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Hue MCP

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A modern MCP server that lets AI assistants control Philips Hue smart lighting through natural language, offering smart light search, room and zone management and scene activation, with an optimized chatbot interaction experience.

Install

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hue": {
      "command": "/tmp/hue-mcp/hue-mcp"
    }
  }
}
Category
Home Automation & IoT, AI Chatbot
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

About Hue MCP

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for controlling Philips Hue lighting systems through AI assistants like Claude.

Features

  • Multi-Bridge Support: Control multiple Hue bridges simultaneously

  • Real-Time Sync: SSE-based synchronization keeps state updated in real-time

  • Cached Responses: Instant responses through intelligent caching layer

  • Comprehensive Tools: Control lights, rooms, scenes, and bridges

  • Smart Prompts: AI-assisted lighting suggestions and scene creation

  • Resources: Access bridge status and device inventory

Tools (16)

  • discover_bridges

    Find Hue bridges on your network (N-UPnP via discovery.meethue.com)

  • authenticate_bridge

    Authenticate with bridge (link button press required)

  • add_bridge

    Add authenticated bridge to configuration

  • remove_bridge

    Remove bridge from configuration

  • get_config_path

    Get configuration file location

  • get_bridge_info

    Get detailed bridge information

  • get_light

    Get detailed light information

  • control_light

    Comprehensive single light control:

  • control_lights

    Control multiple lights in one call:

  • get_room

    Get detailed room information

  • get_grouped_light

    Get detailed information about a grouped light

  • control_room_lights

    Control all lights in a room/zone simultaneously:

  • get_scene

    Get detailed scene information

  • activate_scene

    Activate (recall) a scene:

  • warm_cache

    Manually populate/refresh cache for instant access

  • cache_stats

    View cache statistics (hit rate, entries, SSE sync status)

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

Supported clients

Clients mentioned in this server's README:

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