mcp-frigate

01 · What it does

• Camera Management: List and monitor all configured cameras
• Event Detection: Query detection events with filtering by camera, object type, and time
• Live Snapshots: Get current or historical camera snapshots
• Recordings: Access recording summaries and segments
• System Stats: Monitor Frigate performance, detector speed, and camera FPS

02 · Install

$ pip install -e .
$ python -m frigate_mcp.server

03 · Client config (Claude Desktop / Cursor, from README)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frigate": {
      "command": "/path/to/frigate-mcp/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "frigate_mcp.server"],
      "env": {
        "FRIGATE_FRIGATE_URL": "http://localhost:5000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Commands copied from the project README. Placeholders are the maintainer's. Not bench-tested by HardwareMCP yet.