MQTT MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides MQTT client functionality. This allows Claude to interact with MQTT brokers - publishing messages, subscribing to topics, and managing connections.

Available in both TypeScript (Node.js) and Python (FastMCP) versions!

Features

• MCP Server: Connect to MQTT brokers through Claude
• Web Application: Real-time background color changes via MQTT
• Dual Implementation: TypeScript (local) + Python (cloud deployment)
• Connect to MQTT brokers (supports mqtt:// and mqtts://)
• Publish messages to topics with QoS and retain options
• Subscribe to topics (including wildcard subscriptions)
• Unsubscribe from topics
• Check connection status
• Disconnect from brokers
• WebSocket real-time updates
• Interactive web UI with color presets
• FastMCP Cloud ready for one-click deployment

Quick Start

TypeScript Version (Local)

npm install
npm run build

Python Version (FastMCP Cloud)

See FASTMCP_DEPLOYMENT.md for one-click cloud deployment!

Usage

As a Claude Desktop MCP Server

Option 1: TypeScript Version (Local - Easy Setup)

Run the automated setup script:

npm run setup  # macOS/Linux
npm run setup:windows  # Windows

Or manually add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mqtt": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Users/sara/TestAlin/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

After adding this configuration, restart Claude Desktop.

Option 2: Python Version (FastMCP Cloud - Recommended)

Deploy to FastMCP Cloud for cloud-hosted MQTT MCP server:

1. Visit https://fastmcp.cloud
2. Create a project from this GitHub repository
3. Set entrypoint to mqtt_mcp_server.py
4. Deploy with one click!

See FASTMCP_DEPLOYMENT.md for detailed instructions.

Web Application with Color Changing Background

The web application subscribes to MQTT messages and changes its background color in real-time!

# Start the web server (defaults to port 3000)
npm run start:web

# Or specify custom settings
MQTT_BROKER=mqtt://broker.hivemq.com:1883 MQTT_TOPIC=color/change PORT=3000 npm run start:web

Then open your browser to http://localhost:3000

How it works:

1. The web app connects to the MQTT broker and subscribes to the configured topic (default: color/change)
2. When any MQTT client publishes a color to that topic, the background changes instantly
3. You can test it from the web UI or ask Claude to publish colors via the MCP server

Environment Variables:

• MQTT_BROKER: MQTT broker URL (default: mqtt://broker.hivemq.com:1883)
• MQTT_TOPIC: Topic to subscribe to (default: color/change)
• PORT: Web server port (default: 3000)

MCP Server Standalone

npm start

Available Tools

mqtt_connect

Connect to an MQTT broker.

Parameters:

• broker_url (required): MQTT broker URL (e.g., mqtt://localhost:1883 or mqtts://broker.hivemq.com:8883)
• client_id (optional): Client ID for the connection
• username (optional): Username for authentication
• password (optional): Password for authentication

Example:

Connect to mqtt://broker.hivemq.com:1883

mqtt_publish

Publish a message to an MQTT topic.

Parameters:

• topic (required): The MQTT topic to publish to
• message (required): The message payload
• qos (optional): Quality of Service level (0, 1, or 2). Default: 0
• retain (optional): Whether to retain the message. Default: false

Example:

Publish "Hello World" to topic "test/example"

mqtt_subscribe

Subscribe to an MQTT topic to receive messages.

Parameters:

• topic (required): The MQTT topic (supports + for single-level and # for multi-level wildcards)
• qos (optional): Quality of Service level (0, 1, or 2). Default: 0

Example:

Subscribe to topic "sensors/#"

Note: Received messages are logged to stderr and will appear in Claude's context.

mqtt_unsubscribe

Unsubscribe from an MQTT topic.

Parameters:

• topic (required): The MQTT topic to unsubscribe from

mqtt_disconnect

Disconnect from the MQTT broker.

mqtt_status

Get the current connection status including active subscriptions.

Example Workflow

Using the Web App with Claude's MCP Server

1. Start the web application:

   npm run start:web
   

2. Open your browser to http://localhost:3000

3. Ask Claude to publish colors (via MCP):

   Connect to mqtt://broker.hivemq.com:1883 and publish "red" to topic "color/change"
   

4. Watch the background change in real-time!

5. Try different colors:

   Publish "#FF5733" to topic "color/change"
   Publish "blue" to topic "color/change"
   Publish "rgb(46, 204, 113)" to topic "color/change"
   

Using the MCP Server Only

1. Connect to a broker:

   Connect to the public MQTT broker at mqtt://broker.hivemq.com:1883
   

2. Subscribe to a topic:

   Subscribe to topic "test/demo"
   

3. Publish a message:

   Publish "Hello from Claude!" to topic "test/demo"
   

4. Check status:

   What's the MQTT connection status?
   

5. Disconnect:

   Disconnect from the MQTT broker
   

Public Test Brokers

For testing, you can use these public MQTT brokers:

• mqtt://broker.hivemq.com:1883 (Eclipse Mosquitto)
• mqtt://broker.hivemq.com:1883 (HiveMQ)
• mqtt://mqtt.eclipseprojects.io:1883 (Eclipse IoT)

Note: Do not send sensitive data to public brokers.

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Watch mode
npm run watch

License

MIT