Govee MCP Server

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Govee runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 95 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 16 Jun 2026.

LAN-first, cloud-fallback MCP server for Govee smart lights and devices.

Installs per day peak 32 · avg 15 · +7% w/w

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16 Jun 2026

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MIT

License

Python

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Govee every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add govee-mcp -- uvx govee-mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govee-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "govee-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.govee-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["govee-mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "govee-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "govee-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "govee-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "govee-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: GOVEE_API_KEY (Govee Developer API key (Govee Home app: Profile > About Us > Apply for API Key). Needed for cloud control and non-LAN devices; LAN-only works without it).

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Govee — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Govee?

Govee runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package govee-mcp was installed 95 times last week.

How do I connect Govee?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls govee-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Govee?

The pypi package govee-mcp was installed 95 times in the last week. Week over week that is +7%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Govee open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.