frigate-auth-mcp

An MCP server with authentication for Frigate NVR that lets an AI assistant look at cameras, events, and reviews via the authenticated port while enforcing viewer role permissions.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by adel-s

You need:Install Python 3.11+ and uv

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What you can do with it

View camera snapshots and live frames
List tracked-object events with filters
Review detection alerts and summaries

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.1

mcp-registry: io.github.adel-s/frigate-auth-mcp@0.1.1 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Nov 1, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC

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frigate-auth-mcp 0.1.1

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frigate-auth-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "0.1.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "frigate-auth-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "FRIGATE_URL",
      "default": "http://localhost:8971",
      "description": "Base URL of the authenticated Frigate port"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRIGATE_USER",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Frigate username with the viewer role"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRIGATE_PASSWD",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Password of the Frigate user"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS",
      "description": "Cameras allowed to return images, comma-separated; default all"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRIGATE_TIMEOUT",
      "default": "30",
      "description": "Seconds per request"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frigate-auth-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frigate-auth-mcp==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_URL": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_URL>",
        "FRIGATE_USER": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_USER>",
        "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_PASSWD>",
        "FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS>",
        "FRIGATE_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frigate-auth-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frigate-auth-mcp==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_URL": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_URL>",
        "FRIGATE_USER": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_USER>",
        "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_PASSWD>",
        "FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS>",
        "FRIGATE_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "frigate-auth-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frigate-auth-mcp==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_URL": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_URL>",
        "FRIGATE_USER": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_USER>",
        "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_PASSWD>",
        "FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS>",
        "FRIGATE_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frigate-auth-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frigate-auth-mcp==0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_URL": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_URL>",
        "FRIGATE_USER": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_USER>",
        "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_PASSWD>",
        "FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS>",
        "FRIGATE_TIMEOUT": "<YOUR_FRIGATE_TIMEOUT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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