Show HN: Let an AI manage your homelab over MCP without giving it SSH

Category: devtools

Tags: homelab, server-management, monitoring, cli, ai-agent, docker, self-hosted

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

HomeButler is a single Go binary that provides a structured, scriptable interface for managing and monitoring homelab servers, offering CLI, web dashboard, and MCP-based AI agent support without granting full SSH access. It combines app deployment, health reporting, backup verification, crash detection, and topology mapping in a novel way, reducing the friction of ongoing homelab maintenance. Its integration with MCP for safe AI-driven server inspection is a particularly interesting and forward-thinking feature.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, homelab enthusiasts

Repository: https://homebutler.dev/ · Go · MIT · 162 stars

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