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UniFi Protect MCP

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Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP.

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 unifi-protect-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add unifi-protect-mcp -e 'UNIFI_HOST=<UNIFI_HOST>' -e 'UNIFI_USERNAME=<your unifi_username>' -e 'UNIFI_PASSWORD=<your unifi_password>' -e 'UNIFI_API_KEY=<your unifi_api_key>' -e 'UNIFI_PORT=443' -e 'UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=false' -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "unifi-protect-mcp": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6"
            ],
            "env": {
                "UNIFI_HOST": "<UNIFI_HOST>",
                "UNIFI_USERNAME": "<your unifi_username>",
                "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "<your unifi_password>",
                "UNIFI_API_KEY": "<your unifi_api_key>",
                "UNIFI_PORT": "443",
                "UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "false"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

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

Frequently asked questions

What is UniFi Protect MCP?

Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP.

How do I install UniFi Protect MCP?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add unifi-protect-mcp -e 'UNIFI_HOST=<UNIFI_HOST>' -e 'UNIFI_USERNAME=<your unifi_username>' -e 'UNIFI_PASSWORD=<your unifi_password>' -e 'UNIFI_API_KEY=<your unifi_api_key>' -e 'UNIFI_PORT=443' -e 'UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=false' -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does UniFi Protect MCP need an API key?

Yes. It expects UNIFI_HOST, UNIFI_USERNAME, UNIFI_PASSWORD, UNIFI_API_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is UniFi Protect MCP open source?

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

Who maintains UniFi Protect MCP?

It is published by sirkirby. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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