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Pi-hole MCP Server

API key required

Manage Pi-hole v6: DNS blocking, domains, clients, query analysis, DHCP, and multi-instance sync.

To add Pi-hole MCP Server to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 8 environment variables, listed below.

AIDevTools

Install

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/hexamatic/pihole-mcp:0.9.0

Environment variables

PIHOLE_URLSet in your MCP config
PIHOLE_PASSWORDSet in your MCP config
TZSet in your MCP config
PIHOLE_READ_ONLYSet in your MCP config
PIHOLE_TLS_SKIP_VERIFYSet in your MCP config
PIHOLE_REQUEST_TIMEOUTSet in your MCP config
PIHOLE_MAX_RETRIESSet in your MCP config
PIHOLE_RETRY_MAX_DELAYSet in your MCP config

What this does

Pi-hole MCP Server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

PIHOLE_URL
PIHOLE_PASSWORD
TZ
PIHOLE_READ_ONLY
PIHOLE_TLS_SKIP_VERIFY
PIHOLE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
PIHOLE_MAX_RETRIES
PIHOLE_RETRY_MAX_DELAY

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Pi-hole MCP Server?

The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for Pi-hole MCP Server, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with Pi-hole MCP Server?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Pi-hole MCP Server as well.

Does Pi-hole MCP Server need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: PIHOLE_URL, PIHOLE_PASSWORD, TZ, PIHOLE_READ_ONLY, PIHOLE_TLS_SKIP_VERIFY, PIHOLE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, PIHOLE_MAX_RETRIES, PIHOLE_RETRY_MAX_DELAY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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