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UniFi Protect MCP Server

io.github.sirkirby/unifi-protect-mcp
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UniFi Protect MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 206 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 2 Aug 2026.

Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP.

Installs per day peak 753 · avg 270 · +43% w/w
a month agotoday
2 206
Installs / week
pypi · unifi-protect-mcp
637
Stars
8 open issues
2 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add unifi-protect-mcp -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-protect-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.unifi-protect-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["unifi-protect-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-protect-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-protect-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

UniFi Protect MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for UniFi Protect MCP?
UniFi Protect MCP 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 unifi-protect-mcp was installed 2 206 times last week.
How do I connect UniFi Protect MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls unifi-protect-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use UniFi Protect MCP?
The pypi package unifi-protect-mcp was installed 2 206 times in the last week. Week over week that is +43%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is UniFi Protect MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 637 stars on GitHub and 8 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.