Add-ons Overview
Overview
26 add-ons are installed via the Home Assistant Supervisor. 23 are currently running; 3 are stopped. 1 has an available update (HA MCP Server).
| State |
Count |
| Running |
23 |
| Stopped |
3 |
| Updates available |
1 |
Add-ons by Category
Core HA Add-ons (Official)
| Add-on |
Version |
State |
Purpose |
| Matter Server |
9.0.2 |
running |
Matter/Thread protocol server |
| Samba share |
12.6.1 |
running |
SMB/CIFS share for config/backup access |
| File editor |
6.0.0 |
running |
Browser-based YAML config editor |
| Speech-to-Phrase |
1.4.3 |
running |
Fast local STT for HA Assist |
| Whisper |
3.2.0 |
running |
Neural local STT (Faster Whisper) |
| Piper |
2.2.2 |
running |
Local neural TTS |
| openWakeWord |
2.1.0 |
running |
Local wake-word detection |
| Mosquitto broker |
7.1.0 |
running |
Local MQTT broker |
| VLC |
1.0.0 |
running |
VLC media player endpoint |
| RPC Shutdown |
3.0 |
running |
Remote Windows PC shutdown |
| Get HACS |
1.3.1 |
stopped |
One-time HACS installer (safe to leave stopped) |
| CEC Scanner |
4.0 |
stopped |
HDMI CEC device discovery (used once) |
| Add-on |
Version |
State |
Purpose |
| AdGuard Home |
6.2.0 |
running |
Network-wide DNS ad/tracker blocking |
| Advanced SSH & Web Terminal |
24.0.1 |
running |
SSH access + web terminal |
| Tailscale |
0.28.1 |
running |
Zero-config VPN (WireGuard mesh) |
| Network UPS Tools (NUT) |
0.18.0 |
running |
UPS monitoring (CPS CP1500AVRLCD) |
| chrony |
6.0.1 |
running |
Local NTP server for cameras |
| Grafana |
12.1.0 |
running |
Metrics visualization dashboards |
| InfluxDB |
5.0.2 |
running |
Time-series database for HA sensor data |
| Log Viewer |
0.17.1 |
stopped |
Browser-based log viewer |
Third-Party / HACS Repository Add-ons
| Add-on |
Version |
State |
Purpose |
| Music Assistant |
2.9.3 |
running |
Multi-room music server |
| eufy-security-ws |
3.0.1 |
running |
Local Eufy camera WebSocket bridge |
| YT Music PO Token Generator |
1.3.1 |
running |
YouTube Music auth tokens for MA |
| Zigbee2MQTT |
2.12.0-1 |
running |
Zigbee coordinator + MQTT bridge |
| Frigate |
0.17.1 |
running |
Local NVR with object detection |
| Home Assistant MCP Server |
7.8.1 |
running |
AI assistant MCP integration (update available) |
Stopped Add-ons
| Add-on |
Reason Stopped |
| Get HACS |
One-time installer — safe to leave stopped after HACS is installed |
| CEC Scanner |
On-demand tool — run when scanning for HDMI-CEC devices |
| Log Viewer |
On-demand debugging tool |
Update Available
| Add-on |
Current |
Notes |
| Home Assistant MCP Server |
7.8.1 |
Update available — check changelog before upgrading |
Key Dependencies
Zigbee2MQTT → depends on → Mosquitto broker
Frigate → depends on → Mosquitto broker (for events)
Music Assistant → depends on → (network, streaming services)
eufy-security-ws → depends on → Eufy cloud account
Whisper/Piper/Speech-to-Phrase/openWakeWord → depends on → Wyoming protocol (HA built-in)
NUT → exposes → UPS data to HA via nut integration
AdGuard Home → exposes → DNS stats to HA via adguard integration
Last Updated
2026-06-24