HomeAssistant MCP

# 🏠 Home Assistant MCP [](LICENSE) [](https://bun.sh) [](https://www.typescriptlang.org) [](https://smithery.ai/server/@jango-blockchained/homeassitant-mcp) > **Bridge the gap between AI assistants and your smart home** 🚀 A powerful, secure, and extensible Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants like Claude, GPT, and Cursor to seamlessly interact with Home Assistant. Control your lights, climate, automations, and more through natural language commands. --- ## ✨ Feature Overview ### 🤖 AI-Powered Smart Home Control - **Natural Language Processing**: Turn "dim the living room lights to 50%" into actual device commands - **Multi-Assistant Support**: Works with Claude, GPT-4, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible assistants - **Intelligent Context**: Remembers device states, relationships, and user preferences ### 🛡️ Enterprise-Grade Security - **Rate Limiting**: Protects against abuse with configurable request limits - **Input Sanitization**: Prevents XSS and injection attacks - **JWT Authentication**: Secure token-based access control - **Security Headers**: Comprehensive protection against web vulnerabilities ### ⚡ High-Performance Architecture - **Bun Runtime**: 4x faster than Node.js with built-in TypeScript support - **Streaming Responses**: Real-time updates for long-running operations - **Modular Design**: Clean separation of concerns with extensible plugin system - **Multiple Transports**: HTTP REST API, WebSocket, and Standard I/O support ### 🏠 Comprehensive Device Control - **Lighting Control**: Brightness, color temperature, RGB colors, and effects - **Climate Management**: Thermostats, HVAC modes, fan control, and scheduling - **Automation & Scenes**: Trigger automations, activate scenes, and manage routines - **Device Discovery**: Intelligent device listing with filtering and search - **Notification System**: Send alerts through Home Assistant's notification channels ### 🎙️ Voice & AI Integration - **Speech-to-Text**: Whisper model integration for voice commands - **Wake Word Detection**: Always-listening capabilities with custom wake words - **NLP Processing**: Advanced intent recognition and entity extraction - **Context Awareness**: Learns from usage patterns and user behavior --- ## 🚀 Quick Start Get up and running in minutes: ```bash # Clone and install git clone https://github.com/jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp.git cd homeassistant-mcp bun install # Configure environment cp .env.example .env # Edit .env with your Home Assistant details # Start the server bun run start:stdio ``` That's it! Your AI assistant can now control your smart home. 🤖✨ --- ## 📦 Installation ### Prerequisites - 🚀 [Bun](https://bun.sh) (v1.0.26+) - *Recommended* - 🏠 [Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) instance - 🐳 Docker (optional, for speech features) ### Option 1: NPX (Easiest) ```bash npx @jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp@latest ``` ### Option 2: Bunx with GitHub (No NPM Login Required) If you can't login to npm, use Bunx to run directly from GitHub: ```bash # Install Bun first if you don't have it curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash # Then run from GitHub bunx github:jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp ``` Alternatively, install directly from Git: ```bash bun add git+https://github.com/jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp.git homeassistant-mcp ``` ### Option 3: Local Installation ```bash # Install globally bun add -g @jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp # Or locally bun add homeassistant-mcp # Run homeassistant-mcp ``` ### Option 4: From Source (Most Flexible) ```bash git clone https://github.com/jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp.git cd homeassistant-mcp bun install bun run build bun run start:stdio ``` --- ## 🛠️ Usage ### AI Assistant Integration #### Claude Desktop Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "homeassistant-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp@latest"] } } } ``` Or if you can't login to npm, use bunx: ```json { "mcpServers": { "homeassistant-mcp": { "command": "bunx", "args": ["github:jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp"] } } } ``` #### VS Code + Claude Extension The `.vscode/settings.json` is pre-configured for immediate use. #### Cursor Add to `.cursor/config/config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "homeassistant-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp@latest"] } } } ``` Or with bunx: ```json { "mcpServers": { "homeassistant-mcp": { "command": "bunx", "args": ["github:jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp"] } } } ``` ### API Usage Start the HTTP server: ```bash bun run start -- --http ``` Available endpoints: - `POST /api/tools/call` - Execute tools - `GET /api/resources/list` - List resources - `GET /api/health` - Health check - `WebSocket /api/ws` - Real-time updates ### Configuration Create a `.env` file: ```env # Home Assistant HASS_HOST=http://your-ha-instance:8123 HASS_TOKEN=your_long_lived_access_token # Server PORT=3000 NODE_ENV=production # Security JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW=15 RATE_LIMIT_MAX=50 ``` --- ## 🏗️ Architecture ```text ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │ AI Assistant │◄──►│ MCP Server │◄──►│ Home Assistant │ │ (Claude/GPT) │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────┘ │ ┌─────────────┐ │ └─────────────────┘ │ │ Transport │ │ │ │ Layer │ │ │ └─────────────┘ │ │ ┌─────────────┐ │ │ │ Middleware │ │ │ │ Layer │ │ │ └─────────────┘ │ │ ┌─────────────┐ │ │ │ Tools │ │ │ │ Layer │ │ └─────────────────┘ ``` ### Core Components - **Transport Layer**: HTTP, WebSocket, Stdio - **Middleware Layer**: Security, validation, logging - **Tools Layer**: Device control, automation, notifications - **Resource Manager**: State management and caching ### Built-in Tools - 🔦 **Lights Control**: Full spectrum lighting management - 🌡️ **Climate Control**: HVAC and thermostat operations - ⚙️ **Automation**: Scene and automation triggers - 📱 **Notifications**: Multi-channel alert system - 📋 **Device Management**: Discovery and organization --- ## 🎯 Example Commands Once integrated, your AI assistant can understand commands like: > "Turn off all lights in the bedroom" > "Set the thermostat to 72°F" > "Activate the movie scene" > "What's the current temperature in the living room?" > "Notify everyone that dinner is ready" --- ## 🤝 Contributing We welcome contributions! Here's how to get involved: 1. 🍴 Fork the repository 2. 🌿 Create a feature branch 3. 💻 Make your changes 4. 🧪 Add tests if applicable 5. 📝 Update documentation 6. 🔄 Submit a pull request ### Development Setup ```bash bun install bun run build bun test ``` ### Code Style - TypeScript with strict mode - ESLint for code quality - Prettier for formatting - Husky for pre-commit hooks --- ## 📄 License MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details. --- ## 🙏 Acknowledgments Built with ❤️ using: - [Bun](https://bun.sh) - The fast JavaScript runtime - [Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) - The open-source home automation platform - [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) - The AI integration standard --- Transform your smart home into an AI-powered experience