feat: add assistant board styling tools

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@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ App creation uses Homarr's native app form inside the conversation. The form reu
including automatic matching and searches through the `icon.findIcons` procedure, before the final
`app.create` approval is requested. The model is instructed not to invent external icon CDN URLs.
Board appearance changes use a similar review flow. The assistant first reads the board's current settings,
including its complete custom stylesheet, and then opens an editable form with Custom CSS, Appearance,
Background, and General tabs. The form highlights how many fields were proposed, preserves settings the
assistant did not change, and returns only values that differ from the current board. Custom CSS can be
copied or restored before continuing, and Homarr warns when it contains an imported stylesheet or remote
resource URL. Continuing from the form opens the normal mutation approval before anything is saved.
Ask for changes such as “make the cards denser on my Home board,” “add a mobile CSS rule without removing
my existing styles,” or “change the board colors and disable app status checks.” The current user must have
modify permission on the selected board. The empty conversation includes an **Improve a dashboard** starter,
and `/style` prepares the same guided workflow from the composer.
Homarr also exposes a small set of browser-only actions to the assistant. These actions can navigate to
safe internal routes and open Homarr interfaces such as the command menu and media request search.
They never receive provider credentials and cannot navigate to arbitrary external URLs.
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ Change the radius of your items and Containers.
This is the field where you can enter custom CSS.
The styling will only be applied on the respective board page.
When Homarr Assistant is enabled, users with modify permission can also ask it to edit the board's Custom
CSS and other visual or behavior settings. The assistant reads the current stylesheet first and presents an
editable review form before requesting approval to save the change.
[See this guide on how to work with custom CSS](/docs/advanced/styling/).
### Behaviour
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# Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Homarr exposes a [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server at `/api/mcp/mcp`, enabling AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and Claude Code to interact with your Homarr instance using natural language.
Homarr exposes a [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server at `/api/mcp`, enabling AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and Claude Code to interact with your Homarr instance using natural language.
The endpoint implements the stateless MCP 2026-07-28 protocol and accepts 2025 Streamable HTTP clients through a
stateless compatibility path. It does not create protocol sessions or require sticky sessions. Homarr creates the
server and extracts its tools only after an authenticated request reaches the route. The previous `/api/mcp/mcp` URL
remains available as a compatibility alias, but new clients should always use `/api/mcp`.
With MCP, you can ask your AI assistant to manage apps, integrations, users, boards, Docker containers, media servers, DNS settings, and more - all through Homarr's existing tRPC API, now exposed as 50+ AI-callable tools.
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ Add the following to your client's MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"homarr": {
"url": "https://your-homarr-instance.com/api/mcp/mcp",
"url": "https://your-homarr-instance.com/api/mcp",
"headers": {
"ApiKey": "<your-api-key>"
}
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ Replace `<your-api-key>` with your actual API key. Never commit API keys to vers
"mcpServers": {
"homarr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://your-homarr-instance.com/api/mcp/mcp", "--header", "ApiKey:<your-api-key>"]
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://your-homarr-instance.com/api/mcp", "--header", "ApiKey:<your-api-key>"]
}
}
}
@@ -100,6 +105,10 @@ Custom Widget and Workshop authoring are different: their tools, prompts, and re
key owner is a Homarr administrator. Non-administrator keys cannot discover or invoke those capabilities. Creating an
API key never elevates the owner.
OAuth authorization and token requests bind issued credentials to the canonical `/api/mcp` resource. Dynamic client
registration remains available for compatibility with current MCP clients while the ecosystem transitions toward
pre-registered clients and Client ID Metadata Documents.
## Testing the Connection
Verify your MCP endpoint is working:
@@ -107,13 +116,17 @@ Verify your MCP endpoint is working:
```bash
curl -s -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "ApiKey: <your-api-key>" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-03-26","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0"}},"id":1}' \
https://your-homarr-instance.com/api/mcp/mcp
-H "Mcp-Method: server/discover" \
-H "Mcp-Name: homarr" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"server/discover","params":{"_meta":{"io.modelcontextprotocol/protocolVersion":"2026-07-28","io.modelcontextprotocol/clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0"},"io.modelcontextprotocol/clientCapabilities":{}}},"id":1}' \
https://your-homarr-instance.com/api/mcp
```
A successful response includes the server capabilities and available tools. Use `tools/list` to see all available tools:
A successful response includes the supported protocol versions and server capabilities. Use `tools/list` to see all
available tools. MCP v2 clients add the per-request metadata and `Mcp-Method` / `Mcp-Name` headers automatically; the
abbreviated request below uses the stateless 2025 compatibility path for readability:
```bash
curl -s -X POST \
@@ -121,33 +134,36 @@ curl -s -X POST \
-H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
-H "ApiKey: <your-api-key>" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/list","id":1}' \
https://your-homarr-instance.com/api/mcp/mcp
https://your-homarr-instance.com/api/mcp
```
Tool catalogs are returned in deterministic order and may be cached privately by the client for five minutes. The
removed HTTP+SSE `/sse` and `/message` transports return `410 Gone`; use the single Streamable HTTP endpoint instead.
## Available Tools
Homarr exposes 50+ tools organized by namespace. Each tool is either a **query** (GET, read-only) or **mutation** (POST, write action).
| Namespace | Example Tools | Type |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| `app` | List all apps, get app by ID, create/update/delete app | GET + POST |
| `apiKeys` | List API keys | GET |
| `beszel` | Systems status, alerts, historical system metrics | GET |
| `board` | List boards, get board by ID, create/update/delete board | GET + POST |
| `docker` | List containers, inspect container, start/stop/restart | GET + POST |
| `icon` | Search icons | GET |
| `info` | Server health, version info | GET |
| `integration` | List integrations, test connection, delete integration | GET + POST |
| `invite` | List invitations, delete invite | GET + POST |
| `calendar` | Calendar events from media servers | GET |
| `customWidget` | Validate, preview, create, and iteratively update widgets | GET + POST |
| `dnsHole` | DNS hole summary, toggle blocking | GET + POST |
| `downloads` | Active downloads, pause/resume/delete | GET + POST |
| `healthMonitoring` | Resource usage stats | GET |
| `patchmon` | Host patch and security update statistics | GET |
| `mediaRequests` | Approve/decline media requests | GET + POST |
| `mediaServer` | Media server sessions and stats | GET |
| `smartHome` | Execute automations, device states | GET + POST |
| Namespace | Example Tools | Type |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| `app` | List all apps, get app by ID, create/update/delete app | GET + POST |
| `apiKeys` | List API keys | GET |
| `beszel` | Systems status, alerts, historical system metrics | GET |
| `board` | List boards, read settings/CSS, create/update/delete board | GET + POST |
| `docker` | List containers, inspect container, start/stop/restart | GET + POST |
| `icon` | Search icons | GET |
| `info` | Server health, version info | GET |
| `integration` | List integrations, test connection, delete integration | GET + POST |
| `invite` | List invitations, delete invite | GET + POST |
| `calendar` | Calendar events from media servers | GET |
| `customWidget` | Validate, preview, create, and iteratively update widgets | GET + POST |
| `dnsHole` | DNS hole summary, toggle blocking | GET + POST |
| `downloads` | Active downloads, pause/resume/delete | GET + POST |
| `healthMonitoring` | Resource usage stats | GET |
| `patchmon` | Host patch and security update statistics | GET |
| `mediaRequests` | Approve/decline media requests | GET + POST |
| `mediaServer` | Media server sessions and stats | GET |
| `smartHome` | Execute automations, device states | GET + POST |
The tools table on the MCP tab is dynamically generated - it always reflects the latest available procedures from your Homarr instance.
@@ -179,21 +195,36 @@ An agent creates one `homarr-custom-widget-v2` definition at a time. Start with
The API key owner must be a Homarr administrator. The same rule applies to management, import, migration, preview,
secrets, publication, Workshop installation, and the HTTP authoring resources.
Then, read the live schema and component resources. These resources describe the installed Mantine components.
Load the installed skill before authoring. `customWidget_getSkill` returns the complete `SKILL.md` entrypoint and every
bundled reference in one response, so an MCP client does not need filesystem access or a second documentation fetch.
Then read the live schema and only the component resources required by the design. These resources describe the
installed Mantine components.
1. Call `customWidget_getAuthoringPrompt` and `customWidget_schema`.
2. Build one Custom Widget definition.
3. Call `customWidget_validate` without saving the definition.
4. Call `customWidget_previewCreate`.
5. Test named requests with `customWidget_previewQuery` and `customWidget_previewAction`.
6. Open the returned preview URL.
7. Examine `customWidget_previewJournal`.
8. Revise the local candidate and create another preview session until it is ready.
9. Call `customWidget_create`, supplying any credentials and deployment-specific source URLs the user already provided.
10. If the user must enter the source URL or credentials, call `customWidget_configurationRequestUser` with the new definition ID and wait for completion.
11. Create a final preview with that definition ID so Homarr loads its stored credentials, then test it again.
12. Use `customWidget_update` or `customWidget_templatePatch` for any final saved-definition corrections.
13. Repeat this procedure for the next Custom Widget.
1. Call `customWidget_getSkill`, `customWidget_getAuthoringPrompt`, `customWidget_schema`, and
`customWidget_getComponentCatalog`.
2. Fetch only the relevant installed component documentation with `customWidget_getComponent` and, when useful,
one interaction example with `customWidget_getExample`. Component results contain component-specific props; collect
any needed shared prop names from the compact catalog and fetch them together once with `customWidget_getSharedProps`.
3. Build one Custom Widget definition. Use `templateLines` for generated multiline JSX to avoid a fragile JSON-escaped
template string.
4. Call `customWidget_validate` without saving the definition and repair every returned issue path.
5. Call `customWidget_previewCreate`.
6. Call `customWidget_previewQuery` for every entry in the returned `queries` list. Supply the listed invocation
parameters for manual queries and inspect the real HTTP status and response shape before binding template fields.
7. Test relevant actions with `customWidget_previewAction` in simulation mode.
8. Open the returned `previewPath` or `previewUrl`.
9. Examine `customWidget_previewJournal`.
10. Revise the local candidate and create another preview session until validation, query data, actions, and rendering
are ready.
11. Call `customWidget_create`, supplying any credentials and deployment-specific source URLs the user already provided.
12. Open the returned `managementPath` to review the exact saved definition.
13. If the user must enter the source URL or credentials, call `customWidget_configurationRequestUser` with the new definition ID and wait for completion.
14. Create a final preview with that definition ID so Homarr loads its stored credentials, then test it again.
15. Use `customWidget_update` or `customWidget_templatePatch` for any final saved-definition corrections.
16. Repeat this procedure for the next Custom Widget.
Validation and preview creation return compact lifecycle metadata. They do not echo the submitted widget or duplicate
its template as both a string and line array; the agent should retain and reuse its local candidate.
The agent receives the configuration-request status. The agent does not receive plaintext credentials. A preview-scoped setup URL configures only that temporary preview; use a definition-scoped URL when the values must persist.
@@ -229,6 +260,10 @@ The Custom Widget tools are:
- `customWidget_workshopGet`
- `customWidget_workshopInstall`
- `customWidget_getAuthoringPrompt`
- `customWidget_getComponentCatalog`
- `customWidget_getComponent`
- `customWidget_getSharedProps`
- `customWidget_getExample`
- `customWidget_getSkill`
Custom Widget permissions are not assignable group capabilities. Administrator status is required for the complete