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Lifx API MCP Server

furey/lifx-api-mcp-server

LIFX API MCP Server is a local Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing access to LIFX devices using natural language via LLMs to perform actions like listing lights, setting states, activating scenes, and triggering effects through the LIFX HTTP API. Includes contextual resources and helpful prompts.

Install

npx -y lifx-api-mcp-server@latest

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lix-api": {
      "command": "/path/to/your/npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lifx-api-mcp-server@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

CONFIG_PATHCONFIG_API_TOKEN
Author
@furey
Category
Home Automation & IoT, AI Chatbot
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Tools (19)

  • list-lights

    Gets lights belonging to the account, filterable by selector.

  • set-state

    Sets the state (power, color, brightness, etc.) of selected lights.

  • set-states

    Sets multiple states across multiple selectors in one request.

  • state-delta

    Changes state properties (brightness, hue, saturation, kelvin, infrared) by a relative amount.

  • toggle-power

    Toggles the power state of selected lights.

  • breathe-effect

    Performs a breathe (fade) effect.

  • pulse-effect

    Performs a pulse (flash) effect.

  • move-effect

    Performs a move effect on linear devices (LIFX Z strips).

  • morph-effect

    Performs a morph effect on Tile devices.

  • flame-effect

    Performs a flame effect on Tile devices.

  • clouds-effect

    Performs a clouds effect on Tile devices (FW >= 4.8).

  • sunrise-effect

    Performs a sunrise effect on Tile devices (FW >= 4.8).

  • sunset-effect

    Performs a sunset effect on Tile devices (FW >= 4.8).

  • effects-off

    Turns off any running effects.

  • list-scenes

    Lists available scenes in the account.

  • activate-scene

    Activates a specified scene by its UUID.

  • cycle

    Cycles selected lights through a list of predefined states.

  • validate-color

    Validates a color string and returns its components.

  • clean

    Controls LIFX Clean devices.

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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