The Real UniFi MCP

An unofficial, community-built MCP server providing 169 tools for read/write access to UniFi Site Manager and Network cloud APIs. It features ergonomic hand-wrappers, auto-generated tools, lazy ID discovery, and an optional write-confirm guard to prevent accidental destructive actions.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by mguttmann

You need:UniFi Site Manager API key with Network scopeUniFi Console with firmware ≥ 5.0.3 (required by the Network API)

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What you can do with it

List consoles and inspect devices and clients
Manage networks and WiFi settings
Configure firewall policies
Execute raw API requests via escape hatch

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.4.0

mcp-registry: io.github.mguttmann/the-real-unifi-mcp@0.4.0 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Nov 1, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC

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the-real-unifi-mcp 0.4.0

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the-real-unifi-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "0.4.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "the-real-unifi-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "UniFi Site Manager API key with Network scope (unifi.ui.com, Settings > API). It controls your whole network: treat it like an admin password."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES",
      "format": "boolean",
      "default": "true",
      "description": "Write confirmation: destructive tools return a preview and run only when called again with confirm \"YES\". Only false, 0, no or off turn it off."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_API_BASE",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "https://api.ui.com",
      "description": "API base URL; this host receives the API key. https origin only (http only for loopback test stubs). Keep the default."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "format": "number",
      "default": "30000",
      "description": "Per-request timeout in milliseconds, covering response headers and body."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "choices": [
        "debug",
        "info",
        "warn",
        "error"
      ],
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Log level on stderr: debug, info, warn or error."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Pins the UniFi console instead of discovering it (needed when the account has several consoles)."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Pins the Network site instead of discovering it."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Pins the Site Manager site instead of discovering it."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_READ_ONLY",
      "format": "boolean",
      "default": "false",
      "description": "Read-only mode: every write tool returns an error and sends no request; reads still work. Off by default."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS",
      "format": "boolean",
      "default": "false",
      "description": "Masks passwords, WiFi passphrases, pre-shared keys and other secret fields in every tool result with (redacted); write tools refuse a body that contains that placeholder. Off by default."
    },
    {
      "name": "UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "100000",
      "description": "Cuts tool results longer than this many bytes and marks them as truncated. Unset or empty: 100000. 0, off or none: no cap."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-real-unifi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "the-real-unifi-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_UNIFI_API_KEY>",
        "UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES": "<YOUR_UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES>",
        "UNIFI_API_BASE": "<YOUR_UNIFI_API_BASE>",
        "UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_UNIFI_READ_ONLY>",
        "UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS": "<YOUR_UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS>",
        "UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES": "<YOUR_UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-real-unifi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "the-real-unifi-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_UNIFI_API_KEY>",
        "UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES": "<YOUR_UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES>",
        "UNIFI_API_BASE": "<YOUR_UNIFI_API_BASE>",
        "UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_UNIFI_READ_ONLY>",
        "UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS": "<YOUR_UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS>",
        "UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES": "<YOUR_UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "the-real-unifi-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "the-real-unifi-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_UNIFI_API_KEY>",
        "UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES": "<YOUR_UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES>",
        "UNIFI_API_BASE": "<YOUR_UNIFI_API_BASE>",
        "UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_UNIFI_READ_ONLY>",
        "UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS": "<YOUR_UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS>",
        "UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES": "<YOUR_UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-real-unifi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "the-real-unifi-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UNIFI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_UNIFI_API_KEY>",
        "UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES": "<YOUR_UNIFI_CONFIRM_WRITES>",
        "UNIFI_API_BASE": "<YOUR_UNIFI_API_BASE>",
        "UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_UNIFI_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_UNIFI_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_CONSOLE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_NETWORK_SITE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID": "<YOUR_UNIFI_SITE_MANAGER_SITE_ID>",
        "UNIFI_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_UNIFI_READ_ONLY>",
        "UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS": "<YOUR_UNIFI_REDACT_SECRETS>",
        "UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES": "<YOUR_UNIFI_MAX_RESULT_BYTES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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