How do I install Wakeonlan?

Wakeonlan is a local plugin. Install it using npm package: @cyanheads/wakeonlan-mcp-server and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What credentials does Wakeonlan need?

Wakeonlan requires the following credentials or environment variables: WOL_HOSTS_FILE, WOL_HOSTS, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, MCP_HTTP_HOST, MCP_HTTP_PORT, MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH, MCP_AUTH_MODE. You can find setup instructions on the server detail page.

What AI apps work with Wakeonlan?

Wakeonlan uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Wakeonlan MCP Server

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Wake LAN machines with Wake-on-LAN magic packets from host profiles, then confirm they came up.

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Wake LAN machines with Wake-on-LAN magic packets from host profiles, then confirm they came up.

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Absolute path to the JSON hosts file (a leading ~/ expands to the home directory). Mutually exclusive with WOL_HOSTS.Optional

Environment variable: WOL_HOSTS_FILE

The hosts document as inline JSON, for single-host setups. Mutually exclusive with WOL_HOSTS_FILE.Required

Environment variable: WOL_HOSTS

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').Optional

Environment variable: MCP_LOG_LEVEL

The hostname for the HTTP server.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_HOST

The port to run the HTTP server on.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_PORT

The endpoint path for the MCP server.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH

Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'. The server refuses to start without jwt or oauth when MCP_HTTP_HOST is not a loopback address or MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS is '*'.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_AUTH_MODE

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-cyanheads-wakeonlan-mcp-server": {
      "env": {
        "WOL_HOSTS": "your-wol-hosts-here",
        "MCP_AUTH_MODE": "your-mcp-auth-mode-here",
        "MCP_HTTP_HOST": "your-mcp-http-host-here",
        "MCP_HTTP_PORT": "your-mcp-http-port-here",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "your-mcp-log-level-here",
        "WOL_HOSTS_FILE": "your-wol-hosts-file-here",
        "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH": "your-mcp-http-endpoint-path-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/wakeonlan-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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