MCP Homeassistant vs Ha MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Homeassistant and Ha MCP 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 MCP Homeassistant 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).

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Choose Ha MCP 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 Ha MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Homeassistant Developer Tools	Ha MCP Developer Tools
Summary	MCP server exposing Home Assistant REST API functionality	Comprehensive Model Context Protocol server for managing Home Assistant through AI assistants.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

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": {
    "mcp-homeassistant": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-homeassistant"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ha-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ha-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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