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DimensionHome Assistant MCP ServerVibe-code your Home Assistant setup from your IDE: automations, dashboards, themes and configs.Context7Upstash's official server providing up-to-date third-party library docs for AI coding assistants
FMRS39 / 100 · D80 / 100 · B
Reliability4 / 2014 / 20
Security and permissions6 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance8 / 2017 / 20
Documentation9 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2018 / 20
Best for
  • Developers who want to manage Home Assistant from AI-powered IDEs like Cursor, VS Code, or Claude Code.
  • Users who want to build and iterate on automations or dashboards using AI while retaining manual control.
  • Those who need robust, predictable API access to Home Assistant rather than SSH or ad-hoc scripts.
  • Developers using fast-moving frameworks/libraries worried about the AI suggesting stale code
  • Scenarios wanting zero-config documentation lookup
Not for
  • Users who do not want to install the HA Vibecode Agent add-on or do not want extra custom components inside Home Assistant.
  • Users who need direct REST API or WebSocket access to Home Assistant without the intermediary agent.
  • Beginners who are not comfortable installing Node.js locally or using MCP protocol.
  • Looking up internal/private codebase documentation (Context7 targets publicly published open-source libraries)
  • Cases needing very high coverage of obscure, niche libraries (coverage depends on what Context7's platform has indexed)
Required permissions
  • Requires access to the local file system (to run Node.js and npx).
  • Requires network access to the Home Assistant agent's port (usually 8099).
  • Requires environment variables HA_AGENT_URL and HA_AGENT_KEY for authentication.
  • The agent itself uses Home Assistant's SUPERVISOR_TOKEN to access internal APIs.
  • Usable without an API key (subject to a free-tier rate limit); CONTEXT7_API_KEY is an optional credential for higher quota
  • Read-only documentation lookup — no code execution or local filesystem access involved
Risks and side effects
  • Storing the Agent Key in mcp.json may be leaked if committed to git.
  • AI-generated actions may modify or delete configurations, potentially causing data loss, though Git versioning mitigates this.
  • Relies on a custom agent running inside Home Assistant, which could introduce security vulnerabilities if exposed.
  • May inadvertently affect production environments if not configured carefully.
  • The free tier has limited quota — high-frequency use may hit rate limits
  • Documentation content comes from Context7's platform index, so its accuracy and freshness depend on that platform's crawl cadence
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Cursor, VS CodeClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Cline, Amp
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