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HardwareMCP

by saadvz · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v0.1.0 · published by GitHub user saadvz

Find MCP servers for ESP32, Arduino, 3D printers, Home Assistant, cameras and other hardware.

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4 tools: 1 change things and 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http hardwaremcp https://hardwaremcp.khanex.ai/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • recommend_for_deviceRecommend the best MCP servers for a specific device, optionally for a goal (e.g.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Recommend the best MCP servers for a specific device, optionally for a goal (e.g. 'monitor prints', 'flash firmware', 'control lights'). Prefers maintained servers with ready client configs.
Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_serverGet full details for one server by slug: what it does, requirements, install commands, notes, and the MCP client config snippet copied from its README.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_server" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get full details for one server by slug: what it does, requirements, install commands, notes, and the MCP client config snippet copied from its README.
  • list_devicesList every device family in the catalog with how many MCP servers support it.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_devices" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List every device family in the catalog with how many MCP servers support it.
  • search_serversSearch the HardwareMCP catalog of MCP servers for physical hardware (ESP32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3D printers like Bambu/Prusa/Klipper/OctoPrint, Home Assistant, cameras, Zigbee, …No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_servers" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search the HardwareMCP catalog of MCP servers for physical hardware (ESP32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3D printers like Bambu/Prusa/Klipper/OctoPrint, Home Assistant, cameras, Zigbee, serial, oscilloscopes). Returns matching servers sorted by GitHub stars.

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 0.1.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http hardwaremcp https://hardwaremcp.khanex.ai/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__hardwaremcp__search_servers",
      "mcp__hardwaremcp__get_server",
      "mcp__hardwaremcp__list_devices"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__hardwaremcp__recommend_for_device"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as hardwaremcp. Review it before you use it.