Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add unifi-protect-mcp -e UNIFI_HOST=<UNIFI_HOST> -e UNIFI_USERNAME=<UNIFI_USERNAME> -e UNIFI_PASSWORD=<UNIFI_PASSWORD> -e UNIFI_API_KEY=<UNIFI_API_KEY> -e UNIFI_PORT=<UNIFI_PORT> -e UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=<UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL> -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6{
"mcpServers": {
"unifi-protect-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6"
],
"env": {
"UNIFI_HOST": "<UNIFI_HOST>",
"UNIFI_USERNAME": "<UNIFI_USERNAME>",
"UNIFI_PASSWORD": "<UNIFI_PASSWORD>",
"UNIFI_API_KEY": "<UNIFI_API_KEY>",
"UNIFI_PORT": "<UNIFI_PORT>",
"UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "<UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"unifi-protect-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6"
],
"env": {
"UNIFI_HOST": "<UNIFI_HOST>",
"UNIFI_USERNAME": "<UNIFI_USERNAME>",
"UNIFI_PASSWORD": "<UNIFI_PASSWORD>",
"UNIFI_API_KEY": "<UNIFI_API_KEY>",
"UNIFI_PORT": "<UNIFI_PORT>",
"UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "<UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"unifi-protect-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6"
],
"env": {
"UNIFI_HOST": "<UNIFI_HOST>",
"UNIFI_USERNAME": "<UNIFI_USERNAME>",
"UNIFI_PASSWORD": "<UNIFI_PASSWORD>",
"UNIFI_API_KEY": "<UNIFI_API_KEY>",
"UNIFI_PORT": "<UNIFI_PORT>",
"UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "<UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
UNIFI_HOSTRequired | Controller IP/hostname |
UNIFI_USERNAMERequired, secret | Admin username |
UNIFI_PASSWORDRequired, secret | Admin password |
UNIFI_API_KEYOptional, secret | API key (optional, experimental) |
UNIFI_PORTOptional | Controller HTTPS port |
UNIFI_VERIFY_SSLOptional | SSL certificate verification |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| First published | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Last updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.sirkirby/unifi-protect-mcp |
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