I was just trying to start to play with MCP and homey but somehow i can’t access mcp.athom.com anyone else having issues opening the URL?
Claude adds more to the free tier, but does not seem like Custom MCP is there still?
I always get compaction error from Claude when trying to create advanced flows
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I connected a free LLM when homey MPC was released. I dont remember which. Where in my homey account can I see what services are connected to my homey and delete them?
That’s not possible, you can log out of all linked services by changing your Homey account password.
I would think when adding a new service it would create a kind of app password/registration and not be linked to your personal password - that would not be much professional by a company like homey
Yes IMO there should be something like Philips Hue, there you can view which apps have access (both locally and via the Cloud) to your Hue bridge, when they last accessed it, and you can revoke individual apps’ access. That’s way better security in my opinion.
I tried to connect Claude with Homey today, but unsuccessfully.
everything seems going smoothly, but I can never get the “connected” status in the Claude connector page.
interested to know if someone had the same issue and found a solution.
I have a self hosted instance of Homey. I connected the MCP to my app using my personal access token and was able to connect and retrieve endpoints. However, when I perform any action, I always get an empty list of homeys. However, it’s telling me my account’s email address, so clearly it’s connected. Any idea? Is this a limitation of self hosting?
I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on: connecting my Homey Pro to Claude AI (Anthropic) using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
The goal was to move beyond simple voice commands and create a truly intelligent collaborator that understands my home’s technical profile, energy goals, and device relationships in real-time.
The Technical Architecture: Purely Local
One of the key priorities was privacy and speed. Instead of relying on cloud-to-cloud integrations, this setup uses a Local API approach:
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The Bridge: A custom MCP server running locally on Node.js.
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Direct Connection: Claude communicates directly with the Homey Pro via its local secure endpoint (
https://[IP-with-dashes].homey.homeylocal.com/api/manager). -
Authentication: High-performance local session tokens are used to authorize requests, ensuring no data leaves the house unnecessarily.
The “Home Brain”: Markdown Context Integration
What makes this setup unique is that I’ve fed Claude a comprehensive Home Profile in Markdown format. This serves as the “long-term memory” for the AI, containing:
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Energy Certificate and energy consumption Data: All technical values from my official energy certificate (e.g., heat loss coefficients, predicted annual consumption).
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Technical Specs: Details about my Air-to-Water Heat Pump, ventilation system, and structural insulation.
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Maintenance History: Operating manuals and service logs.
Real-World Capabilities:
By combining real-time device data from Homey with the static technical data from the profile, Claude can perform advanced tasks:
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Efficiency Audit: Claude can pull real-time power consumption from my heat pump and compare it against the climate-adjusted values in my Energy Certificate to see if the system is operating at peak efficiency.
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Smart Maintenance: Instead of simple timers, Claude can suggest actions.
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Proactive Optimization: Claude analyzes sensor data across the house to find discrepancies between my home’s insulation profile and actual heat retention, suggesting adjustments to my heating curve.
Why this matters:
Having an LLM that doesn’t just “see” your devices but actually “understands” the physics and technical requirements of your specific building is a game-changer. It turns a smart home into a truly managed home.
I’m no coder or app builder, so I used Gemini AI to build this connection… a fun project I might add.
Sounds interesting.
Thanks for sharing the concept of your project.
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I’ve been experimenting with the Homey MCP server together with ChatGPT and overall it works surprisingly well for basic interaction with my Homey.
However I noticed a few limitations and I’m curious if these are current limitations or things that might be expanded in the future.
Advanced Flows
It seems that MCP can only see Advanced Flows that contain a Start block. Flows without a start trigger do not appear. Is this expected behaviour?
Querying historical data
Another thing I was hoping to do is ask questions about my home, for example:
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“What was the temperature in the living room yesterday evening?”
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“How often did the heating run today?
At the moment it seems I can only access current device states, but not historical data from Insights.
I’m using MCP together with ChatGPT and it already opens up a lot of interesting possibilities. Being able to query historical data or ask questions about the house would make it even more powerful.
