Hive heating
OCI · GHCR.IO/MATTODDIE/HIVE-MCP · 7 COMPONENTS
Check and control Hive smart heating: thermostats, radiator valves, hot water and holiday mode
Last scanned (1 hour ago)
Scores higher than 91% of OCI 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 Security0
- No malware scan is available for this kind of package: the supply-chain vendors we use do not cover it. This is a permanent gap in our coverage, not a finding about the package.Unverified
- Known CVEs could not be checked: this image's dependency list comes from an SBOM its publisher attached, which nothing verifies, so we will not report it as a clean result.Unverified
- Install-script risk not yet assessed.Unverified
- Dependency health could not be checked: this image's dependency list comes from an SBOM its publisher attached. It names packages and versions but not whether each is deprecated, still maintained or linked to its source, so there is nothing we can fairly grade.Unverified
Provenance & Transparency100
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to mattoddie/hive-mcp). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 0 days ago).Pass
- Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability86
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 1298 tokens (~108/item across 12 items; 12 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management3
- Stability observed for 1 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 12 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 13 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
A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 23 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 0 to 3. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 0 days of observed history at the previous scan, 1 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 22 Oct 26 53
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 23 Oct 2026 · Analysed oci/ghcr.io/mattoddie/hive-mcp@0.3.1
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 | oci |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | OCI referrers API |
| Source repo | mattoddie/hive-mcp |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/mattoddie/hive-mcp/.github/workflows/release.yml@refs/tags/v0.3.1 |
| Rekor log index | 3394820813 |
| Predicate type | SLSA build provenance https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha256:7c3e168035972271c0555c709f17606b57c0f71ff214300d2affd3551ab53644 |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
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 →
hive_auth_complete Finish Hive login ~68
Finish a login started with hive_auth_start by giving the code Hive texted to the account's phone. This also registers the server as a remembered device, so it won't need a code again.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| code | string | yes | The code from the text message Hive sent to the account's phone |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_auth_start Start Hive login ~121
Start logging this server in to Hive with HIVE_USERNAME and HIVE_PASSWORD. If this server is already a remembered device, that's the whole login. Otherwise Hive texts a code to the account's phone: ask the user for it and pass it to hive_auth_complete within about three minutes. Only use this when the user asks to log in or a tool says the server isn't logged in; it sends a real text message. It refuses to send another code within a minute of the last one, and to try again within five minutes of a login Hive refused.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_auth_status Hive login status ~66
Show whether this server is logged in to Hive: the account (with the email address masked), whether this server is a remembered device (so it can log in again without an SMS code), when the current token expires and any login error. Never shows passwords, tokens or device secrets.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_get_heating Get heating ~142
Show the heating: for each heating zone (a Hive thermostat) and TRV zone (Hive radiator valves), the current temperature, target temperature, mode (schedule, manual, off or boost), boost time left, whether it's calling for heat, what the schedule asks for now and next, and thermostat or valve batteries.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fresh | boolean | – | Ask Hive again instead of using a reading from the last few seconds (HIVE_CACHE_SECONDS) |
| raw | boolean | – | Return Hive's full objects instead of compact summaries (much larger) |
| zone | string | – | Only this zone, by name or ID (default every heating zone and TRV zone) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_get_heating_schedule Get heating schedule ~95
Show a zone's weekly heating schedule: for each day, the periods and the target temperature for each, in the home's local time. Also says what the schedule asks for now and when it next changes.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| zone | string | – | Heating zone or TRV zone, by name (for example "Heating" or "Bedroom") or ID. Can be left out when there's only one. See hive_get_heating |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_get_holiday_mode Get holiday mode ~33
Show whether holiday mode is set: when it starts and ends and the temperature the heating holds while you're away.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_get_hot_water Get hot water ~89
Show the hot water: whether it's heating now, the mode (schedule, on, off or boost), boost time left, and what the schedule asks for now and next.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fresh | boolean | – | Ask Hive again instead of using a reading from the last few seconds (HIVE_CACHE_SECONDS) |
| raw | boolean | – | Return Hive's full objects instead of compact summaries (much larger) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_get_hot_water_schedule Get hot water schedule ~37
Show the weekly hot water schedule: for each day, when the hot water is on and off, in the home's local time.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_get_overview Home overview ~99
A one-call snapshot of the home: every heating zone and TRV zone (current and target temperature, mode, boost, whether it's calling for heat), the hot water, plugs, lights and sensors, holiday mode, and anything that needs attention: low batteries, offline devices and discontinued hardware. A good first call.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fresh | boolean | – | Ask Hive again instead of using a reading from the last few seconds (HIVE_CACHE_SECONDS) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_list_devices List Hive devices ~168
List the Hive hardware: hub, thermostats, boiler module, radiator valves (TRVs), plugs, bulbs and sensors, with online status, battery level, signal strength, model and firmware. Filter by type, low battery or offline.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fresh | boolean | – | Ask Hive again instead of using a reading from the last few seconds (HIVE_CACHE_SECONDS) |
| low_battery | boolean | – | Only battery devices at or below 25% |
| offline | boolean | – | Only devices Hive says are offline |
| raw | boolean | – | Return Hive's full objects instead of compact summaries (much larger) |
| type | string | – | Only devices of this type, for example trv, thermostatui, boilermodule, hub, activeplug, warmwhitelight, contactsensor |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_list_smart_devices List plugs, lights and sensors ~114
List Hive smart plugs (on or off, power use), lights (on or off, brightness, colour temperature) and sensors (window and door sensors open or closed, motion sensors), with online status and batteries.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fresh | boolean | – | Ask Hive again instead of using a reading from the last few seconds (HIVE_CACHE_SECONDS) |
| kind | string | – | Only plugs, lights or sensors (default all) |
| raw | boolean | – | Return Hive's full objects instead of compact summaries (much larger) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
hive_list_trvs List radiator valves ~74
List the Hive radiator valves (TRVs) by zone: each zone's temperature, target and mode, and each valve's battery, signal, online status, calibration, mounting and child lock.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fresh | boolean | – | Ask Hive again instead of using a reading from the last few seconds (HIVE_CACHE_SECONDS) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Hive heating MCP server?
Hive heating runs locally as a container image, launched with docker run --rm -i -e MCP_TRANSPORT -e HIVE_USERNAME -e HIVE_PASSWORD -e HIVE_ALLOW_LOGIN_TOOLS -e HIVE_ALLOW_WRITES -e HIVE_MAX_TEMP -e HIVE_TOOLSETS -e HIVE_AUDIT_LOG ghcr.io/mattoddie/hive-mcp:0.3.1. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 3 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
oci · ghcr.io/mattoddie/hive-mcp
claude mcp add mattoddie-hive-mcp -- docker run --rm -i -e MCP_TRANSPORT -e HIVE_USERNAME -e HIVE_PASSWORD -e HIVE_ALLOW_LOGIN_TOOLS -e HIVE_ALLOW_WRITES -e HIVE_MAX_TEMP -e HIVE_TOOLSETS -e HIVE_AUDIT_LOG ghcr.io/mattoddie/hive-mcp:0.3.1
This image reads MCP_TRANSPORT, HIVE_USERNAME, HIVE_PASSWORD, HIVE_ALLOW_LOGIN_TOOLS, HIVE_ALLOW_WRITES, HIVE_MAX_TEMP, HIVE_TOOLSETS and HIVE_AUDIT_LOG. Set them in your client's env block for this server; docker run -e passes each one through to the container.
What is the Hive heating MCP server?
Hive heating is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.mattoddie/hive-mcp. Check and control Hive smart heating: thermostats, radiator valves, hot water and holiday mode. This page covers its container image (ghcr.io/mattoddie/hive-mcp).
Is the Hive heating MCP server safe to use?
Hive heating scores 54 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. 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 Hive heating MCP server expose?
Hive heating exposes 12 tools: hive_auth_complete, hive_auth_start, hive_auth_status, hive_get_heating, hive_get_heating_schedule, and 7 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,106 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Hive heating MCP server still maintained?
Hive heating is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 23 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 Hive heating MCP server under?
Hive heating declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.