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    io.github.sirkirby/unifi-protect-mcp · v0.1.6
    deploy just this

    Manage UniFi Protect cameras, events, recordings, and smart detections via MCP.

    run it

    on your own machines, one way per deploy method
    generated from the record, not tested yet
    # once, as root:
# as_mcp DIR COMMAND...: runs COMMAND as the mcp user in DIR, its home, sandboxed as the
# units are: a package's install scripts can write to DIR only, as the server later can
as_mcp() {
  local dir="$1"; shift
  systemd-run --quiet --wait --pipe --collect --uid=mcp --gid=mcp \
    -p WorkingDirectory="$dir" -p Environment=HOME="$dir" -p ReadWritePaths="$dir" \
    -p NoNewPrivileges=true -p ProtectSystem=strict -p ProtectHome=true -p PrivateTmp=true \
    -- "$@" </dev/null
}
install -d -m 0750 -o mcp -g mcp /var/lib/mcp/unifi-protect
# unifi-protect: its packages, installed whole before its unit starts (no session installs)
systemctl stop mcp-my-agent-unifi-protect.service 2>/dev/null || true
as_mcp /var/lib/mcp/unifi-protect uv tool install unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6
as_mcp /var/lib/mcp/unifi-protect uv tool install mcp-proxy

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# unifi-protect (io.github.sirkirby/unifi-protect-mcp), recipe baremetal (generated).
# Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent"; started by mcp-my-agent-unifi-protect.service.
set -euo pipefail
export HOST=127.0.0.1 PORT=8101
exec uvx mcp-proxy --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8101 --pass-environment -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6

[Unit]
Description=MCP server unifi-protect (toolset my-agent), generated by Hub
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=mcp
Group=mcp
EnvironmentFile=/etc/mcp/my-agent.env
Environment=HOME=/var/lib/mcp/unifi-protect
WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/mcp/unifi-protect
ExecStart=/opt/mcp/my-agent/bin/unifi-protect.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
NoNewPrivileges=true
ProtectSystem=strict
ProtectHome=true
PrivateTmp=true
ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/mcp/unifi-protect

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
    generated from the record, not tested yet
    docker run --rm -p 127.0.0.1:8101:8000 -e UNIFI_HOST -e UNIFI_USERNAME -e UNIFI_PASSWORD -e UNIFI_API_KEY -e UNIFI_PORT -e UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim sh -c 'uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6'
    generated from the record, not tested yet
    # Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T23:20:00+00:00).
# Each package server runs behind a stdio->HTTP bridge and listens on localhost only.
#   cp .env.example .env    # fill the ${VAR}s
#   docker compose up -d && bash smoke.sh
# Remote servers are not here: clients reach them directly (see clients/).
name: mcp-my-agent
services:
  unifi-protect:
    image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
    command:
    - sh
    - -c
    - uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6
    ports:
    - 127.0.0.1:8101:8000
    volumes:
    - uv-cache:/root/.cache/uv
    healthcheck:
      test:
      - CMD
      - python3
      - -c
      - import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/status')
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
      start_period: 2m
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      UNIFI_HOST: ${UNIFI_HOST}
      UNIFI_USERNAME: ${UNIFI_USERNAME}
      UNIFI_PASSWORD: ${UNIFI_PASSWORD}
      UNIFI_API_KEY: ${UNIFI_API_KEY}
      UNIFI_PORT: ${UNIFI_PORT}
      UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL: ${UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL}
volumes:
  npm-cache: {}
  uv-cache: {}
    generated from the record, not tested yet
    # Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T23:20:00+00:00).
#   kubectl create namespace mcp
#   kubectl -n mcp create secret generic mcp-credentials --from-env-file=.env
#   kubectl apply -f kubernetes.yaml
# Services are cluster-internal: <name>.mcp.svc.cluster.local:8000/mcp. Put an ingress
# with auth in front before exposing any of them.
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
  name: mcp
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: unifi-protect
  namespace: mcp
  labels: &id001
    app: unifi-protect
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels: *id001
  template:
    metadata:
      labels: *id001
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: unifi-protect
        image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8000
          name: http
        env:
        - name: UNIFI_HOST
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: mcp-credentials
              key: UNIFI_HOST
        - name: UNIFI_USERNAME
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: mcp-credentials
              key: UNIFI_USERNAME
        - name: UNIFI_PASSWORD
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: mcp-credentials
              key: UNIFI_PASSWORD
        - name: UNIFI_API_KEY
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: mcp-credentials
              key: UNIFI_API_KEY
        - name: UNIFI_PORT
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: mcp-credentials
              key: UNIFI_PORT
        - name: UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: mcp-credentials
              key: UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL
        args:
        - sh
        - -c
        - uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6
        readinessProbe:
          httpGet:
            path: /status
            port: http
          initialDelaySeconds: 10
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: unifi-protect
  namespace: mcp
spec:
  selector:
    app: unifi-protect
  ports:
  - port: 8000
    targetPort: http
    name: http
    generated from the record, not tested yet
    # Generated by Hub for toolset "my-agent" (2026-10-18T23:20:00+00:00).
# Credentials come from the Secret 'mcp-credentials' (kubectl create secret generic ... --from-env-file=.env).
# Each server under `servers` is one Deployment + Service; the keys after it configure
# upstream charts a worker verified.
servers:
  unifi-protect:
    enabled: true
    replicas: 1
    port: 8000
    path: /mcp
    container:
      name: unifi-protect
      image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:python3.12-bookworm-slim
      ports:
      - containerPort: 8000
        name: http
      env:
      - name: UNIFI_HOST
        valueFrom:
          secretKeyRef:
            name: mcp-credentials
            key: UNIFI_HOST
      - name: UNIFI_USERNAME
        valueFrom:
          secretKeyRef:
            name: mcp-credentials
            key: UNIFI_USERNAME
      - name: UNIFI_PASSWORD
        valueFrom:
          secretKeyRef:
            name: mcp-credentials
            key: UNIFI_PASSWORD
      - name: UNIFI_API_KEY
        valueFrom:
          secretKeyRef:
            name: mcp-credentials
            key: UNIFI_API_KEY
      - name: UNIFI_PORT
        valueFrom:
          secretKeyRef:
            name: mcp-credentials
            key: UNIFI_PORT
      - name: UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL
        valueFrom:
          secretKeyRef:
            name: mcp-credentials
            key: UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL
      args:
      - sh
      - -c
      - uvx mcp-proxy --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --pass-environment -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6
      readinessProbe:
        httpGet:
          path: /status
          port: http
        initialDelaySeconds: 10

# helm install my-agent helm/my-agent -n mcp

    in the cloud

    one click: the provider's deploy form opens filled in, in your own account
    koyeb
    deploy to koyeb

    The form opens with CHANGE_ME for each value you supply: UNIFI_HOST, UNIFI_USERNAME, UNIFI_PASSWORD, UNIFI_API_KEY, UNIFI_PORT, UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL. Fill them in before you deploy.

    Clients connect to the service's https://…koyeb.app address plus /mcp.

    azure
    deploy to azuretemplate

    A Container Apps environment with one app per server, each with HTTPS ingress and one replica. The portal asks for each value you supply as a secure parameter; the deployment's outputs list the endpoints.

    connect to it

    copy what your client needs
    uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6
# env: UNIFI_HOST, UNIFI_USERNAME, UNIFI_PASSWORD, UNIFI_API_KEY, UNIFI_PORT, UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-protect": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "${UNIFI_HOST}",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "${UNIFI_USERNAME}",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "${UNIFI_PASSWORD}",
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "${UNIFI_API_KEY}",
        "UNIFI_PORT": "${UNIFI_PORT}",
        "UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "${UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    #!/usr/bin/env bash
# Registers every server with Claude Code (run once; `claude mcp list` to check).
set -euo pipefail
set -a; [ -f .env ] && source .env; set +a
claude mcp add unifi-protect -e "UNIFI_HOST=${UNIFI_HOST}" -e "UNIFI_USERNAME=${UNIFI_USERNAME}" -e "UNIFI_PASSWORD=${UNIFI_PASSWORD}" -e "UNIFI_API_KEY=${UNIFI_API_KEY}" -e "UNIFI_PORT=${UNIFI_PORT}" -e "UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL=${UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL}" -- uvx unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6

    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "unifi-protect": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "${UNIFI_HOST}",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "${UNIFI_USERNAME}",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "${UNIFI_PASSWORD}",
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "${UNIFI_API_KEY}",
        "UNIFI_PORT": "${UNIFI_PORT}",
        "UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "${UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    {
  "servers": {
    "unifi-protect": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "unifi-protect-mcp==0.1.6"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_HOST": "${UNIFI_HOST}",
        "UNIFI_USERNAME": "${UNIFI_USERNAME}",
        "UNIFI_PASSWORD": "${UNIFI_PASSWORD}",
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "${UNIFI_API_KEY}",
        "UNIFI_PORT": "${UNIFI_PORT}",
        "UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "${UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    name: my-agent
target: local
servers:
- hub: io.github.sirkirby/unifi-protect-mcp
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