Hass-MCP vs Cua Driver

A side-by-side comparison of two Productivity servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Hass-MCP Control and query Home Assistant from Claude and other LLMs over the Model Context Protocol. Unverified stdio (local) API key Python	Cua Driver Background computer-use MCP server that drives native macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps without stealing focus. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Rust
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Python	Rust
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	None
GitHub stars	304	19k
Last commit	4 days ago	12 hours ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`docker pull voska/hass-mcp:latest`	`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Hass-MCP if you prefer its approach (control and query home assistant from claude and other llms over the model context protocol).

Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Add Hass-MCP

Install / run

docker pull voska/hass-mcp:latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hass-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "HA_URL",
        "-e",
        "HA_TOKEN",
        "voska/hass-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HA_URL": "http://homeassistant.local:8123",
        "HA_TOKEN": "YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

Add Cua Driver

Install / run

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trycua/cua/main/libs/cua-driver/scripts/install.sh)"

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cua-driver": {
      "command": "cua-driver",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Hass-MCP or Cua Driver — which is better?

Pick Hass-MCP if you prefer its approach (control and query home assistant from claude and other llms over the model context protocol). Pick Cua Driver if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Can I use both Hass-MCP and Cua Driver?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Hass-MCP and Cua Driver work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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