .kiro/settings/mcp.json):

{ "mcpServers": { "unifi": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/MidwestMountaineer/Unifi-MCP-Server.git", "unifi-mcp-server"], "env": { "UNIFI_HOST": "192.168.1.1", "UNIFI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here", "UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "false" } } } }

4. Test

Ask your AI assistant: "List all my UniFi devices"

Kiro Power

This repo is also a Kiro Power with guided workflows. Install via Kiro's "Add power from GitHub":

https://github.com/MidwestMountaineer/Unifi-MCP-Server

See POWER.md for workflow documentation.

Configuration

Variable

Description

Default

UNIFI_HOST

Controller IP

(required)

UNIFI_API_KEY

API key

(required for UniFi OS)

UNIFI_USERNAME

Username

(for traditional controllers)

UNIFI_PASSWORD

Password

(for traditional controllers)

UNIFI_PORT

Controller port

443

UNIFI_SITE

Site name

default

UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL

Verify SSL

false

LOG_LEVEL

Log verbosity

INFO

Available Tools

Discovery

  • unifi_list_devices / unifi_get_device_details

  • unifi_list_clients / unifi_get_client_details

  • unifi_list_networks / unifi_get_network_details

  • unifi_list_wlans / unifi_get_wlan_details

Security

  • unifi_list_firewall_rules / unifi_get_firewall_rule_details

  • unifi_list_traffic_routes / unifi_get_route_details

  • unifi_list_port_forwards / unifi_get_port_forward_details

  • unifi_get_ips_status

Statistics

  • unifi_get_network_stats / unifi_get_system_health

  • unifi_get_client_stats / unifi_get_device_stats

  • unifi_get_top_clients / unifi_get_dpi_stats

  • unifi_get_alerts

Migration

  • unifi_get_dhcp_status

  • unifi_verify_vlan_connectivity

  • unifi_export_configuration

Docker

docker-compose up -d

See docs/DOCKER.md for details.

Development

# Clone and install git clone https://github.com/MidwestMountaineer/Unifi-MCP-Server.git cd Unifi-MCP-Server pip install -e ".[dev]" # Run tests pytest # Dev console python devtools/dev_console.py

Troubleshooting

Issue

Solution

Connection refused

Check UNIFI_HOST and controller is reachable

401 Unauthorized

Regenerate API key with correct permissions

SSL errors

Set UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=false

Empty results

Check UNIFI_SITE name, upgrade API key to Full Management

License

MIT - See LICENSE

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security - not tested
A
license - permissive license
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quality - not tested

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