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DimensionHome Assistant MCPTalk to your house. Your AI assistant connected to Home Assistant via MCP. 50+ tools, three transports, one bunx command.BioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS58 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions14 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2018 / 20
Documentation14 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience10 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Users wanting deep AI integration with smart home
  • Privacy-conscious users needing local voice control
  • Developers looking for multiple deployment options (STDIO, HTTP, Docker)
  • Enthusiasts exploring AI-driven automation
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • Users without a Home Assistant instance
  • Enterprises requiring official vendor support (community-maintained)
  • Users extremely averse to any remote hosting (though local voice processing available)
  • Users needing only basic functionality (other simpler MCP servers may be more appropriate)
  • Users needing to write to upstream databases (read-only)
  • Users requiring direct access to closed datasets (e.g., COSMIC is not directly integrated)
  • Users expecting all advanced features without API keys
Required permissions
  • Read Home Assistant entity states (lights, climate, media, etc.)
  • Control device states (on/off, brightness, temperature, etc.)
  • Access history data, logs, and configuration
  • Execute automations, scenes, and notifications
  • Manage dashboards and to-do lists
  • Requires internet access to query public biomedical APIs
  • Optional API keys (NCBI, Semantic Scholar, OpenFDA, etc.) to improve rate limits or unlock features
  • Local read/write access for skills, cache, and local study data (e.g., `~/.local/share/biomcp`)
Risks and side effects
  • Token leak: long-lived access token could be abused for unauthorized control.
  • Configuration errors may result in unintended actions (e.g., turning off critical safety devices).
  • HTTP/WS transport requires JWT auth, but misconfiguration could expose the service.
  • Voice features may introduce additional security risks (e.g., microphone access).
  • Upstream API rate limits may affect performance
  • Some data sources (e.g., KEGG) have licensing terms that restrict non-academic use
  • Features requiring API keys (e.g., OncoKB) may be incomplete without them
  • Local binary installations need regular updates for compatibility
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, CursorClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Other MCP stdio clients
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