Hass-MCP vs Task Master AI

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	Task Master AI AI-powered task-management system for AI-driven development that drops into Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, and more. Unverified stdio (local) API key JavaScript
Category	Productivity	Productivity
Language	Python	JavaScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	304	28k
Last commit	4 days ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`docker pull voska/hass-mcp:latest`	`npx -y task-master-ai`
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 Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

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 Task Master AI

Install / run

npx -y task-master-ai

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "task-master-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "task-master-ai"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
        "PERPLEXITY_API_KEY": "YOUR_PERPLEXITY_API_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_KEY_HERE",
        "GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_KEY_HERE",
        "MISTRAL_API_KEY": "YOUR_MISTRAL_KEY_HERE",
        "GROQ_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROQ_KEY_HERE",
        "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENROUTER_KEY_HERE",
        "XAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_XAI_KEY_HERE",
        "AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_AZURE_KEY_HERE",
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "YOUR_OLLAMA_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Hass-MCP or Task Master AI — 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 Task Master AI if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Hass-MCP and Task Master AI?

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 Task Master AI work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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