Manage a Ubiquiti UniFi network: devices, clients, WiFi, firewall and VPN. Read-only by default.
To add UniFi to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 12 environment variables, listed below.
Install
docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/mattoddie/unifi-mcp:0.6.1Environment variables
MCP_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP configUNIFI_URLSet in your MCP configUNIFI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configUNIFI_USERNAMESet in your MCP configUNIFI_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configUNIFI_TLS_FINGERPRINTSet in your MCP configUNIFI_VERIFY_SSLSet in your MCP configUNIFI_SITESet in your MCP configUNIFI_ALLOW_WRITESSet in your MCP configUNIFI_ALLOW_DELETESSet in your MCP configUNIFI_TOOLSETSSet in your MCP configUNIFI_AUDIT_LOGSet in your MCP configWhat this does
UniFi 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:
MCP_TRANSPORT UNIFI_URL UNIFI_API_KEY UNIFI_USERNAME UNIFI_PASSWORD UNIFI_TLS_FINGERPRINT UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL UNIFI_SITE UNIFI_ALLOW_WRITES UNIFI_ALLOW_DELETES UNIFI_TOOLSETS UNIFI_AUDIT_LOG
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install UniFi?
The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for UniFi, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with UniFi?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to UniFi as well.
Does UniFi need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: MCP_TRANSPORT, UNIFI_URL, UNIFI_API_KEY, UNIFI_USERNAME, UNIFI_PASSWORD, UNIFI_TLS_FINGERPRINT, UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL, UNIFI_SITE, UNIFI_ALLOW_WRITES, UNIFI_ALLOW_DELETES, UNIFI_TOOLSETS, UNIFI_AUDIT_LOG. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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