Philips Hue MCP connector

Philips Hue is a smart lighting system that controls connected bulbs and light fixtures through a local bridge and cloud API. The Philips Hue MCP connector allows AI agents to manage individual lights and room groups, adjust brightness and color settings, and monitor the status of all connected devices. It also supports creating custom lighting scenes and organizing lights into groups for coordinated control across your home or workspace.

Authentication type

• OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code - Requires a one-time user login to authorize the agent to access the service on their behalf.

Uses

Use the Philips Hue MCP connector to perform the following actions:

• Control office lighting based on meeting schedules and occupancy
• Automate room ambiance adjustments during customer presentations
• Monitor and manage lights across multiple facility locations
• Trigger lighting scenes when specific business events occur
• Reduce energy consumption by scheduling lights during off-hours
• Coordinate lighting with security workflows for facility access
• Customize light settings for different departments and teams

Example prompts

Use the following example prompts to invoke Philips Hue MCP connector tools from your AI assistant or Boomi Connect workflow:

• Show me all the lights currently connected to Philips Hue.
• Turn off the conference room lights in Philips Hue.
• What is the current status of the lobby light in Philips Hue?
• Set all lights in the marketing office to bright white in Philips Hue.
• List every group and room configured in Philips Hue.
• Dim the lights in the break room to 50 percent brightness in Philips Hue.
• Remove the disconnected light from Philips Hue.
• Change the reception area lights to a warm color in Philips Hue.
• Get all light groups available in our Philips Hue system.
• Update the conference room lighting to be brighter in Philips Hue.

Philips Hue MCP connector tools

The Philips Hue MCP connector provides the following tools. Each tool maps to a specific action you can invoke from your AI agent or automation.

Tool	Description
getAllLights	Retrieves a complete list of all available lights in your Philips Hue system.
getLight	Retrieves detailed information and current status for a specific light.
deleteLight	Removes a light from your Philips Hue system.
updateLightState	Modifies the brightness, color, or power status of a light.
getGroups	Retrieves all light groups configured in your Philips Hue system.