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ThingsBoard MCP Server

Operations and facilities teams that run IoT devices on ThingsBoard and want to ask about them in natural language.

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  • Apache-2.0licence
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claude mcp add thingsboard -e THINGSBOARD_URL=https://thingsboard.cloud -e THINGSBOARD_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY -- docker run -i --rm -e THINGSBOARD_URL -e THINGSBOARD_API_KEY thingsboard/mcp
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What it does

An MCP server that connects an AI agent to a ThingsBoard IoT platform. In plain language you can query devices, manage entities, look at telemetry and run operations. It works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot and Claude Code.

Use cases

  1. 01Ask which devices are offline right now
  2. 02Review recent telemetry from a group of sensors
  3. 03Create or update a device entity by asking for it

Questions about
ThingsBoard MCP Server.

What is ThingsBoard MCP Server used for?

Operations and facilities teams that run IoT devices on ThingsBoard and want to ask about them in natural language. An MCP server that connects an AI agent to a ThingsBoard IoT platform. In plain language you can query devices, manage entities, look at telemetry and run operations. It works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot and Claude Code.

How do I install ThingsBoard MCP Server?

Run this in your terminal: claude mcp add thingsboard -e THINGSBOARD_URL=https://thingsboard.cloud -e THINGSBOARD_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY -- docker run -i --rm -e THINGSBOARD_URL -e THINGSBOARD_API_KEY thingsboard/mcp

Is ThingsBoard MCP Server open source?

Yes. The code is on GitHub (thingsboard/thingsboard-mcp) under the Apache-2.0 licence.

Is ThingsBoard MCP Server safe to use?

It passed our automatic scan for credential theft, hidden instructions and risky install commands. Third party open source software. Sabemos AI does not maintain it. Check the code and permissions before you connect it to company data.