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ha-mcp: Boost Home Assistant Automation with a Proven MCP Server

ha-mcp delivers a robust, community‑backed MCP server for Home Assistant, letting founders streamline device communication and AI integration. 5.1k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “The Unofficial and Awesome Home Assistant MCP Server”

5,166 stars+94★ this week242 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 19Updated 10/21/2026100% free · open source
What it does

The ha-mcp server enables Home Assistant users to leverage the power of MCP for home automation, allowing for more advanced and customized automation scenarios.

When to use it
  • •You're already using Home Assistant and want to integrate MCP for more complex automation rules.
  • •You need a more customizable and extensible home automation solution.
  • •You're looking for a community-driven, open-source alternative to proprietary home automation platforms.
Ready-to-paste prompt
python -m ha_mcp.server --config config.yaml --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
Heads up: You need to have Python 3.9 or later installed, as well as a compatible version of Home Assistant, to run ha-mcp successfully.
Saves to your device
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🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

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Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ha-mcp && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/ha-mcp/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/ha-mcp/SKILL.md
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How ha-mcp: Boost Home Assistant Automation with a Proven MCP Server works
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Ha-mcp: Boost Home Assistant Automation with a Proven MCP Server is a very large Python project (~330k lines across 704 code files, plus 743 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app — add your API keys. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~330k lines · 704 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
One-command install
Installs like a normal app — add your API keys. Reading the code is optional.
Runs on
Python · Docker
Needs API keys (.env)
Python 97%Astro 2%JavaScript 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    homeassistant-addon/start.py
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    pyproject.toml
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  5. 5
    .env.example
    The API keys and settings you must provide
What's in each folder
src/Core code — the actual logic678 files
rules/Prompts, skills & agent definitions3 files
site/Frontend / UI54 files
docs/Documentation18 files
templates/Templates1 files
custom_components/Folder53 files
homeassistant-addon/Folder24 files
scripts/Helper scripts23 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyMIT licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
homeassistant-ai
Language
Python
Category
mcp-server
Published
9/14/2025

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