How to Use the Honeywell Home MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I connect Claude Code to the Honeywell Home MCP server?

Run claude mcp add --transport http honeywell -- . Make sure you put the transport flags before the server name.

Q: How do I find my Honeywell Home device IDs in Claude Code?

Ask the agent to list your hardware. It runs getlocations to find your property, then executes getdevices to return the specific IDs for your cameras and thermostats.

Control your Honeywell Home hardware from the terminal using Claude Code and this headless MCP Server.

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Connect the MCP Server to your terminal

Manage your physical environment without leaving your SSH session by calling `get_thermostat_data`. Claude Code connects to this server to check if your AC is running. You get the raw data piped straight to stdout. Write a quick shell script to cool down your server room. Claude Code uses `update_setpoint` to drop the maximum temperature. It runs headlessly, meaning you can trigger it from a cron job or a GitHub Action.

Automate security from the CLI

Integrate your physical office security into your deployment pipelines using `get_security_status`. Before running a sensitive database migration, Claude Code can ensure the building is empty and the alarm is active. If someone needs emergency access, you can run a quick command. The CLI agent executes `disarm_system` to let them in, and then fires `arm_system` in away mode once they leave. Everything happens via standard terminal commands.

Headless environment monitoring

Pipe your building health metrics directly into your logging stack by polling `get_air_quality`. Claude Code runs `get_locations` and `get_devices` to map your hardware, then checks for VOC and CO2 spikes. You can even automate visual audits. The agent verifies your feeds with `get_camera_status` and grabs a frame using `get_camera_snapshot`. You can pipe that base64 string into a file or send it to a Slack webhook.

Setup guide

Set up Honeywell Home MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see honeywell-home-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Honeywell Home transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Honeywell Home tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http honeywell-home-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Honeywell Home MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honeywell-home-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Honeywell Home MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http honeywell -- `. Make sure you put the transport flags before the server name.

Yes. You can wrap the CLI commands in a cron job. The agent will execute `update_setpoint` on your schedule without any manual input.

Ask the agent to list your hardware. It runs `get_locations` to find your property, then executes `get_devices` to return the specific IDs for your cameras and thermostats.

Yes. Since the client is completely headless, you can run it inside GitHub Actions or Docker containers to interact with your physical devices.

Your alarm states and motion sensor logs are strictly isolated. The MCP connection runs through a zero-trust V8 sandbox. Once your terminal command exits, the environment is destroyed.

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