MCP Homeassistant vs Hindsight
A side-by-side look at the MCP Homeassistant and Hindsight MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Homeassistant for home automation work as a local process; choose Hindsight for knowledge & memory as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Homeassistant when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
HA_URL, HA_TOKEN. - You want tools like
get_api_status, get_config, get_components.
Choose Hindsight when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Knowledge & Memory domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY, HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER, HINDSIGHT_DB_PASSWORD.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Home Automation | Knowledge & Memory |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 57/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | HA_URLHA_TOKEN | HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEYHINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDERHINDSIGHT_DB_PASSWORD |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 53,153 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 14 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 19 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MCP Homeassistant | View Hindsight |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Homeassistant tools 19
get_api_statusCheck if the API is runningget_configGet HA configurationget_componentsList loaded componentsget_eventsList event types and listener countsget_servicesList available services by domainget_statesGet all entity statesget_stateGet a specific entity stateset_stateUpdate or create an entity statedelete_stateDelete an entity statefire_eventFire a custom eventcall_serviceCall a Home Assistant servicerender_templateRender a Jinja template- +7 more on the listing page
Hindsight 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.
MCP Homeassistant
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-homeassistant": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-homeassistant"
],
"env": {
"HA_URL": "YOUR_HA_URL_HERE",
"HA_TOKEN": "YOUR_HA_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Hindsight
{
"mcpServers": {
"vectorize-io-hindsight": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@vectorize-io/hindsight-coding-agents"
],
"env": {
"HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY": "YOUR_HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_API_KEY_HERE",
"HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER": "YOUR_HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER_HERE",
"HINDSIGHT_DB_PASSWORD": "YOUR_HINDSIGHT_DB_PASSWORD_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Homeassistant is categorized under Home Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Hindsight belongs to Knowledge & Memory and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick MCP Homeassistant for home automation work and Hindsight for knowledge & memory.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
MCP Homeassistant has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Hindsight is listed as free. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add mcp-homeassistant and vectorize-io-hindsight as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Homeassistant has a quality signal of 45/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Hindsight has 57/100 (Good) with 14 views, 0 installs and 53,153 GitHub stars.