Google Opens Google Home to Claude and Other AI Agents - Here’s What They Can Control

The smart home is becoming another place where AI agents can act, not just answer questions. Google began rolling out early access to its Home Model Context Protocol server on September 16, giving compatible AI agents such as Anthropic’s Claude Cowork access to authorized Google Home data and device controls.

The system does not replace Gemini for Home. Instead, it gives outside agents another route into Google’s smart-home infrastructure, allowing them to inspect devices, check their status, review past activity, and carry out supported commands after the user grants access.

Google’s Home MCP documentation lists five core capabilities: discovering homes, finding connected resources, checking current device states, reviewing historical events, and executing supported actions. Examples include asking how many lights are installed, checking whether a home is secure, turning off outside lights, or asking what happened while the user was away.