# zencontrol-tpi-mcp

> MCP server for ZenControl DALI-2 lighting control via the Third-Party Interface

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/zencontrol-tpi-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Jerome Brown
- homepage: https://github.com/oWretch/zencontrol-tpi-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/oWretch/zencontrol-tpi-mcp/issues
- version: 1.0.1
- license: Apache-2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, dali, lighting, zencontrol, tpi, iot
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:zencontrol-tpi-mcp

### Description (declared)

# ZenControl TPI MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for controlling ZenControl DALI-2
lighting systems via the **ZenControl Third-Party Interface (TPI)** — a
direct LAN protocol that communicates with ZenControl Pro-series controllers
without going through the cloud.

## Features

- DALI lighting commands: arc level, scenes, on/off, step up/down, custom fade
- DALI colour control: Tc (colour temperature), XY chromaticity, RGBWAF
- DMX channel commands with pattern and fade support
- Device and group discovery with labels
- Scene discovery and management
- Controller profile management
- DALI instance and virtual instance support
- Occupancy sensor timer queries
- System variable read/write
- Scope constraint to lock the server to a specific DALI group

## Requirements

- Python 3.11+
- A ZenControl Pro-series controller with TPI Advanced licence
- Network access to the controller (LAN or VLAN)

## Installation

```bash
uv add zencontrol-tpi-mcp
```

Or for development:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/oWretch/zencontrol-tpi-mcp
cd zencontrol-tpi-mcp
uv sync
```

## Configuration

Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and set your controller address:

```bash
cp .env.example .env
```

Edit `.env`:

```env
ZENCONTROL_TPI_HOST=192.168.1.100
ZENCONTROL_TPI_PORT=5108        # optional, default: 5108
ZENCONTROL_SCOPE_GROUP=0        # optional, lock to DALI group 0
```

No API key is required — the TPI protocol has no authentication mechanism;
access control is provided at the network level.

## Usage

### stdio (for Claude Desktop, VS Code, etc.)

```bash
uv run zencontrol-tpi-mcp
```

### Debug mode

```bash
uv run zencontrol-tpi-mcp --log-level DEBUG
```

### VS Code

See `.vscode/mcp.json` for VS Code MCP configuration.

## Protocol

This server uses TPI Advanced, a binary UDP/TCP protocol on port 5108.
All commands use TCP for reliable, ordered delivery.

See the [TPI documentation](https://support.zencontrol.com) for protocol details.

## Contributing

…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- infra.devices (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/zencontrol-tpi-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-22T19:25:35.467Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zencontrol-tpi-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zencontrol-tpi-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:zencontrol-tpi-mcp