Tapo MCP
local MCP serverTapo MCP is a local MCP server: MCP server for discovering and controlling TP-Link Tapo smart home devices via AI Agents. Install it from oci as ghcr.io/mihai-dinculescu/tapo-mcp:0.5.0.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add tapo-mcp -e TAPO_MCP_USERNAME=... -e TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD=... -e TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET=... -e TAPO_MCP_API_KEY=... -e TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT=... -e OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mihai-dinculescu/tapo-mcp:0.5.0
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": {
"tapo-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/mihai-dinculescu/tapo-mcp:0.5.0"
],
"env": {
"TAPO_MCP_USERNAME": "...",
"TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD": "...",
"TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET": "...",
"TAPO_MCP_API_KEY": "...",
"TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT": "...",
"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
TAPO_MCP_USERNAME,TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD,TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET,TAPO_MCP_API_KEY,TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT,OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
Summary
MCP server for discovering and controlling TP-Link Tapo smart home devices via AI Agents
Tapo MCP vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapo MCP | 809 | Local | Yes | oci |
| mcp-ssh-manager | 493 | Local | Yes | npm |
| google-analytics-mcp | 242 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| UCAI | 38 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| mobilerun | 9,489 | Hosted | Yes | None |
Questions
It reads 6 environment variables: TAPO_MCP_USERNAME, TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD, TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET, TAPO_MCP_API_KEY, TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Tapo MCP is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package ghcr.io/mihai-dinculescu/tapo-mcp:0.5.0.
Run: claude mcp add tapo-mcp -e TAPO_MCP_USERNAME=... -e TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD=... -e TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET=... -e TAPO_MCP_API_KEY=... -e TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT=... -e OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mihai-dinculescu/tapo-mcp:0.5.0
Run: codex mcp add tapo-mcp --env TAPO_MCP_USERNAME=... --env TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD=... --env TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET=... --env TAPO_MCP_API_KEY=... --env TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT=... --env OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=... -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mihai-dinculescu/tapo-mcp:0.5.0
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