Self-hosted homelab dashboard with a built-in read-only MCP server (hosts, Docker, GPU, services).
To add HomeLab Monitor to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 2 environment variables, listed below.
Install
docker run -i --rm docker.io/sikamikaniko123/homelab-monitor:0.14.2Environment variables
HOMELAB_MONITOR_URLSet in your MCP configMCP_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
What this does
HomeLab Monitor 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 declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:
HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL MCP_TRANSPORT
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install HomeLab Monitor?
The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for HomeLab Monitor, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with HomeLab Monitor?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to HomeLab Monitor as well.
Does HomeLab Monitor need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: HOMELAB_MONITOR_URL, MCP_TRANSPORT; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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