# mcp-hass

A skill that wires your agent to Home Assistant through MCP: read device states, flip lights and fans. Handy when you want to poke the smart home from chat.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3100 installs · ★ 164
- Author: aahl
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mcp-hass

## What it does

The skill gives the agent access to your Home Assistant instance over MCP. It reads current states and switches devices — lights, fans, whole areas by name. Calls go through `mcporter`, a CLI for invoking MCP tools.

Before anything works, enable the MCP server inside Home Assistant: Settings > Devices & services, hit the add-integration button, pick Model Context Protocol from the list. You also need `HASS_BASE_URL` and `HASS_ACCESS_TOKEN` in the environment. If the agent reports the MCP server is missing, that usually means the config was never added — the skill then nudges you toward those two variables.

Config itself is one command: `npx -y mcporter config add home-assistant`, with http transport and a bearer header. No access token, no calls — Home Assistant will reject the request. To see every parameter each tool accepts, run `npx -y mcporter list home-assistant --schema --all-parameters`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Home Assistant

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aahl/skills --skill mcp-hass -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/mcp-hass/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aahl/skills --skill mcp-hass -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aahl/skills --skill mcp-hass -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aahl/skills mcp-hass
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aahl/skills --skill mcp-hass -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aahl/skills --path skills/mcp-hass
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aahl/skills --skill mcp-hass -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn on a room light without opening the Home Assistant app
- check what the sensors and devices report right now
- switch off every lamp in an area with one call
- set a light's brightness as a percentage
- set fan speed by name or area

## Example prompts
- turn on the bedroom light
- what's the temperature in the living room right now?
- turn off all lights in the Bedroom area

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: mcp-hass
description: The skill for control Home Assistant smart home devices and query states using MCP protocol.
---

# Home Assistant
Control Home Assistant smart home and query states using MCP protocol.

## Prerequisites
Enable MCP server in Home Assistant:
- Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
- Go to Settings > Devices & services.
- In the bottom right corner, select the [+ Add Integration](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start?domain=mcp) button.
- From the list, select Model Context Protocol.
- Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

## Config
When prompted that the MCP server does not exist, remind the user to configure the `HASS_BASE_URL` and `HASS_ACCESS_TOKEN` environment variables by executing the following command to add the configuration:
```shell
npx -y mcporter config add home-assistant \
  --transport http \
  --url "${HASS_BASE_URL:-http://homeassistant.local:8123}/api/mcp" \
  --header "Authorization=Bearer \${HASS_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
```

## Usage
```shell
# Get states
npx -y mcporter call home-assistant.GetLiveContext

# Turn on the device
npx -y mcporter call home-assistant.HassTurnOn(name: "Bedroom Light")
npx -y mcporter call home-assistant.HassTurnOn(name: "Light", area: "Bedroom")

# Turn off the device
npx -y mcporter call home-assistant.HassTurnOff(name: "Bedroom Light")
npx -y mcporter call home-assistant.HassTurnOff(area: "Bedroom", domain: ["light"])

# Control light
# brightness: The percentage of the light, where 0 is off and 100 is fully lit.
# color: Name of color
npx -y mcporter call home-assistant.HassLightSet(name: "Bedroom Light", brightness: 50)

# Control fan
# percentage: The percentage of the fan, where 0 is off and 100 is full speed.
npx -y mcporter call home-assistant.HassFanSetSpeed(name: "Fan", area: "Bedroom", percentage: 80)
```

Execute the following command to learn about specific usage methods:
- `npx -y mcporter list home-assistant --schema --all-parameters`

## About `mcporter`
- To improve compatibility, use `npx -y mcporter` instead of `mcporter` when executing commands.
- https://github.com/steipete/mcporter/raw/refs/heads/main/docs/call-syntax.md
- https://github.com/steipete/mcporter/raw/refs/heads/main/docs/cli-reference.md
````
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© aahl · MIT · https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.md

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