Home Assistant Brings Claude AI to Your Smart Home Through New MCP Integration

Home Assistant 2026.10 released October 7 now includes direct Model Context Protocol support, enabling Claude to understand and control tens of thousands of smart homes through natural conversation—consolidating device management across hundreds of separate apps into a single AI interface. Users can now ask Claude to "turn off every light downstairs and lock the front door" or "why did the heating run all night?" without navigating separate applications for thermostats, lighting, locks, and other devices.