LIFX API MCP Server

🤖💡 MCP Server for LIFX API

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What is the LIFX API MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. LIFX API MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. 🤖💡 MCP Server for LIFX API.

The short version

  1. Clone the repository (replace with actual URL if published): console git clone https://github.com/furey/lifx-api-mcp-server.git # Placeholder cd lifx-api-mcp-server 2. Install dependencies: console npm install 3. Run the server (token should ideally be set via config/env): console node lifx-api-mcp-server.js [YOUR_LIFX_API_TOKEN_IF_NEEDED]

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 3 tools. What each one is for:

  • Tools — The Tools tool exposed by this server
  • Resources — The Resources tool exposed by this server
  • Prompts — The Prompts tool exposed by this server

Getting it running

The server ships on npm as lifx-api-mcp-server, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL, CONFIG_API_TOKEN, YOUR_LIFX_API_TOKEN, YOUR_TOKEN, CONFIG_PATH. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. LIFX API's toolset — Tools, Resources, Prompts — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by furey; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
ToolsThe Tools tool exposed by this server.
ResourcesThe Resources tool exposed by this server.
PromptsThe Prompts tool exposed by this server.

How to install the LIFX API MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lifx-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "lifx-api-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value",
        "CONFIG_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "YOUR_LIFX_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "YOUR_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "CONFIG_PATH": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CONFIG_LOG_LEVELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
CONFIG_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_LIFX_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
CONFIG_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use LIFX API to Tools.
  • Use LIFX API to Resources.
  • Use LIFX API to Prompts.

Frequently asked questions

Node.js v18+ (for NPX/source install) or Docker (for Docker install). A LIFX API token is required.