OpenDeck
PYPI · OPENDECK-MCP
Configure OpenDeck stream controllers (Stream Deck and others) in natural language.
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Scores higher than 81% of PyPI servers
Category IoT and Hardware
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security100
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- Runs hatchling.build at install time, a recognised build step with no custom scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
- 1 of 36 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency97
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to kastro5/opendeck-mcp). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 0 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability66
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 4039 tokens (~122/item across 33 items; 33 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management0
- Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
Tool Coverage94
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 80% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
- Structured output schemas are declared (94% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- All 2 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 34 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Unverified: 1 category
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- 16 Oct 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 15 Oct 26 64
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Captured 16 Oct 2026 · Analysed pypi/opendeck-mcp@0.4.0
Provenance Verified
A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.
| Result | Verified |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | pypi |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | Registry attestation endpoint |
| Source repo | kastro5/opendeck-mcp |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/kastro5/opendeck-mcp/.github/workflows/publish.yml@refs/tags/v0.4.0 |
| Rekor log index | 3268113508 |
| Predicate type | PyPI publish attestation https://docs.pypi.org/attestations/publish/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha256:a3933ef2f00f1eda339e2aea2a972f3c0c8adcd98fa21eb22c22a40b73891750 |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Install scripts 1 script
| Hook | Tier | Command |
|---|---|---|
| build_backend | allowlisted | hatchling.build |
Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →
Dependencies 36 packages
| Packages resolved | 36 |
|---|---|
| No linked repository | 1 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
add_child ~259
Add an action inside a Multi Action (runs all children in order) or Toggle Action (cycles through them, one per press). Put the Multi/Toggle Action on the key with set_key first. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | yes | Action uuid or name to add inside it. |
| delay_ms | – | – | Multi Action only: wait after this child, in ms (default 100). |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| image | – | – | Key image: a file path, an http(s) URL, or a data: URL; 'default' restores the action's own. |
| position | – | – | 1-based position; default last. |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| settings | – | – | – |
| slot | string | yes | Slot holding a Multi/Toggle Action. |
| title | – | – | – |
| title_style | – | – | Title look: show (bool), colour (#RRGGBB), size (int), family (font), style (Regular|Bold|Italic|Bold Italic), alignment (top|middle|bottom), underline (bool), stroke_colour, stroke_size, background_… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
apply_changes ~107
The only tool that changes OpenDeck. Stops OpenDeck, backs up, writes all staged changes, verifies them and restarts OpenDeck. Call with confirm=false first and show the user the result.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| allow_untested_version | boolean | – | – |
| confirm | boolean | – | false: show what would happen. true: apply (only after the user agreed). |
| on_conflict | string | – | – |
| show_window | boolean | – | Open OpenDeck's window after restarting. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
clear_key ~97
Remove the action from a key or dial. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| slot | string | yes | Slot: r1c1 (row/column, 1-based), key13, touch1, dial1 or infobar1. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
describe_action ~72
Explain one action's settings before placing it: a curated schema for OpenDeck and Starter Pack actions, otherwise hints read from the plugin's settings page, plus real settings from the user's existing keys (secrets redacted).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | yes | Action uuid or name, e.g. 'Open URL'. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
discard_changes ~43
Drop staged changes without applying them.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| which | – | – | 'all', 'last', or staged op ids like ['op3', 'op5'] (see preview_changes). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
find_icons ~69
Find icon names for make_icon.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| icon_set | string | – | mdi: ~7,400 generic symbols; brand: ~3,400 logos (Simple Icons). |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | yes | Words, e.g. 'microphone off' or 'spotify'. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
find_plugins ~78
Search for plugins to install, with author, repository and installed/available versions.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | – | – | Search text. |
| source | string | – | catalogue: open-source OpenAction plugins (same list as OpenDeck's Plugin Manager); archive: rehosted Elgato Stream Deck plugins; installed: what's installed. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_app_rules ~26
Show automatic profile switching: which profile each device switches to when an app is focused.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_overview ~52
Start here. Lists devices (grid size, dials, touchpoints, connected), each device's profiles and which is selected, installed plugins, whether OpenDeck is running, and how many changes are staged.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_plugin_settings ~37
Show a plugin's global (plugin-wide) settings with secret values redacted.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugin | string | yes | Plugin name or folder id. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
ha_call_service ~91
Call a Home Assistant service right now, e.g. to test what a key will do. Acts on the real home: call with confirm=false first and get the user's OK.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| confirm | boolean | – | false: describe only; true: call it. |
| data | – | – | Extra service data. |
| entity_id | – | – | – |
| service | string | yes | domain.service, e.g. light.toggle. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
ha_describe_entity ~49
One Home Assistant entity: state, attributes, area, the services its domain offers, and ready-made settings for a Home Assistant key that controls it.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| entity_id | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
ha_search ~96
Find Home Assistant entities (id, name, state, area) to put on keys, using the Home Assistant plugin's saved login. With no filters, lists the areas and domains.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | – | – | Area name, exactly as Home Assistant shows it. |
| domain | – | – | e.g. light, switch, scene, script. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | – | – | Words to match in id, name or area. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_actions ~85
List actions that can be placed on keys or dials: name, plugin, uuid, controllers, states. Includes OpenDeck's Multi Action and Toggle Action, and plugins staged for install.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| controller | – | – | Keypad for keys, Encoder for dials. |
| plugin | – | – | Only this plugin (name or id). |
| query | – | – | Filter by text in name/plugin/uuid. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_backups ~29
Backups taken by apply_changes and restore_backup, newest first.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
make_folder ~194
Make a folder: a new profile opened by a key on this one, with a Back key inside. OpenDeck allows one folder level, so it's created as '<this profile's folder>/<name>'. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| back_image | – | – | Back key image; default a generated arrow, 'default' for the action's own. |
| back_slot | string | – | Key in the folder that goes back. |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| image | – | – | Key image: a file path, an http(s) URL, or a data: URL; 'default' restores the action's own. |
| name | string | yes | Folder name, also the key's title. |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| slot | string | yes | Empty key that will open the folder. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
make_icon ~195
Make a key image: text, an emoji, a brand logo or a generic symbol on a coloured square. Returns a preview and a file path to pass as `image` to set_key / update_key / add_child.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| background | – | – | #RRGGBB; default dark grey, or the brand colour for brand: icons. |
| colour | – | – | #RRGGBB for text/symbol; default black or white, whichever reads better. |
| font | – | – | Font for text: icons (OpenDeck's title fonts). |
| icon | string | yes | text:Hi (use for a second line), emoji:🔥, brand:github (Simple Icons slug) or mdi:lightbulb-on (Material Design Icons name). Names: find_icons. |
| scale | – | – | Size of the art, 0.2-1.0. |
| style | – | – | Regular, Bold, Italic or Bold Italic. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
manage_profile ~138
Create, duplicate, rename or delete a profile, or make one the device's selected profile. Renaming also updates app rules and Switch Profile keys that point at it. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| copy_from | – | – | For duplicate: the source (default: the selected profile). |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| new_name | – | – | For rename. |
| operation | string | yes | – |
| profile | string | yes | The profile to act on (for create/duplicate: the new name). Names may be 'Folder/Name' (one level). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
move_key ~194
Move, swap or copy a key (with its settings, title, image and children), within a profile or to another profile/device. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| from_slot | string | yes | Slot: r1c1 (row/column, 1-based), key13, touch1, dial1 or infobar1. |
| mode | string | – | move (destination must be empty), swap, or copy. |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| to_device | – | – | Destination device (default: same). |
| to_profile | – | – | Destination profile (default: same). |
| to_slot | string | yes | Slot: r1c1 (row/column, 1-based), key13, touch1, dial1 or infobar1. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
preview_changes ~64
Show everything staged: per device/profile/slot changes, warnings (commands that will run, plugins that will be installed), and conflicts with edits made in OpenDeck since staging.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| detail | string | – | summary: per-key changes and warnings; files: JSON diffs. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
read_logs ~62
Tail OpenDeck's log or a plugin's log (tokens redacted). Useful after apply_changes.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| grep | – | – | Only lines matching this regex. |
| lines | integer | – | – |
| plugin | – | – | Plugin name/id, or omit for OpenDeck's own log. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
remove_child ~111
Remove one action from inside a Multi/Toggle Action. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| child | integer | yes | 1-based child number. |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| slot | string | yes | Slot: r1c1 (row/column, 1-based), key13, touch1, dial1 or infobar1. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
render_profile ~118
A picture of the deck as OpenDeck draws it: icons, titles, colours, dials, with staged changes outlined. Use it to check a layout before applying, or to show the user.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| compare | boolean | – | Now and after-apply side by side. |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| staged | boolean | – | Include staged changes (outlined). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
restore_backup ~63
Undo an apply: put the files it changed back as they were (restarts OpenDeck). Call with confirm=false first to see what would be restored.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| backup_id | string | yes | – |
| confirm | boolean | – | – |
| show_window | boolean | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
set_app_rule ~112
Switch a device to a profile automatically when an app is focused. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| app | string | yes | The app's display name as OpenDeck sees it (e.g. 'Visual Studio Code', 'Chatterino'), or 'opendeck_default' for the fallback when no rule matches. |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| profile | – | yes | Profile to switch to; null removes the rule. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
set_device_layout ~87
Tell opendeck-mcp a device's key grid size when it can't detect it (stored locally; doesn't touch OpenDeck). Usually unnecessary: the bridge plugin records it automatically.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| columns | integer | yes | – |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| rows | integer | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
set_key ~270
Place an action on a key or dial, replacing whatever is there. For dials use dial<N> with an action that supports Encoder. For a Multi/Toggle Action, set it here, then add_child. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | yes | Action uuid or name (see list_actions). |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| image | – | – | Key image: a file path, an http(s) URL, or a data: URL; 'default' restores the action's own. |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| settings | – | – | The action's settings object (see describe_action). |
| slot | string | yes | Slot: r1c1 (row/column, 1-based), key13, touch1, dial1 or infobar1. |
| title | – | – | Text drawn on the key; \n for a new line. |
| title_style | – | – | Title look: show (bool), colour (#RRGGBB), size (int), family (font), style (Regular|Bold|Italic|Bold Italic), alignment (top|middle|bottom), underline (bool), stroke_colour, stroke_size, background_… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
set_multi_delays ~128
Set the pauses between the children of a Multi Action. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| delays_ms | array | yes | delays_ms[i] = wait after child i+1, in ms (default 100 each). |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| slot | string | yes | Slot: r1c1 (row/column, 1-based), key13, touch1, dial1 or infobar1. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
set_plugin_settings ~72
Change a plugin's global (plugin-wide) settings, e.g. a server URL. Staged only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugin | string | yes | Plugin name or folder id. |
| remove_keys | – | – | – |
| values | object | yes | Merged into the plugin's global settings. «redacted» keeps a secret. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
show_profile ~117
Render a profile: a grid sketch plus every occupied slot with its action, title and state. Includes staged (not yet applied) changes, marked with *. Slot labels shown are the ones the editing tools accept.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| show_children | boolean | – | – |
| show_settings | boolean | – | Include each key's settings (redacted). |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
stage_plugin ~140
Install, update or remove a plugin. Installing runs third-party code on the user's computer: call first with confirm=false, show the user what was found (author, version, checksum, AI-assisted flag), and only stage it with confirm=true after they agree. Removal clears the plugin's keys everywhere.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| confirm | boolean | – | false: download and inspect only. true: stage it (after the user agreed). |
| operation | string | yes | – |
| plugin_id | string | yes | Catalogue id (see find_plugins) or installed id. |
| source | string | – | – |
| url | – | – | Direct .streamDeckPlugin/.zip URL for source=url. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
undo_live ~70
Undo the latest instant (live) edits made by update_key, newest first: titles, images and settings go back to what they were. Staged changes and applied plans are undone with discard_changes and restore_backup instead.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| count | integer | – | How many of the latest live edits to undo. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
update_key ~377
Change an existing key without replacing its action: title, title style, image, settings, or which state it shows. Title text, image and settings changes on the profile a connected device is showing apply instantly, with no restart (undo with undo_live). Anything else (title style, current state, another profile, a device with staged changes) is staged for apply_changes; the result says which happened. A live settings change reaches the plugin as if edited in OpenDeck's own panel; if that key's settings panel is open in OpenDeck, reopen it to see the change.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| current_state | – | – | – |
| device | string | yes | Device id or name, e.g. 'ulanzi-d200h' (see get_overview). |
| image | – | – | Key image: a file path, an http(s) URL, or a data: URL; 'default' restores the action's own. |
| mode | string | – | auto: apply instantly when possible, else stage; live: instantly or fail; staged: always stage. |
| profile | – | – | Profile id; defaults to the device's selected profile. |
| remove_settings | – | – | – |
| settings_merge | – | – | Merged into the settings (JSON merge patch: null deletes a key). |
| settings_replace | – | – | Replaces the settings entirely. |
| slot | string | yes | Slot, or <slot>/child<N> for a child. |
| state | – | – | Which state to restyle (0-based) for multi-state actions; default all. |
| title | – | – | – |
| title_style | – | – | Title look: show (bool), colour (#RRGGBB), size (int), family (font), style (Regular|Bold|Italic|Bold Italic), alignment (top|middle|bottom), underline (bool), stroke_colour, stroke_size, background_… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the OpenDeck MCP server?
OpenDeck runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx opendeck-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
pypi · opendeck-mcp
claude mcp add kastro5-opendeck-mcp -- uvx opendeck-mcp
What is the OpenDeck MCP server?
OpenDeck is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.kastro5/opendeck-mcp. Configure OpenDeck stream controllers (Stream Deck and others) in natural language. This page covers its PyPI package (opendeck-mcp).
Is the OpenDeck MCP server safe to use?
OpenDeck scores 79 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 16 October 2026. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the OpenDeck MCP server expose?
OpenDeck exposes 33 tools: get_overview, show_profile, list_actions, describe_action, get_plugin_settings, and 28 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,702 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the OpenDeck MCP server still maintained?
OpenDeck is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 16 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the OpenDeck MCP server under?
OpenDeck declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.