Homebridge runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 783 installs a week from npm. Last commit 22 Oct 2026.
Control Homebridge accessories and scenes, manage plugins and config.json, and read logs
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Today is the operative word: we check Homebridge 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 mcp add homebridge-ai-kit -e 'HOMEBRIDGE_URL=<HOMEBRIDGE_URL>' -- npx -y @mp-consulting/homebridge-ai-kit{
"mcpServers": {
"homebridge-ai-kit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mp-consulting/homebridge-ai-kit"
],
"env": {
"HOMEBRIDGE_URL": "<HOMEBRIDGE_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.homebridge-ai-kit]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mp-consulting/homebridge-ai-kit"]
env = { HOMEBRIDGE_URL = "<HOMEBRIDGE_URL>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"homebridge-ai-kit": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mp-consulting/homebridge-ai-kit"
],
"env": {
"HOMEBRIDGE_URL": "<HOMEBRIDGE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"homebridge-ai-kit": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mp-consulting/homebridge-ai-kit"
],
"env": {
"HOMEBRIDGE_URL": "<HOMEBRIDGE_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<HOMEBRIDGE_URL> (Homebridge UI URL, e.g. http://192.168.1.100:8581).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
HOMEBRIDGE_TOKEN (Homebridge UI API token (Glass UI, hbg_…); replaces username and password), HOMEBRIDGE_USERNAME (Homebridge UI username, when no token is set), HOMEBRIDGE_PASSWORD (Homebridge UI password, when no token is set), HOMEBRIDGE_READ_ONLY (true registers only read-only tools).
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