Manages homelab infrastructure: monitors Docker/Podman containers, Ollama models, Pi-hole DNS and other services.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add homelab --env ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH='<ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH>' -- python C:PathToHomelab-MCPhomelab_unified_mcp.py~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.homelab]
command = "python"
args = ["C:PathToHomelab-MCPhomelab_unified_mcp.py"]
env = { ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH = "<ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH>" }
# codex mcp add homelab --env ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH='<ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH>' -- python C:PathToHomelab-MCPhomelab_unified_mcp.py~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homelab": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"C:PathToHomelab-MCPhomelab_unified_mcp.py"
],
"env": {
"ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH": "<ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"homelab": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "python",
"args": [
"C:PathToHomelab-MCPhomelab_unified_mcp.py"
],
"env": {
"ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH": "<ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homelab": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"C:PathToHomelab-MCPhomelab_unified_mcp.py"
],
"env": {
"ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH": "<ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homelab": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"C:PathToHomelab-MCPhomelab_unified_mcp.py"
],
"env": {
"ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH": "<ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"homelab": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"C:PathToHomelab-MCPhomelab_unified_mcp.py"
],
"env": {
"ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH": "<ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
ANSIBLE_INVENTORY_PATH
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.