How do I install Govee?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Govee need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: GOVEE_API_KEY.

When was Govee last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. LAN-first, cloud-fallback MCP server for Govee smart lights and devices.

Govee MCP server

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Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

uvx govee-mcp==0.2.0

Credentials from the publisher

GOVEE_API_KEY — Govee Developer API key (Govee Home app: Profile > About Us > Apply for API Key). Needed for cloud control and non-LAN devices; LAN-only works without it.

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1GOVEE_API_KEY=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.evefromwayback-govee-mcp -- uvx govee-mcp==0.2.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.evefromwayback-govee-mcp": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "govee-mcp==0.2.0"7      ],8      "env": {9        "GOVEE_API_KEY": "<secret>"10      }11    }12  }13}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · pypiPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.2.0
API key

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Govee

Add this server

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Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Govee?

Does Govee need an API key?

What transport does Govee use?

When was Govee last checked?

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