How do I install UniFi Protect MCP?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does UniFi Protect MCP need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: UNIFI_HOST, UNIFI_USERNAME, UNIFI_PASSWORD, UNIFI_API_KEY, UNIFI_PORT, UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL.

What transport does UniFi Protect MCP use?

UniFi Protect MCP runs locally over stdio.

When was UniFi Protect MCP last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP.

UniFi Protect MCP server

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6

Credentials from the publisher

UNIFI_HOST — Controller IP/hostname
UNIFI_USERNAME — Admin username
UNIFI_PASSWORD — Admin password
UNIFI_API_KEY — API key (optional, experimental)
UNIFI_PORT — Controller HTTPS port
UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL — SSL certificate verification

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1UNIFI_HOST=<value> UNIFI_USERNAME=<secret> UNIFI_PASSWORD=<secret> UNIFI_API_KEY=<secret> UNIFI_PORT=<value> UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=<value> claude mcp add io.github.sirkirby-unifi-protect-mcp -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.sirkirby-unifi-protect-mcp": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6"7      ],8      "env": {9        "UNIFI_HOST": "<value>",10        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "<secret>",11        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "<secret>",12        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "<secret>",13        "UNIFI_PORT": "<value>",14        "UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "<value>"15      }16    }17  }18}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · pypiPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.1.6

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

UniFi Protect MCP

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How do I install UniFi Protect MCP?

Does UniFi Protect MCP need an API key?

What transport does UniFi Protect MCP use?

When was UniFi Protect MCP last checked?

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