switch-bot-mcp-server
Provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets an agent retrieve SwitchBot device lists and statuses and execute commands on SwitchBot devices using SwitchBotAPI credentials.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Uses environment variables for SwitchBotAPI credentials (better than embedding secrets in code). The README does not describe transport security details, scope granularity, or how errors/logging handle secrets. MCP server likely bridges powerful device-control actions; without per-tool/user scoping, an agent with access to the server can execute commands broadly.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
You want an MCP-integrated automation agent to manage SwitchBot devices (read status, then execute device commands) using a single set of SwitchBotAPI credentials.
Avoid When
You cannot safely store/manage API tokens/secrets (SWITCH_BOT_TOKEN, SWITCH_BOT_SECRET) or you need strict auditability and per-scope authorization beyond what the MCP server offers.
Use Cases
- • Interactively control SwitchBot devices through an MCP-capable client (e.g., Claude Desktop)
- • Query device status and then conditionally execute actions
- • Batch/sequence operations across multiple SwitchBot devices
Not For
- • Highly sensitive environments requiring fine-grained authorization controls per action/user
- • Use cases needing a public REST/GraphQL API surface for direct programmatic access outside MCP clients
- • Workflows requiring guaranteed idempotency semantics for device control operations
Interface
Authentication
Authentication is done by providing SWITCH_BOT_TOKEN and SWITCH_BOT_SECRET (per README). No OAuth or scope model is described at the MCP layer in the provided README.
Pricing
No pricing information provided in the README.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Command execution tools may produce side effects that are not idempotent (be careful with retries).
- ⚠ Rate limiting/backoff behavior is not described in the README.
- ⚠ The server requires correct SwitchBotAPI credentials; failures will likely occur when tokens are missing/invalid.
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.