unifi-protect-mcp
Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP.
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How to use
unifi-protect-mcp is an MCP server that lets your AI assistant expose its tools and data to an AI assistant through the Model Context Protocol.
- Best for extending an assistant with this integration's specific capabilities.
- Works in any MCP-compatible client — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and others.
- Add it once to your client config; its tools then appear to the assistant automatically.
Install
Distributed as a PyPI package. Prerequisite: Python 3.10+ and uv — https://docs.astral.sh/uv/.
- 1Install the prerequisite above if you don't have it.
- 2Open your Claude Desktop config (create it if missing):
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- macOS:
- 3Add this under
mcpServers(merge if the key already exists):{ "mcpServers": { "unifi-protect-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["unifi-protect-mcp"] } } } - 4Save the file and fully quit, then reopen Claude Desktop.
- 5Click the tools (🔌) icon — unifi-protect-mcp's tools should now be listed.
Capabilities
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