MCP Media Player

Control a media player via Home Assistant.

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MCP Media Player

You could just watch one episode. Or you could automate the pause button and pretend you have self-control. MCP Media Player connects any Home Assistant media player (TV, projector, speaker, etc.) to the Cursor coding environment. Play media while your agent works; when it's done, so is your break.

Dopamine-driven development, minus the binge-watching.

Features

  • Exposes play and pause controls for a media player as MCP tools
  • Integrates with Home Assistant's media player API
  • Provides Cursor rules for automating playback while the agent is working

Requirements

  • Node.js 18 or higher (for native fetch and ES modules)
  • A running Home Assistant instance
  • A valid Home Assistant long-lived access token

Setup

  1. Clone the repository

  2. Install dependencies

npm install
  1. Configure MCP integration

Copy mcp.json.example to your MCP config location (e.g., ~/.cursor/mcp.json) and fill in your real values:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MediaPlayer": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/your/media-player-mcp.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HA_URL": "http://your-ha-url:8123",
        "HA_TOKEN": "your_home_assistant_long_lived_token",
        "ENTITY_ID": "media_player.your_media_player_entity"
      }
    }
  }
}
  1. Add Cursor rules for automation

To automate the play/pause while the agent is working, copy the rules in cursor-rules.example into your Cursor rules configuration. This configures a system prompt rule that ensures the play/pause tools are called at the appropriate times.

  1. Start the MCP server
npm start

Or, let your MCP client launch it automatically.

License

MIT

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