Google Home opens MCP to third-party AI agents to run your smart home

Google is opening Google Home to third‑party AI agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), letting agents like Claude and Open Claw access and control your devices, analyze your home’s data, and build dashboards or send voice messages. Availability starts for US‑based Google Home Premium Advanced users with a required Google Cloud project setup; security safeguards (e.g., no door unlocking) are in place, and Google frames this as a move to make Google Home the smart‑home infrastructure layer for developers, with Gemini for Home remaining the user interface.