Tapo

Tapo

Control Tapo devices using mcporter call tapo.<tool>.

Setup

You need a Tapo MCP server running on your network (HTTP transport). Bearer token auth is recommended.

1. Add the Tapo server:

   mcporter config add tapo http://<TAPO_MCP_IP> \
     --transport http \
     --header "Authorization=Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>" \
     --scope home
   

2. Verify:

   mcporter list tapo --schema
   

   You should see list_devices, check_device, and set_device_state.

See references/setup.md for the full walkthrough, config management, and troubleshooting.

Tools

list_devices

List all Tapo devices on the network.

mcporter call tapo.list_devices

Returns each device's id, name, model, ip, capabilities, and children (for power strips).

check_device

Verify a device ID matches at a given IP.

mcporter call tapo.check_device id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>"

set_device_state

Turn a device on or off. Automatically runs check_device first.

# Turn on
mcporter call tapo.set_device_state id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>" capability='{"OnOff": true}'

# Turn off
mcporter call tapo.set_device_state id="<DEVICE_ID>" ip="<IP>" capability='{"OnOff": false}'

Usage rules

1. Always run list_devices first if you don't have a recent device list. Cache results for up to 30 minutes.
2. Use the device id and ip from the list — never guess or hardcopy these values.
3. For power strips (e.g. P304M), children have their own id. Use the child id with the parent's ip.