Tapo MCP server

Tapo

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Supported Devices

See [/SUPPORTEDDEVICES.md][supporteddevices] for the supported devices and feature matrix.

Rust Library

Usage

Cargo.toml

[dependencies]
tapo = "0.9"

main.rs

let device = ApiClient::new("<tapo-username>", "tapo-password")
    .p110("<device ip address>")
    .await?;

device.on().await?;

Examples

export TAPO_USERNAME=
export TAPO_PASSWORD=
export IP_ADDRESS=

cargo run --example tapo_l530

See all examples in [/tapo/examples][examples].

Python Library

Usage

pip install tapo

client = ApiClient("<tapo-username>", "tapo-password")
device = await client.p110("<device ip address>")

await device.on()

Examples

cd tapo-py
uv venv # On the initial run only
uv sync --group dev --locked
uv run maturin develop # On the initial run and whenever the Rust code is modified

export TAPO_USERNAME=
export TAPO_PASSWORD=
export IP_ADDRESS=

uv run python examples/tapo_p110.py

See all examples in [/tapo-py/examples][examples-py].

MCP Server

An MCP server that exposes Tapo devices as AI-callable tools and resources via the Model Context Protocol. See [/tapo-mcp/README.md][tapo_mcp] for setup and usage.

Community Projects

• [tapo-rest][tapo_rest] — a REST wrapper of this library that can be deployed as a service or serve as an advanced example.
• [tapoviz][tapoviz] — audio-reactive and screen-reactive lighting for L920/L930 LED strips, with a local web UI.

Troubleshooting

See [/TROUBLESHOOTING.md][troubleshooting] for solutions to common issues.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome and encouraged! See [/CONTRIBUTING.md][contributing].

Sponsors

A big thank you to the sponsors of this project!

• [abler98][sponsor_abler98]
• [nathanja][sponsor_nathanja]
• [santiago-salas-v][sponsorsantiagosalas_v]

Credits

Inspired by [petretiandrea/plugp100][inspired_by].

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.