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UniFi Protect MCP

UniFi Protect MCP is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP. It has 869 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx unifi-protect-mcp.

github.com/sirkirby/unifi-mcp (opens in a new tab)

  • Needs API key
  • Other
  • MIT
  • Actively maintained
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Install UniFi Protect MCP

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-protect-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env UNIFI_HOST=your-value --env UNIFI_USERNAME=your-value --env UNIFI_PASSWORD=your-value --env UNIFI_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio unifi-protect-mcp -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-protect-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "unifi_username",
      "description": "UNIFI_USERNAME",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "unifi_password",
      "description": "UNIFI_PASSWORD",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "unifi_api_key",
      "description": "UNIFI_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "unifi-protect-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "${input:unifi_username}",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "${input:unifi_password}",
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "${input:unifi_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
UNIFI_HOSTYesController IP/hostname
UNIFI_USERNAMEsecretYesAdmin username
UNIFI_PASSWORDsecretYesAdmin password
UNIFI_API_KEYsecretNoAPI key (optional, experimental)
UNIFI_PORTNoController HTTPS port
UNIFI_VERIFY_SSLNoSSL certificate verification

About UniFi Protect MCP

MCP server exposing UniFi Protect tools for AI assistants and other MCP-capable clients. Query cameras, events, smart detections, Find Anything detection search, recordings, lights, sensors, chimes, Known Faces, license plates, and the Alarm Manager with safe-by-default permissions and preview-before-confirm for all mutations.

  • mcp-server
  • unifi
  • home-automation
  • unifi-network
  • unifi-access
  • unifi-controller
  • unifi-protect
  • agentic-ai

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What is UniFi Protect MCP?

UniFi Protect MCP is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP. It has 869 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx unifi-protect-mcp. The source code is at github.com/sirkirby/unifi-mcp.

How do I install the UniFi Protect MCP MCP server?

Add the command uvx unifi-protect-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is UniFi Protect MCP free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (UNIFI_USERNAME, UNIFI_PASSWORD and UNIFI_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is UniFi Protect MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 1, 2026. The latest release is api/v0.20.2, published Oct 1, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.