{"slug": "home-assistant-mcp-ha-mcp-shipped-an-update", "title": "Home Assistant MCP (ha-mcp) shipped an update", "summary": "The unofficial Home Assistant MCP server ha-mcp, an open-source Python project with 4.9k GitHub stars, was last updated in September 2026, letting AI assistants control smart home devices, query states, call services and manage automations in Home Assistant through natural language. The recommended installation is a custom component from HACS that runs the server inside Home Assistant on every installation type with no access token to manage, with Docker, uvx and an add-on as alternatives; the project is not an official Home Assistant project.", "body_md": "# Home Assistant MCP (ha-mcp)\n\nAn unofficial, comprehensive MCP server for controlling devices and managing automations in Home Assistant.\n\n## Sources and review\n\nChecked against public documentation on . Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.\n\nHome Assistant users who want an assistant to build and debug automations, not just toggle devices.\n\n## About Home Assistant MCP (ha-mcp)\n\nha-mcp lets AI assistants control smart home devices, query states, call services and manage automations in Home Assistant through natural language. The recommended install is a custom component from HACS that runs the server inside Home Assistant on every installation type, with no access token to manage; Docker, uvx and an add-on are alternatives. It is not an official Home Assistant project.\n\nHome Assistant MCP (ha-mcp) is an open-source project written primarily in Python, with 4.9k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.\n\n**Make your product part of the discovery.** Explore advertising\n## Home Assistant MCP (ha-mcp) vs. the alternatives\n\n[All 163 alternatives →](https://agentsearchengine.app/alternatives/home-assistant-mcp)\n\n| Record | Stars | Pricing |  |  | \n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Home Assistant MCP (ha-mcp)this listing | 4.9k | Python | MIT | Open source | \n| [MCP Reference Servers](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/mcp-reference-servers) | 91k | TypeScript | MIT AND Apache-2.0 | Open source | \n| [context7](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/context7) | 62k | TypeScript | MIT | Open source | \n| [chrome-devtools-mcp](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/chrome-devtools-mcp) | 53k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source | \n| [Playwright MCP](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/playwright-mcp) | 38k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source | \n| [github-mcp-server](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/github-mcp-server) | 33k | Go | MIT | Open source | \n\n[See all 163 Home Assistant MCP (ha-mcp) alternatives, compared →](https://agentsearchengine.app/alternatives/home-assistant-mcp)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/home-assistant-mcp-ha-mcp-shipped-an-update", "canonical_source": "https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/home-assistant-mcp", "published_at": "2026-09-28 15:10:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-28 16:47:10.604142+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "agent-protocols", "ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Home Assistant MCP (ha-mcp)", "Home Assistant", "HACS", "GitHub", "MCP Reference Servers", "context7", "chrome-devtools-mcp", "Playwright MCP"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/home-assistant-mcp-ha-mcp-shipped-an-update", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/home-assistant-mcp-ha-mcp-shipped-an-update.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/home-assistant-mcp-ha-mcp-shipped-an-update.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/home-assistant-mcp-ha-mcp-shipped-an-update.jsonld"}}