UniFi Network MCP
local MCP serverUniFi Network MCP is a local MCP server: Manage UniFi Network devices, clients, firewall, VLANs, VPNs, and more via MCP. Install it from pypi as unifi-network-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add io-github-sirkirby-unifi-network-mcp -e UNIFI_HOST=... -e UNIFI_USERNAME=... -e UNIFI_PASSWORD=... -e UNIFI_API_KEY=... -e UNIFI_PORT=... -e UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=... -e UNIFI_SITE=... -- uvx unifi-network-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-sirkirby-unifi-network-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"unifi-network-mcp"
],
"env": {
"UNIFI_HOST": "...",
"UNIFI_USERNAME": "...",
"UNIFI_PASSWORD": "...",
"UNIFI_API_KEY": "...",
"UNIFI_PORT": "...",
"UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "...",
"UNIFI_SITE": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
UNIFI_HOST,UNIFI_USERNAME,UNIFI_PASSWORD,UNIFI_API_KEY,UNIFI_PORT,UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL,UNIFI_SITE
Summary
Manage UniFi Network devices, clients, firewall, VLANs, VPNs, and more via MCP.
UniFi Network MCP vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UniFi Network MCP | 853 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| kaneo | 9,252 | Local | Yes | npm |
| UniFi Access MCP | 853 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| UniFi Protect MCP | 853 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Network Sketcher (Local MCP) | 399 | Local | No | — |
Questions
It reads 7 environment variables: UNIFI_HOST, UNIFI_USERNAME, UNIFI_PASSWORD, UNIFI_API_KEY, UNIFI_PORT, UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL, UNIFI_SITE. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
UniFi Network MCP is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package unifi-network-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add io-github-sirkirby-unifi-network-mcp -e UNIFI_HOST=... -e UNIFI_USERNAME=... -e UNIFI_PASSWORD=... -e UNIFI_API_KEY=... -e UNIFI_PORT=... -e UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=... -e UNIFI_SITE=... -- uvx unifi-network-mcp
Run: codex mcp add io-github-sirkirby-unifi-network-mcp --env UNIFI_HOST=... --env UNIFI_USERNAME=... --env UNIFI_PASSWORD=... --env UNIFI_API_KEY=... --env UNIFI_PORT=... --env UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=... --env UNIFI_SITE=... -- uvx unifi-network-mcp
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- kaneoio.github.usekaneo/kaneo9,252
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- UniFi Protect MCPio.github.sirkirby/unifi-protect-mcp853
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