Home Assistant
Open-source home automation that runs locally, with an MCP server for AI agents.
Free plan, paid from $6.50/moControlling smart-home devices
Free and open source; optional Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) $6.50/mo for remote access. Checked 2026-10-14.
Quick start
Install it, add your devices, then create a long-lived access token for your agent.
Good and not so good
- Local and private
- Thousands of integrations
- Needs a device to run on
Use cases with Home Assistant
Automation & businessX · @jritsema
Let your agent run smart-home automations
Connect your agent to Home Assistant via MCP and route automations that need judgement through it; talk to it with an ESP32 voice device.
Free to startHalf a dayIntermediate