# Unifi MCP Server (MCP server)

> Unifi MCP Server is an MCP server that exposes the UniFi Network Controller API today and is evolving into a production-grade multi-domain platform for Protect, Access, and enterprise-scale orchestration. It has 281 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y unifi-mcp-server.

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes the UniFi Network Controller API today and is evolving into a production-grade multi-domain platform for Protect, Access, and enterprise-scale orchestration.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/enuno/unifi-mcp-server |
| GitHub stars | 281 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: unifi-mcp-server |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v0.2.6 (May 4, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 28, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.enuno/unifi-mcp-server |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "unifi-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env UNIFI_HOST=your-value --env UNIFI_USERNAME=your-value --env UNIFI_PASSWORD=your-value --transport stdio unifi-mcp-server -- npx -y unifi-mcp-server
```

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

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "unifi-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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

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

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "unifi_password",
      "description": "UNIFI_PASSWORD",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "unifi-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "unifi-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "your-value",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "${input:unifi_password}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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

## Environment variables

- `UNIFI_HOST` (required): UniFi Controller hostname or IP address
- `UNIFI_USERNAME` (required): UniFi Controller username
- `UNIFI_PASSWORD` (secret) (required): UniFi Controller password
- `UNIFI_PORT`: UniFi Controller port (default: 443)
- `UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL`: Verify SSL certificate (default: true)
- `UNIFI_SITE`: UniFi site name (default: default)

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