How Persistence Works vs Home Assistant MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the How Persistence Works and Home Assistant MCP Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose How Persistence Works when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore How Persistence Works Details

Choose Home Assistant MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Home Assistant MCP Server Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	How Persistence Works Developer Tools	Home Assistant MCP Server Developer Tools
Summary	Visual Desktop Bridge - Give any AI full control over Windows to automate apps and inputs.	MCP server for full Home Assistant control — dashboards, files, automations, add-ons, and more
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "home-assistant-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@jarahkon/hass-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Related MCP Server Comparisons