Hass-MCP (Home Assistant) vs n8n-MCP

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

	Hass-MCP (Home Assistant) Control and query Home Assistant from Claude and other LLMs over the Model Context Protocol. Unverified stdio (local) API key Python	n8n-MCP Gives AI assistants deep knowledge of 2,000+ n8n nodes, plus optional workflow management on your own n8n instance. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Python	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	304	22k
Last commit	1 month ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`docker pull voska/hass-mcp:latest`	`npx n8n-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

Pick n8n-MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Hass-MCP (Home Assistant)

Install / run

docker pull voska/hass-mcp:latest

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hass-mcp-home-assistant": {
      "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 n8n-MCP

Install / run

npx n8n-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "n8n-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "n8n-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_MODE": "stdio",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "error",
        "DISABLE_CONSOLE_OUTPUT": "true",
        "N8N_API_URL": "<your-n8n-instance-url>",
        "N8N_API_KEY": "<your-n8n-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Hass-MCP (Home Assistant) or n8n-MCP — which is better?

Pick Hass-MCP (Home Assistant) if you prefer its approach (control and query home assistant from claude and other llms over the model context protocol). Pick n8n-MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Hass-MCP (Home Assistant) and n8n-MCP?

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 (Home Assistant) and n8n-MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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