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MCP server providing specialized Grocy API integration for household inventory management

MCP Grocy API

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This project is a specialized fork of mcp-rest-api, refactored to work specifically with Grocy's API.

Installation

NPM

git clone -b main https://github.com/saya6k/mcp-grocy-api.git cd mcp-grocy-api npm install npm run build

Docker

docker run -e GROCY_APIKEY_VALUE=your_api_key -e GROCY_BASE_URL=http://your-grocy-instance ghcr.io/saya6k/mcp-grocy-api:latest

Home Assistant Add-on

Open your Home Assistant instance and show the add add-on repository dialog with a specific repository URL pre-filled.

The MCP Grocy API is available as a Home Assistant add-on through saya6k's add-on repository.

Usage

To use the API, you need to provide the Grocy API URL and API key:

# Start the server with environment variables npx cross-env GROCY_BASE_URL=http://your-grocy-instance GROCY_APIKEY_VALUE=your_api_key mcp-grocy-api

Or to start in development mode:

# Start the server with sample/mock responses (no real Grocy instance needed) npx cross-env GROCY_BASE_URL=http://your-grocy-instance GROCY_APIKEY_VALUE=your_api_key mcp-grocy-api --mock

Environment Variables

  • GROCY_BASE_URL: Your Grocy API URL
  • GROCY_APIKEY_VALUE: Your Grocy API key
  • GROCY_ENABLE_SSL_VERIFY: Whether to verify SSL certificate
  • REST_RESPONSE_SIZE_LIMIT: REST API response size (default: 10000 = 10KB)

Documentation

API Reference

For the full API reference, see the API Reference.

Configuration

For configuration options, see the Configuration Guide.

Development

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18 or higher
  • Grocy instance (or use --mock for development)

Testing

npm test

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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