ufo-mcp-server

Provides an MCP-compatible server to control a Dynatrace UFO lighting device from MCP clients (e.g., Claude Desktop), supporting multiple transports (stdio, HTTP/2+SSE, and legacy SSE). Includes a library of built-in lighting effects and tools for querying/controlling UFO LED state and sending raw commands.

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (16d ago)

Repo ↗ Automation mcp iot lighting automation go stdio sse http2 desktop-extension

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

100

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Designed for LAN/device control with no auth described; HTTP mode likely serves local endpoints without guaranteed TLS (README examples use http://localhost). Biggest risk is unauthorized access to device control if the server is exposed beyond trusted network segments. Docker usage includes a mounted effects directory; ensure permissions and avoid logging sensitive paths/content.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You have a UFO device reachable on your local network and want agents to invoke standardized MCP tools to control lighting effects and state.

Avoid When

You cannot restrict network access to the MCP server and/or UFO device, or you need multi-tenant security controls (auth, scopes, audit) for device commands.

Use Cases

• Control a Dynatrace UFO from MCP-capable clients
• Automate lighting effects via agent workflows (single-agent or multi-agent)
• Query current LED state and manage effect stack (stop/resume)
• Integrate UFO control into desktop or web-based MCP setups using different transports

Not For

• Remote Internet control of a UFO without network safeguards (it appears designed for LAN/local access)
• Highly regulated environments requiring strong authentication/authorization for device control (no auth described)
• Use as a general-purpose lighting API unrelated to the Dynatrace UFO device

Interface

REST API

Yes

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: None described (local device/LAN access); client transports: stdio, HTTP/2+SSE, legacy SSE

OAuth: No Scopes: No

README does not mention authentication, authorization, or user-level access controls for the MCP server or HTTP endpoints.

Pricing

Free tier: No

Requires CC: No

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

False

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ No authentication/authz is described; agents on shared networks could potentially invoke device control unless access is restricted
⚠ Transport mode differences (stdio vs HTTP/SSE vs legacy SSE) may require different client configuration; misconfiguration can appear as connection failures
⚠ Effects persistence depends on the effects file location/volume mounts in Docker; writable permissions issues may affect state/effect saving

Alternatives

Directly controlling the UFO device using its native/local API (if available) Using a custom wrapper around the UFO device API exposed to your agent framework Other MCP servers (if available) that integrate with IoT/lighting hardware

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.