Homey MCP vs SCRIPTMASTERLABS — GhostKey

In-depth architectural comparison of the Homey MCP and SCRIPTMASTERLABS — GhostKey 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 Homey MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_devices, get_device, search_devices.

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Choose SCRIPTMASTERLABS — GhostKey when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Freemium).
• Primary tools included: ghostkey_status, ghostkey_catalog, ghostkey_quote.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Homey MCP Home Automation	S SCRIPTMASTERLABS — GhostKey VerifiedHome Automation
Summary	MCP server for Homey Pro: 60 tools for devices, flows, energy, and Z-Wave/Zigbee diagnostics.	Compliant pay-per-use MCP infrastructure for autonomous agents: one discovery surface for web retrieval, compute, market telemetry, document extraction, research and other authorized capabilities, with x402-paid execution where applicable.
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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": {
    "homey-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "homey"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scriptmasterlabs-ghostkey": {
      "url": "https://ghostkey-mcp.onrender.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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