Skills mcp-hass
The skill for control Home Assistant smart home devices and query states using MCP protocol.
install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/aahl/skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/aahl/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/mcp-hass" ~/.claude/skills/aahl-skills-mcp-hass && rm -rf "$T"
manifest:
skills/mcp-hass/SKILL.mdsource content
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 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:
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
# 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
mcporter- To improve compatibility, use
instead ofnpx -y mcporter
when executing commands.mcporter - 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