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Frigate Auth

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MCP server with authentication for Frigate NVR (authenticated port, viewer role)

Source code

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

PYPI package frigate-auth-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add frigate-auth -e 'FRIGATE_URL=http://localhost:8971' -e 'FRIGATE_USER=<FRIGATE_USER>' -e 'FRIGATE_PASSWD=<your frigate_passwd>' -e 'FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS=<FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS>' -e 'FRIGATE_TIMEOUT=30' -- uvx frigate-auth-mcp==0.1.1
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "frigate-auth": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "frigate-auth-mcp==0.1.1"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FRIGATE_URL": "http://localhost:8971",
                "FRIGATE_USER": "<FRIGATE_USER>",
                "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "<your frigate_passwd>",
                "FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS": "<FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS>",
                "FRIGATE_TIMEOUT": "30"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • FRIGATE_URL Base URL of the authenticated Frigate port
  • FRIGATE_USER required Frigate username with the viewer role
  • FRIGATE_PASSWD required secret Password of the Frigate user
  • FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS Cameras allowed to return images, comma-separated; default all
  • FRIGATE_TIMEOUT Seconds per request

Frequently asked questions

What is Frigate Auth?

MCP server with authentication for Frigate NVR (authenticated port, viewer role)

How do I install Frigate Auth?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add frigate-auth -e 'FRIGATE_URL=http://localhost:8971' -e 'FRIGATE_USER=<FRIGATE_USER>' -e 'FRIGATE_PASSWD=<your frigate_passwd>' -e 'FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS=<FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS>' -e 'FRIGATE_TIMEOUT=30' -- uvx frigate-auth-mcp==0.1.1. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Frigate Auth need an API key?

Yes. It expects FRIGATE_USER, FRIGATE_PASSWD, which you set in its configuration.

Is Frigate Auth open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Frigate Auth?

It is published by adel-s. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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