Slhad Aha MCP vs Shelly Smart Home

In-depth architectural comparison of the Slhad Aha MCP and Shelly Smart Home 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 Slhad Aha MCP 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 (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Configuration.

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Choose Shelly Smart Home 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).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Slhad Aha MCP Home Automation	Shelly Smart Home Home Automation
Summary	A TypeScript MCP server for Home Assistant, enabling programmatic management of entities, automati…	Local-first MCP server for Shelly smart-home devices (Gen1-Gen4): control, energy, automation.
Category & Scope	Home Automation	Home Automation

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": {
    "slhad-aha-mcp": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8081/sse"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shelly-smart-home": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "shelly-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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