Govee vs Ha MCP
A side-by-side look at the Govee and Ha MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Govee for home automation work as a local process; choose Ha MCP for home automation. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Govee when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
list_scenes.
Choose Ha MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
HOMEASSISTANT_URL, HOMEASSISTANT_TOKEN.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Home Automation | Home Automation |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 44/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | HOMEASSISTANT_URLHOMEASSISTANT_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 5,186 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 1 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Govee | View Ha MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Govee tools 1
list_scenes
Ha MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Govee
{
"mcpServers": {
"govee": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"govee-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Ha MCP
No confirmed install command for Ha MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.