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Tapo MCP Server

by Mihai Dinculescu
Developer ToolsModerate7.8MCP RegistryLocal
Free

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MCP server for discovering and controlling TP-Link Tapo smart home devices via AI Agents

About

MCP server for discovering and controlling TP-Link Tapo smart home devices via AI Agents

Security Report

7.8
Moderate7.8Low Risk

This is a well-structured Rust/Python library for controlling TP-Link Tapo smart devices with an MCP server component. The code demonstrates good security practices including proper credential handling, input validation, and use of established cryptographic libraries. Credentials are passed as parameters and not hardcoded, authentication is required for all device operations, and the code uses standard secure libraries for encryption. Minor code quality observations do not significantly impact the security posture.

7 files analyzed · 3 issues found

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Permissions Required

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HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

TP-Link Tapo account emailRequired

Environment variable: TAPO_MCP_USERNAME

TP-Link Tapo account passwordRequired

Environment variable: TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD

Network target for device discovery (e.g. 192.168.1.255)Optional

Environment variable: TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET

Optional Bearer token for API authenticationRequired

Environment variable: TAPO_MCP_API_KEY

Device discovery timeout in secondsOptional

Environment variable: TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT

Optional OpenTelemetry collector endpoint for tracingOptional

Environment variable: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-mihai-dinculescu-tapo-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "TAPO_MCP_API_KEY": "your-tapo-mcp-api-key-here",
        "TAPO_MCP_PASSWORD": "your-tapo-mcp-password-here",
        "TAPO_MCP_USERNAME": "your-tapo-mcp-username-here",
        "TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TARGET": "your-tapo-mcp-discovery-target-here",
        "TAPO_MCP_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT": "your-tapo-mcp-discovery-timeout-here",
        "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT": "your-otel-exporter-otlp-endpoint-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "tapo"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

Tapo

License Crates Documentation Crates.io PyPI Python PyPI
Unofficial Tapo API Client. Works with TP-Link Tapo smart devices. Tested with light bulbs (L510, L520, L530, L535, L610, L630), light strips (L900, L920, L930), plugs (P100, P105, P110, P110M, P115), power strips (P300, P304M, P306, P316M), hubs (H100, H200, H500), switches (S200B, S200D, S210), sensors (KE100, T100, T110, T300, T310, T315) and cameras (C210, C220, C225, C325WB, C520WS, TC40, TC70).

Supported Devices

See /SUPPORTED_DEVICES.md for the supported devices and feature matrix.

Rust Library

Usage

Cargo.toml

[dependencies]
tapo = "0.10"

main.rs

let device = ApiClient::new("<tapo-username>", "tapo-password")
    .p110("<device ip address>")
    .await?;

device.on().await?;

Examples

export TAPO_USERNAME=
export TAPO_PASSWORD=
export IP_ADDRESS=

cargo run --example tapo_l530

See all examples in /tapo/examples.

Python Library

Usage

pip install tapo

client = ApiClient("<tapo-username>", "tapo-password")
device = await client.p110("<device ip address>")

await device.on()

Examples

cd tapo-py
uv venv # On the initial run only
uv sync --group dev --locked
uv run maturin develop # On the initial run and whenever the Rust code is modified

export TAPO_USERNAME=
export TAPO_PASSWORD=
export IP_ADDRESS=

uv run python examples/tapo_p110.py

See all examples in /tapo-py/examples.

MCP Server

An MCP server that exposes Tapo devices as AI-callable tools and resources via the Model Context Protocol. See /tapo-mcp/README.md for setup and usage.

Community Projects

  • tapo-rest — a REST wrapper of this library that can be deployed as a service or serve as an advanced example.
  • tapoviz — audio-reactive and screen-reactive lighting for L920/L930 LED strips, with a local web UI.

Troubleshooting

See /TROUBLESHOOTING.md for solutions to common issues.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome and encouraged! See /CONTRIBUTING.md.

Sponsors

A big thank you to the sponsors of this project!

Credits

Inspired by petretiandrea/plugp100.

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