Install UniFi Protect MCP for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sirkirby-protect": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"unifi-protect-mcp"
],
"env": {
"UNIFI_HOST": "",
"UNIFI_USERNAME": "YOUR_UNIFI_USERNAME",
"UNIFI_PASSWORD": "YOUR_UNIFI_PASSWORD",
"UNIFI_API_KEY": "YOUR_UNIFI_API_KEY",
"UNIFI_PORT": "443",
"UNIFI_VERIFY_SSL": "false"
}
}
}
}