Control Philips Hue lights over Bluetooth directly, without a bridge or internet.
This MCP tool claims to control Philips Hue lights over local Bluetooth LE without keys, cloud services, or internet connectivity. Overall risk appears low from the available materials, but as a locally executable tool it still warrants caution around local execution and Bluetooth device control scope; open-source MIT licensing is a positive factor, while low adoption and unknown maintenance limit supply-chain confidence.
The materials explicitly state that no keys or environment variables are required. No API tokens, account credentials, or other sensitive secrets are requested, so credential exposure and misuse risk appears low.
It is described as not requiring a Hue Bridge or internet connection, and no remote host endpoints are listed. Based on the materials, there is no indication of user data being sent to cloud or third-party services; communications appear limited to local Bluetooth LE.
The system flags that this tool executes code, meaning it runs locally and uses Bluetooth-related system capabilities. Such local execution is a normal MCP tool characteristic, and the current materials do not show requests for high-risk privileges beyond its stated purpose.
From the description, its primary access scope appears to be locally reachable Philips Hue lights and device state rather than cloud account data. There is no stated need for broad file read/write access, but as a local tool it may still interact with device identifiers, pairing data, or control state, so least-privilege operation is advisable.
Positive signals include an auditable open-source repository and an MIT license. However, it comes from a third-party registry, has 0 stars, and its maintenance status is unknown, so while not inherently high risk, its maturity and ongoing maintenance are not well established and the source and dependencies should be reviewed.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
No copy-paste install info for "io.github.jonnyblankinship/hue-ble-mcp" yet — see the docs or source repo.
Use Hue Bluetooth to set the study room lights to cool white at 80% brightness for focused work.
The AI switches the specified Hue lights to a bright cool-white mode and confirms the result.
Set the bedroom Hue lights to warm yellow at 35% brightness; if the lights are already on, just adjust them.
The AI adjusts the lights to a soft warm low-brightness setting and reports whether it succeeded.
Turn off all currently reachable Hue lights over Bluetooth and tell me which ones were turned off.
The AI turns off reachable Hue lights and returns a list of the devices it controlled.
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