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# Home Assistant MCP Documentation 🏠🤖
Welcome to the documentation for my Home Assistant MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server. This documentation will help you get started with installation, configuration, and usage of the MCP server.
## What is MCP? 🤔
MCP is a lightweight integration tool for Home Assistant that provides:
- 🔌 REST API for device control
- 📡 WebSocket/SSE for real-time updates
- 🤖 AI-powered automation analysis
- 🎤 Optional speech processing
- 🔐 Secure authentication
## Quick Links 🔗
- [Quick Start Guide](getting-started/quick-start.md)
- [Configuration Guide](getting-started/configuration.md)
- [API Reference](api/overview.md)
- [Tools & Extras](tools/overview.md)
## System Architecture 📊
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph Client["Client Applications"]
direction TB
Web["Web Interface"]
Mobile["Mobile Apps"]
Voice["Voice Control"]
end
subgraph MCP["MCP Server"]
direction TB
API["REST API"]
WS["WebSocket/SSE"]
Auth["Authentication"]
subgraph Speech["Speech Processing (Optional)"]
direction TB
Wake["Wake Word Detection"]
STT["Speech-to-Text"]
subgraph STT_Options["STT Options"]
direction LR
Whisper["Whisper"]
FastWhisper["Fast Whisper"]
end
Wake --> STT
STT --> STT_Options
end
end
subgraph HA["Home Assistant"]
direction TB
HASS_API["HASS API"]
HASS_WS["HASS WebSocket"]
Devices["Smart Devices"]
end
Client --> MCP
MCP --> HA
HA --> Devices
style Speech fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
style STT_Options fill:#bbf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px
```
## Prerequisites 📋
- 🚀 [Bun runtime](https://bun.sh) (v1.0.26+)
- 🏡 [Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/) instance
- 🐳 Docker (optional, recommended for deployment)
- 🖥️ Node.js 18+ (optional, for speech features)
- 🎮 NVIDIA GPU with CUDA support (optional, for faster speech processing)
## Why Bun? 🚀
I chose Bun as the runtime for several key benefits:
-**Blazing Fast Performance**
- Up to 4x faster than Node.js
- Built-in TypeScript support
- Optimized file system operations
- 🎯 **All-in-One Solution**
- Package manager (faster than npm/yarn)
- Bundler (no webpack needed)
- Test runner (built-in testing)
- TypeScript transpiler
- 🔋 **Built-in Features**
- SQLite3 driver
- .env file loading
- WebSocket client/server
- File watcher
- Test runner
## Getting Started 🚀
Check out the [Quick Start Guide](getting-started/quick-start.md) to begin your journey with Home Assistant MCP!
## Key Features
### 🎮 Device Control
- Basic REST API for device management
- WebSocket and Server-Sent Events (SSE) for real-time updates
- Simple automation rule support
### 🛡️ Security & Performance
- JWT authentication
- Basic request validation
- Lightweight server design
## Documentation Structure
### Getting Started
- [Installation Guide](getting-started/installation.md) - Set up MCP Server
- [Quick Start Tutorial](getting-started/quickstart.md) - Basic usage examples
### Core Documentation
- [API Documentation](api/index.md) - API reference
- [Architecture Overview](architecture.md) - System design
- [Contributing Guidelines](contributing.md) - How to contribute
- [Troubleshooting Guide](troubleshooting.md) - Common issues
## Support
Need help or want to report issues?
- [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp/issues)
- [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp/discussions)
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](https://github.com/jango-blockchained/homeassistant-mcp/blob/main/LICENSE) file for details.