UnifiyMe

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for UniFi Network Controllers. This server allows you to interact with your UniFi network infrastructure through LLMs, providing both high-level monitoring and deep system-level control.

Features

• Network Monitoring: Quick overview of devices, clients, and site health.

• Client Management: Block/unblock clients, force reconnections, and search historical connection data.

• Physical Control: Power cycle PoE ports and flash device LEDs for easy location.

• Advanced Analytics: Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) stats, subsystem health, and alarm tracking.

• Guest Access: Create guest WiFi vouchers on the fly.

• SSH Diagnostics: Execute commands directly on the router and fetch system logs for deep troubleshooting.

• Discord Integration: Manage and monitor your network directly from Discord.

• Prometheus Exporter: Export UniFi metrics to Prometheus for long-term monitoring and alerting.

• Grafana Dashboards: Pre-configured dashboards for visualizing network health and performance.

• Restricted YouTube Blocker: Specialized tools for managing YouTube access via UniFi firewall rules.

Related MCP server: UniFi MCP Server

Optimization

This server includes specialized optimizations for UniFi controllers:

• Monkey-patched Session Management: Reduces redundant heartbeat checks, cutting request overhead by up to 50%.

• Intelligent Caching: 10-second TTL cache for frequent lookups to improve responsiveness and reduce controller load.

Reliability & Security

• Persistence Layer: Automated background monitoring ensures that critical traffic rules (like YouTube blocking) are re-enforced every 60 seconds if they are tampered with.

• Health Monitoring: Integrated /health endpoint and Docker health checks ensure maximum uptime and automated container recovery.

• API Hardening: All Gateway actions are strictly validated with MAC address regex and required field checks.

• Secure Reverse Proxy: Pre-configured Caddy integration for automated TLS/HTTPS termination.

Setup

1. Clone the repository.

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file with your UniFi credentials:

   UNIFI_HOST=https://your-unifi-controller-ip
   UNIFI_USERNAME=your-username
   UNIFI_PASSWORD=your-password
   UNIFI_SITE=default
   
   # Optional: SSH Credentials for diagnostics
   SSH_HOST=192.168.1.1
   SSH_USERNAME=root
   SSH_PASSWORD=your-ssh-password
   
   # Optional: Discord Bot Configuration
   DISCORD_TOKEN=your-discord-bot-token
   DISCORD_CLIENT_ID=your-discord-client-id

4. Build the project:

   npm run build

Usage

1. Installation via npm (Published)

This is the recommended way for most users. You can run the server directly using npx in your Claude Desktop configuration.

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifyme": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "unifiyme"],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "https://<CONTROLLER-IP>",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "<YOUR-USERNAME>",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "<YOUR-PASSWORD>",
        "UNIFI_SITE": "default"
      }
    }
  }
}

2. Local Development Setup

If you prefer to run from source or are contributing:

1. Clone the repository.

2. Install dependencies: npm install

3. Build the project: npm run build

4. Use the following config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifyme": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/UnifiyMe/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "...",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "...",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "...",
        "UNIFI_SITE": "default"
      }
    }
  }
}

Discord Bot

To start the Discord bot:

npm run start # If built
# OR
npm run dev   # For development

Prometheus Exporter

The server automatically starts a Prometheus exporter on port 9090 (configurable). Metrics are available at /metrics.

Docker Support

You can run the entire stack (UnifiyMe, Prometheus, Grafana) using Docker Compose:

docker-compose up -d

Tools

Monitoring & Discovery

• get_network_status: Get overall network health and status.

• list_devices: List all network devices (APs, switches, gateways).

• list_clients: List all connected network clients.

• get_device_details: Get detailed information about a specific device.

• search_network: Search for devices or clients by IP, MAC, hostname, or alias.

• get_bandwidth_stats: Get top bandwidth consumers.

• get_network_topology: Get network topology (simplified view of uplinks).

• get_client_history: Search historical client data.

• get_network_health: Get detailed subsystem health status.

• get_alarms: List recent alerts and IPS/IDS events.

• get_dpi_stats: Get application usage statistics.

• get_wlan_config: Get WiFi network configurations (SSIDs, security, etc.).

• get_network_config: Get logical network configurations (VLANs, subnets, DHCP).

• get_firmware_status: Check for available firmware updates across all devices.

• get_firewall_rules: Get all configured firewall rules.

• get_firewall_groups: Get all configured firewall groups (IP, Port).

• get_deep_dive: Perform a deep dive into network health, DPI stats, and active client traffic.

• get_events: Get recent network events.

Control & Management

• reboot_device: Restart a device by MAC address.

• cycle_poe_port: Power cycle a PoE port on a switch.

• locate_device: Flash/Stop flashing the LED on a device.

• block_client / unblock_client: Manage network access for clients.

• reconnect_client: Force a client to reconnect.

• create_voucher: Create guest WiFi vouchers.

• set_client_user_group: Assign a client to a specific user group (for throttling).

• create_user_group: Create a new user group with bandwidth limits.

Specialized Management

• block_restricted_youtube / unblock_restricted_youtube: Manage YouTube access for Restricted devices.

• get_restricted_youtube_status: Check current YouTube blocking status for Restricted.

• detect_iot_devices: Identify potential IoT devices not on the IoT VLAN.

• migrate_iot_devices: Propose migration of detected IoT devices to a target network.

• enforce_iot_limits: Throttle high-bandwidth IoT devices.

• protect_vips: Ensure VIP devices are not throttled.

• ensure_traffic_rule: Create or update complex traffic rules.

Diagnostics (SSH)

• run_ssh_command: Execute a command directly on the router.

• get_router_logs: Fetch system logs from the router.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to report issues, suggest features, and submit pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.