tapo

Apps & Automation

Control TP-Link Tapo smart home devices (lights, plugs, power strips, hubs and sensors, cameras) via [Tapo MCP](https://github.com/mihai-dinculescu/tapo/tree/main/tapo-mcp).

QUICK START

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Tapo

Control Tapo devices using npx mcporter call tapo.<tool>.

Setup

You need a Tapo MCP server (v0.5.0 or later) running on your network (HTTP transport). Bearer token auth is recommended (and required when the server binds to a non-loopback address). When connecting by LAN IP or hostname, the server's TAPO_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS must include that host, or requests get 403 Forbidden.

Add the Tapo server:

npx mcporter config add tapo http://<TAPO_MCP_IP> \
  --transport http \
  --header "Authorization=Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>" \
  --scope home

Verify:
```
npx mcporter list tapo --schema
```
You should see list_devices, check_device, get_device_state, control_device, and take_snapshot.

See references/setup.md for the full walkthrough, config management, and troubleshooting.

Tools

list_devices

List all Tapo devices on the network.

npx mcporter call tapo.list_devices

Returns each device's id, name, model, ip, set_capabilities, get_capabilities, and children (for power strips and the H100 hub).

check_device

Verify a device ID matches at a given IP.

npx mcporter call tapo.check_device id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>"

get_device_state

Get a device's current state. Automatically runs check_device first.

# Device info
npx mcporter call tapo.get_device_state id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>" capability='{"type": "DeviceInfo"}'

# Trigger logs (S200, T100, T110, T300 hub children) — newest first
npx mcporter call tapo.get_device_state id="<CHILD_ID>" ip="<HUB_IP>" capability='{"type": "TriggerLogs", "page_size": 20, "start_id": 0}'

# Last 24h temperature/humidity records (T310, T315 hub children)
npx mcporter call tapo.get_device_state id="<CHILD_ID>" ip="<HUB_IP>" capability='{"type": "TemperatureHumidityRecords"}'

control_device

Control a device. Automatically runs check_device first.

# Turn on
npx mcporter call tapo.control_device id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>" capabilities='[{"type": "OnOff", "value": true}]'

# Turn off
npx mcporter call tapo.control_device id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>" capabilities='[{"type": "OnOff", "value": false}]'

# Set brightness (1-100, lights only)
npx mcporter call tapo.control_device id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>" capabilities='[{"type": "Brightness", "value": 50}]'

# Set color (color lights only)
npx mcporter call tapo.control_device id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>" capabilities='[{"type": "Color", "value": "Coral"}]'

# Set multiple capabilities at once
npx mcporter call tapo.control_device id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>" capabilities='[{"type": "Color", "value": "Coral"}, {"type": "Brightness", "value": 50}]'

take_snapshot

Capture a still JPEG snapshot from a Tapo camera (~640x360). Automatically runs check_device first. Requires TAPO_MCP_CAMERA_USERNAME and TAPO_MCP_CAMERA_PASSWORD configured on the server (Camera Settings > Advanced Settings > Camera Account in the Tapo app).

npx mcporter call tapo.take_snapshot id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>"

Usage rules

Always run list_devices first if you don't have a recent device list. Cache results for up to 30 minutes.
Use the device id and ip from the list — never guess or hardcopy these values.
For power strips (e.g. P304M) and the H100 hub, children have their own id. Use the child id with the parent's ip.