Frigate Auth

Name: Frigate Auth
Author: adel-s

by adel-sversion 0.3.0i★ 0iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.adel-s/frigate-auth-mcp

How to install

What it does

MCP server with authentication for Frigate NVR (authenticated port, viewer role)

Connects Runs on your computer
Account or key Needs FRIGATE_PASSWD · 1 setting to fill in (FRIGATE_USER)
Category Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 3/3 checks · Runs on your computer · ✓ Commands checked Nov 14, 2026

First: which AI do you use?

ClaudeWeb · app · phoneChatGPTWebClaude CodeTerminalCursorCode editorVS CodeCode editorOtherOther apps

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude, with some setup first

You need a Frigate Auth key (create it on the maker’s site) · 1 setting(s) to fill in (FRIGATE_USER) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone

Install Python (uv)
One time only; it works for every server that needs Python (uv)
Open the Python (uv) download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Frigate Auth key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
3
Fill in 1 setting(s)
These are program settings, not keys. No sign-up needed; fill them in as the maker describes.
- FRIGATE_USER Frigate username with the viewer role
Descriptions are as written by the maker.
Done
Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file
SettingsDeveloperEdit Config
Done

Paste these settings and save the file

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frigate-auth": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frigate-auth-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_USER": "your-value",
        "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

Done

Quit Claude and open it again
Done
Try it
Use Frigate Auth and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude says it is using Frigate Auth or shows a Frigate Auth tool in the answer, you are connected

5 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

FRIGATE_URL Base URL of the authenticated Frigate port · default http://localhost:8971
FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS Cameras allowed to return images, comma-separated; default all
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT Upper limit for the height of returned images, in pixels; default no limit
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_QUALITY Upper limit for the JPEG quality of returned images (1-100); default no limit
FRIGATE_TIMEOUT Seconds per request · default 30

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

ChatGPT cannot connect Frigate Auth yet

Frigate Auth runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web

What you can do instead

A · Use an app that can connect Frigate Auth

Steps for Claude →You need a Frigate Auth key (create it on the maker’s site) · 1 setting(s) to fill in (FRIGATE_USER) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
Steps for Claude Code →You need a Frigate Auth key (create it on the maker’s site) · 1 setting(s) to fill in (FRIGATE_USER) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)
Steps for Cursor →You need a Frigate Auth key (create it on the maker’s site) · 1 setting(s) to fill in (FRIGATE_USER) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)
Steps for VS Code →You need a Frigate Auth key (create it on the maker’s site) · 1 setting(s) to fill in (FRIGATE_USER) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)

B · Others in Other that work with ChatGPT

Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key

Hostinger✓ ChatGPT
World Monitor✓ ChatGPT
Svelte MCP✓ ChatGPT

Works with Claude Code, with some setup first

You need a Frigate Auth key (create it on the maker’s site) · 1 setting(s) to fill in (FRIGATE_USER) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)

Install Python (uv)
One time only; it works for every server that needs Python (uv)
Open the Python (uv) download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Frigate Auth key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
3
Fill in 1 setting(s)
These are program settings, not keys. No sign-up needed; fill them in as the maker describes.
- FRIGATE_USER Frigate username with the viewer role
Descriptions are as written by the maker.
Done
Open Terminal
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
Done
5
Paste this command and press Enter
```
claude mcp add --scope user frigate-auth --env FRIGATE_USER=your-value --env FRIGATE_PASSWD=your-value -- uvx frigate-auth-mcp
```
Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Type /mcp in Claude Code
You should see Frigate Auth listed as connected
Done
Try it
Use Frigate Auth and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude Code says it is using Frigate Auth or shows a Frigate Auth tool in the answer, you are connected

5 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

FRIGATE_URL Base URL of the authenticated Frigate port · default http://localhost:8971
FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS Cameras allowed to return images, comma-separated; default all
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT Upper limit for the height of returned images, in pixels; default no limit
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_QUALITY Upper limit for the JPEG quality of returned images (1-100); default no limit
FRIGATE_TIMEOUT Seconds per request · default 30

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor, with some setup first

You need a Frigate Auth key (create it on the maker’s site) · 1 setting(s) to fill in (FRIGATE_USER) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)

Install Python (uv)
One time only; it works for every server that needs Python (uv)
Open the Python (uv) download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Frigate Auth key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
3
Fill in 1 setting(s)
These are program settings, not keys. No sign-up needed; fill them in as the maker describes.
- FRIGATE_USER Frigate username with the viewer role
Descriptions are as written by the maker.
Done
Click this button to open Cursor
Open in Cursor
Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the Frigate Auth settings, FRIGATE_PASSWD, FRIGATE_USER is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode
Done
Try it
Use Frigate Auth and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Cursor says it is using Frigate Auth or shows a Frigate Auth tool in the answer, you are connected

5 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

FRIGATE_URL Base URL of the authenticated Frigate port · default http://localhost:8971
FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS Cameras allowed to return images, comma-separated; default all
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT Upper limit for the height of returned images, in pixels; default no limit
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_QUALITY Upper limit for the JPEG quality of returned images (1-100); default no limit
FRIGATE_TIMEOUT Seconds per request · default 30

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code, with some setup first

You need a Frigate Auth key (create it on the maker’s site) · 1 setting(s) to fill in (FRIGATE_USER) · Install Python (uv) on your computer first (one time)

Install Python (uv)
One time only; it works for every server that needs Python (uv)
Open the Python (uv) download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Frigate Auth key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
3
Fill in 1 setting(s)
These are program settings, not keys. No sign-up needed; fill them in as the maker describes.
- FRIGATE_USER Frigate username with the viewer role
Descriptions are as written by the maker.
Done
Click this button to open VS Code
Open in VS Code
VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the Frigate Auth settings, FRIGATE_PASSWD, FRIGATE_USER is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode
Done
Try it
Use Frigate Auth and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If VS Code says it is using Frigate Auth or shows a Frigate Auth tool in the answer, you are connected

5 optional setting(s) (works without them)

The command above works without these. Add them only if you want to change something, following the maker’s description.

FRIGATE_URL Base URL of the authenticated Frigate port · default http://localhost:8971
FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS Cameras allowed to return images, comma-separated; default all
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT Upper limit for the height of returned images, in pixels; default no limit
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_QUALITY Upper limit for the JPEG quality of returned images (1-100); default no limit
FRIGATE_TIMEOUT Seconds per request · default 30

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

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JSON settings are under “For developers” below

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For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Installed on your computer

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user frigate-auth --env FRIGATE_USER=your-value --env FRIGATE_PASSWD=your-value -- uvx frigate-auth-mcp

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frigate-auth": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frigate-auth-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_USER": "your-value",
        "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frigate-auth": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frigate-auth-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_USER": "your-value",
        "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "frigate-auth": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "frigate-auth-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_USER": "your-value",
        "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

FRIGATE_URL env
Base URL of the authenticated Frigate port
FRIGATE_USER required env
Frigate username with the viewer role
FRIGATE_PASSWD secret required env
Password of the Frigate user
FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS env
Cameras allowed to return images, comma-separated; default all
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT env
Upper limit for the height of returned images, in pixels; default no limit
FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_QUALITY env
Upper limit for the JPEG quality of returned images (1-100); default no limit
FRIGATE_TIMEOUT env
Seconds per request

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

GitHub stars i: 0
Downloads per weeki: 298/wk
Licence i: MIT
Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Latest versioni: 0.3.0
Categoryi: Other
Published to registryi: Nov 3, 2026
Code last changedi: Nov 3, 2026
Maker: adel-s
Packages: pypi: frigate-auth-mcp
Repo: adel-s/frigate-auth-mcp
Registry status: Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Run on your computer in

Claude Goose LM Studio Msty Studio Cherry Studio Cursor VS Code + GitHub Copilot Visual Studio Windsurf (Devin Desktop)Zed Kiro Cline Continue JetBrains AI Assistant Claude Code Codex CLI Gemini CLI OpenCode nodecode Warp LibreChat Raycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 14, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account adel-s, which owns the repo
✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 11 days ago
✓ Pass
Has a licence
Uses MIT
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Discussion

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User reviews

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Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 19791 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 79% of the other 19791 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 19791 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Frigate Auth safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: FRIGATE_PASSWD

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 11 days ago, and the latest version (0.3.0) reached the registry 11 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: World Monitor, Claude Flow, Windmill

Others in the same category

Servers in the same category from other makers, sorted by stars.

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World Monitor

Real-time global intelligence on conflict, markets, energy, trade, shipping and cyber. 97 tools.

by koala73Widely used★ 90.6KUpdated today

Runs in the cloud✓ service owner · worldmonitor.app

How to connect

Claude Flow

AI orchestration with hive-mind swarms, neural networks, and 87 MCP tools for enterprise dev.

by ruvnetWidely used↓ 13.5K/wk★ 81.7KUpdated 14 months ago

Runs on your computer

Install

Windmill

Run Windmill scripts and flows and manage jobs, schedules, resources and variables.

by windmill-labsWidely used★ 18.6KUpdated 2 days ago

Runs in the cloud

How to connect

README from the maker

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frigate-auth-mcp

What

An MCP server with authentication for Frigate NVR: lets an AI assistant (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Hermes or any other MCP client) look at your cameras, events and reviews - and nothing more.

It logs in to Frigate's authenticated port as a user with the viewer role, so Frigate itself enforces what the assistant may see. Tested with Frigate 0.17.x.

Install

Python 3.11+ and uv. Nothing to install by hand: the MCP client starts the server from PyPI with

uvx frigate-auth-mcp

The latest code from GitHub runs with uvx --from git+https://github.com/adel-s/frigate-auth-mcp frigate-auth-mcp.

Setup

In Frigate, create a user for the assistant (Settings -> Users) with the role viewer. If the role lets you limit cameras, give it only the cameras the assistant should see.
Add the server to your MCP client. For Claude Code, in .mcp.json:

"mcpServers": { "frigate": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["frigate-auth-mcp"], "env": { "FRIGATE_URL": "https://frigate.example.com:8971", "FRIGATE_USER": "assistant", "FRIGATE_PASSWD": "${FRIGATE_PASSWD}" } } } }

Keep the password out of the file: put it in the environment the client runs in.

Tools

Tool	What it returns	Frigate API
`frigate_status`	version, uptime, the cameras this user may see, per-camera fps	`/api/stats`, `/api/profile`, `/api/version`
`list_events`	tracked-object events, filters by camera, label, time, GenAI description	`/api/events`
`get_event`	one event in detail, with its GenAI description	`/api/events/`
`event_snapshot`	snapshot of an event with the bounding box, optionally cropped; 480 px, quality 70 by default	`/api/events/ /snapshot.jpg`
`latest_frame`	the current frame of a camera; 480 px, quality 70 by default	`/api/ /latest.jpg`
`list_reviews`	review items as in the Frigate UI, last 7 days by default	`/api/review`
`review_summary`	alert and detection counts for the last 24 hours and per day	`/api/review/summary`

Environment

Variable	Meaning
`FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS`	cameras allowed to return images, comma-separated; default all
`FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT`	upper limit for the image `height` in pixels; default no limit
`FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_QUALITY`	upper limit for the JPEG `quality` (1-100); default no limit
`FRIGATE_PASSWD`	password of the Frigate user, required (secret)
`FRIGATE_TIMEOUT`	seconds per request, default `30`
`FRIGATE_URL`	base URL of the authenticated port, default `http://localhost:8971`
`FRIGATE_USER`	Frigate username, required

Safety

Talks to the authenticated port (8971 by default) only, never to the unauthenticated internal port 5000, which gives full API access to anyone who can reach it.
Logs in as a Frigate user with the role viewer; the only non-GET call is POST /api/login.
No tool deletes, exports, edits the config or restarts anything.
Every tool carries the MCP annotations readOnlyHint: true and destructiveHint: false, so clients can tell that the server only reads.
The raw Frigate config is not exposed: it carries camera stream URLs with credentials.
Optional image filter FRIGATE_IMAGE_CAMERAS: only these cameras return images (snapshots, frames). This is the second layer of protection, after the camera limit of the Frigate user's role; by default all cameras are allowed. Use it when the MCP client sends images to a third-party model and some frames, such as indoor cameras, must not leave your home.

Skill

skills/frigate-cameras/SKILL.md tells the assistant how to use the tools: which tool answers which question, text before images, small images, what an empty result or an error means. It is a plain Agent Skill: copy the frigate-cameras folder into the skills folder of your client (for Claude Code .claude/skills/, for Hermes ~/.hermes/skills/ /).

Why

The Frigate MCP server I found talks to port 5000 without authentication and exposes tools that delete events, start exports, save the config or restart Frigate. Handing that to an AI model is more trust than a camera system deserves. This server gives the assistant eyes, not hands.

Notes

Without after, Frigate's /api/review returns only the last 24 hours; list_reviews asks for the last 7 days instead, so "what happened this week" gets a full answer.
list_events with has_description filters on the GenAI description, which the Frigate API cannot do itself.
Images default to 480 px and JPEG quality 70 to keep the model's context small; height and quality raise them when a detail is too small to see. Models tend to ask for more than they need: FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT and FRIGATE_IMAGE_MAX_QUALITY cap what they get, larger requests are lowered to the limit.
Errors come back as short plain messages (object not found, login rejected, access denied, Frigate unreachable) without the internal Frigate host name.

Tests

uv run python -m unittest discover -s tests

The tests use unittest and a fake Frigate API on httpx.MockTransport, so they need no running Frigate. They also check that no tool sends anything but GET, apart from the login.

GitHub Actions runs them on Python 3.11 to 3.14 on each push to master and dev/* branches.

Development

If something doesn't work or you need a new feature feel free to open an issue and I'll fix it ASAP!

License

MIT, see LICENSE.

Frigate Auth

What it does

Install

Install Python (uv)

Sign up and create a Frigate Auth key

Fill in 1 setting(s)

Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file

Paste these settings and save the file

Quit Claude and open it again

Try it

What you can do instead

Install Python (uv)

Sign up and create a Frigate Auth key

Fill in 1 setting(s)

Open Terminal

Paste this command and press Enter

Type /mcp in Claude Code

Try it

Install Python (uv)

Sign up and create a Frigate Auth key

Fill in 1 setting(s)

Click this button to open Cursor

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

Try it

Install Python (uv)

Sign up and create a Frigate Auth key

Fill in 1 setting(s)

Click this button to open VS Code

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

Try it

Installed on your computer

Values you fill in

At a glance

Which apps can use it

Related guides

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Discussion

User reviews

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Others in the same category

World Monitor

Claude Flow

Windmill

README from the maker

frigate-auth-mcp

What

Install

Setup

Tools

Environment

Safety

Skill

Why

Notes

Tests

Development

License