homeassistant-mcp/docs/extras.md

Extras & Tools Guide 🛠️

Overview

I've included several additional tools and utilities in the extra/ directory to enhance your Home Assistant MCP experience. These tools help with automation analysis, speech processing, and client integration.

Available Tools 🧰

1. Home Assistant Analyzer CLI

# Installation
bun install -g @homeassistant-mcp/ha-analyzer-cli

# Usage
ha-analyzer analyze path/to/automation.yaml

Features:

• 🔍 Deep automation analysis using AI models
• 🚨 Security vulnerability scanning
• 💡 Performance optimization suggestions
• 📊 System health metrics
• ⚡ Energy usage analysis
• 🤖 Automation improvement recommendations

2. Speech-to-Text Example

# Run the example
bun run extra/speech-to-text-example.ts

Features:

• 🎤 Wake word detection ("hey jarvis", "ok google", "alexa")
• 🗣️ Speech-to-text transcription
• 🌍 Multiple language support
• 🚀 GPU acceleration support
• 📝 Event handling and logging

3. Claude Desktop Setup (macOS)

# Make script executable
chmod +x extra/claude-desktop-macos-setup.sh

# Run setup
./extra/claude-desktop-macos-setup.sh

Features:

• 🖥️ Automated Claude Desktop installation
• ⚙️ Environment configuration
• 🔗 MCP integration setup
• 🚀 Performance optimization

Home Assistant Analyzer Details 📊

Analysis Categories

1. System Overview

   • Current state assessment
   • Health check
   • Configuration review
   • Integration status
   • Issue detection

2. Performance Analysis

   • Resource usage monitoring
   • Response time analysis
   • Optimization opportunities
   • Bottleneck detection

3. Security Assessment

   • Current security measures
   • Vulnerability detection
   • Security recommendations
   • Best practices review

4. Optimization Suggestions

   • Performance improvements
   • Configuration optimizations
   • Integration enhancements
   • Automation opportunities

5. Maintenance Tasks

   • Required updates
   • Cleanup recommendations
   • Regular maintenance tasks
   • System health checks

6. Entity Usage Analysis

   • Most active entities
   • Rarely used entities
   • Potential duplicates
   • Usage patterns

7. Automation Analysis

   • Inefficient automations
   • Improvement suggestions
   • Blueprint recommendations
   • Condition optimizations

8. Energy Management

   • High consumption detection
   • Monitoring suggestions
   • Tariff optimization
   • Usage patterns

Configuration

# config/analyzer.yaml
analysis:
  depth: detailed    # quick, basic, or detailed
  models:           # AI models to use
    - gpt-4         # for complex analysis
    - gpt-3.5-turbo # for quick checks
  focus:            # Analysis focus areas
    - security
    - performance
    - automations
    - energy
  ignore:           # Paths to ignore
    - test/
    - disabled/

Speech-to-Text Integration 🎤

Prerequisites

1. Docker installed and running
2. NVIDIA GPU with CUDA (optional, for faster processing)
3. Audio input device configured

Configuration

# speech-config.yaml
wake_word:
  enabled: true
  words:
    - "hey jarvis"
    - "ok google"
    - "alexa"
  sensitivity: 0.5

speech_to_text:
  model: "base"     # tiny, base, small, medium, large
  language: "en"    # en, es, fr, etc.
  use_gpu: true     # Enable GPU acceleration

Usage Example

import { SpeechProcessor } from './speech-to-text-example';

const processor = new SpeechProcessor({
  wakeWord: true,
  model: 'base',
  language: 'en'
});

processor.on('wake_word', (timestamp) => {
  console.log('Wake word detected!');
});

processor.on('transcription', (text) => {
  console.log('Transcribed:', text);
});

await processor.start();

Best Practices 🎯

1. Analysis Tool Usage

   • Run regular system analyses
   • Focus on specific areas when needed
   • Review and implement suggestions
   • Monitor improvements

2. Speech Processing

   • Choose appropriate models
   • Test in your environment
   • Adjust sensitivity as needed
   • Monitor performance

3. Integration Setup

   • Follow security best practices
   • Test in development first
   • Monitor resource usage
   • Keep configurations updated

Troubleshooting 🔧

Common Issues

1. Analyzer CLI Issues

   • Verify API keys
   • Check network connectivity
   • Validate YAML syntax
   • Review permissions

2. Speech Processing Issues

   • Check audio device
   • Verify Docker setup
   • Monitor GPU usage
   • Check model compatibility

3. Integration Issues

   • Verify configurations
   • Check dependencies
   • Review logs
   • Test connectivity

API Reference 🔌

Analyzer API

import { HomeAssistantAnalyzer } from './ha-analyzer-cli';

const analyzer = new HomeAssistantAnalyzer({
  depth: 'detailed',
  focus: ['security', 'performance']
});

const analysis = await analyzer.analyze();
console.log(analysis.suggestions);

See API Documentation for more details.