What is homebutler?
homebutler is a MCP server by Higangssh that homelab management across multiple servers via SSH: system resource monitoring, Docker containers, Wake-on-LAN, network scans, open-port checks and alerts. It is listed under Cloud & infra and has 305 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Higangssh |
| Repository | Higangssh/homebutler |
| Popularity | 305 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cloud & infra |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #323 of 4,418 MCP servers; #17 in Cloud & infra |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +5 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Go |
Is homebutler safe to install?
homebutler scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install homebutler?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/Higangssh/homebutler
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add homebutler -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http homebutler <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs homebutler for you:
Add the "homebutler" MCP server from https://github.com/Higangssh/homebutler to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.