homeassistant-assistant vs Homebridge
homeassistant-assistant is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑20.
homeassistant-assistant is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by calexandre. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Homebridge is an MCP server published by mp-consulting. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-20. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Homebridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace calexandre/homeassistant-assistant | Removed on 2026-10-20 Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 5 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | homeassistant-assistantno longer listed · | Homebridge |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 5 | 8 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 2 | 2 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@mp-consulting/homebridge-ai-kit) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 5, secrets among them: 2 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 9 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/calexandre/homeassistant-assistant | github.com/mp-consulting/homebridge-ai-kit |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-18 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of homeassistant-assistant
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Manage a Home Assistant instance via SSH and the HA REST API — guided first-run onboarding, automation/entity authoring, service calls, TTS testing, and log review. Per-host…
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Build, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot your Home Assistant setup with Hermit.
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Build, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot your Home Assistant setup with Hermit.
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Create, modify, and troubleshoot Home Assistant configuration files and Lovelace dashboards
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Read and safely act on a real Home Assistant house: rooms, live state, scenes, gated actions.
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Control a Homey Pro smart home: devices, flows, energy and more. Runs on the Homey itself.
What each says it does
homeassistant-assistant
Home Assistant automation, scripting, template, and troubleshooting assistant with live-entity MCP context and official-docs-backed skills.
Homebridge
Control Homebridge accessories and scenes, manage plugins and config.json, and read logs
How to run each
homeassistant-assistant
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Homebridge As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "HOMEBRIDGE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_HOMEBRIDGE_PASSWORD>" --env "HOMEBRIDGE_TOKEN=<YOUR_HOMEBRIDGE_TOKEN>" --env "HOMEBRIDGE_URL=<YOUR_HOMEBRIDGE_URL>" --transport stdio homebridge-ai-kit -- npx -y @mp-consulting/homebridge-ai-kit mcpRequires: HOMEBRIDGE_PASSWORD (secret), HOMEBRIDGE_TOKEN (secret), HOMEBRIDGE_URL
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of homeassistant-assistant publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: homeassistant-assistant · What it can do: Homebridge · Compare two other plugins
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