Smartrent MCP server

SmartRent MCP

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.Evin009/smartrent-mcp -->

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets Claude control your SmartRent smart home devices — locks, thermostat, light switches, and sensors — through natural conversation.

You: "Turn off the kitchen lights and lock the front door"
Claude: "Kitchen turned off. Front Door - Lock is now locked."

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Installation
• Setup — Claude Desktop
• Setup — Claude Web
• Available Tools
• Self-Hosting (Remote / SSE mode)
• Troubleshooting
• Security
• Built With
• License

Requirements

• A SmartRent account with devices already set up in the SmartRent app (this only works if your building/home uses SmartRent hardware — front door locks, thermostats, switches, or sensors)
• Python 3.10+
• Either uv or pip — you likely already have one of these

Installation

Option A — using uv (recommended, no separate install step)

If you don't have uv yet, install it once:

# Mac/Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Windows (PowerShell)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

That's it — uvx will download and run the package automatically the first time Claude needs it. No manual install command required.

Option B — using plain pip

pip install smartrent-mcp

Setup — Claude Desktop

1. Open your Claude Desktop config file

• Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claudedesktopconfig.json

2. Add the server entry

If you installed via uv (Option A):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartrent-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["smartrent-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SMARTRENT_EMAIL": "your_smartrent_email",
        "SMARTRENT_PASSWORD": "your_smartrent_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

If you installed via pip (Option B):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartrent-mcp": {
      "command": "smartrent-mcp",
      "env": {
        "SMARTRENT_EMAIL": "your_smartrent_email",
        "SMARTRENT_PASSWORD": "your_smartrent_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

If you already have other servers under "mcpServers", just add "smartrent-mcp" as another entry — don't replace the existing ones.

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Fully quit the app (Cmd+Q on Mac, or right-click the tray icon and Quit on Windows) and reopen it. Closing the window alone is not enough.

4. Try it

Ask Claude:

• "What's the status of my home?"
• "Turn on the kitchen lights"
• "Lock the front door"
• "Set temperature to 72 cool mode"

Setup — Claude Web

Claude Web only connects to remote MCP servers over a URL — it cannot run local commands like uvx. To use this server with Claude Web, you need to self-host a remote instance. See Self-Hosting below, then add your deployed URL in Claude Web → Settings → MCP Servers.

Available Tools

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.