Home Assistant (daedalus)
FreeNot checkedExposes Home Assistant REST API with 19 tools for device control, automation management, event handling, and system monitoring.
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Exposes Home Assistant REST API with 19 tools for device control, automation management, event handling, and system monitoring.
README
MCP server exposing Home Assistant 2026.4.1 REST API functionality.
mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-homeassistant
Install
pip install mcp-homeassistant
Configuration
Set the following environment variables:
HA_URL: Home Assistant URL (default: http://localhost:8123)HA_TOKEN: Long-Lived Access Token (required)
Usage
export HA_URL="http://homeassistant:8123"
export HA_TOKEN="your_long_lived_access_token"
mcp-homeassistant
Tools
The MCP server exposes the following tools:
get_api_status- Check if the API is runningget_config- Get HA configurationget_components- List loaded componentsget_events- List event types and listener countsget_services- List available services by domainget_states- Get all entity statesget_state- Get a specific entity stateset_state- Update or create an entity statedelete_state- Delete an entity statefire_event- Fire a custom eventcall_service- Call a Home Assistant servicerender_template- Render a Jinja templateget_history- Get historical state changesget_logbook- Get logbook entriescheck_config- Validate configuration.yamlhandle_intent- Handle an intentget_error_log- Get error logget_calendars- List calendar entitiesget_calendar_events- Get calendar events
Resources
homeassistant://config- Current confighomeassistant://states- All entity stateshomeassistant://services- Available serviceshomeassistant://components- Loaded components
Development
git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-homeassistant.git
cd mcp-homeassistant
pip install -e ".[test]"
# run tests
pytest
# format
ruff format src/ tests/
# lint
ruff check src/ tests/
# type check
mypy src/
Installing Home Assistant (daedalus)
This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.
▸ github.com/daedalus/mcp-homeassistantFAQ
Is Home Assistant (daedalus) MCP free?
Yes, Home Assistant (daedalus) MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does Home Assistant (daedalus) need an API key?
No, Home Assistant (daedalus) runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is Home Assistant (daedalus) hosted or self-hosted?
Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.
How do I install Home Assistant (daedalus) in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open Home Assistant (daedalus) on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
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