Home Assistant MCP Server for Cline 15 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Cline is an autonomous AI coding agent inside VS Code that plans, executes, and iterates on tasks. Wire Home Assistant through the Vinkius and Cline gains direct access to every tool — from data retrieval to workflow automation — without leaving the terminal.
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About Home Assistant MCP Server
Connect to your Home Assistant instance (local or Nabu Casa cloud) and control your entire smart home from any AI agent. Manage lights, climate, media players, covers, switches, and trigger automations via the Home Assistant REST API.
Cline operates autonomously inside VS Code — it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including Home Assistant tool calls without waiting for prompts between steps. Connect 15 tools through the Vinkius and Cline can fetch data, generate code, and commit changes in a single autonomous run.
What you can do
- Entity Discovery — List all entities and their current states across all integrations
- Device Control — Turn lights on/off, adjust brightness, set thermostat temperatures, open/close covers
- Service Calls — Call any Home Assistant service (light, switch, climate, cover, media_player, automation, script)
- State Monitoring — Get real-time state of any entity including sensors, binary sensors, and device trackers
- History & Logbook — Query historical state changes and logbook entries for analysis
- Calendar Management — List and query calendar events from Home Assistant calendars
- Event Automation — Fire custom events to trigger Home Assistant automations
- Template Rendering — Render Jinja2 templates for advanced state access
- Configuration — View system configuration, loaded components, and validate configuration
- Local or Cloud — Works with local instances (http://IP:8123) or Nabu Casa cloud (https://INSTANCE.ui.nabu.casa)
The Home Assistant MCP Server exposes 15 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Cline in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Home Assistant to Cline via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Home Assistant MCP Server with Cline.
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the MCP Servers icon in the Cline sidebar panel
Add remote server
Click "Add MCP Server" and paste the configuration above
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
Start using Home Assistant
Ask Cline: "Using Home Assistant, help me..." — 15 tools available
Why Use Cline with the Home Assistant MCP Server
Cline provides unique advantages when paired with Home Assistant through the Model Context Protocol.
Cline operates autonomously — it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including MCP tool calls without step-by-step prompts
Runs inside VS Code, so you get MCP tool access alongside your existing extensions, terminal, and version control in a single window
Cline can create, edit, and delete files based on MCP tool responses, enabling end-to-end automation from data retrieval to code generation
Transparent execution: every tool call and file change is shown in Cline's activity log for full visibility and approval before committing
Home Assistant + Cline Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Cline combined with the Home Assistant MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Autonomous feature building: tell Cline to fetch data from Home Assistant and scaffold a complete module with types, handlers, and tests
Codebase refactoring: use Home Assistant tools to validate live data while Cline restructures your code to match updated schemas
Automated testing: Cline fetches real responses from Home Assistant and generates snapshot tests or mocks based on actual payloads
Incident response: query Home Assistant for real-time status and let Cline generate hotfix patches based on the findings
Home Assistant MCP Tools for Cline (15)
These 15 tools become available when you connect Home Assistant to Cline via MCP:
call_ha_service
This is the primary way to control devices in Home Assistant. COMMON SERVICE CALLS: - light.turn_on: entity_id, brightness (0-255), color_temp, rgb_color - light.turn_off: entity_id - switch.turn_on: entity_id - switch.turn_off: entity_id - climate.set_temperature: entity_id, temperature - climate.set_hvac_mode: entity_id, hvac_mode (heat, cool, auto, off) - cover.open_cover: entity_id - cover.close_cover: entity_id - media_player.turn_on: entity_id - media_player.turn_off: entity_id - media_player.media_play: entity_id - automation.trigger: entity_id - script.turn_on: entity_id DOMAINS: light, switch, climate, cover, fan, lock, media_player, automation, script, scene, input_boolean, input_number, notify PARAMETERS: - domain (REQUIRED): Domain name (e.g. light, switch, climate) - service (REQUIRED): Service name (e.g. turn_on, turn_off, set_temperature) - service_data (OPTIONAL): JSON object with service parameters including entity_id EXAMPLES: - "Turn on living room light" → domain="light", service="turn_on", service_data={"entity_id":"light.living_room"} - "Set bedroom temperature to 20" → domain="climate", service="set_temperature", service_data={"entity_id":"climate.bedroom","temperature":20} Call a Home Assistant service on a domain
check_ha_configuration
Check Home Assistant configuration validity
fire_ha_event
The event type must match automation triggers configured in Home Assistant. Fire a custom event in Home Assistant
get_api_status
Use this as a connectivity test before making other API calls. Check if the Home Assistant API is running
get_calendar_events
Get events from a Home Assistant calendar
get_entity_history
Useful for analyzing trends and past behavior. Get historical state data for an entity
get_entity_state
Use entity IDs from list_entity_states (e.g., light.living_room, climate.bedroom, sensor.temperature). Get the current state of a specific entity
get_ha_config
Get the Home Assistant configuration details
get_logbook_entries
Can be filtered by entity and time range. Get Home Assistant logbook entries
list_available_services
g., light: turn_on, turn_off, toggle; climate: set_temperature, set_hvac_mode). Essential for discovering what actions can be performed. List all available services across all domains
list_entity_states
Each entity includes entity_id, state, last_changed timestamp, and attributes. Essential for discovering available devices. List all entity states in Home Assistant
list_ha_calendars
List all calendars configured in Home Assistant
list_ha_components
List all loaded components/integrations in Home Assistant
list_ha_events
Useful for understanding what events Home Assistant is tracking. List all event types currently registered in Home Assistant
render_ha_template
Useful for accessing HA template functions and state from the API. Render a Jinja2 template in Home Assistant
Example Prompts for Home Assistant in Cline
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Cline agent to start working with Home Assistant immediately.
"List all my smart home entities and show me the lights."
"Turn on the living room light and set it to 50% brightness."
"What is the current temperature in the bedroom and what mode is the thermostat?"
Troubleshooting Home Assistant MCP Server with Cline
Common issues when connecting Home Assistant to Cline through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
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Home Assistant + Cline FAQ
Common questions about integrating Home Assistant MCP Server with Cline.
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Connect Home Assistant to Cline
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 15 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.