Tapo MCP
Quality Score
85
/100
MCP server for discovering and controlling TP-Link Tapo smart home devices via AI Agents
§01 Install
Claude Desktop (Docker)
{
"mcpServers": {
"tapo-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"ghcr.io/mihai-dinculescu/tapo-mcp:0.3.1"
],
"env": {
"TAPO_MCP_USERNAME": "<your-tapo_mcp_username>",
"TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD": "<your-tapo_mcp_password>",
"TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET": "<tapo_mcp_discovery_target>",
"TAPO_MCP_API_KEY": "<your-tapo_mcp_api_key>",
"TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT": "5",
"OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT": "<otel_exporter_otlp_endpoint>"
}
}
}
}§02 Environment variables
TAPO_MCP_USERNAMErequiredsecret
TP-Link Tapo account email
TAPO_MCP_PASSWORDrequiredsecret
TP-Link Tapo account password
TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGETrequired
Network target for device discovery (e.g. 192.168.1.255)
TAPO_MCP_API_KEYsecret
Optional Bearer token for API authentication
TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUTDevice discovery timeout in seconds
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINTOptional OpenTelemetry collector endpoint for tracing
§03 MCP Quality Score · methodology
freshness
25
completeness
15
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
5
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