Slhad Aha MCP vs Homeassistant MCP
A side-by-side look at the Slhad Aha MCP and Homeassistant MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Slhad Aha MCP for home automation work over a hosted endpoint; choose Homeassistant MCP for home automation. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Slhad Aha MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
HASS_URL, HASS_ACCESS_TOKEN. - You want tools like
Configuration.
Choose Homeassistant MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Home Automation domain.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
HASS_HOST, HASS_TOKEN, HASS_SOCKET_URL.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Home Automation | Home Automation |
| Quality signal | 45/100 · Fair | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | HASS_URLHASS_ACCESS_TOKEN | HASS_HOSTHASS_TOKENHASS_SOCKET_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 576 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 1 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Slhad Aha MCP | View Homeassistant MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Slhad Aha MCP tools 1
ConfigurationValidate and manage Home Assistant configuration
Homeassistant MCP 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.
Slhad Aha MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"slhad-aha-mcp": {
"url": "http://localhost:8081/sse"
}
}
}
Homeassistant MCP
No confirmed install command for Homeassistant MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.