# Homebutler (MCP server)

> Homebutler is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Tells an agent what changed on a server since it last looked - status, Docker, backups, Proxmox. It has 298 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y homebutler.

Only the changes worth mentioning. A single Go binary that remembers what your server looked like last time, and tells you — or an agent — what moved.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Higangssh/homebutler |
| GitHub stars | 298 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Go |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: homebutler |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | v0.41.2 (Oct 3, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.Higangssh/homebutler |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "homebutler": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "homebutler"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio homebutler -- npx -y homebutler
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "homebutler": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "homebutler"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "homebutler": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "homebutler"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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