Nickol Knx MCP vs Shelly Smart Home
A side-by-side look at the Nickol Knx MCP and Shelly Smart Home MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Nickol Knx MCP for home automation work as a local process; choose Shelly Smart Home for home automation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Nickol Knx MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Shelly Smart Home when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Home Automation | Home Automation |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 26 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Nickol Knx MCP | View Shelly Smart Home |
Tools & capabilities
Nickol Knx MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Shelly Smart Home 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.
Nickol Knx MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"nickoscope-nickol-knx-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"nickol-knx-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Shelly Smart Home
{
"mcpServers": {
"shelly-smart-home": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shelly-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Nickol Knx MCP is categorized under Home Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Shelly Smart Home belongs to Home Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Nickol Knx MCP for home automation work and Shelly Smart Home for home automation.
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.
Nickol Knx MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Shelly Smart Home has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 nickoscope-nickol-knx-mcp and shelly-smart-home as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Nickol Knx MCP has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 26 GitHub stars. Shelly Smart Home has 40/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.