--- title: Google Home opens to third-party AI agents, for $20 a month description: Google added MCP support to Google Home, letting AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT inspect device states, check home layout, run commands, and pull event... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-home-opens-to-third-party-ai-agents-for-20-a-month-wjpfmzhif twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google Home opens to third-party AI agents, for $20 a month | daily.dev og:description: Google added MCP support to Google Home, letting AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT inspect device states, check home layout, run commands, and pull event... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-home-opens-to-third-party-ai-agents-for-20-a-month-wjpfmzhif og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wJpfmzhIF.png og:image:alt: Google Home opens to third-party AI agents, for $20 a month og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google Home opens to third-party AI agents, for $20 a month **[Trends](https://daily.dev/sources/trends)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google added MCP support to Google Home, letting AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT inspect device states, check home layout, run commands, and pull event history. The feature is locked behind the $20/month or $200/year Google Home Premium Advanced tier, US only, with no timeline for broader rollout. Gemini remains the default assistant in the Home app and on Nest speakers regardless of which agent is connected. Setup requires creating a Google Cloud project, configuring the Home MCP server, and connecting an agent with sign-in permissions. Supported hardware includes Nest devices and Matter-compatible devices under Works with Google Home. The move is framed less as an open platform and more as a way to monetize power users who already pay for the premium tier. ## Content Google just added MCP support to Google Home, meaning Claude, ChatGPT, and other agents can now inspect your home layout, check device states, run commands, and pull event history. The pitch is natural language control of your smart home from whatever AI you actually want to use. The catch: it's locked behind the Google Home Premium Advanced tier at $20/month or $200/year. No timeline for broader availability, no other markets yet, U.S. only for now. The other catch: Gemini stays hardwired as the default assistant in the Home app and on Nest speakers. You can invite other agents in through MCP, but you can't evict Gemini. So this is less "open smart home platform" and more "we'll let your AI agent visit, but Gemini still lives here." Setup isn't trivial either. You need to create a Google Cloud project, configure the Home MCP server, then connect your agent of choice, which then requests sign-in and permissions. Kent C. Dodds called it a solid weekend project and is sharing a starter template for doing it securely, which tells you something about the current state of the onboarding experience. Supported hardware covers Nest devices and anything Matter-compatible under the Works with Google Home umbrella, so the device coverage is reasonable once you're past the setup. The interesting tension here is what Google is actually selling. MCP support sounds like openness, but the paywall and the locked-in default assistant suggest this is more about monetizing power users than genuinely opening the platform. If you're already paying $20/month and you want Claude running your lights, you can now do that. If you were hoping Google would let you replace Gemini entirely, that's not what this is. ## Questions this post answers ### How do I let Claude or ChatGPT control my Google Home devices? Google Home now supports MCP (Model Context Protocol), which lets agents like Claude and ChatGPT inspect your home layout, check device states, run commands, and pull event history. Setup requires creating a Google Cloud project, configuring the Home MCP server, and connecting your agent, which then requests sign-in and permissions. This is only available in the U.S., locked behind the $20/month or $200/year Google Home Premium Advanced tier. _daily.dev helps developers track new MCP integrations as agent-to-device control keeps expanding._ ### Can I replace Gemini as the default assistant in Google Home with Claude or another AI agent? No, Gemini stays hardwired as the default assistant in the Google Home app and on Nest speakers even after enabling MCP support. Other agents can be invited in to control devices, but they cannot evict or replace Gemini as the default. The feature adds parallel agent access rather than true platform openness. _developers weighing AI agent lock-in versus flexibility can follow platform shifts like this on daily.dev._ ### What devices work with Google Home's new MCP agent support? Supported hardware covers Nest devices and any Matter-compatible device under the Works with Google Home umbrella. Device coverage is described as reasonable once the initial Google Cloud project and MCP server setup is complete, though the process itself is nontrivial and has been compared to a solid weekend project. _daily.dev keeps builders working on smart home and MCP integrations current on hardware support changes._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker](https://daily.dev/posts/google-bets-on-gemini-to-reinvent-the-smart-home-speaker-dwpr01roi) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp), [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#google-gemini](https://daily.dev/tags/google-gemini) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-home-opens-to-third-party-ai-agents-for-20-a-month-wjpfmzhif) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google Home opens to third-party AI agents, for $20 a month","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-home-opens-to-third-party-ai-agents-for-20-a-month-wjpfmzhif","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-home-opens-to-third-party-ai-agents-for-20-a-month-wjpfmzhif"},"datePublished":"2026-09-16T19:20:22.057Z","dateModified":"2026-09-16T19:21:02.562Z","description":"Google added MCP support to Google Home, letting AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT inspect device states, check home layout, run commands, and pull event...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f165ddeeb295c406ae269cac7c1913ef?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f165ddeeb295c406ae269cac7c1913ef?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Trends","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Trends","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZfSp3asX--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996004/logos/trends?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/trends"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-home-opens-to-third-party-ai-agents-for-20-a-month-wjpfmzhif","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"tech-news,mcp,claude,google-gemini","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trends","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/trends"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Google Home opens to third-party AI agents, for $20 a month"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-home-opens-to-third-party-ai-agents-for-20-a-month-wjpfmzhif#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I let Claude or ChatGPT control my Google Home devices?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Google Home now supports MCP (Model Context Protocol), which lets agents like Claude and ChatGPT inspect your home layout, check device states, run commands, and pull event history. 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